Between 20,000 and 40,000 people died in a magnitude eight earthquake in Erzincan, Turkey.
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185 people are killed during an earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.
A 7.8 earthquake hit Flores Island in Indonesia, which caused an 82-foot tsunami, killing about 2,500 people.
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake dubbed the 'Sierra Madre Earthquake' occurred in South California and caused around $40 million in damages.
A 6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia, killed 25,000-50,000 people and left up to 500,000 homeless.
The Great Hanshin earthquake hits Kobe, Japan.
