Shaanxi (formerly Shensi), China on January 23, 1556. There was 830,000 deaths.
The 1865 earthquake in Memphis is estimated to have caused around 15 fatalities.
Most hurricanes fatalities are drownings from the storm surge.
The Valdivia earthquake, which occurred in Chile in 1960, was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. It caused widespread damage in the region, including the destruction of buildings, roads, and infrastructure, as well as triggering tsunamis that caused further devastation along the coast. The earthquake also resulted in numerous fatalities and injuries.
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Yes, Alaska experienced a major earthquake on November 3, 2002. This was a magnitude 7.9 event known as the Denali Fault earthquake, which caused significant damage but fortunately resulted in no fatalities.
According to the USGS Earthquake Center, the deadliest earthquakes with respect to fatalities are these three:Date Location DeathsMagnitude1556/01/23Shaanxi (Shensi), China830,0008.02010/01/12Haiti region316,0007.01976/07/27Tangshan, China242,7697.5For full list see related link to USGS website below.
The Christchurch earthquake that occurred on February 22, 2011, had a magnitude of 6.3. It caused significant damage to buildings and infrastructure in the city, resulting in 185 fatalities and numerous injuries.
According to experts, in the 2004 earthquake near the island of Mindoro approximately 78 people died from the tsunami that occurred after the earthquake.
The 2011 Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand resulted in 185 fatalities. Many more were injured, and thousands were displaced from their homes as a result of the destruction caused by the earthquake.
The Shaanxi earthquake in 1556 is considered the deadliest earthquake in recorded history, with estimates of over 800,000 fatalities. It caused widespread destruction in the Shaanxi, Henan, and Gansu provinces in China.
There are multiple small earthquakes in Turkey each day but most of those are not felt. There is a major earthquake (magnitude 6+) every one to two years.Most recent large earthquake:2010 Mar 08 - Eastern Turkey - M 6.1 Fatalities 42Largest recorded magnitude in Turkey:1668 Aug 17 - Anatolia, Turkey - M 8.0 Fatalities 8,000Most fatalities:1939 Dec 26 - Erzincan, Turkey - M 7.8 Fatalities 32,700
The cost to repair the northwest Iran earthquake of 1990 was estimated to be around $120 million USD. The earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.7, caused significant damage to infrastructure and thousands of fatalities.