Major tremors of last 15 years

January 25th, 1999 - Colombia:

January 25th, 1999 - Colombia:

A tremor measuring 6.2 killed at least 1,200 people and injured more than 4,500 in the central coffee-growing region.

May 30th, 1998 - Afghanistan:

A powerful earthquake killed 3,000 people and destroying 50 villages in Takhar province.

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February 4th, 1998 - Afghanistan:

At least 4,500 people were killed in the Rustaq district of Takhar province. (6.1)

May 10th, 1997 - Iran:

Up to 2,000 people were killed and thousands injured when an earthquake measuring 7.1 rocked rural areas of eastern Iran.

May 28th, 1995 - Russia:

Earthquake killed 1,989 people in the Far East oil-producing town of Neftegorsk, on Sakhalin Island. (7.5)

January 17th, 1995 - Japan:

6,500 were killed in central Japan. The earthquake, measuring 7.2, centred around the port of Kobe.

June 6th, 1994 - Colombia:

About 1,000 people were killed in an earthquake and mudslide disaster in south-western Colombia.

September 30th, 1993 - India:

Up to 22,000 people killed and 36 villages destroyed after earthquakes in western and southern India. (6.4)

December 12th, 1992 - Indonesia:

Islands in the province of East Nusa Tenggara were hit by an earthquake measuring 6.8. At least 2,200 people were killed.

October 20th, 1991 - India: 1,600 dead, at least 2,000 injured near Uttarkashi, north-east of Delhi. (6.1)

February 1st, 1991 - Pakistan/Afghanistan:

About 1,200 dead (Pakistan 200, Afghanistan 1,000), many hundreds injured. (6.8)

July 16th, 1990 - Philippines: 2,000 killed, 3,500 injured by quake at city of Cabanatuan. (7.7)

June 21st, 1990 - Iran:

35,000 dead, 100,000 injured, The worst recorded disaster in Iran, devastated regions of Gilan and Zanjan. (7.7)

December 7th, 1988 - Soviet Union:

More than 25,000 killed, 18,000 injured. Quake in north-west Armenia. (6.9)

March 5th, 1987 - Ecuador:

Over 1,000 people killed and several thousand missing. Epicentre in El Reventador.

October 10th, 1986 - El Salvador:

1,500 people killed, 20,000 people injured. (7.5)

September 19th, 1985 - Mexico:

Between 6,000 and 12,000 killed, with 40,000 people injured in Mexico City and adjoining region. (8.1)

(Magnitudes are based on the Richter scale)