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Deadliest Disasters by year - Statistics

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Answer Stats
Year Event Death toll Countries affected Type
Date
 % Correct
2020 {Beirut} Explosion 218 Lebanon Explosion August 4
100%
1931 {China} floods 422,499–4,000,000 _________ Flood July – November
100%
2004 {Indian} {Ocean} earthquake and tsunami 227,898 Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Maldives, Somalia Earthquake, Tsunami _________
100%
1934 {Nepal}–{India} earthquake 10,700–12,000 _________ Earthquake January 15
100%
2011 {Tōhoku} earthquake and tsunami 19,749 Japan Earthquake, Tsunami March 11
100%
1938 {Yellow River} flood 400,000–893,303 China Flood June
100%
1985 {Armero} tragedy 23,000 Colombia Volcanic eruption November 13
67%
1970 {Bhola} cyclone 300,000-500,000 India, Bangladesh Tropical cyclone November 13
67%
1984 {Bhopal} Disaster 3,787+ India Chemical Release 2-3 December
67%
1902 Eruption of {Mount} {Pelée} 29,000 Martinique Volcanic eruption April 23
67%
1923 Great {Kantō} earthquake 105,385-142,800 Japan Earthquake September 1
67%
2010 {Haiti} earthquake 100,000–316,000 _________ Earthquake January 12
67%
2021 {Haiti} earthquake 2,248 _________ Earthquake August 14
67%
2017 Hurricane {Maria} 3,059 Puerto Rico, Dominica Tropical cyclone September 19 – 21
67%
1953 {North} {Sea} flood 2,551 Netherlands, Belgium, England, Scotland Flood January 31–February 1
67%
1960 Severe Cyclonic Storm {Ten} 14,174 Bangladesh Tropical cyclone October 31
67%
2023 {Turkey}–{Syria} earthquakes 59,259–62,013 _________ Earthquake February 6
67%
2022 {Afghanistan} Earthquake 1,052-1,163 _________ Earthquake June 21
33%
1945 {Balochistan} earthquake 4,000 Pakistan Earthquake November 28
33%
2003 {Bam} Earthquake 34,000 Iran Earthquake December 26
33%
1991 {Bangladesh} cyclone 138,866 _________ Tropical cyclone April 24 – 30
33%
1975 {Banqiao} Dam Failure / Typhoon {Nina} 26,000-240,000 China Dam Failure/Tropical cyclone August 7
33%
1965 {Bengal} cyclones 47,000 _________ Tropical cyclone May 11 – 12 and June 1 – 2
33%
1912 {China} typhoon 50,000–220,000 _________ Tropical cyclone August 29
33%
1946 {Dominican}{Republic} earthquake 2,550 _________ Earthquake August 4
33%
1963 Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm {Two} 22,000 Bangladesh Tropical cyclone May 28
33%
1924 Great flood of {99} 1,000 India Flood July
33%
1995 Great {Hanshin} earthquake 6,434 Japan Earthquake January 17
33%
1937 {Great Hong Kong} typhoon 11,021 China Tropical cyclone September 2
33%
2001 {Gujarat} earthquake 13,805–20,023 India Earthquake January 26
33%
1917 {Halifax} Explosion 1,782 Canada Explosion December 6
33%
1971 {Hanoi} and {Red} {River} Delta flood 100,000 North Vietnam Flood August 1
33%
1906 {Hong} {Kong} typhoon 15,000 _________ Tropical cyclone September 18
33%
2005 {Kashmir} earthquake 86,000–87,351 India, Pakistan Earthquake October 8
33%
1986 {Lake} {Nyos} disaster 1,746 Cameroon Limnic eruption August 21
33%
2015 {Nepal} earthquake 8,964 India, _________ Earthquake April 25
33%
1989 {Sichuan} flood 3,814 China Flood July 27
33%
1987 Sinking of the {MV} {Doña} {Paz} 4,385 Philippines Shipwreck December 20
33%
