A look at the world's deadliest earthquakes in the past 25 years

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This week's earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, killing more than 11,000 people, is among the world’s deadliest in recent decades.

earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, killing more than 11,000 people, is among the world’s deadliest in recent decades.A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Turkey and war-torn Syria, killing more than 11,000 people. The death toll is expected to rise.In Afghanistan, more than 1,100 people die in magnitude 6.1 earthquake.In Haiti, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake kills more than 2,200 people.A magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Indonesia, triggering a tsunami and killing more than 4,300 people.

9 quake strikes eastern Sichuan in China, resulting in over 87,500 deaths.More than 5,700 people die when a magnitude 6.3 quake hits the island of Java, Indonesia.A magnitude 7.6 earthquake kills over 80,000 people in Pakistan's Kashmir region.A magnitude 8.6 quake in northern Sumatra in Indonesia kills about 1,300 people.A magnitude 9.1 quake in Indonesia triggers an Indian Ocean tsunami, killing about 230,000 people in a dozen countries.A magnitude 6.

 

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