TABLE 2
MAJOR EARTHQUAKES: 1970 - 1990
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02-09-71
Southern California - Magnitude 6.5
65 deaths
12-23-72
Managua, Nicaragua - Magnitude 6.2
5,000 deaths
02-04-76
Guatemala - Magnitude 7.9
22,000 deaths
07-27-77
Tangshan, China - Magnitude 7.6
250,000+ deaths
03-04-80
Romania - Magnitude 7.2
2,000 deaths
10-10-80
Algeria - Magnitude 7.7
35,000 deaths
11-23-81
Southern Italy - Magnitude 7.2
3,000 deaths
06-11-82
Southern Iran - Magnitude 6.9
3,000 deaths
12-13-83
Yemen - Magnitude 6.0
28,000 deaths.
10-30-85
Turkey - Magnitude 6.0
1,342 deaths
09-19-89
Mexico - Magnitude 7.0
10,000 deaths
12-07-89
Armenia - Magnitude 6.9
25,000 deaths
10-17-89
Northern California - Magnitude 7.1
67 deaths
06-20-90
Iran - Magnitude 7.7
40,000 deaths
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