Causes of Earthquakes: List of Major & Different Types of Earthquakes

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Location and Date	Epicentre and Magnitude	Death Toll
The Indian Ocean, 26 December 2004	Sumatra (West Coast), Indonesia - 9.3	> 283,106
Kashmir, 8 October 2005	Muzaffarabad, Kashmir (Pakistan) - 7.6	130000
Bihar, Nepal, 15 January 1934	The southern part of Mount Everest - 8.7	> 30,000
Gujarat, 26 January 2001	Kutch, Gujarat - 7.7	20000
Kangra, 4 April 1905	Himalayas - 7.8	> 20,000
Latur, 30 September 1993	Killari, Latur - 6.4	> 9,748
Assam, 15 August 1950	Rima, Tibet - 8.6	1526
Assam, 12 June 1897	Unknown - 8.1	1500
Uttarkashi, 20 October 1991	Garhwal, Uttarakhand - 6.8	>1,000
Koynanagar, 11 December 1967	Koyna - 6.5	180

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