Natural disasters

Natural Disasters Timeline 1900's-Present

  • 1908 Sicily Earthquake

    1908 Sicily Earthquake
    The Messina earthquake stuck Sicily and killed the 70,000-100,000 people. The Government shipped the survivors to America
  • 1911 Taal Volcano Eruption

    1911 Taal Volcano Eruption
    The Taal Volcano located in the Philippines erupted and killed 1,335 people.
  • 1920 Gansu Earthquake

    1920 Gansu Earthquake
    In China an 8.6 earthquake caused massive landslides in Gansu and Shanxi. 100,000-200,000 people died
  • 1936 Gainesville Tornado

    1936 Gainesville Tornado
    A tornado struck Gainesville, GA. 203 people were killed and 1,800 were injured
  • Worcester, MA Tornado

    Worcester, MA Tornado
    94 people died when the Tornado struck Worcester. Also, the tornado caused over 58$ million dollars in property damage.
  • 1964 Valdez, Alaska Earthquake

    1964 Valdez, Alaska Earthquake
    A 9.2 earthquake struck Valdez, Alaska, the largest in american history. Following the Earthquake came fires and tsunamis.
  • Hurricane Fifi

    Hurricane Fifi
    Hurricane Fifi hit Honduras with 110 mph winds and killed 8,000 people. It was the first crossover hurricane since 1971
  • Hurricane Gilbert

    Hurricane Gilbert
    Hurricane Gilbert, The storm of the century smashed into the golf coast with rain and winds up to 145 mph. It killed 200+ and caused over 1 billion dollars in damage.
  • Lusan China earthquake

    Lusan China earthquake
    This earthquake resulted in 294 people dead and there were 1,845 aftershocks
  • Joplin, mo EF5 Tornado

    Joplin, mo EF5 Tornado
    It carved a mile wide path of destruction and killed 89 people