| 23-01, 1556 | China, Shanxi | 830.000 | 8,0 | |
| 26-12, 2004 | Indonesia, Sumatra | 283.106 | 9.0 | Deaths from earthquake & tsunami. |
| 27-07, 1976 | China, Tangshan | 255.000 | 7.5 | Estimated death toll 655.000. |
| 09-08, 1138 | Syria, Aleppo | 230.000 | ? | |
| 22-05, 1927 | China, Xining | 200.000 | 7.9 | Large fractures |
| 22-12, 1856 | Iran, Damghan | 200.000 | ? | |
| 16-12, 1920 | China, Gansu | 200.000 | 7.8 | Major fractures, landslides. |
| 23-03, 1893 | Iran, Ardabil | 150.000 | ? | |
| 01-09, 1923 | Japan, Kanto | 143.000 | 7.9 | Great Tokyo fire. |
| 05-10, 1948 | USSR - Turkmenistan | 110.000 | 7.3 | |
| 28-12, 1908 | Italy, Messina | 70.000 | 7.2 | Tsunami. Estimated death 100.000 |
| ?-09, 1290 | China, Chihli | 100.000 | ? | |
| ?-11, 1667 | Caucasia, Shemakha | 80.000 | ? | |
| 18-11, 1727 | Iran, Tabriz | 77.000 | ? | |
| 01-11, 1755 | Portugal, Lisbon | 70.000 | 8.7 | Great tsunami. |
| 25-12, 1932 | China, Gansu | 70.000 | 7.6 | |
| 31-05, 1970 | Peru | 66.000 | 7.9 | Rock slides, floods. |
| ?- ?, 1268 | Asia Minor, Silicia | 60.000 | ? | |
| 11-01, 1693 | taly, Sicily | 60.000 | ? | |
| 30-05, 1935 | Pakistan, Quetta | 30.000 | 7.5 | Estimated death toll 60.000 |
| 04-02, 1783 | Italy, Calabria | 50.000 | ? | |
| 20-06, 1990 | Iran | 50.000 | 7.7 | Landslides. |
Friday, November 21, 2008
Worst Earthquakes
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