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MAJOR EARTHQUAKES: 1970 - 1990

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February 9, 1971
Southern California - Magnitude 6.5
65 deaths

December 23, 1972
Managua, Nicaragua - Magnitude 6.2
5,000 deaths

February 4, 1976
Guatemala - Magnitude 7.9
22,000 deaths

July 27, 1977
Tangshan, China - Magnitude 7.6
250,000+ deaths

March 4, 1980
Romania - Magnitude 7.2
2,000 deaths

October 10, 1980
Algeria - Magnitude 7.7
35,000 deaths

November 23, 1981
Southern Italy - Magnitude 7.2
3,000 deaths

June 11, 1982
Southern Iran - Magnitude 6.9
3,000 deaths

December 13, 1983
Yemen - Magnitude 6.0
28,000 deaths.

October 30, 1985
Turkey - Magnitude 6.0
1,342 deaths

September 19, 1989
Mexico - Magnitude 7.0
10,000 deaths

December 7, 1989
Armenia - Magnitude 6.9
25,000 deaths

October 17, 1989
Northern California - Magnitude 7.1
67 deaths

June 20, 1990
Iran - Magnitude 7.7
40,000 deaths

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