2006 Java, Indonesia suffers a 6.3 magnitue earthquake, killing more than 6,000
2005 Earthquake in Kashmir kills approximately 80,000 people
2005 Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan suffers a 5.8 magnitude earthquake
2005 Sumatran earthquake with a magnitude of 8.7, the second largest earthquake since 1965
2005 Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes west of Kyushu Island, Japan
2004 Earthquake, greatest in over 40 years, strikes the Pacific Ocean near Sumatra, triggering a massive Indian Ocean tsunami, killing as many as 266,000 in coastal regions of Asia and Africa
2003 Earthquake kills more than 30,000 in Bam, Iran
2003 Earthquake kills at least 2,266 in northern Algeria
2002 Earthquake kills at least 260 in western Iran
2002 Earthquake kills at least 1,000 100 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan
2002 Earthquake kills at least 150 100 miles north of Kabul, Afghanistan
2001 Earthquake kills 20,000 in Bhuj, India
2001 Earthquake and landslides kill 850 in El Salvador
1999 Earthquake kills 700 in Duzce, Turkey
1999 Earthquake kills 2,295 in central Taiwan
1999 Earthquake kills 17,000 in northwest Turkey
1999 Earthquake kills about 1,185 in Armenia, Colombia
1998 Earthquake kills about 5,000 in northern Afghanistan
1998 Earthquake kills about 2,300 in northern Afghanistan
1997 Earthquake in Pakistan, kills 45
1996 Southern Mexico hit with 6.5 earthquake
1995 Earthquake hits Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people
1995 6.5 earthquake hits Greece
1995 6.4 earthquake at Trujillo, Colombia (46+ killed)
1995 7.2 earthquake destroys Kobe Japan killing 5,372 die
1995 Major earthquake kills 5,092 in Kobe Japan
1994 6.7-8.1 earthquake strikes Philippines, killing 45
1994 7.9 earthquake strikes Koerilen, flood kills 18+
1994 5.6 earthquake in Algeria, kills 171
1994 5.6 earthquake strikes South-Mexico
1994 7.8 earthquake strikes North Bolivia
1994 6.0 earthquake/avalanche destroys Toez Colombia, about 1000 killed
1994 5.9 earthquake/floods SE Java, 150+ killed
1994 6.5 earthquake strikes SE Sumatra, kills 200
1994 5.5 earthquake strikes Sumatra
1994 6.6 Earthquake hits Los Angeles killing 60, $30B in damage
1993 6.4 earthquake at Latur, India, 28,000 killed
1993 7.8 earthquake hits Hokkaido Japan, 160 killed
1993 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan, 2 die
1992 6.8-7.5 earthquake strikes Flores Island (tsunami kills 3,000)
1992 6.6 earthquake hits Colombia with no fatalities
1992 5.8 earthquake at Cairo (at least 510 die)
1992 Nicaragua struck by earthquake/floodings; 118 die
1992 6.6 earthquake in Big Bear Valley of Los Angeles
1992 6.0 earthquake in California
1992 5.5 earthquake hits Netherlands
1992 Earthquake rocks Germany
1992 570 die in a Turkish earthquake
1991 6.1-7.1 earthquake in Uttar Kashi, India, about 670 die
1991 6.0 earthquake hits southern California
1991 Earthquake in Georgia, kills 100
1991 Earthquake strikes Costa Rica and Panama, kills 95
1991 Afghanistan and Pakistan hit by earthquake, 1,200 die
1990 Heavy earthquake strikes Sicily, 18 die
1990 30 die in a (5.7) earthquake in Algeria
1990 400 die in a, 7.7, earthquake in Philippines
1990 50,000 die in a 7.6 earthquake in Iran
1990 135 die in a (6.4) earthquake in Peru
1990 Earthquake hit Peru, killing 135
1990 An earthquake hit Peru, killing 56
1990 126 die in a (6.9) earthquake in China
1989 Earthquake at Newcastle Australia, 11 die
1989 Oakland A's sweep San Francisco Giants in earthquake/BART series
1989 After a weeks delay due to earthquake, World Series game 3 is played
1989 Buck Helm found alive after being buried 4 days, in San Francisco earthquake
1989 Earthquake in San Francisco (6.9) cancels 3rd game of World Series, kills 67
1988 6.9 earthquake in Armenia, Spitak destroyed, 60,000 killed
1988 Armenian SSR rocked by earthquake, 8 on Richter scale (55,000 die)
1988 Earthquake in Armenia (>25,000 killed, 5,000,000 homeless)
1988 Widespread earthquake hits NE U.S., Canada; no damage reported
1988 China confirms earthquake death toll will rise above current 938
