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Top 10 Deadliest Earthquakes of the 20th Century

April 6, 2011 /

By Jennifer Rosenberg, About.com

  1. Tangshan, China
    July 28, 1976
    242,419 killed
  2. Nanshan, China
    May 22, 1927
    200,000 killed
  3. Kansu, China
    Dec. 16, 1920
    180,000 killed
  4. Messina, Italy
    Dec. 28, 1908
    160,000 killed
  5. Tokyo/Yokohama, Japan
    Sept. 1, 1923
    142,807 killed
  6. Kansu, China
    Dec. 25, 1932
    70,000 killed
  7. Yungay, Peru
    May 31, 1970
    66,800 killed
  8. Quetta, India
    May 30, 1935
    50,000-60,000 killed
  9. Armenia
    Dec. 7, 1988
    over 55,000 killed
  10. Iran
    June 21, 1990
    over 40,000 killed

 

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