Deadliest Earthquakes of the Last 100 Years

Name the country in which each of these earthquakes occurred.
If the country no longer exists, enter the country currently in its location
"Name" is how the event is referenced, i.e. "The [Name] Earthquake"
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Last updated: April 22, 2014
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Estimated Death Toll
Magnitude
Name
Year
Answer
650,000-779,000
7.8
Tangshang
1976
China
316000
7.0
Haiti
2010
Haiti
273400
7.8
Haiyuan
1920
China
230000
9.1 - 9.3
Indian Ocean
2004
Indonesia
142807
7.9
Great Kanto
1923
Japan
110000
7.3
Ashgabat
1948
Turkmenistan
100000
7.9 - 8.0
Ancash
1970
Peru
100000
7.6
Kashmir
2005
Pakistan
87587
7.9
Sichuan
2008
China
60000
7.7
Balochistan
1935
Pakistan
50000
7.4
Manjil-Rudbar
1990
Iran
40900
7.6
Gulang
1927
China
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