Between 20,000 and 40,000 people died in a magnitude eight earthquake in Erzincan, Turkey.
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Thirty thousand lives were lost after a major earthquake shook Lisbon.
The Charleston earthquake occurred, making it one of the most devastating to affect the US East Coast.
A 6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia, killed 25,000-50,000 people and left up to 500,000 homeless.
The Kangra earthquake in India killed over 20,000 people.
A 9.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in Alaska.
