The capital city of the Roman Empire, Constantinople, was severely damaged by an earthquake.
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A 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti claimed 316,000 lives.
The Vrancea earthquake claims over 1500 lives.
Thirty thousand lives were lost after a major earthquake shook Lisbon.
A 7.8 earthquake hit Flores Island in Indonesia, which caused an 82-foot tsunami, killing about 2,500 people.
Between 20,000 and 40,000 people died in a magnitude eight earthquake in Erzincan, Turkey.
