A girl sits on the rubble as emergency rescue groups seek for individuals 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 girl sits on the rubble as emergency rescue groups seek for individuals 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 more than 20,000 people within the two international locations. Emergency crews are nonetheless looking for survivors however in some areas work is now underway to demolish unsteady buildings.

Here are a few of the world’s deadliest earthquakes up to now 25 years:

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

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

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

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

— April 25, 2015: In Nepal, greater than 8,800 persons 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 individuals.

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

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

— May 27, 2006: More than 5,700 individuals 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 individuals in Pakistan’s Kashmir area.

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

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

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

— May 21, 2003: More than 2,200 persons 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 individuals.

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

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