Worst Earthquakes

1. Chimbote, Peru: 1970

Estimated Deaths: 70,000. Richter Scale: 7.9

 

2. Messina, Italy: 1908

Estimated Deaths: 72,000. Richter Scale: 7.2

3. Pakistan: 2005

Estimated Deaths: 86,000. Richter Scale: 7.6

4. Sichuan, China: 2008

Estimated Deaths: 87,587. Richter Scale: 7.9

5. Ashgabat, Turkey: 1948

Estimated Deaths: 110,000. Richter Scale: 7.3

6. Kanto, Japan: 1923
Estimated Deaths: 142,000 Richter Scale: 7.9

 

7. Haiti: 2010
Estimated Deaths: 222,570. Richter Scale: 7.1