🌍 Earthquake Timeline: Magnitude vs. Human Impact

Vertical position shows magnitude, circle size and color represent fatalities

Legend - Circle Size = Fatalities, Color = Death Toll

200,000+ deaths (Catastrophic)
50,000-199,999 deaths (Very High)
10,000-49,999 deaths (High)
1,000-9,999 deaths (Significant)
100-999 deaths (Moderate)
10-99 deaths (Low)
1-9 deaths (Very Low)
Key Insights:
• Height = Earthquake magnitude
• Size & Color = Number of fatalities
• Orange = More deaths, Yellow = Fewer deaths
• Yellow curve = Cumulative death toll over time
• Large earthquakes at the top may have yellow colors if few died
9.5
Largest Magnitude
(Chile 1960)
830K
Most Deaths
(Shaanxi 1556)
40+
Major Earthquakes
(7.0+ shown)
$360B
Costliest Disaster
(Japan 2011)