Table 8--1

Earthquakes in the 20th Century that Caused More Than 10,000 Deaths.

Year                      Location (Magnitude)                                                   No. Killed

1985                      Mexico City, Mexico (M 8.1 and 7.3)                          10,000

1994                      India (M 6.4)                                                               10,000

1960                      Agadir, Morocco (M 5.9)                                            12,000

1968                      Dasht-i-Biyaz, Iran (M 7.3)                                          12,000

1962                      Buyin Zhara, Iran (M 7.3)                                             12,225

1917                      Indonesia (M 7.0+)                                                      15,000

1978                      Tabas, Iran  (M 7.7)                                                     18,200

1905                      Kangra, India  (M 8.6)                                                 19,000

1948                      Ashkabad, USSR (M 7.3)                                            19,800

1974                      China (M 6.8)                                                               20,000

1976                      Guatemala City (M 7.5)                                                 23,000

1988                      Armenia, USSR  (M 6.9)                                               25,000

1935                      Quetta, Pakistan  (M 7.5)                                             25,000

1923                      Concepcion, Chile  (M 8.3)                                          25,000

1939                      Chillán, Chile  (M 8.3)                                                  28,000

1915                      Avezzano, Italy  (M 7.5)                                               32,610

1939                      Erzincan, Turkey   (M 8.0)                                            32,700

1990                      Iran  (M 7.7)                                                                40,000

1927                      Tsinghai, China  (M 8.0)                                               40,912

1908                      Messina, Italy  (M 7.5)                                                 58,000

1970                      Ankash, Peru  (M 8.3)                                                  66,794

1923                      Kanto, Japan  (M 8.3)                                                 142,807

1920                      Kansu, China (M 8.5)                                                  200,000

1976                      Tangshan, China  (M 7.8)                                             242,000

Total:                                                                                Approximately 1,500,000