History of earthquake: 11-point in Azerbaijan, 9-point in Japan, 8-point in Tashkent

Ganja earthquake is 11 magnitude earthquake, which happened near Ganja city on September 30, 1139 on the territory of modern Azerbaijan. It killed 230,000 people and created eight lakes. This earthquake ranks among the top 5 most catastrophic earthquakes in history.

The Great Chinese earthquake occurred on January 23, 1556 in Shaanxi province. Some 830,000 people were killed. The centre was in the Wei River valley and the city of Huaxiang was completely destroyed. Twenty-metre high cracks appeared and the earthquake affected an area of 500 km. After the quake, there was a long aftershock.

The earthquake in Jamaica struck at about 11:43am in Port Royal on 7 June 1692. 2,000 people died as a result of the tsunami and 3,000 died as a result of mass illnesses and injuries.

The Great Sicilian Earthquake, the most powerful earthquake in Sicilian history, occurred after the eruption of the volcano Etna in 1693. Between 60,000 and 100,000 people were killed.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck between Sicily and the Apennine Peninsula in Messina at 5:20am on 28 December 1908. A 3-metre tsunami occurred. According to various reports, the death toll was as high as 200,000.

Ashgabat earthquake - An earthquake of 7.3 magnitude occurred on 6 October 1948 at 02:17 local time. The epicentre was 18 km below the city of Ashgabat. At the centre, vibrations on the CEC-64 scale reached 9-10 points. The city was completely destroyed, 35 thousand people died.

Tashkent earthquake - on April 26, 1966 at 5 hours 22 minutes and 52 seconds strong earthquake happened in Tashkent. The epicentre was at a depth of 5-10 km. The energy of the earthquake was about 1014 J and its intensity in the centre reached 8 magnitude. The earthquake caused seismic wave attenuation to separate areas of magnitude 8, 7, and 6. The Earth's vibration at a frequency of 2-3 Hz lasted for 10-12 minutes. On the night of May 9-10, May 24 and June 5 strong tremors (6-7 magnitude) repeated.

The earthquake in Japan occurred on March 11, 2011 at 14:46 local time with magnitude 9.0-9.1. The epicentre was 35 km deep in the Pacific Ocean. The earthquake was followed by a tsunami.