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 300 died in a single quake in Iran . The world 's second deadliest earthquake occurred along the Nepal - India border on November 20 . On Nov. 6 an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the scale claimed 730 lives and injured about 4,000 people on the border between Burma and China, the Geological Survey reported. It claimed 1,000 victims . Another Asian earthquake , this along the Burma - China border on November 30 left 730 dead . Only three were killed on December 6 in a quake on the India - Burma border . A Tokyo area quake that killed ten was Japans ' only significant quake in history .
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 300 died in a single quake in Iran . The world 's second deadliest earthquake occurred along the Nepal - India border on November 20 . It claimed 1,000 victims . Another Asian earthquake , this along the Burma - China border on November 30 left 730 dead . Only three were killed on December 6 in a quake on the India - Burma border . A Tokyo area quake that killed ten was Japans ' only significant quake in history .