8) May 12, 2008 - Sichuan in China | May 12, 2008: A magnitude 7.9 quake strikes eastern Sichuan in China, resulting in over 87,500 deaths.
7) January 12, 2010- In Haiti | January 12, 2010: In Haiti, a staggering 316,000 people are killed by a magnitude 7.0 quake, according to government estimates.
6) March 11, 2011- Japan | March 11, 2011: A magnitude 9.0 quake off the northeast coast of Japan triggers a tsunami, killing nearly 20,000 people.
5) April 25, 2015 - In Nepal | April 25, 2015: In Nepal, more than 8,800 people are killed by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.
4) September 28, 2018 - Indonesia | September 28, 2018: A magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Indonesia, killing more than 4,300 people.
3) August 14, 2021: In Haiti | August 14, 2021: In Haiti, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake kills more than 2,200 people.
2) Afghanistan- June 2022 | June 22, 2022: In Afghanistan, more than 1,100 people die in magnitude 6.1 earthquake.
1) Turkey | On February 6, 2023, a major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria of magnitude 7.8, killing more than 4300 people and flattening thousands of buildings as rescuers dug with bare hands for survivors
10 world’s deadliest earthquakes since 2000 | 10 world’s deadliest earthquakes since 2000