Natural Disaster Timeline

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  • Jan 23, 1556

    Shaanxi Earthquake

    One of the deadliest earthquakes recorded that struck the Shaanxi province in Chine. It killed over 830,000 people.

  • Chilean Earthquake

    This is the largest earthquake ever recorded, reaching a magnitude of 9.5.

  • Good Friday Earthquake

    The second most powerful earthquake recorded, with a magnitude of 9.2. Only 139 people were killed during the event.

  • Tangshan Earthquake

    This was the deadliest earthquake of the 20th century, killing around 240,000 people.

  • Indian Ocean Earthquake

    One of the deadliest earthquakes in recorded history, killing over 230,000 people.

  • Kashmir Earthquake

    A 7.6 magnitude earthquake originating near the city of Muzaffarabad. The earthquake killed more than 100,00 people.

  • Pangandaran Earthquake

    A 7.7 magnitude earthquake which resulted in a tsunami. 668 people were killed during the event.

  • Sichuan Earthquake

    A very deadly 8.0 magnitude earthquake near Chengdu, China. 69,195 people were killed during the earthquake.

  • Chile Earthquake

    An 8.8 magnitude earthquake that took the lives of 525 people. This earthquake is the sixth largest ever recorded,

  • Tohoku Earthquake

    A magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Japan that caused a tsunami resulting in the death of 15,889 people