The worlds ten worst ever natural disasters: Rank Death toll (estimate) Event Location Date 1 1,000,000–4,000,000*[1] 1931 China floods China July, August, 1931 2 900,000–2,000,000[2] 1887 Yellow River flood China September, October, 1887 3 830,000[3] 1556 Shaanxi earthquake China January 23, 1556 4 242,000–779,000 1976 Tangshan earthquake China July 1976 5 500,000–1,000,000[1] 1970 Bhola cyclone East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) November 13, 1970 6 300,000[4] 1839 India Cyclone India November 25, 1839 6 300,000[5] 1737 Calcutta cyclone India October 7, 1737 8 273,400[6] 1920 Haiyuan earthquake China December 16, 1920 9 250,000–300,000[7] 526 Antioch earthquake Byzantine Empire (now Turkey) May 526 10 260,000[8] 115 Antioch earthquake Roman Empire (now Turkey) December 13, 115
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