Morocco earthquake: A look at the world’s deadliest temblors over the past 25 years

Emergency workers carry a dead body, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake, in Amizmiz, Morocco, on September 10, 2023. (REUTERS)

A satellite image shows collapsed buildings in Moulay Brahim, Morocco on September 10, 2023, two days after a powerful earthquake struck the North African country. (Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS)

Using heavy equipment and even their bare hands, rescuers in Morocco on September 10 stepped up efforts to find survivors of a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,100 people and flattened villages. (AFP)

Rescuers in Morocco were scrambling on September 9 to reach people trapped under the rubble after a powerful earthquake that killed more than 2,100 people and decimated entire villages. (AFP)

People survey the rubble of collapsed houses in the village of Imi N'Tala near Amizmiz in central Morocco on September 10, 2023, two days after the deadly 6.8-magnitude September 8 earthquake. (AFP)

The earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday has killed more than 2,100 people, with the death toll expected to increase as rescuers reach hard-hit remote mountain areas.

Here’s a look at the deadliest earthquakes over the past 25 years:

• Sept. 8, 2023: In Morocco, a magnitude 6.8 temblor kills more than 2,100 people.
• Feb. 6, 2023: In Turkiye and Syria, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake kills more than 55,000 people.
• April 25, 2015: In Nepal, more than 8,800 people 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 more than 18,400 people.
• Jan. 12, 2010: In Haiti, over 100,000 people are killed by a magnitude 7.0 quake. The government estimated a staggering 316,000 dead, but the scale of the destruction made an accurate count impossible.
• May 12, 2008: A magnitude 7.9 quake strikes eastern Sichuan in China, resulting in over 87,500 deaths.
• May 27, 2006: More than 5,700 people die when a magnitude 6.3 quake hits Indonesia’s Java island.
• Oct. 8, 2005: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake kills over 80,000 people in Pakistan’s Kashmir region.
• Dec. 26, 2004: A magnitude 9.1 quake in Indonesia triggers an Indian Ocean tsunami, killing about 230,000 people in a dozen countries.
• Dec. 26, 2003: A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits southeastern Iran, causing more than 20,000 deaths.
• Jan. 26, 2001: A magnitude 7.6 quake strikes Gujarat in India, killing as many as 20,000 people.
• Aug. 17, 1999: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake hits Izmit, Turkiye, killing about 18,000 people.

Source: AP archives, local governments, US Geological Survey