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Shaanxi, China
ranked the most deadliest earthquake. 830,000 casualties
but most dead -
Lisbon, Portugal
A magnitude 8.5 earthquake caused a series of three huge waves to strike various towns along the west coast of Portugal and southern Spain, up to 30 m high, tsunami killed 60,000 in the Portugal, Morocco and Spain. -
Laki, Iceland,
The devastation of the Laki eruption was felt globally for years after the event. The Laki eruption lasted for 8 months
it killed 23,000 -
Mt Tambora, Indonesia
Mt. Tambora is the deadliest eruption in recent human history, claiming the lives of up to 120,000 people. On 10 April 1815 -
Krakatoa, Indonesia
The eruption of the Indonesian volcano, Krakatoa, was one of the most violent eruptions in recent human history
It produced a series of tsunamis that devastated the region, killing around 36,000 people and cost 1.5 billion -
Mt Pelee, Caribbean
On 8 May, Mt Pelee exploded hot gas and volcanic debris, destroying the entire city of St Pierre. Of the 28,000 people living in St. Pierre, only two survived -
Chimbote, Peru
The Great Peruvian Earthquake hit the coastal town of Chimbote, Peru on May 31, 1970 — measuring a 7.9 magnitude on the Richter scale disaster claimed the lives of some 70,000 people and left more than 800,000 homeless. -
Messina, Italy
More than 80,000 people were killed and dozens of towns destroyed. Refugees from Messina were relocated to cities throughout Italy. -
Haiyuan, China
The Dec. 16, 1920 Haiyuan earthquake — which registered a 7.8 magnitude on the Richter scale.An estimated 200,000 people died in the disaster -
Kanto, Japan
Shortly before noon on September 1, 1923, an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale.The violent tremors left few buildings habitable and prompted a tsunami that surged up to 40 ft. (12 m.) high.. Nearly 143,000 people died. -
Turkmenistan
In a matter of minutes, an October earthquake measuring 7.3 turned the city of Ashgabat into a pile of rubble.
110,000 people perished. -
Tangshan, China
China has the misfortune to have had the second deadliest earthquake on record with almost 700,000
dead but the goverment said 250,000 -
Indian Ocean Tsunami
On Dec. 26, 2004 a 9.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the bottom of the Indian Ocean, releasing energy equivalent to that of 23,000 atomic bombs. The largest earthquake in 40 years the official death toll was 227,898. -
Sumatra, Indonesia
The fault zone that caused the tsunami was roughly 1300 km long, vertically displacing the sea floor by several metres along that length. The ensuing tsunami was as tall as 50 m
An estimated US$10b of damages is attributed to the disaster, with around 230,000 people reported dead. -
Kashmir, Pakistan
on Oct. 8, 2005 only added to the province's woes. Measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale, the quake killed 79,000 -
Sichuan Province, China
Over 87,00 people died in China's deadly 2008 earthquake, and an estimated 10 million were left homeless. The 7.9-magnitude -
North Pacific Coast, Japan
A powerful tsunami travelling 800km per hour with 10m-high waves swept over the east coast of Japan, killing more than 18,000 people. The tsunami was spawned by an 9.0 magnitude earthquake