TABLE 2

MAJOR EARTHQUAKES: 1970 - 1990
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                                   02-09-71
                                   Southern California - Magnitude 6.5
                                   65 deaths 

                                   12-23-72
                                   Managua, Nicaragua - Magnitude 6.2
                                   5,000 deaths 

                                   02-04-76
                                   Guatemala - Magnitude 7.9
                                   22,000 deaths 

                                   07-27-77
                                   Tangshan, China - Magnitude 7.6
                                   250,000+ deaths 

                                   03-04-80
                                   Romania - Magnitude 7.2
                                   2,000 deaths 

                                   10-10-80
                                   Algeria - Magnitude 7.7
                                   35,000 deaths 

                                   11-23-81
                                   Southern Italy - Magnitude 7.2
                                   3,000 deaths 

                                   06-11-82
                                   Southern Iran - Magnitude 6.9
                                   3,000 deaths 

                                   12-13-83
                                   Yemen - Magnitude 6.0
                                   28,000 deaths. 

                                   10-30-85
                                   Turkey - Magnitude 6.0
                                   1,342 deaths 

                                   09-19-89
                                   Mexico - Magnitude 7.0
                                   10,000 deaths 

                                   12-07-89
                                   Armenia - Magnitude 6.9
                                   25,000 deaths 

                                   10-17-89
                                   Northern California - Magnitude 7.1
                                   67 deaths 

                                   06-20-90
                                   Iran - Magnitude 7.7
                                   40,000 deaths 
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