The ten deadliest earthquakes since 1900
Year - Epicentre - Magnitude - Deaths
1. 1976 -Tangshan ,China -7.8- 6,50,000
2. 2004 -Sumatra -9.1- 2,80,000
3. 1920 -Gansu,China - 7.8 - 2,00,000
4. 1927-Tsinghai,China-7.9-2,00,000
5. 1923-Tokyo ,Japan-7.9-1,43,000
6. 1948-Turkmenisthan-7.3-1,10,000
7. 1908-Messina ,Italy-7.2-1,00,000
8. 2005-Kashmir/Pakisthan-7.6-80,000
9. 1932-Gansu,China-7.6-70,000
10. 1935-Quetta,Pakisthan-7.5-60,000
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