By The Associated Press
Some of the
major earthquakes this century that caused significant loss of
life:
--Jan. 26, 2001; India; magnitude 7.9; at least 6,000 killed.
Estimates put death toll as high as 15,000.
--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, Tajikistan, magnitude 6.9,
As many as 5,000 killed.
--May 10, 1997; Northern Iran; magnitude 7.1; 1,500 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 to 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 to 8.2; 240,000
killed.
--Feb. 4, 1976; Guatemala; magnitude 7.5; 22,778 killed.
--Dec. 26, 1939; Erzincan province, Turkey; magnitude 7.9; 33,000
killed.
--Jan. 24, 1939; Chillan, Chile; magnitude 8.3; 28,000 killed.
--Sept. 1, 1923; Tokyo-Yokohama, Japan; magnitude 8.3; at least
140,000 killed.
--Dec. 16, 1920; Gansu, China; magnitude 8.6; At least 100,000
killed.
--Aug. 16, 1906; Valparaiso, Chile; magnitude 8.6; 20,000 killed.
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