The earthquake/tsunami in Asia is definitely a tragedy as is every person lost. Even one victim leaves behind a gaping hole in a family.
But we should be aware of the tendency of the media to overhype eventsusly estimated.)
| 1556 | Shanshi, China | 830,000 |
| 1662 | Anhwei, China | 300,000 |
| 1693 | Catania, Sicily | 153,000 |
| 1703 | Jeddo, Japan | 200,000 |
| 1730 | Hokkaido, Japan | 137,000 |
| 1730 | Qili, China | 100,000 |
| 1737 | Calcutta, India | 300,000 |
| 1850 | Sichuan, China | 300,000 |
| 1886 | Java | 100,000 |
| 1920 | Gansu, China | 100,000 |
| 1923 | Tokyo, Japan | 142,000 |
| 1927 | Nan-Shan, China | 200,000 |
| 1976 | China | est. up to 800,000 |
It doesn’t take anything away from the current tragedy to be accurate in reporting and avoid the hype and hysteria.
