The number of victims from the earthquake of 6.9 size, which hit the Philippines on Tuesday, increased to at least 69 on Wednesday, the authorities continued to find search and rescue operations to find survivors.
The shallow earthquake, one of the strongest earthquakes that hit the island nation in decades, struck on the coast of the island of Ceba, damaged buildings and cut off strength in the region.
Up to 150 people are said to be injured, while the Bogo City Hospital near the Earthquake epicenter was “impressed”, Reuters said.
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The Philippines consist in the ominously named “Pacific Ring of Fire”, where the earthquakes and volcanic activity are relatively common due to tectonic activity.
Although Tuesday’s earthquake and devastation that remained after his wake, tragic, fades compared to some that have been swinging the world in the recent past. Here we look at some of the deadliest earthquakes of the 21st century.
Map showing the location of the deadliest earthquakes of the 21st century,
2004 Indian Ocean Earthquakes and Tsunami
On December 26, 2004, a massive underwater earthquake measures 9.2-9.3 in size affected by the Sumatra coast in Indonesia and launched a number of devastating tsunami with waves of up to 100 feet across the Indian Ocean. The third strongest earthquake ever recorded, the 2004 disaster left 14 countries destroyed, and the number of victims was estimated at 227,898.
Earthquakes on Haiti in 2010
Several days after the turn of the year, January 12, 2010, it hit the size of 7.0 near the Haitian capital Port-Au-Prince. The shallow depth of 13 km launched intense shaking in the capital, destroyed the city and its surrounding areas and left at least 160,000 dead. The 2010 disaster also launched a massive humanitarian crisis in Haiti, with 1.5 million people of homeless people and the country’s infrastructure crushed.
2008 sichuan earthquake
A few years before the devastating earthquake in Haiti, a strong 7.9 -size Sichuan province in China on May 12, 2008, flattened the whole cities and triggered extensive landslides. The official number of victims in the disaster was linked to 87,587, while 375,000 people were left and millions of homeless.
2005 Kashmir earthquake
On October 8, 2005, Kashmir of 7.6 was hit, with the epicenter located in Kashmir, Pakistan (POK). The strong earthquake, which deteriorated through the mountain terrain, left the whole region destroyed and the trace of destruction spread to Afghanistan. The official number of victims was 87,351, with a disproportionate 73,000 of those that occur in Pakistan. Almost 40,000 people were injured, while 3.5 million were drawn homeless.
2023 Earthquake Turkey-Serry
On February 6, 2023, neither, but a number of powerful earthquakes that did not participate in Southeast Turkey and Northwest Syria, with the strongest size of 7.8. Due to the shallow depth of the shocks, the tremor was catastrophic for the region: the combined part of death across the two countries exceeded 62,000 people, most of which took place in Turkey.
A chart showing the number of deaths caused by the deadliest earthquakes of the 21st century,
2003 BAM Earthquake
A year before the extensive devastation caused by the earthquake and the tsunami in 2004, Iran was swung by a relatively slight earthquake of 6.6. However, the shallow earthquake occurred very early in the morning, when most slept and caused extensive destruction in the BAM area, with 34,000 deaths and more than 200,000 injuries.
2001 earthquake gujarat
Also known as the earthquake Bhuj, the Gujarat earthquake of 26 January 2001, which hit the Indian day of the Republic, was one of the worst disasters in the country’s history. The earthquake hit a depth of 17.4 km and destroyed the Kutch district, so 90% of the houses were damaged or destroyed. Almost 30 million people around Gujarat were influenced, while 20,085 people lost their lives.
Earthquakes and Tsunami in Tohoku in 2011
The strongest earthquake ever recorded in Japan was hit on March 11, 2011, hit an earthquake of 9.0-9.1, which triggered tsunami waves up to 133 feet. The dual disaster not only destroyed the region, but also caused a nuclear disaster of Fukushima Daiichi, which left the water in the area of irradiated. Official data published in 2021 gave the victim to 19 759 and the number of missing people for 2 553.
2015 Nepalese earthquake
An earthquake of 7.8-7.9 hit Nepal on April 25, 2015, about 85 km from the capital Kathmandu, so 8,962 people were dead and 21,952 injured across the country, as well as his neighbors India and China and the nearby Bangladesh. It was estimated that the worst natural disaster was considered to be the intervening of Nepal from the Nepal-India earthquake, which caused damage equal to $ 10 billion (about 50% of nominal GDP in Nepal).
2006 yogyakarta earthquake
Another earthquake “Ring of Fire”, the 2006 Yogyakart earthquake in Indonesia was relatively mild at 6.4, but still caused massive destruction. Tens of thousands remained injured, while 5,756 people lost their lives. It is estimated that the damages of the earthquake is $ 3 billion in the ball park.
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