1904 Sinking of the PS {General} {Slocum} 1,021 United States Shipwreck June 15
33%
2009 {Sumatra} earthquakes 1,115 Indonesia Earthquake September 30
33%
1976 {Tangshan} earthquake 242,419–655,000 China Earthquake July 28
33%
1999 {Vargas} tragedy 10,000-30,000 Venezuela Mudslide, Flood December 14 – 16
33%
1940 {Vrancea} earthquake 1,000 Romania Earthquake November 10
33%
1942 {West} {Bengal} cyclone 61,000 India Tropical cyclone October 14 – 18
33%
1935 {Yangtze} flood 145,000 China Flood July 6
33%
1954 {Yangtze} floods 33,000 China Tropical cyclone June – September
33%
1977 {Andhra} {Pradesh} cyclone 10,000–50,000 India Tropical cyclone November 19
0%
1996 {Andhra} {Pradesh} cyclone 1,077 India Tropical cyclone November 4 – 7
0%
1988 {Armenian} earthquake 25,000-50,000 _________ Earthquake December 7
0%
1948 {Ashgabat} earthquake 10,000–110,000 Soviet Union, Iran Earthquake October 6
0%
1950 {Assam}-{Tibet} earthquake 4,800 India, China Earthquake August 15
0%
1915 {Avezzano} earthquake 29,978-32,610 Italy Earthquake January 13
0%
2014 {Badakhshan} mudslides 2,700 Afghanistan Landslide May 2
0%
1909 {Borujerd} earthquake 6,000–8,000 Iran Earthquake January 23
0%
1914 {Burdur} earthquake 2,344 Turkey Earthquake October 4
0%
1932 {Camagüey} hurricane 3,103+ Cayman Islands, Cuba Tropical cyclone November 9
0%
1910 {Costa} {Rica} earthquakes 2,450 _________ Earthquake May 4
0%
2019 Cyclone {Idai} 1,593 Mozambique Tropical Cyclone November 26
0%
2008 Cyclone {Nargis} 138,373 Myanmar Tropical Cyclone April 27 – May 3
0%
2007 Cyclone {Sidr} 15,000 Bangladesh, India Tropical cyclone November 11 – 16
0%
1961 Cyclone {Winnie} 11,468 Bangladesh Tropical cyclone May 6 – 9
0%
1925 {Dali} earthquake 5,000 China Earthquake March 16
0%
1968 {Dasht-e Bayaz} and {Ferdows} earthquakes 15,000 Iran Earthquake August 31
0%
1933 {Diexi} earthquake 6,865–9,300 China Earthquake August 25
0%
2016 {Ecuador} Earthquake 676 _________ Earthquake April 16
0%
1980 {El} {Asnam} earthquake 2,633-5,000 Algeria Earthquake October 10
0%
1939 {Erzincan} earthquake 32,700–32,968 Turkey Earthquake December 27
0%
1983 {Erzurum} earthquake 1,342 Turkey Earthquake October 30
0%
1913 {Eshan} earthquake 942-1,900 China Earthquake December 21
0%
1992 {Flores} earthquake and tsunami 2,500 Indonesia Earthquake, Tsunami December 12
0%
1981 {Golbaf} earthquake 3,000 Iran Earthquake June 11
0%
1927 {Gulang} earthquake 40,912 China Earthquake May 22
0%
1920 {Haiyuan} earthquake 258,707–273,407 China, Mongolia Earthquake December 16
0%
1926 {Havana}–{Bermuda} hurricane 709 Cuba, United States, Bahamas, _________ Tropical cyclone October 14 –28
0%
1974 Hurricane {Fifi}–{Orlene} 8,210+ Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico Tropical cyclone September 18 – 20
0%
1955 Hurricane {Janet} 1,023+ Lesser Antilles, Mexico Tropical cyclone September 22 – 30
0%
1998 Hurricane {Mitch} 11,374 Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, Mexico Tropical cyclone October 22 – November 9
0%
1941 {Jabal} {Razih} earthquake 1,200 Yemen Earthquake January 11
0%
1905 {Kangra} earthquake 20,000+ India Earthquake April 4
0%
1919 {Kelud} mudflow 5,000 Indonesia Volcanic eruption May 19
0%
1911 {Kerman} Earthquake 700 Iran Earthquake April 18
0%
1949 {Khait} earthquake 7,200 Tajikistan Earthquake July 10
