By- Shivanshi Srivastava
Shaanxi Province in China in 1556 damaged parts of ten neighbouring provinces in addition to Shaanxi. More than half of China felt its impact.
Shaanxi Earthquake 1556
On September 1, 1923, Japan was hit by Great Kanto Earthquake of magnitude between 7.9 and 8.2 on the Richter scale, also known as the Great Tokyo Earthquake.
Great Kanto Earthquake 1923
The strongest earthquake ever recorded occurred in 1960 in Valdivia, Chile. Two million people lost their homes and nearly 1,655 were killed and 3,000 injured.
Valdivia Earthquake 1960
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit Rudbar-Manjil region in Iran's Alborz mountains on June 20, 1990 killing 15,800 people and leaving 60,000 injured.
Manjil–Rudbar Earthquake 1990
At 4:26 p.m. on July 16, 1990, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck the Philippines, in northern and central regions of Luzon claiming thousands of lives.
Luzon Earthquake 1990
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake jolted Kashmir on October 8, 2005. The tremors impacted China, Tajikistan, India, Afghanistan, and other nations. 2.8 million were displaced, 86,000 died, and 69,000 were injured.
Kashmir Earthquake 2005
On January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by an earthquake of magnitude 7. The epicentre of the strongest earthquake to strike the area in more than 200 years was located only ten miles outside of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti killing 300,000 people.
Haiti Earthquake 2010
A 9.1-magnitude earthquake occurred on March 11, 2011, in Japan Trench causing a tsunami that broke through seawalls and shut down three nuclear reactors in a matter of days killing Over 18,000 people.
Tohoku Earthquake 2011
On February 6, 2023, a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook central Turkey, killing thousands of people and collapsing hundreds of buildings.
Turkey-Syria Earthquake 2023