Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Did You Know How Many People Have Died From Earthquakes?

Did you know how many people have died from earthquakes?

According to a new calendar I have, only two U.S. citizens have died in earthquakes since the year 2000. In 2006, 6604 persons worldwide were killed in earthquakes. In 2004, nearly 300,00 people worldwide lost their lives to and earthquake. This number does however include those deaths from the Indian Ocean tsunami.

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