The earthquake that killed 25,000 in Armenia last December was the largest contributor to the 1998 worldwide death toll, the largest since 1976 when 255,000 died in a single quake in China . The November 6 '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 255,000 dead. Only three were killed on August 6 in a quake on the China -Burma border. A Tokyo area quake that killed 1,000 was Asian ' 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 when 255,000 died in a single quake in China. 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.