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MOST DESTRUCTIVE
EARTHQUAKES OF THE 20TH CENTURY
|
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| Location |
Date
|
Magnitude |
Deaths
|
| Tangshan, China |
July
27, 1976
|
8.0
|
255,000
|
| China, near Xining |
May
22, 1927
|
8.3
|
200,000
|
| Gansu, China |
Dec.
16, 1920
|
8.6
|
200,000
|
| Kwanto, Japan |
Sept.
1, 1923
|
8.3
|
143,000
|
| Messina, Italy |
Dec.
28, 1908
|
7.5
|
70,000
to
100,000 (est.) |
| Gansu, China |
Dec.
25, 1932
|
7.6
|
70,000
|
| Peru |
May
31, 1970
|
7.8
|
66,000
|
| Pakistan, Quetta |
May
30, 1935
|
7.5
|
30,000
to 60,000 |
| Iran |
June
21, 1990
|
7.7
|
50,000
|
Source: National Earthquake Information Center, USGS