Rank: 1.
Death: 229,866
Date: 2004
Cause: Indian Ocean tsunami
Location: Indian Ocean
Rank: 2. Death: 100,000
Date: 1755
Cause: Lisbon earthquake/tsunami/fire
Location: Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Ireland, and the United Kingdom (Cornwall)
Rank: 3. Death: 100,000
Date: 1908
Cause: Messina earthquake/tsunami
Location: Messina, Italy
Rank: 4. Death: 36,000
Date: 1883
Cause: Krakatoa eruption
Location: Indonesia
Rank: 5. Death: 30,000
Date: 1707
Cause: Tokaido/Nankaido
Location: Japan
Rank: 6.
Death: 27,000
Date: 1826
Cause:
Location: Japan
Rank: 7. Death: 25,674
Date: 1868
Cause: Arica earthquake/tsunami
Location: Arica, Chile
Rank: 8. Death: 22,070
Date: 1896
Cause: Sanriku
Location: Japan
Rank: 9. Death: 15,030
Date: 1792
Cause: Mount Unzen eruption in southwest
Location: Kyushu Japan
Rank: 10.
Death: 13,486
Date: 1771
Cause: Ryukyu Trench
Location: Japan