An earthquake with a magnitude 7.8 hit Turkey and Syria. More than 4,000 people died in Turkey and Syria as a result of an earthquake. As rescuers search the debris of collapsed buildings for trapped victims in the bitter cold and snow, the death toll is anticipated to grow.
On June 22, 2022, an earthquake of a magnitude of 6.1 killed over 1,100 people in Afghanistan.
On August 14, 2021, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, killing almost 2,200 people.
On September 28, 2018, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck Indonesia, killing almost 4,300 people.
More than 300 people were killed on August 24, 2016, by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in central Italy.
On April 25, 2015, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal killed around 8,800 people.
On August 3, 2014, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake close to Wenping, China, claimed the lives of around 700 people.