Fast Facts: Earthquakes claim 709 lives in 2007
At least 709 deaths resulted from earthquake activity worldwide in 2007, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and confirmed by the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). This is the fewest number of casualties from earthquakes in a year since 2000, when only 231 people were killed. Most of the fatalities for the year, at least 514, occurred when a magnitude 8.0 earthquake hit Pisco, Peru on Aug. 15. An additional number of at least 4256 people were injured by earthquakes during the year.

Source: USGS

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