Earthquakes around the world

  • Top five most destructive earthquakes of the past decade

    Top five most destructive earthquakes of the past decade
    Chile: A degree 8.8 earthquake shook central and southern Chile, killing at least 520 people.
  • Top five most destructive earthquakes of the past decade

    Top five most destructive earthquakes of the past decade
    Haiti, 2010. More than 200,000 dead in a degree 7.0 earthquake that shook much of the capital, Port-au-Prince. The number of displaced people has reached 1 million.
  • Top five most destructive earthquakes of the past decade

    Top five most destructive earthquakes of the past decade
    A 9-degree earthquake, accompanied by a huge tsunami, hit the Tohoku area, causing a serious accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The death was toll and missing are estimated at 19,000.
  • Top five most destructive earthquakes of the past decade

    Top five most destructive earthquakes of the past decade
    Turkey, 2011. More than 600 dead and at least 4,150 injured in 7.2 degree earthquake in Van province
  • Top five most destructive earthquakes of the past decade

    Top five most destructive earthquakes of the past decade
    A degree 6.0 earthquake shook the province of Sichuan in southwest China on Monday, killing at least 11 people and injuring at least 122 others.