Multiple choice general knowledge

The Earthquake and the resulting tsunami in the Indian Ocean (off West Coast of Northern Sumatra in Indonesia) on 26 Dec 2004 is the deadliest earthquake on record.

  1. True

  2. False

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake/tsunami killed approximately 230,000 people. However, the 1556 Shaanxi earthquake in China killed approximately 830,000 people, making it the deadliest earthquake on record. The 2004 event was the deadliest tsunami, but not the deadliest earthquake.