1988 900 die as earthquake hits China
1988 6.5 earthquake strikes India/Nepal, 1,000s killed
1987 6 killed by an earthquake measuring 6.1 in LA
1987 6.8 earthquake hits Ecuador, kills 100
1986 7.5 Earthquake strikes San Salvador, El Salvador
1985 Earthquake strikes Mexico, 2,000 killed
1985 12,000 die and 40,000 injured in Mexico's earthquake (8.1)
1983 6.7 earthquake injures 487 in Coalinga, California
1983 Earthquake in Colombia kills some 5,000 people
1982 Earthquake hits Northern Yemen; 2,000 die
1982 5.9 earthquake in New England and Canada; 1st since 1855
1978 25,000 die in 7.7 earthquake in Tabar Iran
1977 Earthquake in Romania, kills 1,541
1977 Earthquake in San Francisco, at 5.0, strongest since 1966
1976 Heavy earthquake strikes China, 1,000s die
1976 An earthquake and tidal wave in the Philippines kills up to 8,000
1976 242,000 die in Tientsin-Tangshan (China) 8.2 earthquake
1976 8.2 and 7.4 earthquake devastate Tangsha, China (240-750,000 die)
1976 8.2 Tangshan earthquake kills estimated 240,000 Chinese
1976 Earthquake in Uzbekistan: 1000's killed
1976 7.5 earthquake kills 22,778 in Guatemala and Honduras
1975 Earthquake in Pakistan, 4,000 die
1975 Heavy earthquake at Lice Turkey; 3,000 killed
1974 6.3 earthquake strikes Pakistan: 5200 killed
1972 6.25 Earthquake destroys central Managua Nicaragua, 10,000 die
1972 6.25 earthquake strikes Managua Nicaragua, 12,000+ killed
1972 7.0 earthquake kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars
1970 At 03:23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die)
1968 Earthquake destroys Ferdows Persia, 2,000 killed
1968 Earthquake kills 47 in Japan
1967 6.5 earthquake in West India, 170 killed
1967 6.5 earthquake of Kolya Dam India, kills 200
1967 Earthquake in Sicily kills 231
1966 Earthquake strikes Varko Turkey: 2,400 killed
1965 Earthquake hits Seattle; 5 die
1964 9.2 earthquake shakes Prince William Sound, Alaska
1964 Earthquake strikes Alaska, 8.4 on Richter scale, 118 die
1963 Skopje, Yugoslavia, destroyed by earthquake, kills 1,000+
1962 12,000 die in an earthquake in western Iran
1960 Earthquake in NE Belgium
1960 Heavy earthquake strikes South Persia, 500 killed
1960 Earthquake at Havre, Belgium
1960 Earthquake kills 1/3 of Agadir Morocco population (12,000) in 15 sec
1957 Heavy earthquake strikes Colombia
1957 8.1 earthquake shakes Andreanof Islands, Alaska
1956 Heavy earthquake strikes Afghanistan, 400 killed
1954 Earthquake strikes Orleansville, Algeria: 1,400 killed
1954 Earthquake and tsunami ravage Aleutians, 200 killed
1953 Earthquake/tsnunami strike Honshu Japan
1953 Heavy earthquake strikes Isotope islands, 435 killed
1953 Earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die
1952 Earthquake and flood strike Kamshatka-South America
1952 7.8 earthquake shakes Kern County California, 14 killed
1951 Earthquake hits Formosa, 100 killed
1951 Earthquake at Euskirchen, Germany
1950 8.6 earthquake in India kills 20,000 to 30,000
1949 6.75 Earthquake hits Quito; about 6000 die
1946 Earthquake in South Japan, kills 1,086
1945 Victoria Principal, Fukuoka Japan, actress, Earthquake, Pamela-Dallas
1942 Richard Roundtree, actor, Shaft, Earthquake
1941 Earthquake hits Palestine
1939 Earthquake in Turkey, about 50,000 die
1939 Earthquake in East Anatolia Turkey
1939 Earthquake hits Chillan Chile, 10,000 killed
1939 30,000 killed by earthquake in Concepcion Chile
1938 8.3 earthquake shakes East of Shumagin Islands, Alaska
1938 Earthquake in Belgium
1934 8.4 earthquake in India/Nepal, 10,700 die
1933 Major earthquake in Long Beach, California
1933 Most powerful earthquake in 180 years hit Japan
1932 Earthquake kills 70,000 in Kansu China
1932 Heavy earthquake ravages Kansu China, 70,000 killed
1932 Earthquake at Uden Netherlands
1931 Earthquake devastate Managua Nicaragua, kills 2,000
1930 690 earthquake shocks recorded in 1 day (Ito Japan)
1930 Earthquake strikes Ariano Italy, 1,500 killed
1927 Earthquake hits Palestine
1927 8.3 earthquake strikes Nan-Shan China, 200,000 killed
