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Aug 9, 1138
Aleppo, Syria: deadly earthquake killing 230,000 people
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Sep 13, 1290
Chihli, China: Earthquake killed 100,000 people
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Jan 23, 1556
Shaanxi (Shensi) province, China, on of the most deadly earthquakes in history, 830,000 lives lost
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Shemakha, Caucasia; earthquake claiming the lives of 80,000 people
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Sicily, Italy; earthquake killed approx. 60,000 people
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Japan; tsunami caused by an earthquakes drowned approx. 30,000 people
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Tabriz, Iran; approx. 77,000 killed in earthquake
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Portugal; earthquake, fires and Atlantic tsunami leveled Lisbon and was felt as far away as South France and Africa; 70,000 killed
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Calabria, Italy; A series of 6 earthquakes over a 2 month period caused massive destruction and killed over 50,00 people.
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San Francisco; An earthquake accompnied by a fire razed more than 4 sq mi; estimates 700 to 3,000 dead or missing.
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Avezzano, Italy; 7.5 magnitude earthquake left 29,980 dead.
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Japan; 7.9 Magnitude earthquake destroys one-third of Tokyo and most of Yokohoma more than 140,000 killed
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Earthquake in Damghan, Iran, killing 200,000
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Ardabil, Iran, earthquake killed 150,000 people
