Nepal's Quake is One Among 8 Deadliest Earthquakes This Decade


700 Dead in China Earthquake—August 3rd, 2014

Strong earthquake that struck the remote mountainous part of South west of China with a magnitude-6.2 earthquake left more than 700 dead near Wenping, on Aug 3rd, 2014. More than 12,000 homes were toppled and nearly 2,000 people were injured. The epicenter was in Ludian County, in the city of Zhaotong in southwest Yunnan province which is a known earthquake belt. This quake was the strongest one to hit the province in 14 years.

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