I need this for my WH2 class
2007-01-04 00:25:40 · 2 answers · asked by Christina H 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
The most disastrous earthquake struck in Shansi, China 1556. It measured about 8 on the Richter scale and killed an estimated 800,000 people. The death toll was so high because the earthquake destroyed a number of soft clay cliffs in which millions of people lived in artificial caves.
The second next most disastrous earthquake in recent history was the Great Hanshin Earthquake on Jan. 17, 1995 (magnitude 7.2) which killed 6433 people. In JAPAN
Many earthquakes are strong contenders for this spot...... but according to what i think it should be the masive under sea Earthquake near Banda Aceh ,Indonesia on Boxing Day 26 Dec 2004
2007-01-04 00:32:45 · answer #1 · answered by Som™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The previous answerer is exactly right with China in 1556, over 800,000 deaths.
The next two are:
Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, in 2004, 287,000 deaths.
Tangshan earthquake, China, in 1976, 255,000 deaths.
The web page list ten more earthquakes known to have killed 100,000 people or more.
2007-01-04 09:33:46 · answer #2 · answered by bh8153 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