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A look at the world's deadliest earthquakes in the past 25 years

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This week's earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, killing more than 11,000 people, is among the world’s deadliest in recent decades.

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  1. Tulsa World

    A glance at the world's deadliest quakes in past 25 years (opens Tulsa World)

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    A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has shaken Turkey and war-torn Syria, killing thousands of people. The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers working in cold and snow look for

  2. Local News 8

    The earthquake in Turkey is one of the deadliest this century. Here's why (opens Local News 8)

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    By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Christian Edwards, Krystina Shveda and Henrik Pettersson, CNN More than 7,000 people have been reported killed and tens of thousands of others injured by the devastating earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria on Monday.

  3. Phys

    A glance at the world's deadliest earthquakes since 2000 (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 4,000 people in the two countries. The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers working in cold and snow look for trapped people in the rubble of toppled buildings.

  4. Fox26 Houston

    Here’s a look at the world’s deadliest earthquakes since 2000 (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    A devastating earthquake that impacted Turkey and Syria and killed thousands is the latest to wreak havoc globally. One of the worst since 2000 was an earthquake in Haiti, which left more than 300,000 people dead in 2010.

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    In Wake of the Devastating Earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Here Is a List of the Deadliest Earthquake Since 2000 (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 3,700 people in the two countries.

  6. CBS News

    Earthquakes that killed thousands in Syria and Turkey are among the worst in the past decade. Here are the others. (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    So far, data shows that the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey may be the second-deadliest to occur worldwide in the past decade.

  7. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    A look at the world's deadliest earthquakes in the past 25 years (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    This week's earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, killing more than 11,000 people, is among the world’s deadliest in recent decades.

  8. Los Angeles Times

    More than 11,000 deaths in Turkey and Syria as quake becomes deadliest in a decade (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    With more than 9,500 people dead, the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria is the deadliest since a 2011 temblor and tsunami in Japan.

  9. Forbes

    Worst Earthquakes—And Where Turkey’s Fits In: The 10 Deadliest And 10 Strongest Ones Since 1950 (opens Forbes)

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    The last century’s deadliest earthquakes haven’t been the strongest, data shows.

  10. Newsweek

    The deadliest earthquakes in history (opens Newsweek)

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    Over 11,000 people have been killed in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Northern Syria on Monday. Some past earthquakes have been even deadlier.

  11. Digital Journal

    Ten deadliest quakes of the 21st century (opens Digital Journal)

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    With the death toll rising by the hour, the massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 5 is already among the ten deadliest.

  12. NPR

    The world's deadliest earthquakes in the past 25 years, at a glance (opens NPR)

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    The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and war-torn Syria on Monday has killed more than 20,000 people. Here are some of the world's deadliest earthquakes in the past quarter-century.

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