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SCIENCE / GEOLOGY
List: Top Ten Deadliest Earthquakes in Modern History
Date: up to 2005
Source: US Geological Survey
Base: All earthquakes since 1900
Notes: The concept of 'deadliest' is here measured by the estimated number of total fatalities caused by both the earthquake itself and subsequent events, such as tsunamis, disease etc.
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Date
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Location
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Fatalities (000)
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Magnitude
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1976
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China - Tangshan
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255
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7.5
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1927
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China - Xining
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205
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n.a.
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1920
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China - Gansu
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200
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8.6
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1923
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Japan - Kwanto
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145
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n.a.
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2004
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Indonesia - Banda Aceh
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140
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8.9
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1948
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Turkmenistan
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110
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7.3
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1908
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Italy - Messina
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85
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7.2
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1932
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China - Gansu
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70
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7.6
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1970
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Peru
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65
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7.9
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1935
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Pakistan - Quetta
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45
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7.5
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