10: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Oct. 5, 1948
7.3 magnitude, 110,000 casualties
9: Kanto, Japan, Sept. 1, 1923
7.9 magnitude, 142,800 deaths
8: Ardabil, Iran, March. 23, 893
Magnitude unknown 150,000 casualties
7: Haiyuan, Ningxia , China, Dec. 16, 1920
7.8 magnitude, about 200,000 casualties.
6: Damghan, Iran, Dec. 22, 856
Magnitude unknown, about 200,000 casualties
5: Haiti, Jan 12, 2010
Magnitude 7.0 222,570 casualties
4: Sumatra, Indonesia, Dec. 26, 2004
Magnitude 9.1, 227,898 casualties
3: Aleppo, Syria, Aug. 9, 1138
Magnitude unknown 230,000 casualties.
2: Tangshan, China, July 27, 1976
Magnitude 7.5 655,000 casualties
1: Shensi, China, Jan. 23, 1556
Magnitude 8 830,000 casualties
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