| Characteristic | Death toll |
|---|---|
| Tangshan (China, 1976) | 242,000 |
| Haiti (2010) | 222,570 |
| Nanchang (China, 1927) | 200,000 |
| Haiyuan (China, 1920) | 180,000 |
| Sumatra (Indonesia, 2004)* | 165,708 |
| Kanto (Japan, 1923) | 143,000 |
| Ashgabat (Turkmenistan, 1948) | 110,000 |
| Szechuan (China, 2008) | 87,476 |
| Messina (Italy, 1908) | 75,000 |
| Muzaffarabad (Pakistan, 2005) | 73,338 |
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Release date
June 2025
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Worldwide
Survey time period
1900 to 2024
Supplementary notes
Please note that the death count for the different disasters vary from source to source, as these are extremely difficult to count.
*Only includes the death toll for Indonesia, which was the country affected the most. Death tolls for the whole tsunami are usually between 220,000 and 230,000, with around 44,000 people missing.
The earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria in February 2023 caused more than 50,000 fatalities.
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