A massive earthquake strikes Chile.
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti claimed 316,000 lives.
More than 69,000 people lost their lives to a magnitude 8.0 earthquake in Sichuan, China.
Martinique earthquake shook the majority of the Eastern Caribbean.
The 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake occurred.
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook the entire Eastern Mediterranean.
A devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.
An earthquake devastates El Salvador.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit northern Afghanistan, which killed around 5,000 people.
The Umbria and Marche earthquake occurred in Italy, killing 11 people and injuring 100.
The Great Hanshin earthquake hits Kobe, Japan.
The 6.4 magnitude Latur earthquake in India killed nearly 10,000 people.
A 7.8 earthquake hit Flores Island in Indonesia, which caused an 82-foot tsunami, killing about 2,500 people.
The third-strongest recorded earthquake in US history happened in Southern California.
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake dubbed the 'Sierra Madre Earthquake' occurred in South California and caused around $40 million in damages.
A 6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia, killed 25,000-50,000 people and left up to 500,000 homeless.
The Mexico City earthquake claimed the lives of up to 45,000 people.
An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter Scale rocks the city of Tabas in Iran.
The Vrancea earthquake claims over 1500 lives.
A massive earthquake hits northeast Italy.
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii.
A 6.25 magnitude earthquake destroyed central Managua, Nicaragua, killing about 10,000 people.
A 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Peru, killing as many as 70,000 people.
A 7.1 magnitude Earthquake in Tonghai, China, claimed over 10,000 lives.
A 9.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in Alaska.
The most violent earthquake in recorded history hits Chile.
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Agadir, Morocco, wiped out a third of the city's population.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Western Turkey, killing 1,070 people.
The Ambato earthquake destroyed fifty towns in Ecuador and killed over 6,000 people.
Between 20,000 and 40,000 people died in a magnitude eight earthquake in Erzincan, Turkey.
Chillán earthquake killed approximately 28,000 people.
An 8.4 magnitude Sanriku Earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan.
New Zealand suffered its most fatal natural disaster in history during the Hawke's Bay Earthquake.
The Great Kantō earthquake struck Japan.
Avezzano earthquake claimed 30,000 lives in Italy.
A devastating earthquake in San Francisco destroyed over 80% of the city.
The Kangra earthquake in India killed over 20,000 people.
The Charleston earthquake occurred, making it one of the most devastating to affect the US East Coast.
The Arica earthquake occurred in Peru and Ecuador.
An earthquake destroyed the city of San Salvador.
An earthquake struck Valdivia, south-central Chile, which caused a tsunami that damaged Hawaii, French Polynesia, and Japan.
Up to 20,000 people were killed in an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela.
Antigua, Guatemala, was struck by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake.
A fatal earthquake killed 80,000 people near the city of Shamakhi, Azerbaijan.
England, Flanders, and Northern France experienced one of the most severe earthquakes in recorded history.
The most deadly earthquake in history was recorded in China in Shaanxi's province.
Thirty thousand lives were lost after a major earthquake shook Lisbon.
An earthquake known as 'The Lesser Judgment Day' hit Constantinople.
An earthquake destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland.
The Aleppo, Syria earthquake occurred and was one of the deadliest in history, killing around 230,000 Syrians.
