Deadliest earthquakes since 2000 that shook the world
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2004, southeast Asia
A massive 9.1 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Sumatra, triggering a tsunami, which killed more than 230,000 people throughout the region, including 170,000 in Indonesia alone.
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2010, Haiti
A magnitude 7 earthquake killed over 200,000 people in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince and the surrounding region on January 12, 2010.
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2008, Sichuan
More than 87,000 people, including 5,335 school pupils, got killed or went missing when an earthquake of 7.8 magnitude hit the southwestern Sichuan province on May 12, 2008.
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2005, Pakistan occupied Kashmir
On October 8, 2005, a massive earthquake left more than 73,000 people dead, the vast majority in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province and the Pakistani-administered zone of Kashmir.
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2023, Turkey and Syria
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit near the Turkish city of Gaziantep, close to the Syrian border, killed over 35,000 and counting in both the countries.
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2003, Iran
The ancient city of Bam, Iran, was destroyed when an earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck the city with 31,000 people left dead.
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2001, India
Over 20,000 people died when a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Bhuj on January 26 in the state of Gujarat in India in one of the country's deadliest earthquakes ever.
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2011, Japan
Japan became victim of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11 as around 18,500 people died or went missing.
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2015, Nepal
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake on April 25 struck in central Nepal, triggering avalanches and landslides across the Himalayan nation, and killing almost 9,000 people.
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2006, Java
Java was faced with a 6.3 magnitude earthquake that left dead around 6,000 people and displaced around 420,000 more.