A magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing thousands of people.
Here is a list of the world’s deadliest earthquakes since 2000:
June 22, 2022: In Afghanistan, more than 1,100 people died in an earthquake of magnitude 6.1.
August 14, 2021: In Haiti, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake killed more than 2,200 people.
September 28, 2018: A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Indonesia, killing more than 4,300 people.
August 24, 2016: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake in central Italy killed more than 300 people.
April 25, 2015: In Nepal, more than 8,800 people died in the 7.8 magnitude earthquake.
August 3, 2014: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake near Wenping in southern China’s Yunnan province has killed more than 700 people.
September 24, 2013: A magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck southwestern Pakistan, killing more than 800 people.
March 11, 2011: A magnitude 9 earthquake off the northeast coast of Japan triggered a tsunami, killing more than 20,000 people.
February 27, 2010: An 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Chile, causing a tsunami and killing 524 people.
January 12, 2010: In Haiti, 316,000 people died in the magnitude 7 earthquake, according to the government’s estimate.
September 30, 2009: More than 1,100 people have been killed in a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck southern Sumatra, Indonesia.
April 6, 2009: A magnitude 6.3 earthquake killed more than 300 people in and around L’Aquila, Italy.
May 12, 2008: A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck eastern Sichuan, China, resulting in more than 87,500 deaths.
August 15, 2007: A magnitude 8 earthquake off the coast of central Peru has killed more than 500 people.
May 26, 2006: More than 5,700 people died in an earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale that hit the Indonesian island of Java.
October 8, 2005: The 7.6-magnitude earthquake killed more than 80,000 people in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
March 28, 2005: About 1,300 people were killed in an 8.6-magnitude earthquake in North Sumatra, Indonesia.
December 26, 2004: A magnitude 9.1 earthquake in Indonesia triggered a tsunami across the Indian Ocean, killing 230,000 people in a dozen countries.
December 26, 2003: An earthquake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale has struck southeastern Iran, resulting in the deaths of 50,000 people.
May 21, 2003: More than 2,200 people died in the magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Algeria.
March 25, 2002: About 1,000 people died in a magnitude 6.1 earthquake in northern Afghanistan.
January 26, 2001: A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits Gujarat, India, killing 20,000 people.