Historical Natural Disasters
Deadliest rankings Glossary On this day US winter storms
Documented major disasters with sourced figures. Coverage note: historical records depend on available documentation — reliable global records improve dramatically after ~1900, and casualty figures for older events are estimates that vary between sources. Each entry cites its sources and uncertainty.
17 records found
| Event | Type | Country | Date | Fatalities | Damage (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Myanmar (Sagaing) Earthquake | Earthquake | Myanmar | 2025-03-28 | 3,700 | — |
| 2023 Türkiye–Syria Earthquakes | Earthquake | Türkiye | 2023-02-06 | 59,259 | $118.0B |
| 2021 Haiti Earthquake | Earthquake | Haiti | 2021-08-14 | 2,248 | $1.5B |
| 2015 Nepal (Gorkha) Earthquake | Earthquake | Nepal | 2015-04-25 | 8,964 | $10.0B |
| The 2013 Bohol Earthquake | Earthquake | Philippines | 2013-10-15 | 222 | $0.1B |
| 2010 Haiti Earthquake | Earthquake | Haiti | 2010-01-12 | 230,000 | $8.0B |
| 2008 Sichuan (Wenchuan) Earthquake | Earthquake | China | 2008-05-12 | 87,587 | $150.0B |
| 2005 Kashmir Earthquake | Earthquake | Pakistan | 2005-10-08 | 87,351 | $5.2B |
| 2003 Bam Earthquake | Earthquake | Iran | 2003-12-26 | 26,271 | $1.0B |
| The 1999 Hector Mine Earthquake | Earthquake | United States | 1999-10-16 | unknown | — |
| 1995 Great Hanshin (Kobe) Earthquake | Earthquake | Japan | 1995-01-17 | 6,434 | $100.0B |
| 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake | Earthquake | United States | 1989-10-17 | 63 | $6.0B |
| 1976 Tangshan Earthquake | Earthquake | China | 1976-07-28 | 242,000 | $10.0B |
| 1970 Ancash Earthquake and Yungay Landslide | Earthquake | Peru | 1970-05-31 | 67,000 | — |
| 1908 Messina Earthquake and Tsunami | Earthquake | Italy | 1908-12-28 | 80,000 | — |
| 1755 Lisbon Earthquake and Tsunami | Earthquake | Portugal | 1755-11-01 | 50,000 | — |
| 1556 Shaanxi Earthquake | Earthquake | China | 1556-01-23 | 830,000 | — |