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Sep 27, 1290
1290 Chihli earthquake
The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 6.8. Iti is said that about 100,000 people were killed. -
Jan 23, 1556
1556 Shaanxi earthquake
With 830,000 casualties, the Shaanxi earthquake is the deadliest earthquake on record. It is also the fourth dealiest natural disaster on record. -
1887 Yellow River Flood
The Yellow River overcame the dikes that farmers had built, due to days of heavy rain. The flood killed about 900,000 people. -
1920 Haiyuan earthquake
Following the earthquake were a series of aftershocks lasting three years. It is the 4th deadliest earthquake of all time, killing around 240,000 people. -
1925 Dali Earthquake
The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.0. It killed about 5,000 people. -
1931 China River Floods
The Yangtze and Huai rivers flooded from July to November 1931, thanks to melted snow and several feet of summer rain. The floods displaced about 28.5 million people. -
Typhoon Nina
Approximately 229.000 people died in the storm. The storm also caused several smaller dams to break, leading to immense flooding. -
1976 Tangshan Earthquake
The earthquake hit Tangshan early in the morning, lasting 14 to 16 seconds. It is the biggest earthquake of the 20th century in terms of death toll. -
2008 Chinese winter storms
The storms lasted from the 25th of January to the 6th of February.This was China's worst weather they had had in over half a century. -
2008 Sichuan earthquake
The earhquake had a magnitude of about 7.9. Exactly 69, 297 people were killed in the didaster.
