Earthquake in Turkey, Syria: Timeline of the world's most devastating earthquakes since 2000

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: On Monday, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Turkey and Syria, killing more than 4,400 people. The death toll is expected to rise as rescuers are still searching for people stuck in the debris. An earthquake is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Turkey and Syria border was struck by two powerful earthquakes within a span of 12 hours.

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