Top 10 deadliest earthquake in the world
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Latest 10 years deadliest
| No | Location | Date | Scale |
| 1 | Chile | 22-May-1960 | 9.5 |
| 2 | Prince William Sound, Alaska | 28-Mar-1964 | 9.2 |
| 3 | Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands | 9-Mar-1957 | 9.1 |
| 4 | Kamchatka | 4-Nov-1952 | 9 |
| 5 | Off western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia | 26-Dec-2004 | 9 |
| 6 | Off the coast of Ecuador | 31-Jan-1906 | 8.8 |
| 7 | Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands | 4-Feb-1965 | 8.7 |
| 8 | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia | 28-Mar-2005 | 8.7 |
| 9 | India-China border | 15-Aug-1950 | 8.6 |
| 10 | Kamchatka | 3-Feb-1923 | 8.5 |
Latest 10 years deadliest
| No | Location | Date | Scale | Fatalities |
| 1 | Southern Sumatera, Indonesia | 12-Sep-2007 | 8.4 | 9 |
| 2 | Near the Coast of Central Peru | 15-Aug-2007 | 8 | 514 |
| 3 | Kuril Islands | 15-Nov-2006 | 8.3 | 0 |
| 4 | Java, Indonesia | 26-May-2006 | 6.3 | 5,749 |
| 5 | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia | 28-Mar-2005 | 8.6 | 1,313 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 8-Oct-2005 | 7.6 | 80,361 |
| 7 | Off West Coast of Northern Sumatra | 26-Dec-2004 | 9.1 | 227,898 |
| 8 | Hokkaido, Japan Region | 25-Sep-2003 | 8.3 | 0 |
| 9 | Southeastern Iran | 26-Dec-2003 | 6.6 | 31,000 |
| 10 | Central Alaska | 3-Nov-2002 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 11 | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | 25-Mar-2002 | 6.1 | 1,000 |
| 12 | Near Coast of Peru | 23-Jun-2001 | 8.4 | 138 |
| 13 | India | 26-Jan-2001 | 7.7 | 20,023 |
| 14 | New Ireland Region, P.N.G. | 16-Nov-2000 | 8 | 2 |
| 15 | Southern Sumatera, Indonesia | 4-Jun-2000 | 7.9 | 103 |
| 16 | Taiwan | 20-Sep-1999 | 7.7 | 2,297 |
| 17 | Turkey | 17-Aug-1999 | 7.6 | 17,118 |
| 18 | Balleny Islands Region | 25-Mar-1998 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 19 | Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region | 30-May-1998 | 6.6 | 4,000 |
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