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
Date: 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 by International 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 destruction and casualties made Shaanxi earthquake the Deadliest Earthquakes in The World.
Top 3 among 10 Deadliest Earthquakes in The World are situated in China, and all of them affected the life of millions of people and cause for loss of trillions of dollars. We tried to be as accurate as possible while researching for the most dangerous earthquake. If you find any factual error in this article let us know in the comment section. Also, share this information on Facebook, Twitter to inform your friends and family, and followers about this. N.B: some data in this list are estimates, and you can find a slight deviation depending on the source.
