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February 27, 2010 - Maule, Chile
Magnitude: 8.8, Effects: More than 500 deaths, significant infrastructure damage, Tectonic Setting: Subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate
May 12, 2008 - Sichuan, China
Magnitude: 7.9, Effects: Over 87,000 deaths and missing, extensive destruction, Tectonic Setting: Collision of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate, along the Longmenshan Fault
January 17, 1995 - Kobe, Japan
Magnitude: 6.9, Effects: Over 6,000 deaths, significant economic impact, Tectonic Setting: Nojima Fault, part of the zone where the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting beneath the Eurasian Plate
April 14, 2010 - Yushu, China
Magnitude: 6.9, Effects: Approximately 2,700 deaths, significant damage in Yushu County, Tectonic Setting: Indian Plate colliding with Eurasian Plate
September 19, 2017 - Puebla, Mexico
Magnitude: 7.1, Effects: 370 deaths, collapse of numerous buildings in Mexico City, Tectonic Setting: Cocos Plate subducting beneath the North American Plate
September 30, 2009 - Padang, Indonesia
Magnitude: 7.5, Effects: Over 1,100 deaths, widespread devastation, Tectonic Setting: Subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate beneath the Eurasian Plate
April 25, 2015 - Nepal
Magnitude: 7.8, Effects: Nearly 9,000 deaths, widespread destruction in Kathmandu, Tectonic Setting: Collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate
February 22, 2011 - Christchurch, New Zealand
Magnitude: 6.3, Effects: 185 deaths, severe damage to Christchurch CBD, Tectonic Setting: Pacific Plate and Australian Plate boundary
December 26, 2004 - Sumatra, Indonesia
Magnitude: 9.1-9.3, Effects: Over 230,000 deaths in multiple countries, massive tsunamis, Tectonic Setting: Subduction of the India Plate beneath the Burma Plate
January 12, 2010 - Haiti
Magnitude: 7.0, Effects: Approximately 230,000 deaths, extensive damage in Port-au-Prince, Tectonic Setting: Boundary between Caribbean and North American plates
August 24, 2016 - Central Italy
Magnitude: 6.2, Effects: 299 deaths, historic towns like Amatrice heavily damaged, Tectonic Setting: Convergence of the African Plate and Eurasian Plate
November 14, 2016 - Kaikoura, New Zealand
Magnitude: 7.8, Effects: Two deaths, caused major landslides and shifted the South Island, Tectonic Setting: Pacific Plate subducting beneath the Indo-Australian Plate
February 6, 2018 - Hualien, Taiwan
Magnitude: 6.4, Effects: 17 deaths, significant damage to infrastructure, Tectonic Setting: Collision zone between Philippine Sea Plate and Eurasian Plate
October 8, 2005 - Pakistan
Magnitude: 7.6, Effects: Approximately 86,000 deaths, massive landslides, Tectonic Setting: Collision between Indian and Eurasian plates
January 23, 1556 - Shaanxi, China
Magnitude: ~8.0 (estimated), Effects: Estimated 830,000 deaths, one of the deadliest earthquakes in history, Tectonic Setting: Collision of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate
November 13, 1920 - Haiyuan, China
Magnitude: 7.8, Effects: An estimated 200,000 deaths, extensive destruction, Tectonic Setting: Collision of the Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate
October 30, 2020 - Aegean Sea, Greece/Turkey
Magnitude: 7.0, Effects: 116 deaths in Turkey, severe flooding and damage, Tectonic Setting: Complex interaction between the African Plate and Eurasian Plate
April 16, 2016 - Manabi, Ecuador
Magnitude: 7.8, Effects: More than 660 deaths, severe structural damage in coastal towns, Tectonic Setting: Subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate
October 17, 1989 - Loma Prieta, California, USA
Magnitude: 6.9, Effects: 63 deaths, collapse of part of the Bay Bridge, Tectonic Setting: San Andreas Fault, a transform boundary between Pacific and North American Plates
March 11, 2011 - Honshu, Japan
Magnitude: 9.1, Effects: Over 15,000 deaths, Fukushima nuclear disaster, Tectonic Setting: Subduction of the Pacific Plate beneath the North American Plate
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