Editing 2010s (section)

====Earthquakes and tsunamis====
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! style="width:120px;"| Event
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Country
! Description
! References
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| [[2010 Haiti earthquake]]
| 12 January 2010
| {{flag|Haiti}}
| A 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit [[Haiti]], causing widespread destruction in [[Port-au-Prince]]. Haitian authorities believe that the disaster killed between 200,000 and 250,000 people and over three million more were affected by the quake. The earthquake was the deadliest disaster in the decade.
|<ref name="reutersfirst">{{cite news |first1=Jane |last1=Sutton |first2=Anthony |last2=Boadle |first3=Pascal |last3=Fletcher |title=Haiti quake death toll may hit 200,000-minister |date=15 January 2010 |agency=Reuters |url=http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15143632.htm |via=Alertnet |access-date=15 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119043848/http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N15143632.htm |archive-date=19 January 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/red-cross-3m-haitians-affected-by-quake/ |title=Red Cross: 3M Haitians Affected by Quake |date=13 January 2010 |work=CBS News |access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref>
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| [[2010 Chile earthquake]]
| 27 February 2010
| {{flag|Chile}}
| An 8.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in [[Chile]], triggering a [[tsunami]] across the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] and killing 497. One of the [[largest earthquakes]] in recorded history, this rare [[megathrust earthquake]] likely shifted Earth's [[Axial tilt|axis]] and slightly shortened its days.
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cooperativa.cl/gobierno-entrego-lista-de-497-fallecidos-en-el-terremoto/prontus_nots/2010-03-08/135659.html |title=Gobierno entregó lista de 497 fallecidos en el terremoto |publisher=Cooperativa.cl |access-date=21 June 2010}}</ref><ref name="Newitz">{{cite web |first=Annalee |last=Newitz |author-link=Annalee Newitz |url=http://io9.com/5485130/why-the-chile-earthquake-deformed-the-earth-and-shortened-our-days |title=Why the Chile earthquake deformed the earth and shortened our days |publisher=[[io9]] |date=3 March 2010 |access-date=4 January 2016 |archive-date=29 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029225021/http://io9.com/5485130/why-the-chile-earthquake-deformed-the-earth-and-shortened-our-days |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Than">{{cite web |author=Than K. |date=2 March 2010 |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100302-chile-earthquake-earth-axis-shortened-day/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304055929/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/100302-chile-earthquake-earth-axis-shortened-day/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2010 |title=Chile earthquake altered Earth axis, shortened day |publisher=[[National Geographic Society|National Geographic News]] |access-date=20 March 2010}}</ref>
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| [[2010 Baja California earthquake]]
| 4 April 2010
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit [[Mexicali]] and [[Baja California|Baja]], killing three and injuring more than two hundred. US border towns in [[Imperial Valley]], California were affected.
|<ref>{{cite news |author1=Wright, David |author2=Murray, Michael |title=Baja California Earthquake: Recovering from Easter Sunday 7.2 Quake |url=https://abcnews.go.com/WN/earthquake-hits-baja-california-easter-sunday-damage-light/story?id=10291558 |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=5 April 2010 |access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref>
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| [[2010 Yushu earthquake]]
| 13 April 2010
| {{flag|China}}
| A 6.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in western [[People's Republic of China|China]], killing at least 2,200 and injuring more than 12,000.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/China-Earthquake-400-Killed-In-Qinghai-Provinces-Yushu-Region-After-69-Magnitude-Tremor/Article/201004215601424?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_3&lid=ARTICLE_15601424_China_Earthquake%3A_400_Killed_In_Qinghai_Provinces_Yushu_Region_After_6.9_Magnitude_Tremor |title=China Earthquake: 589 Killed in Qinghai Province's Yushu Region After 6.9 Magnitude Tremor &#124; World News &#124; Sky News |publisher=News.sky.com |access-date=21 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528165416/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/China-Earthquake-400-Killed-In-Qinghai-Provinces-Yushu-Region-After-69-Magnitude-Tremor/Article/201004215601424?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_3&lid=ARTICLE_15601424_China_Earthquake%3A_400_Killed_In_Qinghai_Provinces_Yushu_Region_After_6.9_Magnitude_Tremor |archive-date=28 May 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8619593.stm |work=BBC News |title=Hundreds die in west China quake |date=14 April 2010 |access-date=23 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417190227/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8619593.stm |archive-date=17 April 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[February 2011 Christchurch earthquake]]
| 22 February 2011
| {{flag|New Zealand}}
| A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck [[Christchurch]], New Zealand, killing 185 people.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/6394084/February-earthquake-toll-hits-185 |title=February earthquake toll hits 185 |date=9 February 2012 |newspaper=Stuff.co.nz |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
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| [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]]
| 11 March 2011
| {{flag|Japan}}
| A 9.0 magnitude earthquake hit near [[Sendai]], Japan. It created a {{convert|133|ft}} high tsunami, leaving 15,893 dead, 2,565 missing and over 150,000 displaced. It was the largest earthquake to hit Japan in 140 years.
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.npa.go.jp/archive/keibi/biki/higaijokyo_e.pdf |title=Damage Situation and Police Countermeasures associated with 2011 Tohoku district – off the Pacific Ocean Earthquake October 10, 2015 |date=10 December 2015 |publisher=[[National Police Agency of Japan]] |access-date=5 January 2016 |archive-date=8 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208082408/http://www.npa.go.jp/archive/keibi/biki/higaijokyo_e.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/17/weather/japan-earthquake-tsunami-fast-facts |title=2011 Japan Earthquake – Tsunami Fast Facts |date=22 October 2015 |access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newshub.co.nz/world/japan-quake--hundreds-dead-in-sendai-2011031119#axzz4CAsm8SAH |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201203121/http://www.newshub.co.nz/world/japan-quake--hundreds-dead-in-sendai-2011031119#axzz4CAsm8SAH |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 February 2016 |title=Japan quake – hundreds dead in Sendai |website=[[Newshub]] |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
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| [[2011 Van earthquake]]
| 23 October 2011
| {{flag|Turkey}}
| A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Turkish city of [[Van, Turkey|Van]], leaving over 604 dead and thousands more injured.
