The Five Worst Killer Earthquakes in History
Here are five of the worst earthquakes in the world that killed thousands of people.
Earthquakes naturally occur due to the sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. This may either happen on land or down below the sea mantle. Here are some of the most notable earthquakes in history.
Shaanxi Earthquake
The worst earthquake recorded in history happened in China in the year 1556. The number of death toll is unknown yet traditionally it is being given an 830, 000. The reason for the numerous death is that most of the people lived in artificial caves in Loess cliffs that collapsed during the catastrophic incident. The earthquakes caused many landslides that made the caves collapse. All in all there are about 840-kilometre or 520 miles destroyed during the earthquake.
Indian Ocean Earthquake
In the year 2004, an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.1 to 9.3 hit the indian ocean that caused a tsunami, known as the Boxing Day Tsunami. The initial death toll by the associated press reported a number of 100, 100 dead people but after the final count, it was reported that the death toll rised up to 225,000. The after effect was so great that it even reached Maldives and Thailand.
Tangshan Earthquake
The said tragedy happened on July 28, 1976 that killed 255,000 people. It is said that it is the second worst earthquake that happened all over the world. According to the Richter Magnitude Scale, it recorded a 8.2 magnitude earthquake. The earthquake lasted for about ten seconds.
Haiyuan Earthquake
The disaster happened in the year 1920. According to Richter Magnitude Scale, the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.8, but then China claimed that it was 8.5. Whatever was the correct madnitude, it sure did kill thousands of people. Total casualty was reported as 200,000 in a summary published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), and 240,000 according to “Ningxia Daily”, a Chinese publication in the current administrative area.
Aleppo Earthquake
This disaster happened in the year 1138 that was located near the town of Aleppo in northern Syria. According to history the the earthquake was an earthquake with an 8.5 magnitude. It is labeled as the fourth worst earthquake in the world killing 230, 00 people.
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26 Responses to “The Five Worst Killer Earthquakes in History”
On March 25, 2009 at 9:38 am
I once lived in Japan and they have many mini earthquakes there every year. Great article.
On March 25, 2009 at 11:17 am
INTERESTING WORK, I AM CERTAINLY THANKFUL TO HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING SO SCARY IN MY OWN LIFE, AND I PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE.
On March 25, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Earths destructive powers ALMOST come close to that of our own doing.
On March 25, 2009 at 1:26 pm
I dont know how it ranked against those ones.. but I still remember hearing about the San Francisco earthquake, I think that was in the 1980’s
Good link
On March 25, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Very well put-together.
On March 25, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Thank you for sharing.*
Blessings.
Sincerely,
-Liane Schmidt.
On March 25, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Thanks for the comments..
On March 25, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Horrible what nature will do to us. Interesting subject.
On March 25, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Earthquakes are scary and terrible!
On March 27, 2009 at 2:02 pm
The power of mother nature is just incredible but many times horrific. Thanks for sharing.
On March 28, 2009 at 9:18 am
One minute of strong earthquake could collapse a civilization put up for hundreds of years. They are far horrible than the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
On March 30, 2009 at 2:46 am
Stationed here in the Philippines during the 1990 earthquake there still remain signs of the disaster. My home now in Baguio City was a place that was devastated. We had a first hand look as we delivered supplies from Clark Air Base shortly after. Earthquakes are most likely the most unexpected and frightening events of nature.
Good piece.
On March 30, 2009 at 2:47 am
Stationed here in the Philippines during the 1990 earthquake there still remain signs of the disaster. My home now in Baguio City was a place that was devastated. We had a first hand look as we delivered supplies from Clark Air Base shortly after. Earthquakes are most likely the most unexpected and frightening events of nature.
Good piece.
On March 31, 2009 at 9:51 pm
these pics are so awesome when i loook at the pics i can tell that the quakes were rlly bad PUT MORE PICS ON PLZ
On April 28, 2009 at 11:05 am
hit me up if you have any problems still from earth qaukes, ill give you some dough, later
G-UNIT
On September 30, 2009 at 2:58 am
Mother Earth will, in the end, protect herself … as she has shown us time and time again. Good article. Thanks
On October 23, 2009 at 11:28 am
Veryyyy Intresting…
On October 23, 2009 at 11:31 am
ohdearbabyjesus. I pray for these unfortunate people. Lordeth have your prayerths be upon them, in your grace. I pray! Amen.
On October 27, 2009 at 12:52 am
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On November 7, 2009 at 5:08 pm
DEAR VISITORS
I AM SENDING THIS MSG FROM PERSIA(IRAN),HEAVY EARTHQUAKE HAPPENED IN SOUTH-EAST OF IRAN AT 2003.ABOUT 26000 PEOPLE DIED AND 30000 INJURED AFTER EARTHQUAKE…..I ONLY WANTED TO MENTIONED THAT BAD EARTHQUAKE.GOF BLESS THEM.
On November 11, 2009 at 1:18 pm
On December 8, 2009 at 2:39 pm
What caused the Shaanxi Earthquake?
On December 8, 2009 at 2:40 pm
How was the Shaanxi Earthquake dealt with afterwards?
On December 16, 2009 at 9:48 am
very well put togethor and agree that mother nature is an un-kind, not giving kind of thing. earthquakes are horred dont get me wrong, but the bombs we dropped on japan in 1945 was mass destruction. you can prtect yourself from a earthquake a little bit not much though. there is no way of getting away from an “A”bomb. sorry to Unofre Pili Says…
On January 14, 2010 at 3:31 pm
the Hiroshima bomb killed 100,000 (possibly 200,000 when cancer cases are considered). The Nagasaki bomb killed maybe 75,000. Every earthquake on this list had a greater number of deaths. You may say it’s easy to protect yourself from an earthquake, but the numbers say otherwise. Also, the Haiti Earthquake that just occurred could have a death toll in the range of 100,000 to 500,000.
On January 18, 2010 at 10:31 pm
10 seconds of an earthquake can kill up to 200,000 thousand people or more.
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