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526 BCE
Antioch Earthquake
The Antioch earthquake occurred in mid spring of 526AD. 250,000-300,000 people died from this earthquake. -
Oct 11, 1138
Aleppo Earthquake
The Aleppo earthquake occurred in the year 1138. It was in Syria and was an 8.5 magnitude earthquake. An estimated 230,000 people died. -
Jan 23, 1556
Shaanxi Earthquake
The Shaanxi Earthquake occurred on Jan 23, 1556. This was the deadliest earthquake ever and killed 830,000 people. It was a magnitude 8 and occurred in Northern China. -
India Cyclone
The India Cyclone hit on Nov 25, 1839. It hit the village of Coringa with 40 foot waves, killing 300,000 people. -
Yellow River Flood
The Yellow River Flood was a massive flood in 11 large Chinese towns, millions of people became homeless and 900,000-2,000,000 people died. This flood occurred in Sept of 1887. -
Haiyuan Earthquake
The Haiyuan Earthquake was an 8.5 magnitude earthquake in the Haiyuan County in the Republic of China. This occurred on December 16, 1920 and 235,502 people were killed. -
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Central China Flood
The Central China Flood was the worst flood in history. It went on from July-August of the year 1931. 3.7 million people were killed and it is known as the worst natural disaster to ever occur. -
Bhola Chola Cyclone
The Bhola Cyclone occurred on Nov 12, 1970 in Bangladesh and India's West Bengal. 500,000 people died making this the deadliest cyclone in history. -
Tangshan Earthquake
The Tangshan Earthquake had a magnitude of 8. 242,000 people died. Tangshan is a large industrial city with a population of 1,000,000 people -
Indian Ocean Earthquake + Tsunami
The Indian Ocean Earthquake + Tsunami happened on Dec 26th 2004. It had a magnitude of 9.3 and 225,000 + people died
