Only a fool can believe in such numbers. 
 The correct number lies between 10 000 to 15 000. 
 Ponder the numbers carefully.  

 This error will persist for a long time as it continues to reproduce... The latest reproduction I know is from ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA ALMANAC 2008 wich states 
 Magnittude: 8.7 (fair enough) 
 victims: 70 000 (today 10 000 to 15 000 is not "a lot" so I guess people just come out with a number that impresses enough, I don't know. But I know this: it's just a shameless lucky number that they throw in the air. 
 GC