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Earthquakes of history

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  • 1920 Haiyuan earthquake

    1920 Haiyuan earthquake

    Magnitude: 7.8
    Casualties: 235,502
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  • Irpinia earthquake

    Irpinia earthquake

    The 1930 Irpinia earthquake occurred at 00:08, on 23 July 1930. It had a magnitude of 6.6 and caused 1,404 deaths
  • The 1940 Vrancea earthquake

    The 1940 Vrancea earthquake

    The magnitude was 7.4 or 7.7.
    The eartquake killed 1000+ people and injured 4000
  • The 1950 Asssam - Tibet earthquake

    The 1950 Asssam - Tibet earthquake

    The magnitude was 8.6.
  • The 1960 Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean Earthquake

    The 1960 Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean Earthquake

    Magnitude was 9.5.
    Casualties 2,230 - 6,000.
  • The 1970 Ancash earthquake or Great Peruvian Earthquake

    The 1970 Ancash earthquake or Great Peruvian Earthquake

    Magnitude: 7.8 Richter scale.
    Casualties: 100,000 confirmed (75,000 dead and 25,000 missing) and 200,000 injured
  • The 1980 Irpinia earthquake

    The 1980 Irpinia earthquake

    Casualties: 2,914 dead, > 10,000 injured
    Magnitude: 6.89
  • The 1990 Luzon earthquake

    The 1990 Luzon earthquake

    Magnitude: 7.8 Casualties: 1,621
  • The 2000 Baku earthquake

    The 2000 Baku earthquake

    Casualties: 26 dead
    Magnitude: 7.0.
  • Earthquake of Haiti

    Earthquake of Haiti

    HaitiIn 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne, approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.[4][5] By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or mated three million people were affected by the quake;[7] the Haitian government reported that an estimated 316,000 people had di