A lady sits on the rubble as emergency rescue groups seek for folks underneath the stays of destroyed buildings within the city of Nurdagi on the outskirts of Osmaniye in southern Turkey on Tuesday.

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A lady sits on the rubble as emergency rescue groups seek for folks underneath the stays of destroyed buildings within the city of Nurdagi on the outskirts of Osmaniye in southern Turkey on Tuesday.

Khalil Hamra/AP

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and war-torn Syria on Monday has killed greater than 20,000 folks within the two nations. Emergency crews are nonetheless trying to find survivors however in some areas work is now underway to demolish unsteady buildings.

Listed here are a number of the world’s deadliest earthquakes previously 25 years:

— Feb. 6, 2023: In Turkey and Syria, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake kills greater than 20,000 folks.

— June 22, 2022: In Afghanistan, greater than 1,100 folks die in magnitude 6.1 earthquake.

— Aug. 14, 2021: In Haiti, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake kills greater than 2,200 folks.

— Sept. 28, 2018: A magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Indonesia, triggering a tsunami and killing greater than 4,300 folks.

— April 25, 2015: In Nepal, greater than 8,800 individuals 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 greater than 18,400 folks.

— Jan. 12, 2010: In Haiti, over 100,000 individuals are killed by a magnitude 7.0 quake. Authorities estimates put the quantity at a staggering 316,000 lifeless.

— Could 12, 2008: A magnitude 7.9 quake strikes japanese Sichuan in China, leading to over 87,500 deaths.

— Could 27, 2006: Greater than 5,700 folks die when a magnitude 6.3 quake hits the island of Java, Indonesia.

— Oct. 8, 2005: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake kills over 80,000 folks in Pakistan’s Kashmir area.

— March 28, 2005: A magnitude 8.6 quake in northern Sumatra in Indonesia kills about 1,300 folks.

— Dec. 26, 2004: A magnitude 9.1 quake in Indonesia triggers an Indian Ocean tsunami, killing about 230,000 folks in a dozen nations.

— Dec. 26, 2003: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits southeastern Iran, leading to greater than 20,000 deaths.

— Could 21, 2003: Greater than 2,200 individuals are killed in a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Algeria.

— Jan. 26, 2001: A magnitude 7.6 quake strikes Gujarat in India, killing as many as 20,000 folks.

— Aug. 17, 1999: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake hits Izmit, Turkey, killing about 18,000 folks.

— Could 30, 1998: Over 4,000 individuals are killed after a 6.6 magnitude temblor hits Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province.