Early on Monday, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that was followed by a 6.7-magnitude earthquake severely shook southern Turkey, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Digital Desk: Following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred on Monday and killed hundreds of people in central Turkey and northwest Syria, some of the deadliest earthquakes in the world's history are mentioned here.
· 14 August 2021: HAITI In southern Haiti, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake killed more than 2,200 people and damaged or destroyed 13,000 dwellings.
· 28 September 2018 INDONESIA Over 4,300 people were killed when a 7.5 magnitude earthquake that rocked the island of Sulawesi caused a 1.5 metre tsunami.
· 12 November 2017 - Iran More than 400 people died as a result of a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck the eastern Kermanshah province. Six fatalities were reported in neighbouring Iraq.
· On September 19, 2017, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck central Mexico, killing at least 369 people and wreaking more havoc in Mexico City than any other quake since the 1985 disaster that claimed thousands of lives.
· On August 24, 2016, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that was centred in central Italy's mountainous east region killed over 300 people.
· 16th April 2016 - Ecuador More than 650 people were killed on Ecuador's Pacific coast as a result of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.
· On October 26, 2015, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook the northeast of Afghanistan, killing up to 400 people there as well as in northern Pakistan.
· On April 25, 2015, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal, causing more than eight million people's livelihoods to be disrupted and killing close to 9,000 people.
· In a rural region of Yunnan province, on August 3, 2014, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocked southwestern China, killing at least 600 people.
· 24 September 2013: Pakistan At least 825 people were killed by twin earthquakes that shook the southwest Balochistan province and had magnitudes of 7.7 and 6.8.
· 11 August 2012 - IRAN At least 300 people died as a result of two powerful earthquakes that struck at magnitudes of 6.4 and 6.3, respectively, close to Tabriz in northwest Iran.
· On October 23, 2011, a strong earthquake of a magnitude of 7.2 struck southeast Turkey, killing around 600 people.
· Japan, March 11, 2011 - In the northeast of Japan, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami killed roughly 15,690 people and injured 5,700. The largest nuclear accident to hit the planet since Chernobyl in 1986 was also brought on by the earthquake.
· 22 February 2011 NEW ZEALAND At least 180 people died in Christchurch after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake.
· Chile, February 27, 2010 - More than 500 people were killed in Chile by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that also destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes and severely damaged roads and bridges.
· 13th January 2010 - HAITI An earthquake with a 7.0 magnitude devastated Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, and killed roughly 316,000 people. According to the United Nations, 80,000 structures in Port-au-Prince and its environs were destroyed.
· A 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Sichuan province on May 12, 2008, in China, killed roughly 87,600 people.
· Dec. 26, 2004 - ASIA - A tsunami that slammed onto Indonesia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, and many other nations in the area, destroying communities and tourist islands, leaving about 230,000 people dead or missing. The tsunami was caused by a 9.15-magnitude earthquake off Sumatra.
· On October 8, 2005, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake northeast of Islamabad struck Pakistan, killing at least 73,000 people. The earthquake also shook Indian Kashmir, where 1,244 people died.
· Dec. 26, 2003 - IRAN - A 6.6 magnitude earthquake that killed 31,000 people struck the Kerman province in the southeast and destroyed the city of Bam.
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