The Vrancea earthquake claims over 1500 lives.
Most of the victims were residents of Romania’s capital Bucharest.
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A devastating tsunami and earthquake occurred in the Indian Ocean.
The capital city of the Roman Empire, Constantinople, was severely damaged by an earthquake.
The Kangra earthquake in India killed over 20,000 people.
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit northern Afghanistan, which killed around 5,000 people.
The Armenian-Turkish land border opened for the first time in 35 years.
