An earthquake measuring 7,8 on the Richter scale struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing thousands of people. The death toll is expected to rise as rescue teams search for survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings.
These are some of the deadliest earthquakes of the past 25 years:
— June 22, 2022: A magnitude 1.100 earthquake kills more than 6,1 people in Afghanistan.
— August 14, 2021: More than 2.200 people were killed in a 7,2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti.
— September 28, 2018: A 7,5-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia, triggering a tsunami and killing more than 4.300 people.
— April 25, 2015: In Nepal, more than 8.800 people died in a 7,8-magnitude earthquake.
— March 11, 2011: A 9-magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami near the northeast coast of Japan. Almost 20.000 people died.
— January 12, 2010: In Haiti, more than 100.000 people died in a magnitude 7 earthquake. The government estimated that there were 316.000 victims.
— May 12, 2008: A 7,9-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Sichuan, China. More than 87.500 people died.
— May 27, 2006: More than 7.500 people are killed when a magnitude 6,3 earthquake hits the Indonesian island of Java.
— October 8, 2005: A 7,6-magnitude earthquake kills more than 80.000 people in Pakistan's Kashmir.
— March 28, 2005: An 8,6-magnitude earthquake kills about 1.300 people in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
— December 26, 2004: A 9,1-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia triggers a tsunami in the Indian Ocean. About 230.000 people died in ten countries.
— December 26, 2003: A 6,6-magnitude earthquake hits southeastern Iran, killing more than 20.000 people.
— May 21, 2003: More than 2.200 people died in a 6,8-magnitude earthquake in Algeria.
— January 26, 2001: A 7,6-magnitude earthquake hits Gujarat, India, killing up to 20.000 people.
— August 17, 1999: A 7,6-magnitude earthquake struck Izmit, Turkey. About 18.000 people died.
— May 30, 1998: More than 4.000 people are killed after a 6,6-magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan's Badakhshan province.
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