1927 Earthquake measuring 8 on Richter scale strikes Tango, Japan
1924 Kenchoji Rinzai temple in Kamakur Japan, heavily damaged by earthquake
1923 7.9 earthquake strikes Tokyo and Yokohama, kills 142,000
1921 Mario Puzo, New York City, novelist, Godfather, Cotton Club, Earthquake
1920 8.6 earthquake destroys 15,000 miles (Kansu China); Over 180,000 die
1915 7.8 earthquake shakes Pleasant Valley Nevada
1915 Earthquake in Avezzano Italy kills 29,800
1908 Earthquake strikes Messina, Italy; 80,000 die
1908 Messina, Italy struck by an earthquake (nearly 80,000 died)
1906 8.6 earthquake destroys Valparaiso Chile, fire kills 20,000
1906 8.25 earthquake shakes San Francisco California
1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire kills nearly 4,000 and destroys 75% of city
1906 Strongest instrumentally recorded earthquake, Colombia, 8.6 Richter
1905 Earthquake in Kangra India, kills 20,000
1902 Santa Maria Guatemala hit by Earthquake; about 6,000 die
1902 Earthquake destroys Turkish city of Tochangri
1900 8.3 earthquake shakes Cape Yakataga, Alaska
1899 8.3 earthquake shakes Yakutat Bay, Alaska
1887 French/Italian Riviera struck by Earthquake; 2,000 die
1886 1st major earthquake recorded in eastern U.S., at Charleston SC, 110 die
1876 Tsunami's after earthquake floods NE coast of Japan, kills 28,000
1872 7.8 earthquake shakes Owens Valley, California
1868 Severe earthquake at 7:53 AM, centered in Hayward, California
1865 Earthquake in Santa Cruz Mountains
1857 Earthquake in Naples, Italy
1857 Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107,000 die
1857 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon California
1854 San Salvador destroyed by earthquake
1839 Earthquake at Martinique destroys half of Port Royal-700 die
1837 Earthquake in southern Syria kills thousands
1835 Concepcion, Chile destroyed by earthquake; 5,000 die
1828 6.8 earthquake strikes Echigo Japan, 30,000 killed
1822 Antioch Syria, hit by Earthquake; about 20,000 die
1812 Earthquake destroys Caracas, Venezuela
1812 Earthquake destroys 90% of Caracas; about 20,000 die
1812 U.S. passes 1st foreign aid bill (aids Venezuela earthquake vicitims)
1812 8.2 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri
1812 7.8 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri
1811 8.0 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri
1811 Earthquake hits New Madrid, Missouri
1811 Earthquake in Missouri caused the Mississippi River to flow backwards
1805 Naples/Calabria struck by Earthquake; about 26,000 die
1797 Earthquake in Quito, Ecuador kills 41,000
1759 Earthquake in Safed Palestine kills hundred
1755 Lisbon earthquake kills more than 50,000
1750 Minor earthquake in London
1746 Peruvian cities of Lima and Callao demolished by earthquake, 18,000 die
1737 Earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys of Calcutta India
1731 Beijing hit by Earthquake; about 100,000 die
1727 Severe earthquake in New England
1703 Tokyo hit by Earthquake; about 37,000 die
1692 Earthquake in Porte Royale, Jamaica, kills 3,000
1689 Heavy earthquake strikes Innsbruck
1663 Earthquake in Canada
1663 Great earthquake in New England
1651 Great earthquake at Cuzco Peru
1643 Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago, Chile; kills 1/3 of population
1638 1st earthquake recorded in U.S., at Plymouth, Mass
1626 Earthquake hits Naples; 10,000 die
1624 Earthquake strikes Peru
1556 Heavy earthquake strikes Shaaxi China, kills 830,000
1556 Most deadly earthquake kills 830,000 in Shensi Province, China
1531 Earthquake in Lisbon Spain, kills 20,000-30,000
1531 Lisbon hit by Earthquake; about 30,000 die
1456 Earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die
1348 Earthquake destroys Villach, killing 5,000
1293 Earthquake strikes Kamakura Japan, 30,000 killed
1290 Earthquake in Gulf of Chili China, reportedly kills 100,000
526 Antioch struck by Earthquake; about 250,000 die
526 Earthquake kills 250,000 in Antioch, Syria
365 Alexandria hit by Earthquake; about 50,000 die
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