Indonesia, Dec 12th, 1992: A quake measuring 6.8 on Richter scale kills at least 2,200 on islands in East Nusa Tenggara.
India, Sept 30th, 1993: Series of quakes kills almost 10,000 in western and southern India
Colombia, June 6th, 1994: Quake brings down buildings, triggers mudslides and kills about 1,000 in Paez River valley.
Japan, Jan 17th, 1995: Quake measuring 7.2 rocks Kobe, killing 6,430.
Russia, May 28th, 1995: Quake measuring 7.5 kills 1,989 in the oil-producing Far East.
Papua New Guinea, July 17th, 1998: Undersea quake measuring 7.1 creates three tsunamis killing at least 2,100.
Colombia, Jan 25th, 1999: Quake measuring 6.3 kills at least 1,170.
Taiwan, Sept 21st, 1999: At least 2,000 people are killed and hundreds of thousands made homeless by a quake measuring 7.6 in central Taiwan.
India, Jan 26th, 2001: Quake measuring 7.7 hits Gujarat killing at least 19,700. It affected 15.9 million people.
Indian Ocean region Dec 26th, 2004: Almost 230,000 people are killed and 43,000 missing in a 9.15 earthquake off Indonesia which triggered a tsunami.
Indonesia, March 28th, 2005: Almost 1,000 believed killed after a 8.7 quake struck the coast of Sumatra.
- (Reuters)