Earthquake history
The deadliest earthquakes in history.
1. Shaanxi, China 800.000+ dead.
2. Ningxia–Gansu, China 273.000 dead
3. Hebei, China, estimated, approximately 650,000, reported 240-255,000
4. Antioch, Turkey, approximately 250,000
Detailed chart, confirmed chart
| Date | Location | Deaths | Magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 23, 1556 | Shansi, China | 830,000 | ~8 |
| July 27, 1976 | Tangshan, China | 255,0001 | 7.5 |
| Aug. 9, 1138 | Aleppo, Syria | 230,000 | n.a. |
| Dec. 26, 2004 | off west coast of northern Sumatra | 225,000+ | 9.0 |
| Jan. 12, 2010 | Haiti | 222,570 | 7.0 |
| Dec. 22, 8562 | Damghan, Iran | 200,000 | n.a. |
| May 22, 1927 | near Xining, Tsinghai, China | 200,000 | 7.9 |
| Dec. 16, 1920 | Gansu, China | 200,000 | 7.8 |
| March 23, 8932 | Ardabil, Iran | 150,000 | n.a. |
| Sept. 1, 1923 | Kwanto, Japan | 143,000 | 7.9 |
| Oct. 5, 1948 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, USSR | 110,000 | 7.3 |
| Dec. 28, 1908 | Messina, Italy | 70,000– 100,0003 |
7.2 |
| Sept. 1290 | Chihli, China | 100,000 | n.a. |
| May 12, 2008 | Eastern Sichuan, China | 87,587 | 7.9 |
| Oct. 8, 2005 | Pakistan | 80,361 | 7.6 |
| Nov. 1667 | Shemakha, Caucasia | 80,000 | n.a. |
| Nov. 18, 1727 | Tabriz, Iran | 77,000 | n.a. |
| Dec. 25, 1932 | Gansu, China | 70,000 | 7.6 |
| Nov. 1, 1755 | Lisbon, Portugal | 70,000 | 8.7 |
| May 31, 1970 | Peru | 66,000 | 7.9 |
| May 30, 1935 | Quetta, Pakistan | 30,000– 60,000 |
7.5 |
| Jan. 11, 1693 | Sicily, Italy | 60,000 | n.a. |
| 12684 | Silicia, Asia Minor | 60,000 | n.a. |
| June 20, 1990 | Iran | 50,000 | 7.7 |
| Feb. 4, 1783 | Calabria, Italy | 50,000 | n.a. |
The aftermath of an devastating earthquake in the town of Beichuan