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Japan Earthquake and tsunami of 1923
This earth quake is a magnitude 7.9 and minutes after the earth quake hit a 40 foot tsunami harmed thousands of people. The death toll from this earth quake and tsunami is 144,000 people. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-japan-earthquake-of-1923-1764539/ -
1932 Gansu China Earthquake
On the 26 of December a magnitude 7.6 quake hit Gansu china. The devastating natural disaster killed 70,000 people. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2014/8/4/earthquake-kills-hundreds-in-southwest-china -
1948 earthquake in Ashgabat Turkey
The earthquake in Turkey was a 7.3-magnitude quake. During this earthquake around 110,000 people died because of this natural disaster. https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/1554271.html -
1970 Peruvian Earthquake
The earthquake in Peru in the year 1970 registered as a magnitude 7.7 quake. This earthquake ended up killing around 70,000 people. https://amcmuseum.org/history/peruvian-earthquake/ -
Tangshan earthquake In China
The Tangshan Earthquake is the most deadly earthquake. The 7.5 magnitude earth quake killed around 242,000 people. https://www.britannica.com/event/Tangshan-earthquake-of-1976 -
Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
of the coast of Sumatra Island and earth quake hit 150 miles away in the water. The Earthquake created a tsunami that killed around 230,00 people. https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2004-indian-ocean-earthquake-tsunami-facts#:~:text=Approximately%20230%2C000%20people%20died%20in,23%2C000%20Hiroshima%2Dtype%20atomic%20bombs. -
Kashmir earthquake of 2005
This earthquake that took place in Kashmir Pakistan killed around 79,000 people. The earthquake that struck at 8:50 AM was a magnitude 7.6 quake. https://www.britannica.com/event/Kashmir-earthquake-of-2005 -
2008 Sichuan China Earthquake
The earthquake that struck Sichuan China was a magnitude 8 quake. This earth quake also resulted in 70,000 deaths. https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2018/05/10-years-since-the-devastating-2008-sichuan-earthquake/560066/ -
Haiti earthquake
A magnitude 7 earth quake lasting 35 seconds hit Haiti. The earthquake only lasted for a little over half a minute but it killed 200,000 to 220,000 people. https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/01/1109632 -
2023 Turkey and Syria earthquake
During this earthquake in Turkey and Syria 55,000 people died because of the destruction. The earthquake in 2023 was a magnitude 7.8 quake. https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/2023-turkey-and-syria-earthquake-faqs