Location	Date	Deaths	Magnitude
1. Shansi, China	01-23-1556	830,000	8.0
2. Tangshan, CHina	07-27-1976	255,00	7.5
3. Aleppo, Syria	08-09-1138	230,000	-
4. Sumatra	12-26-2004	225,000	9.0
5. Damghan, Iran	12-22-0856	200,000	-
6. Tsinghai, China	05-22-1927	200,000	7.9
7. Gansu, China	12-16-1920	200,000	7.8
8. Ardabil, Iran	03-23-0893	150,000	-
9. Kwanto, Japan	09-01-1923	143,000	7.9
10. Ashgabat, USSR	10-05-1948	110,000	7.3