# The deadliest earthquakes in history

From the 1556 Shaanxi earthquake to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: the earthquakes that killed the most people in human history. The most devastating disasters on record.

- 12 votes · 10 items
- Aug 3, 2024 · archivist_istanbul
- https://even.best/en/l/3263/the-deadliest-earthquakes-in-history

## Top 10

1. **Shaanxi, China (1556)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — An estimated 830,000 people: the deadliest earthquake in history.
2. **Haiti (2010)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Near Port-au-Prince; the death toll is still disputed.
3. **Aleppo, Syria (1138)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — More than 230,000 people.
4. **Indian Ocean, Sumatra (2004)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The earthquake and tsunami killed more than 227,000 people in 14 countries.
5. **Damghan, Iran (856)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — More than 200,000 people.
6. **Ardabil, Iran (893)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — More than 150,000 people.
7. **Tangshan, China (1976)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — About 242,000 people according to official figures.
8. **Kantō, Japan (1923)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — It destroyed Tokyo and Yokohama; about 142,000 people.
9. **Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (1948)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — More than 110,000 people.
10. **Haiyuan, China (1920)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — More than 200,000 people.

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