Major earthquakes around the world during the past 50 years

Major earthquakes around the world during the past 50 years

.c The Associated Press

Major earthquakes around the world in last 50 years:

Oct. 8, 2005: Pakistani Kashmir; magnitude 7.6; more than 1,700 killed.

March 28, 2005: Sumatra, Indonesia; magnitude 8.7; up to 1,000 killed.

Dec. 26, 2004: Sumatra, Indonesia; magnitude 9.0; more than 176,000 people
killed in 11 countries from earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

Dec. 26, 2003: Bam, Iran; magnitude 6.5; more than 26,000 killed.

May 21, 2003: Northern Algeria; magnitude 6.8; nearly 2,300 killed.

March 25, 2002: Northern Afghanistan; magnitude 5.8; up to 1,000 killed.

Jan. 26, 2001: India; magnitude 7.9; at least 2,500 killed. Estimates put
death toll as high as 13,000.

Sept. 21, 1999: Taiwan; magnitude 7.6; 2,400 killed.

Aug. 17, 1999: Western Turkey; magnitude 7.4; 17,000 killed.

Jan. 25, 1999: Western Colombia; magnitude 6; 1,171 killed.

May 30, 1998: Northern Afghanistan and Tajikistan; magnitude 6.9; as many as
5,000 killed.

Jan. 17, 1995: Kobe, Japan; magnitude 7.2; more than 6,000 killed.

Sept. 30, 1993: Latur, India; magnitude 6.0; as many as 10,000 killed.

June 21, 1990: Northwest Iran; magnitude 7.3-7.7; 50,000 killed.

Dec. 7, 1988: Northwest Armenia; magnitude 6.9; 25,000 killed.

Sept. 19, 1985: Central Mexico; magnitude 8.1; more than 9,500 killed.

Sept. 16, 1978: Northeast Iran; magnitude 7.7; 25,000 killed.

July 28, 1976: Tangshan, China; magnitude 7.8-8.2; 240,000 killed.

Feb. 4, 1976: Guatemala; magnitude 7.5; 22,778 killed.

Feb. 29, 1960: Southwest Atlantic coast in Morocco; magnitude 5.7; some
12,000 killed, town of Agadir destroyed.

10/08/05 12:54 EDT