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://earthquake-report.com/2011/10/23/very-strong-dangerous-earthquake-in-eastern-turkey/ |title=Earthquake Van – Ercis, Turkey – 604 Dead, Large Aftershock 5.6 hits Van |last1=Arm |last2=Vervaeck |last3=Daniell |first3=Dr James |date=23 October 2011 |website=Earthquake-Report.com |access-date=21 June 2016 |archive-date=22 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122183632/https://earthquake-report.com/2011/10/23/very-strong-dangerous-earthquake-in-eastern-turkey/ |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
|-
| [[April 2015 Nepal earthquake]]
| 25 April 2015
| {{flag|Nepal}}
| A massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake in [[Nepal]] killed at least 8,857 people and injured tens of thousands more. It is the worst disaster to hit Nepal in decades.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Nepal-earthquake-death-toll-rises-to-8413/articleshow/47187088.cms |title=Nepal earthquake death toll rises to 8,413 – The Times of India |website=The Times of India |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/04/29/the-latest-on-nepal-under-rubble-man-says-he-drank-urine |title=The Latest on Nepal: In Ravaged Hamlets, Lives Were Spared |website=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-nepal-earthquake-eerie-reminder-of-1934-tragedy-2080754 |title=Nepal earthquake: Eerie reminder of 1934 tragedy |work=Daily News & Analysis |date=25 April 2015 |access-date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
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| [[May 2015 Nepal earthquake]]
| 12 May 2015
| {{flag|Nepal}}
| A second major earthquake hit [[Nepal]], measuring 7.3 on the [[moment magnitude scale]], killing 218 more people.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/14/asia/nepal-earthquake/index.html |title=Death toll from latest Nepal earthquake rises above 125 |first=Manesh |last=Shrestha |publisher=CNN |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[2016 Ecuador earthquake]]
| 16 April 2016
| {{flag|Ecuador}}
| A 7.8 earthquake struck near [[Muisne]], [[Ecuador]], killing over 673 people and displacing at least 25,000 more.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ecuador-quake-idUSKCN0XK0GQ |title=Death toll from Ecuador earthquake surpasses 650 |date=24 April 2016 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref>
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| [[August 2016 Central Italy earthquake]]
| 24 August 2016
| {{flag|Italy}}
| A 6.2 [[Seismic scale|magnitude]] [[earthquake]] struck [[Central Italy]] near [[Norcia]], {{convert|75|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Perugia]] and {{convert|45|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of [[L'Aquila]], in an area near the [[tripoint]] of the [[Umbria]], [[Lazio]], and [[Marche]] regions. At least 299 people were left dead.
|<ref name="WSJ.Kills">{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/italy-earthquake-kills-120-leaves-dozens-missing-1472065968 |title=Italy Earthquake Kills at Least 159, Leaves Dozens Missing |first1=Giada |last1=Zampano |first2=Manuela |last2=Mesco |first3=Giovanni |last3=Legorano |date=24 August 2016 |work=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref>
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| [[2017 Central Mexico earthquake]]
| 19 September 2017
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of [[Puebla City|Puebla]]. Coincidentally, it was also the 32nd anniversary of the [[1985 Mexico City earthquake]], which was commemorated with a national seismic alert drill, just two hours before the real earthquake struck, which left 360 dead and over 6,000 injured.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2017/09/30/mexico-earthquake-death-toll-update/ |title=Death toll rises to 360 in Mexico earthquake |newspaper=The Denver Post |date=1 January 2018 |access-date=15 July 2018}}</ref>
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| [[2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami]]
| 28 September 2018
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| [[2018 Sulawesi earthquake|A magnitude 7.5 earthquake]] hits [[Sulawesi]], [[Indonesia]], causing a [[tsunami]] that kills at least 2,256 people and injures more than 540 others.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-45683630 |title=Indonesia earthquake: Hundreds dead in Palu quake and tsunami |date=29 September 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref>
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| [[2018 Sunda Strait tsunami]]
| 22 December 2018
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| A [[2018 Sunda Strait tsunami|tsunami]] hits the [[Sunda Strait]], [[Indonesia]] after a volcanic eruption of Anak Krakatoa killing at least 430 people and injuring nearly 1,500.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-46663158 |title=Indonesia tsunami kills hundreds after Krakatau eruption |date=23 December 2018 |work=BBC News |access-date=23 December 2018}}</ref>
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| [[2019 Peru earthquake]]
| 26 May 2019
| {{flag|Peru}}
| An 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck in [[Department of Loreto|Loreto Region]], [[Peru]], killing 2 people and injures more than 30 others.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/26/americas/peru-earthquake-may-intl/index.html |title=Peru earthquake leaves one dead and several injured |date=26 May 2019 |publisher=CNN |access-date=16 June 2019}}</ref>
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| [[2019 Albania earthquake]]
| 26 November 2019
| {{flag|Albania}}
| A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits [[Albania]] near the cities of [[Durrës]] and [[Tirana]], killing 51 people and injuring over 3,000 others.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/26/albania-earthquake-rescuers-search-rubble-after-most-powerful-tremor-in-decades |title=Albania earthquake: at least 21 dead and hundreds injured |date=27 November 2019 |work=The Guardian |access-date=27 November 2019}}</ref>
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