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====Earthquakes and tsunamis==== {{Main|List of earthquakes in 2020|List of earthquakes in 2021 {{!}} 2021|List of earthquakes in 2022 {{!}} 2022|List of earthquakes in 2023 {{!}} 2023|List of earthquakes in 2024 {{!}} 2024|List of earthquakes in 2025 {{!}} 2025}} ''Note: This table is a chronological list of earthquakes reported with 7.5{{M|W}} or greater or that have reported at least 100 fatalities.'' {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible sortable" |- ! style="width:120px;"| Event ! style="width:120px;"| Date ! Country ! Description |- | [[2020 Caribbean earthquake]] | {{dts|28 January 2020}} | CARICOM | A 7.7{{M|W}} struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and Cuba at 14:10 local time on 28 January 2020. The earthquake was also felt in the United States, Mexico, Honduras, Dominican Republic, and the Cayman Islands. No damages were reported. A small (12.2 cm) tsunami was reported in the Cayman Islands.<ref>{{cite web |title=Large M7.7 Caribbean Quake Felt as Far Away as Florida |url=https://www.usgs.gov/news/large-m77-caribbean-quake-felt-far-away-florida |website=USGS |access-date=19 November 2021 |date=28 January 2020 |archive-date=29 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200129041029/https://www.usgs.gov/news/large-m77-caribbean-quake-felt-far-away-florida |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Almasy |first1=Steve |last2=Miller |first2=Brandon |last3=Eshchenko |first3=Alla |title=Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off the coast of Jamaica and is felt as far away as Miami |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/28/americas/earthquake-caribbean-sea/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=19 November 2021 |date=29 January 2020 |archive-date=31 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131232755/https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/28/americas/earthquake-caribbean-sea/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[2020 Aegean Sea earthquake]] | {{dts|30 October 2020}} | {{flag|Greece}}<br>{{flag|Turkey}} | A 7.0 {{M|W}} earthquake occurred about {{convert|14|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast of the Greek island of Samos, causing 119 deaths.<ref>{{cite web |title=Earthquake hits Greece and Turkey, bringing deaths and floods |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54749509 |work=[[BBC News]] |access-date=30 October 2020 |date=30 October 2020 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030135240/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54749509 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[2021 West Sulawesi earthquake]] | {{dts|15 January 2021}} | {{flag|Indonesia}} | A 6.2 {{M|W}} earthquake struck the Indonesian province of West Sulawesi, killing a minimum of 105 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/14/asia/indonesia-sulawesi-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html |title=Powerful earthquake in Indonesia's Sulawesi kills dozens, injures hundreds |last1=Jamaluddin |first1=Masrur |last2=Gan |first2=Nectar |website=[[CNN]] |date=15 January 2021 |access-date=16 January 2021 |archive-date=16 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116012240/https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/14/asia/indonesia-sulawesi-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[2021 Haiti earthquake]] | {{dts|14 August 2021}} | {{flag|Haiti}} | A 7.2 {{M|W}} earthquake struck Haiti on 14 August 2021, resulting in at least 2,207 deaths.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Agence France-Presse |title=Haiti quake death toll surges to nearly 2,000, survivors clamor for aid |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hopes-quake-survivors-dwindle-storm-lashes-haiti-2021-08-17/ |access-date=18 August 2021 |work=Reuters |date=17 August 2021 |archive-date=17 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817102927/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hopes-quake-survivors-dwindle-storm-lashes-haiti-2021-08-17/ |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake]] | {{dts|22 June 2022}} | {{flag|Afghanistan}}<br>{{flag|Pakistan}} | A 6.2 {{M|W}} earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan, killing at least 1,163 people, with 1,150 in Afghanistan and 13 in Pakistan. The earthquake was so deadly because it hit a densely populated area with buildings too weak to resist earthquakes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 shakes Afghanistan, Pakistan |website=Reuters |date=22 June 2022 |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/earthquake-magnitude-61-shakes-afghanistan-pakistan-usgs-2022-06-21/ |access-date=2022-06-22 |archive-date=2022-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622081448/https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/earthquake-magnitude-61-shakes-afghanistan-pakistan-usgs-2022-06-21/ |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[2022 West Java earthquake]] | {{dts|21 November 2022}} | {{flag|Indonesia}} | A 5.6 {{M|W}} earthquake struck Indonesia in West Java, near Cianjur, killing 335–635 people, despite its moderate magnitude.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/strong-tremors-felt-in-indonesian-capital-after-quake-in-west-java-witnesses |title=At least 103 dead, hundreds injured after 5.6 earthquake hits Indonesia |newspaper=[[The Straits Times]] |date=22 November 2022 |access-date=26 November 2022 |archive-date=25 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125115328/https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/strong-tremors-felt-in-indonesian-capital-after-quake-in-west-java-witnesses |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake]] | {{dts|6 February 2023}} | {{flag|Syria}}<br>{{flag|Turkey}} | A 7.8 {{M|W}} earthquake struck the Border Region of [[Turkey]] and [[Syria]], killing more than 60,000 people and injuring more than 180,000 people.