Earthquake fatalities and potency

Abstract We have compiled a new catalogue of earthquake fatalities for the world, covering period 856 BC to March 2022, listing 2795 reports. estimate that reporting fatal earthquakes is complete events with more than 16 since 1927. The total number recorded 8,336,526. 117 countries reported at least one fatality or more. 77 and 52 100 1000 fatalities, respectively. Caution has be exercised in estimating what disasters are store given country because 95 year high quality recording about an order magnitude shorter return times great earthquakes. Nevertheless, we introduce potency country, defined as sum divided by it took accumulate them, which equals average disaster size units per event. Potency listed based on all known also those Both lists their shortcomings, but provide estimates future likely particular country. For rescue purposes, important realize small earthquake, M 5 ± 0.5, can cause significant numbers fatalities.