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Feb 6 (Reuters) – Following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck central Turkey and northwestern Syria on Monday, killing hundreds, below are some of the world’s deadliest earthquakes in the past two decades.

– August 14, 2021 – HAITI – Magnitude 7.2 south of Haiti earthquake happened, more than 2200 people perished and about 13,000 houses were destroyed or damaged.

– September 28 2018year – INDONESIA – 7.5 magnitude on the island of Sulawesi earthquake occurred, resulting in a 1.5 meter high tsunami and more than 4,300 people perished has been

– November 12, 2017 – IRAN – 7.3 magnitude in East Kermanshah region earthquake occurred, more than 400 people perished was. At least 6 people died in neighboring Iraq.

– September 19, 2017 – MEXICO – A 7.1-magnitude earthquake has struck central Mexico, killing at least 369 people and causing more destruction than any earthquake in the capital since 1985, which killed thousands. .

– August 24, 2016 – ITALY – Nearly 300 people were killed in a 6.2 magnitude earthquake that hit mountain communities east of Rome in central Italy.

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– 16 April 2016 – ECUADOR – A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Ecuador, killing more than 650 people on the country’s Pacific coast.

– October 26, 2015 – AFGHANISTAN – A 7.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in northeastern Afghanistan, killing nearly 400 people in the country and in northern Pakistan.

– 25 April 2015 – NEPAL – A 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated impoverished Nepal, killing nearly 9,000 people and disrupting the lives of over eight million.

– August 3, 2014 – CHINA – A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck southwest China, killing at least 600 people in a remote area of ​​Yunnan province.

– September 24, 2013 – PAKISTAN – Twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 6.8 hit southwestern Baluchistan province, killing at least 825 people.

– August 11, 2012 – IRAN – At least 300 people died as a result of two strong earthquakes of magnitude 6.4 and 6.3 near the city of Tabriz in northwestern Iran.

– October 23, 2011 – TURKEY – A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.2 occurred in the southeast of Turkey, killing more than 600 people.

– March 11, 2011 – JAPAN – A magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan, killing approximately 15,690 people and injuring 5,700. The earthquake also caused the world’s biggest nuclear disaster after Chernobyl in 1986.

– February 22, 2011 – NEW ZEALAND – A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, killing at least 180 people.

– 27 February 2010– CHILE – An 8.8-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami killed more than 500 people, destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes, and destroyed highways and bridges in Chile.

– 13 january 2010– HAITI – A 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, killing an estimated 316,000 people. According to United Nations estimates, 80,000 buildings were destroyed in Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas.

– May 12 2008 – CHINA – A 7.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Sichuan Province, killing approximately 87,600 people.

– December 26 2004 – Asia – A 9.15 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Sumatra triggers a tsunami in Indonesia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka and many other countries in the region, destroying villages and tourist islands and leaving an estimated 230,000 people dead or missing fell.

– October 8 2005 – PAKISTAN – A 7.6-magnitude earthquake in the northeast of Islamabad killed at least 73,000 people. The earthquake also occurred in Kashmir, India, where 1244 people died.

– December 26, 2003 – IRAN – a 6.6-magnitude earthquake occurred in the south-eastern province of Kirman and destroyed the city of Bam, killing 31,000 people.

Edited by Edmund Blair and Bernadette Baum

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2023-02-06 13:23:55
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