History of quakes

August 15, 2007: At least 519 people are killed in Peru's coastal province of Ica.

October 8, 2005: An earthquake measuring 7.6 strikes northern Pakistan, killing more than 73,000 people.

December 26, 2004: Some 230,000 are killed across Asia when an earthquake measuring 8.9 triggers sea surges that spread across the region.