Here are 10 of the worst earthquakes in the world, in the number of deaths and damage of property. Damage and death of a particular earthquake depends on the location of the epicenter, population density and infrastructure of the region. Earthquakes of intensity in the range of 7-8 killed 100 times more than recent Nepal earthquake which had an intensity of 7.9.
10. Great Kantō earthquake, Kantō region, Japan
Date: 1st September, 1923
magnitude: 7.9
Deaths: 105,385
Cause of Death: Tsunami
9. Ashgabat Earthquake, Turkmenistan, USSR
Date: 6th October, 1948
magnitude: 7.3
Deaths: 110,000
8. Messina earthquake, Italy
Date: 28th December, 1908
magnitude: 7.1
Deaths: 123,000
Cause of Death: Collapsed structure
7. Ardabil earthquake, Iran
Date: March 22, 893
magnitude: Unknown
Deaths: Estimated 150,000
6. Haiti Earthquake, Haiti
Date: 12th January, 2008
magnitude: 7.0
Deaths: 222,570
Cause of Death: Fracture, Tsunami
5. Aleppo Earthquake, Syria
Date: 11th October, 1138
magnitude: Unknown
Deaths: 230,000
Cause of Death: Fracture
4. Indian Ocean Earthquake, Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia
Date: 26th December, 2004
magnitude: 9.1
Deaths: 230,210+
Cause of Death: Earthquake and Tsunami
3. Tangshan Earthquake, Hebei, China
Date: 28th July, 1976
magnitude: 7.8
Deaths: 242,769
2. Haiyuan Earthquake, Gansu, China
Date: 16th December, 1920
magnitude: 7.8
Deaths: 273,400
Cause of Death: Fracture, Landslide
1. Shaanxi Earthquake, China
Deadliest Earthquakes in The World : 1556 Shaanxi earthquake
Deadliest Earthquakes in The World : 1556 Shaanxi earthquakeDate: 23rd January, 1556
magnitude: Estimated 8.0
Deaths: Estimated 820,000
Cause of Death: Collapse of house
There are not much information available about 1556 Shaanxi Earthquake. A book published byInternational Association of Engineering Geology International Congress in 1990 estimated that this devastating earthquake killed 820,000. Location of the earthquake is responsible for such huge amount of casualties. Although this was not the most powerful earthquake, but widespread destructino and casualties made Shaanxi earthquake the Deadliest Earthquakes in The World.
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