Disasters with highest death tolls - 115 Antioch Earthquake

Time: Friday Dec 13, 115

Place: Roman Empire (now Turkey)

Details: The 115 Antioch earthquake occurred on 13 December 115 AD. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.5 on the surface wave magnitude scale and an estimated maximum intensity of XI (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The origin of the reported death toll of 260,000 is uncertain, as it only appears in catalogues of about the last hundred years.

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