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2009 Nearly 300 people are killed and 1,500 injured near L'Aquila, Italy, after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes
2008 8.0 Earthquake in southwest China kills more than 69,000 2007 7.7 Earthquake in northern Chile 2007 8.0 Earthquake in Peru kills over 500 people, injures over 1,500 2007 Earthquake in Japan damages nuclear power plan releasing 300 gallons of radioactive water 2007 8.1 earthquake triggers tsunami in the Solomon Islands 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; 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