A look at the world’s deadliest earthquakes since 1998 – National | 24CA News
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing 1000’s of individuals within the two international locations. The loss of life toll is anticipated to rise as rescuers working in chilly and snow search for trapped individuals within the rubble of toppled buildings.
Here are a number of the world’s deadliest earthquakes previously 25 years:
_ June 22, 2022: In Afghanistan, greater than 1,100 individuals die in magnitude 6.1 earthquake.
_ Aug. 14, 2021: In Haiti, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake kills greater than 2,200 individuals.
_ Sept. 28, 2018: A magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Indonesia, triggering a tsunami and killing greater than 4,300 individuals.
_ April 25, 2015: In Nepal, greater than 8,800 persons are killed by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.
_ March 11, 2011: A magnitude 9.0 quake off the northeast coast of Japan triggers a tsunami, killing almost 20,000 individuals.
_ Jan. 12, 2010: In Haiti, over 100,000 persons are killed by a magnitude 7.0 quake. Government estimates put the quantity at a staggering 316,000 useless.
_ May 12, 2008: A magnitude 7.9 quake strikes jap Sichuan in China, leading to over 87,500 deaths.
_ May 27, 2006: More than 5,700 individuals die when a magnitude 6.3 quake hits the island of Java, Indonesia.
_ Oct. 8, 2005: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake kills over 80,000 individuals in Pakistan’s Kashmir area.
_ March 28, 2005: A magnitude 8.6 quake in northern Sumatra in Indonesia kills about 1,300 individuals.
_ Dec. 26, 2004: A magnitude 9.1 quake in Indonesia triggers an Indian Ocean tsunami, killing about 230,000 individuals in a dozen international locations.
Emergency groups seek for individuals within the rubble of a destroyed constructing in Adana, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023.
AP Photo/Hussein Malla
_ Dec. 26, 2003: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits southeastern Iran, leading to greater than 20,000 deaths.
_ May 21, 2003: More than 2,200 persons are killed in a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Algeria.
_ Jan. 26, 2001: A magnitude 7.6 quake strikes Gujarat in India, killing as many as 20,000 individuals.
_ Aug. 17, 1999: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake hits Izmit, Turkey, killing about 18,000 individuals.
_ May 30, 1998: Over 4,000 persons are killed after a 6.6 magnitude temblor hits Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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