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Disasters with highest death tolls - 1935 Quetta Earthquake

Time: Friday May 31, 1935 at 02:33:00 AM

Place: Balochistan, British India (now part of Pakistan)

Details: The 1935 Quetta earthquake occurred on 31 May between 2:33 am and 3:40 am at Quetta, Balochistan, British India (now part of Pakistan). The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 Mw  and anywhere between 30,000 and 60,000 people died from the impact.

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