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2023/feb/06/destruction-strikes-at-night-as-huge-earthquake-rocks-turkey-and-syria-in-pictures |title=Destruction strikes at night as huge earthquake rocks Turkey and Syria – in pictures |newspaper=The Guardian |date=6 February 2023 |access-date=7 February 2023 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206082434/https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2023/feb/06/destruction-strikes-at-night-as-huge-earthquake-rocks-turkey-and-syria-in-pictures |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/06/photos-show-aftermath-of-massive-earthquakes-in-turkey-and-syria.html |title=Photos show aftermath of two massive earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria |website=CNBC |date=6 February 2023 |access-date=7 February 2023 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206212715/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/06/photos-show-aftermath-of-massive-earthquakes-in-turkey-and-syria.html |url-status=live}}</ref> It is also one of the [[List of earthquakes in Turkey|strongest earthquake]]s ever recorded in Turkey since the [[1999 İzmit earthquake]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 February 2023 |title=Turkey reports at least 120 aftershocks following Monday's powerful earthquake |publisher=CNN |url=https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/turkey-earthquake-latest-020623/index.html |access-date=6 February 2023 |archive-date=6 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206082318/https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/turkey-earthquake-latest-020623/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake]] | {{dts|8 September 2023}} | {{flag|Morocco}} |A 6.8 M<sub>ww</sub> – 6.9 {{M|W}} earthquake struck the [[Marrakesh-Safi]] region of [[Morocco]]. 2,960 people killed and 5,674 injured.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kottasová |first=Ivana |date=2023-09-10 |title=Rescuers scramble to find survivors in Morocco after powerful earthquake kills more than 2,000 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/10/africa/morocco-earthquake-day-two-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=CNN |archive-date=11 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911015258/https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/10/africa/morocco-earthquake-day-two-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[2023 Herat earthquakes]] | 7–15 October 2023 | {{flag|Afghanistan}} | Four 6.3 M<sub>ww</sub> earthquakes struck [[Herat Province]] in western [[Afghanistan]] between 7–15 October 2023, killing 1,489 people and injuring 1,853 others, while 485 remain missing.<ref>{{cite news |author1=World Health Organization |title=Afghanistan Earthquakes in Herat Province, Health Situation Report No. 8, 15–16 October 2023 |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/afghanistan-earthquakes-herat-province-health-situation-report-no-8-15-16-october-2023 |access-date=17 October 2023 |publisher=ReliefWeb |date=16 October 2023 |archive-date=18 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018093801/https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/afghanistan-earthquakes-herat-province-health-situation-report-no-8-15-16-october-2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[2024 Noto earthquake]] | 1 January 2024 | {{flag|Japan}} | A 7.5 M<sub>w</sub> (7.6 M<sub>JMA</sub>) earthquake struck the [[Noto Peninsula]] of [[Japan]], killing at least 202 people and injuring at least 665 others.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 January 2024 |trans-title=[Damage situation: 8th] 168 people died in Ishikawa Prefecture, safety of 323 people unknown (as of 2:00 p.m.) |script-title=ja:【被害状況 8日】石川県で168人死亡 安否不明者323人(14時) |title=[Higai jōkyō 8-ka] Ishikawa ken de 168-nin shibō anpi fumei-sha 323-nin (14-ji) |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240108/k10014313221000.html |access-date=8 January 2024 |work=[[NHK]] |language=ja |archive-date=19 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119085722/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240108/k10014313221000.html |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[2024 Hualien earthquake]] | 3 April 2024 | {{flag|Taiwan}} | A 7.4 M<sub>w</sub> earthquake struck {{convert|18|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-southwest of [[Hualien City]], [[Taiwan]], leaving 10 dead and 1,011 injured.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Focus Taiwan |title=Taiwan earthquake island's strongest in 25 years |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030007 |access-date=3 April 2024 |publisher=Focus Taiwan |date=3 April 2024 |archive-date=3 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403042800/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202404030007 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[2025 Myanmar earthquake]] | 28 March 2025 | {{flag|Myanmar}}<br>{{flag|Thailand}} | A 7.7 M<sub>w</sub> earthquake struck [[Sagaing Region]] of Myanmar, with an epicenter close to [[Mandalay]] and in neighboring [[Thailand]], leaving more than 5,700 deaths, 630 missing, and 12,300 injured, it became one of the worst earthquakes in Southeast Asia since the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Farrell |first1=Stephen |last2=Suleiman |first2=Farouq |last3=Maclellan |first3=Kylie |title=Myanmar Earthquake Live: Strong tremor felt in Yangon and Bangkok |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/myanmar-earthquake-live-strong-tremor-felt-yangon-bangkok-2025-03-28/ |access-date=28 March 2025 |work=Reuters |date=28 March 2025}}</ref> |- | [[2025 Istanbul earthquake]] | 23 April 2025 | {{flag|Turkey}} | A 6.4 M<sub>w</sub> earthquake struck the [[Marmara region]] including [[Istanbul]], at least 360 injuries and moderate damage was recorded. It was the biggest one to strike the [[North Anatolian Fault]] since the [[1999 Düzce earthquake]], and the most powerful in the [[Sea of Marmara]] region since the [[1999 İzmit earthquake]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Istanbul rocked by 6.2-magnitude earthquake |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9djn06l9z2o |date=23 April 2025|access-date=23 April 2025|lang=en |work=BBC News}}</ref> |} {| | style="vertical-align:top" | [[File:A damaged building in Antakya.jpg|thumb|An earthquake-damaged building in [[Antakya]], Turkey in February 2023]] | style="vertical-align:top" | [[File:Amerzeggan ⴰⵎⵔⵣⴳⴳⴰⵏ viyaedje distrût hosmint tere Hawse.jpg|thumb|The [[Imi N'Tala]] village was heavily destroyed by the Marrakesh-Safi earthquake in September 2023.]] | style="vertical-align:top" | [[File:R6 noto earthquake wajima burned-out-asaichi-area 2024-02-17 10.jpg|thumb|Aftermath of the earthquake at [[Wajima, Ishikawa|Wajima]] morning market in January 2024.]] | style="vertical-align:top" | [[File:2025 Myanmar earthquake damage in Mandalay (1).png|thumb|An earthquake-damaged buildings in [[Mandalay]], Myanmar in March 2025.]] |}
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