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Date Location Dead
1556, January 23 Senshi Province, China Over 830,000
1976, July 28 Tangshan, China Over 242,000
1920, December 16 Kansu, China Over 180,000
1923, September 1 Toyko-Yokihama, Japan Over 140,000
1290, September 27 Gulf of Chihli, China 100,000
1693 Catania, Sicily and Naples, Italy 60,000 and 93,000, respectively
1667, November Shemakha, Caucasia 80,000
1908, December Messina, Italy 75,000 to 80,000
1932, December 26 Kansu, China 70,000
1970, May 31 Northern Peru 50,000 to 70,000

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