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World—Geography—World Geography—EarthquakesDeadliest Earthquakes on Record(50,000 deaths or more) Date | Location | Deaths | Magnitude |
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Jan. 23, 1556 | Shansi, China | 830,000 | n.a. | Dec. 26, 2004 | off west coast of northern Sumatra | 225,000+ | 9.0 | July 27, 1976 | Tangshan, China | 255,0001 | 8.0 | Aug. 9, 1138 | Aleppo, Syria | 230,000 | n.a. | May 22, 1927 | near Xining, China | 200,000 | 8.3 | Dec. 22, 8562 | Damghan, Iran | 200,000 | n.a. | Dec. 16, 1920 | Gansu, China | 200,000 | 8.6 | March 23, 8932 | Ardabil, Iran | 150,000 | n.a. | Sept. 1, 1923 | Kwanto, Japan | 143,000 | 8.3 | Oct. 5, 1948 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, USSR | 110,000 | 7.3 | Dec. 28, 1908 | Messina, Italy | 70,000– 100,0003 | 7.5 | Sept. 1290 | Chihli, China | 100,000 | n.a. | Nov. 1667 | Shemakha, Caucasia | 80,000 | n.a. | Nov. 18, 1727 | Tabriz, Iran | 77,000 | n.a. | Nov. 1, 1755 | Lisbon, Portugal | 70,000 | 8.7 | Dec. 25, 1932 | Gansu, China | 70,000 | 7.6 | May 31, 1970 | Peru | 66,000 | 7.8 | 12684 | Silicia, Asia Minor | 60,000 | n.a. | Jan. 11, 1693 | Sicily, Italy | 60,000 | n.a. | May 30, 1935 | Quetta, Pakistan | 30,000– 60,000 | 7.5 | Feb. 4, 1783 | Calabria, Italy | 50,000 | n.a. | June 20, 1990 | Iran | 50,000 | 7.7 |
Source: National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey. Data compiled from several sources.
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