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Antioch Earthquake
250,000-300,000 Lives Lost-
After the quake, a massive fire broke out and anything that might've still been standing was destroyed. -
Oct 11, 1138
Allepo Earthquake
Rated an estimated 8.5-
230,000 Lives Lost -
Jan 23, 1556
Shaanxi Earthquake
Deadliest earthquake ever recorded-
Rated 8 Magnitude-
830,000 Lives Lost -
India Cyclone
The cyclone triggered a massive 40 foot wave that drowned 20,000 people-
300,000 Total Lives Lost -
Yellow River Flood
Worst flood ever and 2nd deadliest natural disaster-
900,000-2,000,000 Lives Lost -
Haiyuan Earthquake
Rated 8.5-
235,502 Lives Lost -
Central China Floods
Worst natural disaster in recorded history-
3,700,000 Lives Lost of drowning, disease, or of starvation-
Over 1/4 of the Chinese population, or 51,000,000 people were affected. -
Bhola Cyclone
Deadliest cyclone ever recorded-
500,000 Lives Lost -
Tangshan Earthquake
Rated 8-
242,000 Lives Lost -
Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami
Rated 9.3 Underwater Earthquake
About 250,000 Lives Lost