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Magnitude 9.0 Sumatra-Andaman Islands Earthquake

Deadliest Earthquakes ■ 1. 1556 Jan 23, Senshi, China, 830,000 casualties (M=~8.0) ■ 2. 2004 Dec 26, Off west coast of N-Sumatra, ■ 3. ■ 4. ■ 5. 6. between 228,000 and 310,000 casualties (M=9.0) 1976 July 27, Tangshan, China, 255,000 casualties (M=7.5) 1780 Feb 28, Iran, 200,000 casualties (M=?) 1920 Dec 16, China, Gansu, 200,000 casualties (M=8.6) 1927 May 22, Tsinghai, China, 200,000 casualties (M=7.9) 7. 1923 Sept 1, Japan Kanto (Tokyo fire), 143,000 casualties (M=7.9) ■ 8. 1948 Oct 5, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 110,000 casualties (M=7.3) UMR

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