A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 4,000 people in both countries. The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers work in freezing cold and snow to search for people trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings.
Some of the world's deadliest earthquakes since 2000:
• June 22, 2022: A 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan kills more than 1,100 people.
• August 14, 2021: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake kills over 2,200 people in Haiti.
• September 28, 2018: A 7.5-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia, killing over 4,300.
• August 24, 2016: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes central Italy, killing over 300 people.
• April 25, 2015: A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, killing over 8,800 people.
• August 3, 2014: A 6.2 magnitude earthquake near Wenping, China killed over 700 people.
• September 24, 2013: A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hits southwest Pakistan, killing over 800 people.
• March 11, 2011: A 9.0-magnitude earthquake hits the northeast coast of Japan, triggering a tsunami that kills more than 20,000 people.
• February 27, 2010: An 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocks Chile, generating a tsunami and killing 524.
• January 12, 2010: A magnitude 7.0 earthquake kills an astonishing 316,000 people in Haiti, according to government estimates.
• September 30, 2009: A 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Sumatra, Indonesia, killing more than 1,100 people.
• April 6, 2009: A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck in and around L'Aquila, Italy, killing over 300 people.
• May 12, 2008: A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck eastern Sichuan in China, resulting in the deaths of over 87,500 people.
• August 15, 2007: An 8.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of central Peru kills more than 500 people.
• May 26, 2006: A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits the Indonesian island of Java, killing more than 5,700 people.
• October 8, 2005: A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Pakistan's Kashmir region, killing over 80,000 people.
• March 28, 2005: An 8.6-magnitude earthquake struck North Sumatra, Indonesia, killing nearly 1,300 people.
• December 26, 2004: A 9.1-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia triggers a tsunami in the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000 people in a dozen countries.
• December 26, 2003: A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hits southeastern Iran, killing 50,000 people.
• May 21, 2003: A 6.8 magnitude earthquake kills more than 2,200 people in Algeria.
• March 25, 2002: A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills nearly 1,000 people in northern Afghanistan.
• January 26, 2001: A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Gujarat, India, killing 20,000 people.
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