Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
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The following table gives the number of people who died in major earthquakes in 2012. The magnitude of each earthquake is also shown. Magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale.
| Date | Region | Magnitude | Number killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 6 | Visayas, Philippines | 6.7 | 113 |
| April 11 | Near Coast of Aceh Province, Indonesia | 8.6 | 10 |
| May 20 | Emilia-Romagna, Italy | 6.1 | 27 |
| June 11 | Baghlan province, Afghanistan | 5.7 | 75 |
| Aug. 11 | East Azerbaijan Province, Iran | 6.4 | 306 |
| Sept. 7 | Yunnan Province, China | 5.6 | 81 |
| Nov. 7 | Mexico and Guatemala | 7.4 | 139 |
| Nov. 11 | Shwebo, Myanmar | 6.8 | 38 |
Source: various
