Estimated Deaths from Earthquakes, 2008
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
The following table gives the number of people who died in earthquakes in 2008. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 9 | Northern Algeria | 4.8 | 1 |
| Jan. 22 | Nias region, Indonesia | 6.2 | 1 |
| Feb. 3 | Lac Kivu region, Dem. Rep. of the Congo | 5.9 | 44 |
| Feb. 6 | West Bengal, India | 4.3 | 1 |
| Feb. 14 | Lac Kivu region, Dem. Rep. of the Congo | 5.4 | 1 |
| Feb. 20 | Indonesia | 7.5 | 3 |
| May 12 | China | 7.9 | 67,180 |
| Oct. 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.6 | 75 |
| Oct. 29 | Pakistan | 6.4 | 170 |
| Nov. 17 | Indonesia | 7.5 | 4 |
Source: Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology:
Earthquake Events 2008: IRIS
Earthquake Events 2008: IRIS
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