| Date of earthquake |
Location |
Deaths |
Magnitude |
Comments |
| January 23, 1556 |
China, Shansi |
830,000 |
|
|
| July 27, 1976 |
China, Tangshan |
255,000
(official) |
8.0 |
Estimated death toll as high as 655,000. |
| August 9, 1138 |
Syria, Aleppo |
230,000 |
|
|
| May 22, 1927 |
China, near Xining |
200,000 |
8.3 |
Large fractures. |
| December 22, 856+ |
Iran, Damghan |
200,000 |
|
|
| December 16, 1920 |
China, Gansu |
200,000 |
8.6 |
Major fractures, landslides. |
| March 23, 893+ |
Iran, Ardabil |
150,000 |
|
|
| September 1, 1923 |
Japan, Kwanto |
143,000 |
8.3 |
Great Tokyo fire. |
| October 5, 1948 |
USSR
(Turkmenistan, Ashgabat) |
110,000 |
7.3 |
|
| December 28, 1908 |
Italy, Messina |
70,000 to 100,000
(estimated) |
7.5 |
Deaths from earthquake and tsunami. |
| September, 1290 |
China, Chihli |
100,000 |
|
|
| November, 1667 |
Caucasia, Shemakha |
80,000 |
|
|
| November 18, 1727 |
Iran, Tabriz |
77,000 |
|
|
| November 1, 1755 |
Portugal, Lisbon |
70,000 |
8.7 |
Great tsunami. |
| December 25, 1932 |
China, Gansu |
70,000 |
7.6 |
|
| May 31, 1970 |
Peru |
66,000 |
7.8 |
$530,000 damage, great rock slide, floods. |
| 1268 |
Asia Minor, Silicia |
60,000 |
|
|
| January 11, 1693 |
Italy, Sicily |
60,000 |
|
|
| May 30, 1935 |
Pakistan, Quetta |
30,000 to 60,000 |
7.5 |
Quetta almost completely destroyed. |
| February 4, 1783 |
Italy, Calabria |
50,000 |
|
|
| June 20, 1990 |
Iran |
50,000 |
7.7 |
Landslides. |
|
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