Deadliest earthquakes around the world

JULY 27th, 1976

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