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May 13, 2008 2:05 PM

Tangshan, China

May 11, 2008

At a magnitude of 7.9, the violent earthquake that shook China's Sichuan province was as powerful as the most destructive quake recorded last century: in Tangshan, China, in 1976, when 240,000 were...

Terremoto de Tarapaca

Jun 13, 2005

Tuvo una magnitud de 7,9 grados en la escala de Richter y su epicentro se ubicó a 115 kilómetros al noreste de la ciudad de Iquique, en el interior de la I Región de Tarapacá, Chile. El origen de...

Ankara, Turkey - Magnitude 7.8; 14,000+ people killed

Aug 16, 1999

More than 14,000 people were killed in this massive earthquake and many more were left homeless since many buildings were uninhabitable. Thousands of families in the region have been living in tent...

Kobe, Japan - Magnitude 6.8; 5,530 people killed

Jan 15, 1995

The Great Kobe Quake as it is called, killed 5,530 people, injured another 37,000. There was extensive damage in the Kobe area and on the island of Awajishima with more than 200,000 buildings damag...

Northridge, CA - Magnitude 6.8; 60 people killed

Jan 16, 1994

In addition to killing 60 people, this early morning quake injured more than 7,000 people and left 20,000 homeless. More than 40,000 buildings were damaged in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, and San ...

Armenia, USSR - Magnitude 6.8; 25,000 people killed

Dec 6, 1988

About 19,000 people were injured and 500,000 left homeless in the Leninakan-Spitak-Kirovakan area of northern Armenia, USSR. More than 20 towns and 342 villages were affected, 58 of them destroyed ...

Mexico City, Mexico - Magnitude 8.1; 9,500 people killed

Sep 18, 1985

Felt by almost 20 million people, this devastating earthquake injured nearly 30,000 people and left more than 100,000 people homeless. Severe damage was caused in parts of Mexico City, as well as s...

Tangshan, China - Magnitude 8.0; 255,000 people killed

Jul 26, 1976

This is probably the greatest death toll from an earthquake in the last four centuries, and the second greatest in recorded history. An additional 800,000 people were reported injured. Damage exten...

Agadir, Morocco - Magnitude 5.9; 12,500 people killed

Feb 28, 1960

Although smaller in size seismically than other historical earthquakes, the 1960 Agadir quake still caused tremendous damage. Occuring directly under the town of Agadir, Morocco, it reduced the tow...

Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan - Magnitude 8.3; 143,000 people killed

Aug 31, 1923

The 1923 earthquake was one of Japan's worst natural disasters. The ground shook for five minutes as the Sagami Bay Fault ruptured. Thousands of buildings collapsed and a tsunami measuring 36 feet ...

Kansu, China - Magnitude 8.5; 200,000 people killed

Dec 15, 1920

The Kansu region had been earthquake-free for 280 years before this disastrous quake struck. A great deal of the damage was due largely to poor soil conditions throughout the province with intense ...

San Francisco, CA - Magnitude 8.3; 700 people killed

Apr 17, 1906

Most of San Francisco lay in ruins after movement along 270 miles (430 kilometers) of California's San Andreas fault generated an 8.3 earthquake. However, it was the post-quake fire, which swept th...

Lisbon, Portugal - Magnitude: 8.6; 60,000 people killed

Oct 31, 1755

Most of Lisbon's 250,000 inhabitants were at church for All Saints' Day when the first quake struck at 9:40 a.m. on November 1, 1755. It was followed by an even more powerful tremor, which sent bui...

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benagarr at May 14, 2008 12:18:18 PM
scary!
benagarr at Jun 19, 2008 12:22:05 PM
where's the 1989 Nor cal earthquake!??!


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