1933 Diexi earthquake landslide | |
|---|---|
| Total costs | N/A |
| Deaths | 3429 |
The 1933 Diexi earthquake occurred in Diexi, Mao County, Szechwan, Republic of China on August 25 with a moment magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). With up to 9,300 killed, this was the deadliest earthquake of 1933. This earthquake destroyed the town of Diexi and surrounding villages, and caused many landslides, and killed about 9,000 people. The old town of Diexi sank into the landslide dam-created Diexi Lake.
Source: Wikipedia 1977 Karachi Floods | |
|---|---|
| Total costs | N/A |
| Deaths | 848 |
The 1988 Armenian earthquake, also known as the Spitak earthquake (Armenian: Սպիտակի երկրաշարժ,...
On 25 November 1839, the port city of Coringa in Andhra Pradesh on the southeastern coast of...
Saint Marcellus's flood or Grote Mandrenke (Low Saxon: /ɣroːtə mandrɛŋkə/; Danish: Den Store...
The Great Famine of 1315–1317 (occasionally dated 1315–1322) was the first of a series of...
Welcome to 