Top Ten Deadliest Earthquakes
70List of Deadliest Earthquakes
Here is a list of top 10 deadliest earthquakes in history.
10 - Lisbon, Portugal: 1755
Also known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake. It caused a total casualties of 100,000.
9 - Messina, Italy: 1908
This earthquake caused 100,000 casualties.
8 - Great Kanto, Japan: 1923
This earthquake is said to have slid forward a 93 ton statue of Buddha by two feet. Total death toll of this earthquake is said to be more than 100,000.
7 - Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: 1948
This earthquake caused a death toll of 110,000.
6 - Hokkaido, Japan: 1730
It caused around 137,000 casualties in Hokkaido.
5 - Damghan and Ardabil, Iran: 856 and 893
This deadly earthquake caused 150,000 casualties.
4 - Aleppo, Syria: 1138
This earthquake caused 230,000 casualties.
3 - Tansghan and Haiyuan, China: 1976
This deadly earthquake caused 240,000 casualties. The number of casualties is controversial. It is also thought that 770,000 people lost their lives in this earthquake.
2 - Indian Ocean: 2004
This is the second deadliest earthquake in history till now. It was recorded 9.1 on the Tichter scale. Around 280,000 people lost their life due to this earthquake.
1 - Shaanxi, China: 1556
This is the deadliest earthquake on record in the history of mankind. More than 820,000 people lost their lives in this earthquake which jolted the Shaanxi province of China.
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Yea euro-pen, earthquakes always are scary no matter how mild they are.
I experienced the smallest earthquake ever I think in the Uk last year. Did not like it one bit. Frightening list
The list frightens me too.
Really scary, must learn how to run for live when earthquake happen.
Regards
Tommy
We live in Las Vegas, were always waiting for calif. to have the "big one", this way we have a chance at beach front property. Will see...
Regards
Yes Tommy, I think my next hub should be about saving your lives in an earthquake.
Oh, alright rb11. Thanx for stopping by.
Holy cow. Awful. Thank you for pointing this out/doing all of the research. I hope the northeast of the USA isn't due for one any time soon.
Seems like our dear friend Dohn lives in northeast of USA... lol
Hope its not due. :)
bati og nawng nimo oyyy +_+ ^_^
These figures horify me. Wish we can find a method to either avoid them or stay safe in case of an earthquake.
And the Haiti earthquake that took place a month and a half back was also a really deadly one.
Yesterday an earthquake of 8.8 magnitude rocked Chili.
My country, Philippines, is an earthquake-prone area. I've had too many to count my whole life and they scare me even by mere mention. Hope Mother Earth will be healed and its earthquakes be lessened, too.
Yea Philippines do get a lot of earthquakes. I hope things will get alright in the future.
I found this recent big Earthquake in California somewhat reassuring, since there was no major devastation as a result of buildings being built to withstand Earthquakes. Earthquakes are never good, of course, but I found it kind of good to know that it is at least somewhat possible to prevent some devastation by building with Earthquakes in mind. (That doesn't help in places where such building can't be done, of course.)
Lisa, thanks for commenting. You are right, SOME devastation can certainly be protected by building in that way.
Update:
Today, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China killing at least 67 people.
Here is more: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/13/ch
Death toll of today's earthquake in China has risen over 400 and another 8000 people injured.
The importance of buildings that will withstand earthquake should be brought to light as now the world is having more frequent fatal earthquakes.
I hope now earthquekes hit las vagas I just won't to lay back and worry about tornados are nothing
Really this earthquake is unpredictable,n on sunday 18th when earthquake hit in east india(sikkim/darjeeling) i thought i will go up to god's place but by the grace of god i m still alive...it was 6.9 richter scale.
euro-pen 2 years ago
Very scary list. I experienced 2 earthquakes by myself. Both were really low key but it was scary enough.