previously was 8.8 right here in Amerikkka(georgia state) before the one in the Indian ocean.

Thousands of quakes are recorded each year most of them are not very strong, but the more people you have the more cities and various construction the more deaths. Earthquakes don't kill people it is the stuff that we build that kills us.(of course unless the quake is similar to the one that happened in 2004 causing massive tidal waves)