May 12, 2008:
A magnitude 7.9 quake strikes eastern Sichuan in China, resulting in over 87,500 deaths.
May 27, 2006:
More than 5,700 people 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 people in Pakistan's Kashmir region.
March 28, 2005:
A magnitude 8.6 quake in northern Sumatra in Indonesia kills about 1,300 people.
Dec. 26, 2004:
A magnitude 9.1 quake in Indonesia killed a total of 230,000 people.
Dec. 26, 2003:
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits southeastern Iran, resulting in more than 20,000 deaths.
May 21, 2003:
More than 2,200 people 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 people.
Aug. 17, 1999:
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake hits İzmit, Türkiye, killing about 18,000 people.
May 30, 1998:
Over 4,000 people are killed after a 6.6 magnitude temblor hits Afghanistan's Badakhshan province.
