World’s deadliest earthquakes in past 25 years

AP:

Here are some of the world’s deadliest earthquakes in the past 25 years:

· June 22, 2022: In Afghanistan, more than 1,100 people die in magnitude 6.1 earthquake.

· August 14, 2021: In Haiti, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake kills more than 2,200 people.

· September 28, 2018: A magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Indonesia, triggering a tsunami and killing more than 4,300 people.

· April 25, 2015: In Nepal, more than 8,800 people are killed by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.

· March 11, 2011: A magnitude 9.0 quake off the northeast coast of Japan triggers a tsunami, killing nearly 20,000 people.

· January 12, 2010: In Haiti, over 100,000 people are killed by a magnitude 7.0 quake. Government estimates put the number at a staggering 316,000 dead.

· 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.

· October 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.

· December 26, 2004: A magnitude 9.1 quake in Indonesia triggers an Indian Ocean tsunami, killing about 230,000 people in a dozen countries.

· December 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.

· January 26, 2001: A magnitude 7.6 quake strikes Gujarat in India, killing as many as 20,000 people.

· August 17, 1999: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake hits Izmit, Turkey, 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.