Disasters with highest death tolls - 1927 Gulang Earthquake
Time: Sunday May 22, 1927 at 06:32:00 AM
Place: Gansu, China
Details: The 1927 Gulang earthquake occurred at 6:32 a.m. on 22 May (22:32 UTC on 21 May). This 7.6 magnitude event had an epicenter near Gulang, Gansu in the Republic of China. There were more than 40,900 casualties.
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