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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

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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March 28, 2005:

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

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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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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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May 30, 1998:

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

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