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A glance at the world's deadliest quakes in past 25 years

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Monday, killing more than 4,000 people in Türkiye and Syria. The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers working in cold and snow look for trapped people in the rubble of toppled buildings. Here are some of the world's deadliest earthquakes in the past 25 years:

AP / World

Published 07.02.2023 11:18

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A glance at the worlds deadliest quakes in past 25 years — June 22, 2022: In Afghanistan, more than 1,100 people are dead.

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A glance at the worlds deadliest quakes in past 25 years — Aug. 14, 2021:

In Haiti, a deadly earthquake kills more than 2,200 people.

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A glance at the worlds deadliest quakes in past 25 years — Sept. 28, 2018:

A quake hits Indonesia, triggering a tsunami and killing more than 4,300 people.

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A glance at the worlds deadliest quakes in past 25 years — April 25, 2015:

In Nepal, more than 8,800 people are killed.

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A glance at the worlds deadliest quakes in past 25 years — March 11, 2011:

A magnitude 9.0 quake off the northeast coast of Japan , killing nearly 20,000 people.

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A glance at the worlds deadliest quakes in past 25 years — Jan. 12, 2010:

In Haiti, over 100,000 people are killed. Government estimates put the number at a staggering 316,000 dead.

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A glance at the worlds deadliest quakes in past 25 years — May 12, 2008:

A magnitude 7.9 quake strikes eastern Sichuan in China, resulting in over 87,500 deaths.

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A glance at the worlds deadliest quakes in past 25 years — May 27, 2006:

More than 5,700 people die when a magnitude 6.3 quake hits the island of Java, Indonesia.

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A glance at the worlds deadliest quakes in past 25 years — Oct. 8, 2005:

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake kills over 80,000 people in Pakistan's Kashmir region.

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A glance at the worlds deadliest quakes in past 25 years — March 28, 2005:

A magnitude 8.6 quake in northern Sumatra in Indonesia kills about 1,300 people.

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A glance at the worlds deadliest quakes in past 25 years — Dec. 26, 2004:

A magnitude 9.1 quake in Indonesia killed a total of 230,000 people.

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A glance at the worlds deadliest quakes in past 25 years — Dec. 26, 2003:

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits southeastern Iran, resulting in more than 20,000 deaths.

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A glance at the worlds deadliest quakes in past 25 years — May 21, 2003:

More than 2,200 people are killed in a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Algeria.

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A glance at the worlds deadliest quakes in past 25 years — Jan. 26, 2001:

A magnitude 7.6 quake strikes Gujarat in India, killing as many as 20,000 people.

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A glance at the worlds deadliest quakes in past 25 years — Aug. 17, 1999:

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake hits İzmit, Türkiye, killing about 18,000 people.

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A glance at the worlds deadliest quakes in past 25 years — May 30, 1998:

Over 4,000 people are killed after a 6.6 magnitude temblor hits Afghanistan's Badakhshan province.

Gazans hold Eid prayers in war-damaged Omari Mosque

Antarctic glacier melt accelerates, raising climate concerns

Palestinians denied entry to Al-Aqsa for Ramadan prayer

US strikes target multiple Yemeni cities, destroy building in Sana'a

Vietnam’s Mekong Delta floating markets shine