<page_title> List of natural disasters by death toll </page_title> <section_title> Ten deadliest natural disasters since 1900 </section_title> <table> <cell> 1976 Tangshan earthquake <col_header> Event* </col_header> </cell> <cell> 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami <col_header> Event* </col_header> </cell> </table>
The 2004 earthquake and tsunami and the 1976 Tangshan earthquake were the deadliest natural disasters.