The Christchurch Earthquake 
This needs to be added. It was a major even world wide. It effected the stock markets on the day that it happened and become one of the biggest insurance payouts in world history. To make it more worthy many countries sent aid workers, search and rescue workers, and there was a large amount of money from overseas received. And just for the Americans, Obama even mentioned it!!! A lot of other world leaders did too. 219.89.104.245