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The deadliest earthquakes in history

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Sunday, August 24, 2014
Tangshan, China 1976. Magnitude 7.5. Deaths: 240,000+
Sumatra, Indonesia 2004. Magnitude 9.1. Deaths: 227,898.
Port-au-Prince, Haiti 2010. Magnitude: 7.0. Deaths: 100,000-316,000.
Sendai, Japan 2011. Magnitude 8.9. Deaths: 15,889.
Valdivia, Chile 1960. Magnitude: 9.5. Deaths: up to 6,000.
Bio-bio, Chile 2010. Magnitude 8.8. Deaths: 525.
Prince William Sound, Alaska 1964. Magnitude 9.2. Deaths: 139.
Tangshan, China 1976. Magnitude 7.5. Deaths: 240,000+
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California's Bay Area is recovering from the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that struck early morning August 24th. The state is well-acquainted with abrupt seismic activity, but there are many regions across the globe who've suffered catastrophic damage and deaths from earthquakes. Check out the gallery above for the deadliest earthquakes in history.

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