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Estimated Deaths from Earthquakes,
2007
| Date |
Region |
Magnitude |
Number
killed |
| Jan. 21 |
Molucca Sea |
7.5 |
4 |
| March 6 |
Southern Sumatra, Indonesia |
6.4 |
67 |
| March 25 |
Near the west coast of Honshu,
Japan |
6.7 |
1 |
| April 1 |
Solomon Islands |
8.1 |
54 |
| June 2 |
Yunnan, China |
6.1 |
3 |
| July 16 |
Near the west coast of Honshu,
Japan |
6.6 |
9 |
| July 21 |
Tajikistan |
5.2 |
12 |
| Aug. 2 |
Tatar Strait, Russia |
6.2 |
2 |
| Aug. 15 |
coast of central Peru |
8.0 |
519 |
| Sept. 13 |
Sumatra, Indonesia |
8.4 |
25 |
| Nov. 14 |
South America |
7.7 |
2 |
| Nov. 25 |
Sumbawa region, Indonesia |
6.5 |
3 |
| Nov. 29 |
Martinique region, Windward Islands |
7.4 |
1 |
| Dec. 9 |
Minas Gerais, Brazil |
4.9 |
1 |
| Dec. 20 |
Off east coast of the North Island, New Zealand |
6.6 |
1 |
Source: National Earthquake Information
Center, U.S. Geological Survey:
Earthquake Hazards Program: Magnitude 7 and Greater
Earthquakes in 2007
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