Most of these were due to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, which caused an estimated 160,000 deaths,[2] making it the 8th deadliest earthquake in recorded history.

Other deadly quakes occurred in China, Indonesia or Turkey.

The tsunami associated with the Chile earthquake caused tsunami advisories and warning across the entire Pacific Ocean rim, also known as the Ring of Fire.

Note that an increase in detected earthquake numbers does not necessarily represent an increase in earthquakes per se.

Population increase, habitation spread, and advances in earthquake detection technology all contribute to higher earthquake numbers being recorded over time.