JULY 27th, 1976
Tangshan, China: 7.5 quake, 655,000 killed
DECEMBER 26th, 2004
Sumatra, Indonesia:
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9.1 quake and tsunami kills 227,898 across Pacific region
JANUARY 12th, 2010
Haiti: 7.0 quake, 222,570 killed
MAY 12th, 2008
Sichuan, China: 7.9 quake, 87,587 killed
OCTOBER 8th, 2005
Pakistan: 7.6 quake, 80,361 killed
MAY 31st, 1970
Chimbote, Peru:
7.9 quake, 70,000 people killed
JUNE 20th, 1990
Manjil, Iran: 7.4 quake, 40,000 killed
DECEMBER 26th, 2003
Bam, Iran: 6.6 quake, 31,000 killed
JANUARY 26th, 2001
Gujarat, India: 7.7 quake, 20,023 killed
AUGUST 17th, 1999
Izmit, Turkey: 7.6 quake, 17,118 killed
SEPTEMBER 30th, 1993
Latur, India: 6.2 quake, 9,748 killed
JANUARY 16th, 1995
Kobe, Japan: 6.9 quake, 5,530 killed