Turkey, Syria quake: A look at the major deadly earthquakes in the past two decades
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People carrying a victim during a search and rescue operation, following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in Jandaris, Syria, on Feb 6, 2023.
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Some of the world’s most deadly earthquakes in the past two decades are listed below, after a 7.8-magnitude quake struck central Turkey and north-west Syria
Aug 14, 2021, Haiti: A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck southern Haiti, killing more than 2,200 people
Sept 28, 2018, Indonesia: A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the island of Sulawesi,
Nov 12, 2017, Iran: A 7.3-magnitude earthquake shook the eastern Kermanshah region,
Sept 19, 2017, Mexico: A 7.1-magnitude quake hit central Mexico,
Aug 24, 2016, Italy: A 6.2-magnitude quake struck a cluster of mountain communities
April 16, 2016, Ecuador: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hammered Ecuador,
Oct 26, 2015, Afghanistan: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the Afghan north-east,
April 25, 2015, Nepal: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake ravaged impoverished Nepal,
Aug 3, 2014, China: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake devastated south-western China,
Sept 24, 2013, Pakistan: Twin earthquakes, measuring 7.7- and 6.8-magnitude, rattled south-western Balochistan province, killing at least 825 people.
Aug 11, 2012, Iran: Two strong quakes, measuring magnitude 6.4 and 6.3 respectively, killed at least 300 people near the city of Tabriz in north-western Iran.
Oct 23, 2011, Turkey: A powerful magnitude 7.2 earthquake shook south-east Turkey, killing more than 600 people.
March 11, 2011, Japan: A 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami struck Japan’s northeast,
Feb 22, 2011, New Zealand: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch,
Feb 27, 2010, Chile: An 8.8-magnitude quake and subsequent tsunami in Chile killed more than 500 people, wrecking hundreds of thousands of homes and mangling highways and bridges.
Jan 13, 2010, Haiti: A 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince
May 12, 2008, China: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan province,
Dec 26, 2004, Asia: A 9.1-magnitude earthquake off Sumatra triggered a tsunami that barrelled into Indonesia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and many other countries in the region, devastating villages and tourist islands and leaving almost 230,000 dead or missing.
Oct 8, 2005, Pakistan: A 7.6-magnitude quake north-east of Islamabad killed at least 73,000 people. The quake also rocked Indian Kashmir, killing 1,244 there.
Dec 26, 200, Iran: A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit the southeastern Kerman province and flattened the city of Bam, killing 31,000 people. REUTERS