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 LocationDateEstimated No. Killed
1.

 Syria

May 20, 1202

1,100,000
2.
 Shenshi
 China

Feb 2, 1556

820,000
3.
 Calcutta
 India

October 11, 1737

300,000
4.
 Antioch
 Syria

May 20, AD 526

250,000
5.
 Tangshan
 China

July 28, 1976

242,419
6.
 Nanshan
 China

May 22, 1927

200,000
7.
 Yeddo
 Japan

December 30, 1703

190,000
8.
 Kansu
 China

Deceber 16, 1920

180,000
9.
 Messina
 Italy

December 28, 1908

160,000
10.
 Port-au-Prince
 Haiti

January 12, 2010

150,000 +
11.
 Tokyo/Yokohama
 Japan

September 1, 1923

142,807
12.
 Sichuan
 China

May 12, 2008

70,000

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