Fewer Deaths than 2004, but Earthquakes Still Kill Nearly 90,000 in 2005

Fewer Deaths than 2004, but Earthquakes Still Kill Nearly 90,000 in 2005: "Although there were fewer deaths worldwide in 2005 due to earthquakes, more than 89,353 casualties were reported, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and confirmed by the United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Nearly all of the fatalities for the year, more than 87,000, occurred when a magnitude 7.6 hit Pakistan on Oct. 8"