10 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950
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.
6. 70,000, 7.9, Ancash, Peru (May 31, 1970): Of the 70,000, 50,000 were confirmed dead and 20,000 are missing and presumed dead.
7. 50,000, 7.4, Manjil-Rudbar, Iran (June 20, 1990): The death toll is between 40,000 and 50,000.
8. 34,000, 6.6, Bam, Iran, (December 26, 2003): The government released official deaths in 2020.
9. 25,000, 6.8, Spitak, Armenia (December 7, 1988)
10. 23,000, 7.6, Los Amates, Guatemala (February 4, 1976)

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