List of earthquakes in 1968
By death toll
Note: At least 10 casualties

List of earthquakes in 1968

Section Title: By death toll
Table Section Text: Note: At least 10 casualties

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date

1	10,488	7.1	Iran South Khorasan Province, Iran	IX (Violent)	10.0	August 31

2	700	6.2	Iran Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran	VIII (Severe)	15.0	September 1

3	270	7.6	Philippines Luzon, Philippines	IX (Violent)	25.0	August 1

4	216	6.4	Italy Sicily, Italy	X (Extreme)	10.0	January 15

5	200	7.2	Indonesia Minahassa Peninsula, Indonesia	IX (Violent)	20.0	August 14

6	52	8.2	Japan off the east coast of Honshu, Japan	VIII (Severe)	29.9	May 16

7	38	5.3	Iran West Azerbaijan Province, Iran	VII (Very strong)	34.0	April 29

8	24	6.3	Turkey offshore Bartin Province, Turkey	VII (Very strong)	20.0	September 3

9	20	7.2	Greece Aegean Sea, Greece	VII (Very strong)	15.0	February 19

9	20	6.0	Mexico Chiapas, Mexico	IV (Light)	124.8	September 25

10	18	7.3	Mexico Oaxaca, Mexico	VIII (Severe)	25.0	August 2

11	15	6.8	Peru Loreto Region, Peru	VII (Very strong)	15.0	June 19

Sentence(s)

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Sicily, Italy on January 15 at a depth of 10.0 km where 216 people were killed.

final_sentence: A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Sicily, Italy on January 15 at a depth of 10.0 km where 216 people were killed.