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Antioch Earthquake
May 29, 526 an earthquake attacked the city of Antioch (now Turkey). Followed by a series of fires for many days.
529,000 deaths -
Jan 23, 1556
Shaanxi Earthquake
With a magnitude of 8.0 and afffecting an area of 324,000 square miles, this earthquake caused widespread damage throughout the province of Shaanxi.
820,000 deaths. -
Yellow River Flood
September 28th, 1887 a waterway in China burst and submerged 50,000 square KM.
Claimed 900,000-2,000,000 deaths -
Haiyuan Earthquake
7.8 magnitude earthquake in Ningxia, China. Affected 200,000 square kilometers. Caused landslides, avalanches, and ground fissures.
273,400 deaths -
Tri-State Tornado
Taking place on March 18 1925, the tornado injured 2000 and killed close to 700 people in southeast Missouri, southern Illinois and southwest Indiana -
Yangtze River Floods
August 18th 1931, due to deforestation, and heavy rainfall, caused the deadliest natural disaster in history.
Estimated 3.7-4 million deaths -
Bhola Cyclone
November 12th, 1970.
A tropical cyclone going at speeds of 115MPH slammed into the coast.
between 500,000 to 1M deaths -
Tangshan Earthquake
7.8 magnitude earthquake ranged havoc on the city of Tangshan, China.
242,000 deaths -
Indian Ocean Earthquake/Tsunami
December 26th 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake under the ocean off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. Third largest recorded in history. Caused a series of tsunamis to effect the area.
230,000 deaths -
Haiti Earthquake
Struck by a 7.0 earthquake and left a path of destruction. Landslides, small tsunamis affected the area very near afterwards.
100,000-316.,000 casualties -