DANGEROUS DISASTERS

Created By Tracy Glova, Daniela Nguyen, and Ly Truong.

TOP 10 DEADLIEST EARTHQUAKES

Ten: The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923

Nine: The Ashgabat Earthquake of 1924

Eight: The Hokkaido Earthquake of 1730

Seven: The Ardabil Earthquake of 1997

Six: The Damghan Earthquake of 856

Five: The Indian Ocean Earthquake of 2004

Four: The Aleppo Earthquake of 1138

Three: The Haiyun Earthquake of 1920

Two: The Tangshan Earthquake of 1976

One: The Shaanxi Earthquake of 1556

10: THE GREAT KANTOEARTHQUAKE OF 1923

Date: September 01, 1923

Location: Kanto plain of Honshu, Japan

Magnitude: 8.3

Duration: 4-10 minutes (11:58 AM)

Death toll: 142,000

9: THE ASHGABAT EARTHQUAKE OF 1948

Date: October 06, 1948

Location: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Magnitude: 7.3

Duration: Unknown (2:17 AM)

Death toll: 110,000

8: THE HOKKAIDO EARTHQUAKE OF 1730

Date: December 30, 1730

Location: Hokkaido, Japan

Magnitude: 8.3

Duration: Unknown

Death toll: 137,000

7: THE ARDABIL EARTHQUAKE OF 1997

Date: February 28, 1997

Location: Ardabil, Iran

Magnitude: 6.1

Duration: 15 seconds (4:37 PM)

Death toll: 150,000

6: THE DAMGHAN EARTHQUAKE OF 856

Date: December 22, 856

Location: Alborz mountain range (present day Iran)

Magnitude: 8

Duration: Unknown

Death toll: 200,000

5: THE INDIAN OCEAN EARTHQUAKE OF 2004

Date: December 26, 2004

Location: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Maldives, and the eastern coast of Africa

Magnitude: 9.1 – 9.3

Duration: 8-10 minutes

Death toll: 200,000

4: THE ALEPPO EARTHQUAKE OF 1138

Date: October 11, 1138

Location: Aleppo, Syria

Magnitude: 8.5

Duration: Unknown

Death toll: 230,000

3: THE HAIYUANEARTHQUAKE OF 1920

Date: December 16, 1920

Location: Haiyuan, China

Magnitude: 7.8 – 8.5

Duration: (12:06 PM)

Death toll: 235, 502

2: THE TANGSHAN EARTHQUAKE OF 1976

Date: July 28, 1976

Location: Tangshan, China

Magnitude: 7.8

Duration: 23 seconds (7:42 PM)

Death toll: 242,419 – 779,000

1: THE SHAANXIEARTHQUAKE OF 1556

Date: January 23, 1556

Location: Ming China (all countries occupied by China during the Ming Dynasty; more than 97 countries)

Magnitude: 8

Duration: Unknown

Death toll: 820,000 – 830,00

TOP 10 DEADLIESTVOLCANO ERUPTIONS

Ten: The Mount Galunggung Eruption of 1882

Nine: The Mount Kelut Eruption of 1919

Eight: The Second Mount Vesuvius Eruption of 1631

Seven: The Laki Volcanic System Eruption of 1783

Six: The First Mount Vesuvius Eruption of 79 AD

Five: The Mount Unzen Eruption of 1792

Four: The Nevado del Ruiz Eruption of 1985

Three: The Mount Krakatoa Eruption of 1883

Two: The Mount Pelee Eruption of 1902

One: The Mount Tambora Eruption of 1816

10: THE MOUNT GALUNGGUNG

ERUPTION OF 1882 Date: October 1882

Location: West Java, Indonesia

Death toll: 4,011

9: THE MOUNT KELUT ERUPTION OF 1919

Date: May 19, 1919

Location: East Java, Indonesia

Death toll: 5,110

8: THE 2ND MOUNT VESUVIUS ERUPTION OF

1631 Date: December 1631

Location: Gulf of Naples, Italy

Death toll: 6,000

7: THE LAKI VOLCANIC SYSTEM ERUPTION OF 1783

Date: June 08, 1783

Location: southern Iceland

Death toll: 9,350

6: THE FIRST MOUNT VESUVIUS ERUPTION OF 79

AD Date: April 24, 79 AD

Location: Gulf of Naples, Italy

Death toll: 10,000 +

5: THE MOUNT UNZEN ERUPTION OF 1792

Date: Exact month and date unknown

Location: Kyushu, Japan

Death toll: 15,000

4: TH NEVADO DEL RUIZ ERUPTION OF 1985

Date: November 13, 1985

Location: Caldas and Tolima, Colombia

Death toll: 23,000

3: THE MOUNT KRAKATOA ERUPTION OF 1883

Date: August 26-27, 1883

Location: The Sunda Stait of Indonesia

Death toll: 36,000

2: THE MOUNT PELEE ERUPTION OF 1902

Date: May 07/08, 1902

Location: Lesser Antilles, In the Carribean

Death toll: 40,000

1: THE MOUNT TAMBORA ERUPTION OF 1815

Date: April 10, 1815

Location: Sumbawa, Indonesia

Death toll: 92,000