As rescuers search desperately for survivors of a 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Nepal, we look at the most devastating earthquakes of the last 15 years.Â
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11 worst earthquakes of the 21st century
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1/11 A 6.6 quake hit the area of Bam in Iran on December 26, 2003 killing 26,271 and injuring 30,000 more. -
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2/11 An ocean earthquake measuring 9.1on 26 December 2004 caused tsunamis which killed 230,000 people in countries around the Indian Ocean. -
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3/11 More than 1300 people were killed, mostly on the island of Nias, Indonesia after a 8.6 quake hit the area on March 28, 2005.
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4/11 On 27 May, 2006 a 6.3 earthquake struck the area of Java, Indonesia killing more than 5,700 people.
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5/11 69,197 were killed in the province of Sichuan, China when an 8.6 magnitude quake struck on May 12, 2008.
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6/11 The 7.0 earthquake which hit Haiti on January 12, 2010 caused catastrophic damage on the island nation, effecting some 3 million people and killing between 100,000-160,000.
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7/11 On India's 52nd Republic Day (26 January, 2001), a 7.7 earthquake killed 20,000 in the district of Gujarat/
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8/11 A 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Boumerdes, Algeria on May 21, 2003 resulted in 2,266 people killed, 10,261 injured, and 200,000 left homeless.
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9/11 The island province of Bohol, Philippines was hit by a 7.2 quake on October 15, 2013. 222 were killed, with a wide area effected.
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10/11 The most powerful earthquake to ever hit Japan was on March 11, 2011. The resulting tsunami killed 15,891, and triggered the Fukushima nuclear meltdown.
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11/11 185 people died in the shallow 6.3 earthquake which hit Christchurch, New Zealand on February 22, 2011.
