Worst Earthquakes

Worst Earthquakes
1. Chimbote, Peru: 1970 Estimated Deaths: 70,000. Richter Scale: 7.9 2. Messina, Italy: 1908 Estimated Deaths: 72,000. Richter Scale: 7.2 3. Pakistan: 2005 Estimated Deaths: 86,000. Richter Scale: 7.6 > 4. Sichuan, China: 2008 Estimated Deaths: 87,587. Richter Scale: 7.9 5. Ashgabat, Turkey: 1948 Estimated Deaths: 110,000. Richter Scale: 7.3 > 6. Kanto, Japan: 1923 Estimated Deaths: 142,000 Richter Scale: 7.9 7. Haiti: 2010 Estimated Deaths: 222,570. Richter Scale: 7.1