The 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar on March 28 has caused huge havoc. So far, more than 1500 people have died and it is feared that this figure may reach 10 thousand. Although the earthquake was extremely frightening, it is not included in the top 10 in the most devastating earthquakes in the 21st century.
In the last 25 years, about 6 lakh people lost their lives in the 10 biggest earthquakes worldwide, thousands of people went missing and crores of people became homeless. These disasters caused heavy damage to many countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and America.
10 most devastating earthquakes of 21st century:
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2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami (9.2-9.3 intensity): 2.30 lakh deaths – destruction in 14 countries including Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand.
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2010 Haiti Earthquake (7.0 intensity): 2-3 lakh deaths-Heavy losses with Rajdhani Port-O-Prince.
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2008 Sichuan (China) Earthquake (7.9 intensity): 87,587 deaths – Heavy destruction in Sichuan province.
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2005 Kashmir Earthquake (7.6 intensity): 87,351 deaths-Destruction in Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir region of India.
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2023 Turkish-Syrian Earthquake (7.8 intensity): 62,013 deaths – Thousands of buildings demolished in Türkiye and Syria.
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2003 balm (Iran) earthquake (6.6 intensity): 26,000 deaths – 75% of buildings destroyed in Bam city.
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2001 Gujarat (India) Earthquake (7.7 intensity): 20,085 deaths – Heavy destruction in Kutch district.
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2011 Tohoku (Japan) Earthquake and Tsunami (9.0 intensity): 19,759 deaths – Radiation Leak at Fukushima Nuclear Plant.
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2015 Nepal Earthquake (7.8 intensity): 8,964 deaths – Damage to historical heritage in Kathmandu Valley, 51 deaths in India as well.
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2006 Yogyakarta (Indonesia) Earthquake (6.4 intensity): 5,782 deaths – Heavy destruction in Yogyakarta.
Big earthquakes in India:
Three major earthquakes occurred in India in the 21st century – 2001 Gujarat earthquake, 2005 Kashmir earthquake and 2015 Nepal earthquake (which also affected India). More than 30,000 people died and millions of people were affected in these earthquakes.
Recent Earthquake in Myanmar:
Another earthquake of 5.1 magnitude occurred in Myanmar at 3:30 pm on Saturday afternoon. Earlier on Friday, the 7.7 magnitude earthquake caused huge havoc. According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the death toll can be more than 10 thousand. Earthquake tremors were felt up to Thailand, Bangladesh, China and India.
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