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Natural Disasters in People's Republic of China

825 significant events · page 12/14

Significant natural disasters recorded within People's Republic of China, sorted by magnitude and impact. Location is determined from coordinates against modern national borders; each event has its own page with date, source and nearby events.

  1. 661.1834 CEEarthquake — China, Qinghai Province (Ms 5.5)· 88 deaths
  2. 662.1878 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province (Ms 5.5)· 70 deaths
  3. 663.649 CEEarthquake — China, Shaanxi Province: Linfen (Ms 5.5)· 50 deaths
  4. 664.1827 CEEarthquake — China, Shanxi Province (Ms 5.3)· 84 deaths
  5. 665.1933 CEEarthquake — China, Sichuan Province (Ms 5)· 200 deaths
  6. 666.1920 CETsunami — China, Gansu And Shanxi Provinces· 235,502 deaths
  7. 667.2008 CETsunami — Sichuan Province· 87,652 deaths
  8. 668.1668 CETsunami — Tancheng, Shandong Province· 42,578 deaths
  9. 669.1037 CEEarthquake — China, Jiangsu Province: Taichou· 22,391 deaths
  10. 670.1765 CETsunami — South China Sea· 10,000 deaths
  11. 671.1500 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province: Yiliang· 10,000 deaths
  12. 672.1499 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province: Yi Liang· 10,000 deaths
  13. 673.1289 CEEarthquake — China, Beijing· 10,000 deaths
  14. 674.1833 CETsunami — Yunnan Province· 6,700 deaths
  15. 675.1310 CEEarthquake — China, Hubei Province: Kin Men· 3,466 deaths
  16. 676.1989 CEFlood — China· 3,000 deaths
  17. 677.1918 CETsunami — Guangdong Province· 2,000 deaths
  18. 678.1605 CETsunami — South China Sea· 2,000 deaths
  19. 679.1995 CEFlood — China· 1,530 deaths
  20. 680.1950 CETsunami — India-China· 1,530 deaths
  21. 681.1989 CEFlood — China· 1,377 deaths
  22. 682.2010 CEFlood — China· 1,100 deaths
  23. 683.1989 CEFlood — China· 814 deaths
  24. 684.1994 CEFlood — China· 762 deaths
  25. 685.1991 CEFlood — China· 750 deaths
  26. 686.1999 CEFlood — China· 725 deaths
  27. 687.1994 CEFlood — China· 719 deaths
  28. 688.2006 CEFlood — Philippines, China· 629 deaths
  29. 689.2010 CEFlood — China· 600 deaths
  30. 690.2007 CEFlood — China· 600 deaths
  31. 691.1998 CEFlood — China· 575 deaths
  32. 692.1990 CEFlood — China· 559 deaths
  33. 693.1991 CEFlood — China· 456 deaths
  34. 694.2006 CEFlood — China· 441 deaths
  35. 695.2003 CEFlood — China· 430 deaths
  36. 696.1991 CEFlood — China· 400 deaths
  37. 697.2010 CEFlood — China· 379 deaths
  38. 698.1993 CEFlood — China· 367 deaths
  39. 699.1990 CEFlood — China· 363 deaths
  40. 700.1340 CEEarthquake — China, Gansu Province: Tao Yuen Chan· 360 deaths
  41. 701.1998 CEFlood — China· 345 deaths
  42. 702.1997 CEFlood — China· 345 deaths
  43. 703.1996 CEFlood — China· 340 deaths
  44. 704.2002 CEFlood — China· 326 deaths
  45. 705.1997 CEFlood — China· 301 deaths
  46. 706.1997 CEFlood — China· 287 deaths
  47. 707.1985 CEFlood — China· 283 deaths
  48. 708.1985 CEFlood — China· 275 deaths
  49. 709.1996 CEFlood — China· 266 deaths
  50. 710.1988 CEFlood — China· 264 deaths
  51. 711.1992 CEFlood — China· 248 deaths
  52. 712.1993 CEFlood — China· 242 deaths
  53. 713.1992 CEFlood — China· 228 deaths
  54. 714.2003 CEFlood — Nepal· 217 deaths
  55. 715.2013 CEFlood — China· 200 deaths
  56. 716.2005 CEFlood — China· 200 deaths
  57. 717.1985 CEFlood — China· 200 deaths
  58. 718.1515 CEEarthquake — China, Yunnan Province: Dali· 200 deaths
  59. 719.777 CEEarthquake — China, Hebei Province: Shulu, Ningjin· 200 deaths
  60. 720.2004 CEFlood — China· 196 deaths

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