A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit northern Afghanistan, which killed around 5,000 people.
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Avezzano earthquake claimed 30,000 lives in Italy.
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Agadir, Morocco, wiped out a third of the city's population.
The estimated magnitude 8.0 earthquake caused the island of Crete to rise 30 feet (9 meters) above sea level.
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Western Turkey, killing 1,070 people.
Up to 20,000 people were killed in an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela.
