Don't mess with
Mother Nature .... she's a mighty force to be reckoned with. This is
a list of the worst earthquakes ever to shake the earth ...
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10 WORST EARTHQUAKES
with the date and
approximate number of deaths |
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1.
NEAR EAST, MEDITERRANEAN -
20 May 1202
- 1,100,000 deaths |
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2.
SHENSHI, CHINA -
5 February 1556 -
820,000 deaths |
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3.
CALCUTTA, INDIA -
11 October 1737 -
300,00 deaths |
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4.
ANTIOCH, SYRIA -
20 May 526 - 250,000
deaths |
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5.
TANG-SHAN, CHINA -
28 July 1976 -
242,419 deaths |
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6.
NAN-SHAN, CHINA -
22 May 1927 - 200,000
deaths |
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7.
YEDDO, JAPAN -
(date unknown) 1703 -
190,000 deaths |
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8.
KANSU, CHINA -
16 December 1920 -
180,000 deaths |
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9.
MESSINA, ITALY -
28 December 1908 -
160,000 deaths |
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10.
TOKYO/YOKOHAMA, JAPAN-
1 September 1923
- 142,807 deaths |
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