Top 5 Deadliest Earthquakes
1. 655,000 dead, magnitude 7.8, Tangshan Province in China (July 28, 1976): The Chinese government reports 242,769 people died, but the death toll is likely much higher.
2. 316,000, 7, Port au Prince, Haiti (January 12, 2010): The official death toll is 316,000 people, but some estimate it’s closer to 220,000.
3. 283,000, 9.1, Andaman Islands (December 26, 2004): This is also the third strongest earthquake since 1950.
4. 87,600, 7.9,Sichuan Province in China (May 12, 2008)
5. 86,000, 7.6, Kashmir, Pakistan (October 8, 2005): Some estimate the death toll is over 87,000.
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