8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these [are] the beginnings of sorrows.
Is it just me or does the impact of earthquakes seem to be fulfilling end time prophecy (assuming Jesus does turn up soon:)
I highlighted in red the ones that are for the last 100 years and also note that the current Kashmir stats aren't in but they are over 70000 estimated dead.
| Date | Location | Deaths | Magnitude | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 23, 1556 | China, Shansi | 830,000 | ~8 | |
| December 26, 2004 | Sumatra | 283,106 | 9.0 | Deaths from earthquake and tsunami. |
| July 27, 1976 | China, Tangshan | 255,000 (official) | 7.5 | Estimated death toll as high as 655,000. |
| August 9, 1138 | Syria, Aleppo | 230,000 | ||
| May 22, 1927 | China, near Xining | 200,000 | 7.9 | Large fractures. |
| December 22, 856+ | Iran, Damghan | 200,000 | ||
| December 16, 1920 | China, Gansu | 200,000 | 7.8 | Major fractures, landslides. |
| March 23, 893+ | Iran, Ardabil | 150,000 | ||
| September 1, 1923 | Japan, Kanto (Kwanto) | 143,000 | 7.9 | Great Tokyo fire. |
| October 5, 1948 | USSR (Turkmenistan, Ashgabat) | 110,000 | 7.3 | |
| December 28, 1908 | Italy, Messina | 70,000 to 100,000 (estimated) | 7.2 | Deaths from earthquake and tsunami. |
| September, 1290 | China, Chihli | 100,000 | ||
| November, 1667 | Caucasia, Shemakha | 80,000 | ||
| November 18, 1727 | Iran, Tabriz | 77,000 | ||
| November 1, 1755 | Portugal, Lisbon | 70,000 | 8.7 | Great tsunami. |
| December 25, 1932 | China, Gansu | 70,000 | 7.6 | |
| May 31, 1970 | Peru | 66,000 | 7.9 | $530,000,000 damage, great rock slide, floods. |
| 1268 | Asia Minor, Silicia | 60,000 | ||
| January 11, 1693 | Italy, Sicily | 60,000 | ||
| May 30, 1935 | Pakistan, Quetta | 30,000 to 60,000 | 7.5 | Quetta almost completely destroyed. |
| February 4, 1783 | Italy, Calabria | 50,000 | ||
| June 20, 1990 | Iran | 50,000 | 7.7 | Landslides. |
+ Note that these dates are prior to 1000 AD. No digit is missing.