A magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria yesterday, killing at least 4,000 people in both countries.

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The death toll is expected to continue to rise as rescuers race against the weather, cold temperatures and snow to find people buried under the rubble, BTA writes.

Here's an Associated Press rundown of some of the world's deadliest earthquakes since 2000:

June 22, 2022: A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills more than 1,100 people in Afghanistan.

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August 14, 2021: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake kills more than 2,200 people in Haiti.

September 28, 2018: A 7.5-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia kills more than 4,300.

April 25, 2015: In Nepal, more than 8,800 people died in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

March 11, 2011: A magnitude 9 earthquake off the northern coast of Japan triggered a tsunami that killed nearly 20,000 people.

January 12, 2010: A magnitude 7 earthquake in Haiti kills an estimated 316,000 people, according to government estimates.

May 12, 2008: A 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck eastern China's central Sichuan province, killing more than 87,500 people.

May 26, 2006: More than 5,700 people died after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Java.

October 8, 2005: A 7.6-magnitude earthquake kills more than 80,000 people in the Pakistani part of Kashmir.

March 28, 2005: An 8.6-magnitude earthquake in North Sumatra, Indonesia, kills about 1,300.

December 26, 2004: Tsunami waves in the Indian Ocean triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia kill 230,000 people in dozens of countries.

December 26, 2003: A 6.6 magnitude earthquake in southeastern Iran kills 50,000.

May 21, 2003: More than 2,200 people died in a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Algeria.

January 26, 2001: A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Indian state of Gujarat, killing 20,000 people. 

The earthquake in Turkey and Syria