These Are The Deadliest Natural Disasters In Modern History

Gujarat Earthquake, 2001

On January 26, 2001, on India’s 52nd Republic Day, a 7.7 earthquake struck. The epicenter was nine kilometers south of the Chobari village. The ‘quake lasted two minutes and killed a total of 20,000 people, injured 167,000 and left 400,000 homeless.

Not long after the original earthquake, there was an aftershock that spread 700 kilometers, affecting 21 different districts and leaving an additional 600,000 people homeless. During the period of reconstruction, it was estimated that the cost of rebuilding would be over $1.77 billion USD.