0%
1929 {Kopet} {Dag} earthquake 3,257–3,800 Iran, Turkmenistan Earthquake May 1
0%
1936 {Kursha-2} fire 1,000+ Soviet Union Wildfire August 3
0%
1993 {Latur} earthquake 9,748 India Earthquake September 30
0%
1973 {Luhuo} earthquake 2,175–2,204 China Earthquake February 6
0%
1979 {Machchhu} dam failure 1,800–25,000 India Dam Failure August 11
0%
1951 {Manchuria} flood 4,800 China Flood September 18
0%
1990 {Manjil}–{Rudbar} earthquake 35,000-45,000 Iran Earthquake June 21
0%
1903 {Manzikert} earthquake 3,500 Turkey Earthquake April 28
0%
1908 {Messina} earthquake 75,000–82,000 Italy Earthquake December 28
0%
2000 Mozambique flood/Cyclone {Leon}–{Eline} 700-800+ Mozambique, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, South Africa Flood, Tropical Cyclone February – March
0%
2025 {Myanmar} Earthquake 5,456 _________ Earthquake March 28
0%
1982 {North} {Yemen} earthquake 2,800 _________ Earthquake December 13
0%
1928 {Okeechobee} hurricane 4,112+ United States, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Bahamas, Dominica, Tropical cyclone September 12 –21
0%
1967 {Paradip} cyclone 10,000 India Tropical cyclone October 26
0%
1907 {Qaratog} earthquake 12,000–15,000 Uzbekistan Earthquake October 21
0%
1972 {Qir} earthquake 5,374 Iran Earthquake April 10
0%
1957 {Sangchal} earthquake 1,500 Iran Earthquake July 2
0%
1944 {San} {Juan} earthquake 10,000 Argentina Earthquake January 15
0%
1930 {San} {Zenón} hurricane 2,000–8,000 Dominican Republic Tropical cyclone September 3
0%
1952 {Severo}-{Kurilsk} earthquake 2,336 Russia Earthquake November 4
0%
1918 {Shantou} earthquake 1,000 China Earthquake February 13
0%
1922 {Shantou} typhoon 50,000–100,000+ Philippines, China Tropical cyclone July 27 –August 3
0%
2002 Sinking of the {MV} {Le} {Joola} 1,863 Sierra Leone Shipwreck September 26
0%
1921 Sinking of the {SS} {Hong} {Moh} 900 China Shipwreck March 3
0%
2018 {Sulawesi} earthquake and tsunami 4,340 Indonesia Earthquake, Tsunami September 28
0%
1978 {Tabas} earthquake 15,000–25,000 Iran Earthquake September 16
0%
1943 {Tosya}–{Ladik} earthquake 2,824-5,000 Turkey Earthquake November 27
0%
1962 Tropical Storm {Harriet} 50,935 Thailand, Bangladesh Tropical cyclone October 19 – 31
0%
1964 Tropical Storm {Joan} 7,000 Vietnam Tropical cyclone November 4 – 11
0%
1997 Tropical Storm {Linda} 3,123 Vietnam, Thailand Tropical cyclone, Flood November 1 – 9
0%
2012 Typhoon {Bopha} 1,901 Philippines Tropical cyclone December 4 – 5
0%
1994 Typhoon {Fred} 3,063 China, Taiwan Tropical cyclone August 21
0%
2013 Typhoon {Haiyan} 6,340 Philippines, Vietnam, China Tropical cyclone November 8 – 10
0%
1958 Typhoon {Ida} 1,269 Japan Tropical cyclone September 26
0%
1947 Typhoon {Kathleen} 1,077 Japan Tropical cyclone September 15
0%
1959 Typhoon {Vera} 5,098 Japan Tropical cyclone September 26
0%
1956 Typhoon {Wanda} 4,935 China Tropical cyclone August 1
0%
2024 {Wayanad} Landslides 420 India Landslide July 30
0%
1916 {White} {Friday} avalanches 2,000–10,000 Italy Avalanche December 13
0%
1966 {Xingtai} earthquakes 8,064 China Earthquake March 22
0%
1969 {Yangjiang} earthquake 3,000 China Earthquake July 26
0%
2006 {Yogyakarta} earthquake 5,749–5,778 Indonesia Earthquake May 26
0%
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