The main characteristics of the earthquake disasters in the world in 1995 are great earthquakes rocking modernized cities,causing heavy casualties and horrifying amount of economic losses, making great impact on the society.

• 1995年世界地震灾害的主要特点是大地震袭击现代化城市，人员伤亡惨重，经济损失数额惊人，杜会影响深远，是有史以来地震灾情最严重的年份之一。