The earthquake that killed 25,000 in Armenia last December was the largest contributor to the 1998 worldwide death toll, the largest since 1976 and one of the deadliest natural disasters on record. The year's second deadliest earthquake occurred along the Nepal-India border on August 20. That earthquake, measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale, destroyed thousands of homes and injured many people. It claimed 1,000 victims. Another Asian earthquake, this along the Burma-China border on November 6 left 730 dead. Only three were killed on August 6 in a quake on the India-Burma border. A Tokyo area quake that killed ten was Japans' only significant quake in 1988.
The earthquake that killed 25,000 in Armenia last December was the largest contributor to the 1998 worldwide death toll, the largest since 1976 and one of the deadliest natural disasters on record. The year's second deadliest earthquake occurred along the Nepal-India border on August 20. It claimed 1,000 victims. Another Asian earthquake, this along the Burma-China border on November 6 left 730 dead. Only three were killed on August 6 in a quake on the India-Burma border. A Tokyo area quake that killed ten was Japans' only significant quake in 1988.