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This paper aims to explore the disaster characteristics in modern history of Seoul. Seoul has experienced two extreme changes during the past 80 years; drastic improvement of urban lives’ quality and sufferings of natural disasters’ risk. The results of this study argue that frequency and intensity of extremely natural events in Seoul are increasing, entailing a heavy loss. The citizens of Seoul suffered from the prevalence of epidemics right after Korean War, whereas improvements of hygienic conditions reduced outbreaks of contagious diseases. Also this study found the causes shift of fires, which means that the frequency of electric fire exceed that of oil fire due to industrialization and urbanization.