Deadliest Natural Disasters
Name↕ | Year↕ | Death tolls↕ | Event↕ | Countries affected↕ | Type↕ | Date↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901 eastern United States heat wave | 1901 | 9,500 | 1901 eastern United States heat wave | United States | Heat wave | June–July |
1902 eruption of Mount Pelée | 1902 | 29,000 | 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée | Martinique | Volcanic eruption | April–August |
1903 Manzikert earthquake | 1903 | 3,500 | 1903 Manzikert earthquake | Turkey | Earthquake | April 29 |
1904 Sichuan earthquake | 1904 | 400 | 1904 Sichuan earthquake | China | Earthquake | August 30 |
1905 Kangra earthquake | 1905 | 20,000+ | 1905 Kangra earthquake | India | Earthquake | April 4 |
1906 Hong Kong typhoon | 1906 | 15,000 | 1906 Hong Kong typhoon | Hong Kong | Tropical cyclone | September 18 |
1907 Qaratog earthquake | 1907 | 12,000–15,000 | 1907 Qaratog earthquake | Uzbekistan | Earthquake | October 21 |
1908 Messina earthquake | 1908 | 75,000–82,000 | 1908 Messina earthquake | Italy | Earthquake | December 28 |
1909 Borujerd earthquake | 1909 | 6,000–8,000 | 1909 Borujerd earthquake | Iran | Earthquake | January 23 |
1910 Costa Rica earthquakes | 1910 | 2,450 | 1910 Costa Rica earthquakes | Costa Rica | Earthquake | May 4 |
1911 France heat wave | 1911 | 41,072 | 1911 France heat wave | France | Heat wave | June–August |
1912 China typhoon | 1912 | 50,000–220,000 | 1912 China typhoon | China | Tropical cyclone | August 29 |
1913 Eshan earthquake | 1913 | 942–1,900 | 1913 Eshan earthquake | Earthquake | Earthquake | December 21 |
1914 Burdur earthquake | 1914 | 2,344 | 1914 Burdur earthquake | Turkey | Earthquake | October 4 |
1915 Avezzano earthquake | 1915 | 29,978-32,610 | 1915 Avezzano earthquake | Italy | Earthquake | January 13 |
White Friday avalanches | 1916 | 2,000–10,000 | White Friday avalanches | Avalanche | Landslide | December 13 |
1917 Bali earthquake | 1917 | 1,500 | 1917 Bali earthquake | Indonesia | Earthquake | January 21 |
1918 Shantou earthquake | 1918 | 1,000 | 1918 Shantou earthquake | China | Earthquake | February 13 |
1919 Kelud mudflow | 1919 | 5,000 | 1919 Kelud mudflow | Indonesia | Volcanic eruption | May 19 |
1920 Haiyuan earthquake | 1920 | 258,707–273,407 | 1920 Haiyuan earthquake | China, Mongolia | Earthquake | December 16 |
September 1921 San Antonio floods | 1921 | 215 | September 1921 San Antonio floods | United States | Flood | September 7 –11 |
1922 Shantou typhoon | 1922 | 50,000–100,000+ | 1922 Shantou typhoon | Philippines, China | Tropical cyclone | July 27 –August 3 |
1923 Great Kantō earthquake | 1923 | 105,385-142,800 | 1923 Great Kantō earthquake | Japan | Earthquake | September 1 |
Great flood of 99 | 1924 | 1,000 | Great flood of 99 | India | Flood | July |
1925 Dali earthquake | 1925 | 5,000 | 1925 Dali earthquake | China | Earthquake | March 16 |
1926 Havana–Bermuda hurricane | 1926 | 709 | 1926 Havana–Bermuda hurricane | Cuba, United States, Bahamas, Bermuda | Tropical cyclone | October 14 –28 |
1927 Gulang earthquake | 1927 | 40,912 | 1927 Gulang earthquake | China, Tibet | Earthquake | May 22 |
1928 Okeechobee hurricane | 1928 | 4,112+ | 1928 Okeechobee hurricane | United States, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Bahamas, Dominica, | Tropical cyclone | September 12 –21 |
1929 Kopet Dag earthquake | 1929 | 3,257–3,800 | 1929 Kopet Dag earthquake | Iran, Turkmenistan | Earthquake | May 1 |
1930 San Zenón hurricane | 1930 | 2,000–8,000 | 1930 San Zenón hurricane | Dominican Republic | Tropical cyclone | September 3 |
1931 China floods | 1931 | 422,499–4,000,000 | 1931 China floods | China | Flood | July – November |
1932 Cuba hurricane | 1932 | 3,103+ | 1932 Cuba hurricane | Cayman Islands, Cuba | Tropical cyclone | November 9 |
1933 Diexi earthquake | 1933 | 6,865–9,300 | 1933 Diexi earthquake | China | Earthquake | August 25 |
1934 Nepal–India earthquake | 1934 | 10,700–12,000 | 1934 Nepal–India earthquake | Nepal, India | Earthquake | January 15 |
1935 Yangtze flood | 1935 | 145,000 | 1935 Yangtze flood | China | Flood | July 6 |
1936 North American heat wave | 1936 | 5,000+ | 1936 North American heat wave | United States, Canada | Heat wave | June – September |
1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon | 1937 | 11,021 | 1937 Great Hong Kong typhoon | China | Tropical cyclone | September 2 |
1938 Hanshin flood | 1938 | 715+ | 1938 Hanshin flood | Japan | Flood | July |
1939 Erzincan earthquake | 1939 | 32,700–32,968 | 1939 Erzincan earthquake | Turkey | Earthquake | December 27 |
1940 Vrancea earthquake | 1940 | 1,000 | 1940 Vrancea earthquake | Romania | Earthquake | November 10 |
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