Deadliest earthquakesRank Name Date Location Fatalities Magnitude Notes1 "Shaanxi" January 23, 1556 Shaanxi, China 820,000–830,000 (est.) 8.0 (est.) Estimated death toll in Shaanxi, China.2 "Haiyuan ...
Listed below are all known earthquakes measured or estimated to have a moment magnitude scale or Richter magnitude scale of 8.5 and above.This list is biased towards recent years due to development an ...