A series of violent earthquakes struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria on February 6, 2023, with the highest magnitude measuring 7.8. The death toll as on Feb 10 had surpassed 22,000 in Turkey and Syria
This earthquake, which struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, had a magnitude of 7.0 and caused widespread damage and loss of life in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Death toll was estimated to be around 3,00,000 people
This earthquake, which struck Chile on May 22, 1960, had a magnitude of 9.5 and remains the largest earthquake ever recorded. The death toll was around 6,000 people
This earthquake, which struck Alaska on March 27, 1964, had a magnitude of 9.2 and caused widespread damage in the state, including the capital city of Anchorage. 131 casualties were reported
This earthquake, which struck off the coast of Sumatra on December 26, 2004, had a magnitude of 9.1 and triggered a massive tsunami that caused widespread damage and loss of life in countries throughout the Indian Ocean region. Total loss of life is estimated at over 2,00,000 people
This earthquake, which struck Japan on March 11, 2011, had a magnitude of 9.0 and caused widespread damage, including a tsunami that devastated the coast of Japan and caused significant damage to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Over 15,800 were reported dead in the aftermath
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This earthquake, which struck Chile on February 27, 2010, had a magnitude of 8.8 and caused widespread damage, including a tsunami that caused significant damage along the coast of Chile and in other nearby countries. 525 casualties were reported
This earthquake, which struck the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Soviet Union (now Russia) on November 4, 1952, had a magnitude of 8.7 and caused widespread damage in the region. 2,236 people died in the aftermath
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This earthquake, which struck Iran on December 26, 2003, had a magnitude of 6.6 and caused significant damage and loss of life in the city of Bam. Casualties are estimated at around 36,000
This earthquake, which struck Indonesia on March 28, 2005, had a magnitude of 8.6 and caused significant damage and loss of life in the region. At least 915 people were killed
This earthquake, which struck Peru on August 15, 2007, had a magnitude of 8.0 and caused significant damage and loss of life in the region. 575 people were reported dead