Lisbon Earthquake With 30,000 to 100,000 victims, this earthquake is among the most devastating natural disasters in European history. Tags: earthquakes seismology tsunami Themes: Disasters Regions: Lisbon Related Links: "Historical Depictions of the Lisbon Earthquake" at the NISEE, University of California Essay on Man: Epistle 1, by Alexander Pope Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne, by Voltaire Smithsonian short video: "How an Earthquake, Tsunami, and Firestorm All Hit Lisbon at Once"
Shensi Province Earthquake With a human death toll of 830,000, the earthquake in the Chinese province of Shensi is considered the deadliest in history. Tags: earthquakes Themes: Disasters Regions: Shaanxi Related Links: United States Geological Survey: list of deadliest earthquakes
Earthquake in Bihar More than 10,000 people are killed during the earthquake in the Bihar region of Eastern India. Tags: earthquakes British Empire colonialism Themes: Disasters Regions: Bihar
Aleppo Earthquake One of the deadliest earthquakes in recorded history strikes Aleppo in Northern Syria. Tags: earthquakes geology tsunami Themes: Disasters Regions: Aleppo Related Links: United States Geological Survey - Deadliest Earthquakes
Hawke's Bay Earthquake New Zealand’s deadliest earthquake causes the death of 258 people in the Hawke’s Bay region. Tags: architecture earthquakes fire Themes: Disasters Regions: Hawke's Bay Related Links: Historic Earthquakes - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand Hawke's Bay Earthquake Act 1931