Major Disasters Of The 20th Century: Earthquakes

 20th Century Earthquakes

Following news reports about the earthquake that struck northern Syria and Turkey killing more than 4,300 people as reported by the BBC World News, we are reminded of some sad earthquake events of the 20th century.

The 20th century was a century of earthquakes, and thanks to development of the news media, all mankind is very much aware of the devastation they have caused. To mention just a few:

1. January 13, 1915, an earthquake in Italy took the  lives of 32,610 people.

2. 1920 saw 200,000 people die in an earthquake in China

3. In 1923, some 99,300 died in a quake in Japan.

4. In 1935 , another quake killed 25,000 in what is now Pakistan.

5.  32,700 died in Turkey in 1939.

6. There were 66,800 fatalities in an earthquake in Peru in 1970.

7. In 1976, some 240,000 died in Tangshan, China.

8. In 1988, 25,000 died in a powerful earthquake in Armenia.

Surely earthquakes in one place after another.