15 worst earthquakes ever?

Question

I have found the first ten, i need the last five and i cant find them!

Thanks xx

Answer 1

I have something that lists the last ten most powerful earthquakes and ten last most powerful volcanic eruptions in the last 100 years. Say the word and I'll list them, if it'll help at all.

Answer 2

It know that is is more than 15 but the reaseon i put so many on here is beacuse it depends on what you mean by Worst.

January 23, 1556 China, Shansi 830,000

October 11, 1737 India, Calcutta** 300,000

July 27, 1976 China, Tangshan 255,000* 8.0

August 9, 1138 Syria, Aleppo 230,000

May 22, 1927 China, near Xining 200,000 8.3 Large fractures.

December 22, 856+ Iran, Damghan 200,000

December 16, 1920 China, Gansu 200,000 8.6 Major fractures,

landslides.

March 23, 893+ Iran, Ardabil 150,000

September 1, 1923 Japan, Kwanto 143,000 8.3 Great Tokyo fire.

October 5, 1948 USSR 110,000 7.3

(Turkmenistan, Ashgabat)

December 28, 1908 Italy, Messina 70,000 7.5 Deaths from

to 100,000 earthquake and

(estimated) tsunami.

September, 1290 China, Chihli 100,000

November, 1667 Caucasia, Shemakha 80,000

November 18, 1727 Iran, Tabriz 77,000

November 1, 1755 Portugal, Lisbon 70,000 8.7 Great tsunami.

December 25, 1932 China, Gansu 70,000 7.6

May 31, 1970 Peru 66,000 7.8 $530,000 damage,

great rock slide,

floods.

1268 Asia Minor, Silicia 60,000

January 11, 1693 Italy, Sicily 60,000

May 30, 1935 Pakistan, Quetta 30,000 7.5 Quetta almost

to 60,000 completely destroyed.

February 4, 1783 Italy, Calabria 50,000

June 20, 1990 Iran 50,000 7.7 Landslides.