Natural Disasters

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  • Oct 11, 1138

    Aleppo Earthquake

    Aleppo Earthquake
    Live Science This earthquake hit the city of Aleppo, Syria. It was given a magnitude of 8.5. It was said to have killed about 230,000 people.
  • Jan 23, 1556

    Shaanxi Earthquake

    Shaanxi Earthquake
    Live Science The deadliest earthquake ever recorded was the Shaanxi Earthquake located near Northern China. It had an estimated magnitude of 8 and killed nearly 830,000 people.

  • India Cyclone

    India Cyclone
    Live Science This cyclone hit the harbor village of Coringa, located in Andhra Pradesh, India. The cyclone triggered a 40-foot wave that devastated the area. An estimate of 300,000 people died.

  • Yellow River Flood

    Yellow River Flood
    Live Science This flood was said to be the worst in human history and the second deadliest disaster ever. The flood destroyed about 11 large China towns and hundreds of villages leaving millions homeless. The flood waters covered 50,000 square miles and it killed approximately 900,000 to 2,000,000 people.

  • Haiyuan Earthquake

    Haiyuan Earthquake
    Live Science The 8.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Haiyuan county area of the Ningxia Province in the Republic of China. It killed around 235,502 people.

  • Central China Floods

    Central China Floods
    Live Science This flood is said to be the worst natural disaster in history. This started when the Yangtze river overflowed and caused a series of floods. An estimated 3.7 million people died from drowning, sickness, and starvation. One-fouth's of China's population was affected by the floods.

  • Bhola Cyclone

    Bhola Cyclone
    Live Science The deadliest cyclone ever recorded was the Bhola Cyclone located in East Pakistan. It flooded most of the low-lying islands of the Ganges Delta. An estimate of 500,000 people died due to the flooding.

  • Tangshan Earthquake

    Tangshan Earthquake
    Live Science This earthquake hit the city of Tangshan, an industrial city of about 1 million people. This magnitude-8 earthquake killed about 242,000 people.

  • San Francisco Earthquake

    San Francisco Earthquake
    San FranciscoA magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit San Francisco, killing about 67 people and causing more than 5 billion in damages. It is said to be the most disasterous earthquake to hit the United States.

  • Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami

    Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami
    Live Science A under-sea earthquake of a magnitude of 9.3 hit off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. It then resulted as a tsunami that hit the coasts of several countries in Asia. It killed approximately 225,000 to 230,210 people.