Despite the strength of Turkey's recent earthquake, which occurred at dawn on the sixth of last February, with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale, and left more than 40 dead and hundreds of thousands injured, the world witnessed a group of devastating earthquakes beginning in the 21st century.
With the beginning of the year 2001, the world suffered from major natural disasters, including earthquakes, and witnessed a series of the largest, most dangerous, and strongest earthquakes, and in the following lines, we will show you the most dangerous and powerful earthquakes that occurred from the beginning of 2001 until now.
2001 earthquake
In 2001, the Gujarat earthquake struck India, with a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter scale, and left thousands of victims, as the number of victims of the India earthquake reached 20,850 people, and the earthquake hit southern Peru, with a magnitude of 8.4 on the Richter scale, and the number of victims reached 145.
2002 earthquake
The Hindu Kush earthquake struck Afghanistan, measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale, on March 3, 2002, and on November 3, 2022, the Denali earthquake struck in the United States, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale.
2003 earthquake
In 2003, three devastating earthquakes occurred, including the Hokkaido earthquake in Japan, which measured 8.3 on the Richter scale, the earthquake in Iran, which measured 6.6 on the Richter scale, and the Boumerdes earthquake in Algeria, which measured 6.8 on the Richter scale.
2004 earthquake
The earthquake and tsunami struck Indonesia and the Indian Ocean in 2004, with a magnitude of 9.1 on the Richter scale. An earthquake occurred in Chitsu, Japan, in the same year, with a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter scale.
2005 earthquake
On March 28, 2005, the Nias-Simulu earthquake struck Indonesia, measuring 8.6 on the Richter scale, and on October 8 of the same year, the Kashmir earthquake struck Pakistan, measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale.
2006 earthquake
In 2006, an earthquake struck Indonesia, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale, and the Kuril Islands earthquake hit Russia in 2006, measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale.
2007 earthquake
An earthquake occurred in Sumatra, Indonesia, with a magnitude of 8.5 on the Richter scale in 2007, and the Peru earthquake with a magnitude of 8 on the Richter scale.
2008 earthquake
On May 12, 2008, an earthquake struck Sichuan, China, with a magnitude of 7.9 on the Richter scale.
2009 earthquake
An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck Sumatra, Indonesia in 2009, the L'Aquila earthquake in Italy recorded a magnitude of 8.1 on the Richter scale, and the Samoa earthquake and tsunami recorded a magnitude of 8.1 on the Richter scale.
2010 earthquake
An earthquake struck Haiti, measuring 7 on the Richter scale on January 12, 2010, and an earthquake in China, measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale, and the Chilean earthquake, which measured 8.8 on the Richter scale.
2011 earthquake
An earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale, and an earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Christchurch, New Zealand in 2011.
2012 earthquake
In 2012, an earthquake measuring 8.6 on the Richter scale struck the Indian Ocean and Indonesia, and an earthquake in East Azerbaijan, Iran, measured 6.4 on the Richter scale.
2013 earthquake
An earthquake occurred in Pakistan, measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale, and the Sea of Okhotsk earthquake in Russia, measuring 8.3 on the Richter scale, in 2013.
2014 earthquake
An earthquake struck Chile in 2014, measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale, and in the same year the Ludian earthquake in China recorded a magnitude of 6.1 on the Richter scale.
2015 earthquake
The Nepal earthquake occurred on April 25, 2015, with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale, and the camel earthquake in Chile on September 16, 2015, with a magnitude of 8.3 on the Richter scale.
2016 earthquake
On September 17, 2016, an earthquake struck Papua New Guinea, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, and an earthquake struck Ecuador, measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, and on April 16, 2016, an earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale struck Kumamoto, Japan.
2017 earthquake
An earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale struck Chiapas, Mexico on September 8, 2017, and the earthquake in Iran and Iraq recorded a magnitude of 7.3 on the Richter scale.
2018 earthquake
On June 28, 2018, an earthquake and tsunami struck Sulawesi, Indonesia, measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale, and an earthquake hit Fiji, measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale.
2019 earthquake
The earthquake struck Albania, measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale, on November 26, 2019, and on May 26, 2019, the Peruvian earthquake struck, with a magnitude of 8 on the Richter scale.
2020 earthquake
The 2020 Aegean Sea earthquake or the 2020 Izmir earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale, and the 2020 Turkey earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.7 on the Richter scale.
2021 earthquake
An earthquake struck Haiti, with a magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale, in 2021.
2022 earthquake
The Luding earthquake, measuring 6.6 or 6.8 on the Richter scale, hit the Luding district of Sichuan Province, China. It is centered 226 km (140 mi) from the provincial capital, Chengdu. 88 people were killed, 154 wounded, and 30 are missing.
2023 earthquake
An earthquake hit Turkey and Syria with a magnitude of 7.7 on the Richter scale, on Monday, February 6, 2023, after which aftershocks followed in Turkey and caused destruction and devastation, and an earthquake struck Indonesia, with a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale.