Most commonly by being buried under debris that crushes them.
230,000 died as a result of the earthquake.
The Tutti Earthquake
34 people were killed in all.
about 2,0384,404,123 people <---------------- thats alot of people
Over 250,000 people were injured but not killed in the Shaanxi earthquake.
There was about 2000 people killed because of the Tsunami and earthquake
it was 140,000 people killed
Nine were killed by the earthquake and and at least another 120 by the Tsunami that it created.
65 people were killed in the New Zealand earthquake in Christchurch.
There is an estimation of 830,000 people killed.
The earthquake effectively split the country in half.There was an earthquake today.An earthquake that occurs close to water can result in a very destructive tsunami.
The earthquake killed more people. It killed more people because the earth was shaking and buildings, TV sets, computers and other things might of gone on top of people and animals.