An earthquake destroyed the city of San Salvador.
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More than 69,000 people lost their lives to a magnitude 8.0 earthquake in Sichuan, China.
Thirty thousand lives were lost after a major earthquake shook Lisbon.
The estimated magnitude 8.0 earthquake caused the island of Crete to rise 30 feet (9 meters) above sea level.
A massive earthquake hits northeast Italy.
The Aleppo, Syria earthquake occurred and was one of the deadliest in history, killing around 230,000 Syrians.