A look at the world’s deadliest earthquakes of the last 25 years

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 4,000 people in both countries. The death toll is expected to rise as rescue workers working in the cold and snow search the rubble of collapsed buildings for trapped people.

Here are some of the deadliest earthquakes of the last 25 years:

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– June 22, 2022: A magnitude 6.1 earthquake kills more than 1,100 people in Afghanistan.

– August 14, 2021: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Haiti kills more than 2,200 people.

– September 28, 2018: A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia, triggering a tsunami and killing more than 4,300 people.

— April 25, 2015: A 7.8 magnitude earthquake kills more than 8,800 people in Nepal.

– March 11, 2011: A magnitude 9.0 quake off the northeast coast of Japan triggers a tsunami, killing nearly 20,000 people.

January 12, 2010: A 7.0 magnitude tremor kills more than 100,000 people in Haiti. Government estimates put the death toll at a staggering 316,000.

– May 12, 2008: A 7.9 magnitude quake rocks eastern Sichuan, China, killing over 87,500.

– May 27, 2006: More than 5,700 people die when a magnitude 6.3 quake rocks the island of Java, Indonesia.

– October 8, 2005: A 7.6 magnitude earthquake kills over 80,000 people in Pakistan’s Kashmir region.

– March 28, 2005: An 8.6 magnitude quake in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, kills about 1,300 people.

– December 26, 2004: A 9.1 magnitude quake in Indonesia triggers a tsunami in the Indian Ocean, killing about 230,000 people in a dozen countries.

December 26, 2003: A 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits southeastern Iran, killing more than 20,000.

– May 21, 2003: More than 2,200 people are killed in a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Algeria.

– January 26, 2001: A 7.6 magnitude quake rocks Gujarat, India, killing up to 20,000 people.

– August 17, 1999: A 7.6 magnitude earthquake hits Izmit, Turkey, killing about 18,000 people.

– May 30, 1998: Over 4,000 people are killed after a magnitude 6.6 quake hit Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province.

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Source: US Geological Survey

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