In the 1600s there was an earthquake in China that killed several 100s of 1,000s...
IIRC, there was one in 1976 too that killed many thousands.
In the 1600s there was an earthquake in China that killed several 100s of 1,000s...
There was a huge one in the 1500’s, but one doesn’t need to go back that far - about 250,000 were killed in 1976 by a large earthquake.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Tangshan_earthquake