Lists of 21st-century earthquakes explained

The following is a summary of significant earthquakes during the 21st century. In terms of fatalities, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was the most destructive event with 227,898 confirmed fatalities, followed by the 2010 Haiti earthquake with about 160,000 fatalities,[1] the 2008 Sichuan earthquake with 87,587 fatalities, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake with 87,351 fatalities, and the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes with at least 59,488 fatalities.

The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami became the costliest natural disaster, resulting in approximately $360 billion in property damage at the time, followed by the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes and the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, which resulted in $163.6 billion and $150 billion in damage, respectively.

List of deadliest earthquakes

RankFatalitiesMagnitudeLocationEventDate
1227,8989.2–9.32004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamiDecember 26, 2004
2160,000[2] 7.0 Haiti2010 Haiti earthquakeJanuary 12, 2010
387,5877.9 China2008 Sichuan earthquakeMay 12, 2008
487,3517.6 Pakistan2005 Kashmir earthquakeOctober 8, 2005
562,0137.8 Turkey, 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakesFebruary 6, 2023
634,000[3] 6.62003 Bam earthquakeDecember 26, 2003
720,0857.7 India2001 Gujarat earthquakeJanuary 26, 2001
819,7599.0–9.1 Japan2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunamiMarch 11, 2011
98,9647.8 Nepal2015 Nepal earthquakeApril 25, 2015
105,7826.4 Indonesia2006 Yogyakarta earthquakeMay 26, 2006
114,3407.5 Indonesia2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunamiSeptember 28, 2018
122,9606.82023 Al Haouz earthquakeSeptember 8, 2023
132,6986.9 China2010 Yushu earthquakeApril 13, 2010
142,2666.8 Algeria2003 Boumerdès earthquakeMay 21, 2003
152,2487.2 Haiti2021 Haiti earthquakeAugust 14, 2021
161,482[4] 6.32023 Herat earthquakesOctober 7, 2023
171,3138.6 Indonesia2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquakeMarch 28, 2005
181,200[5] 6.12002 Hindu Kush earthquakesMarch 25, 2002
191,1636.0 Afghanistan, June 2022 Afghanistan earthquakeJune 21, 2022
201,1157.6 Indonesia2009 Sumatra earthquakesSeptember 30, 2009

List of largest earthquakes by magnitude

RankMagnitudeEventLocationDate
19.2–9.32004 Indian Ocean earthquake Indonesia, Sumatra, Indian Ocean,December 26, 2004
29.0–9.12011 Tōhoku earthquakeMarch 11, 2011
38.82010 Chile earthquake Chile, MauleFebruary 27, 2010
48.62005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake Indonesia, SumatraMarch 28, 2005
48.62012 Indian Ocean earthquakesApril 11, 2012
58.5September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes Indonesia, SumatraSeptember 12, 2007

List of costliest earthquakes

See main article: List of costliest earthquakes. Note:This only ranks immediate costs, for example, nuclear meltdown and climate and fossil fuel costs, as well as other ongoing costs from quakes are not included.

RankEventLocationMagnitudeHistoric cost (year)Adjusted for inflation (year)
12011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunamidata-sort-value="9.0" 9.0–9.1$235 billion (2011)[6] $320.4 billion (2023)
22023 Turkey–Syria earthquake Turkey, Syriadata-sort-value="7.8" 7.8 and 7.7 $163.3 billion (2023)[7] [8] $163.3 billion (2023)
32008 Sichuan earthquake Sichuan, Chinadata-sort-value="8." 8.0 $150 billion (2008)[9] $212.3 billion (2023)
42010 Canterbury earthquake7.0$40 billion (2010)[10] $56.2 billion (2023)
52004 Chūetsu earthquakedata-sort-value="6.8" 6.8$28 billion (2004)[11] [12] $45.1 billion (2024)
62011 Sikkim earthquakedata-sort-value="6.9" 6.9$22.3 billion (2011)[13] $30.2 billion (2024)
72016 Kumamoto earthquakes7.0$24-46 billion (2016)[14] $30.5-58.4 billion (2024)
82024 Noto earthquakedata-sort-value="7.5" 7.5$17.6 billion (2024)[15] $17.6 billion (2024)
92009 L'Aquila earthquakedata-sort-value="6.3" 6.3$16 billion (2009)[16] $22.7 billion (2024)
102012 Northern Italy earthquakesdata-sort-value="6.1" 6.1[17] $15.8 billion (2012)[18] $20.9 billion (2024)

Deadliest earthquakes by year

These are the deadliest earthquakes per year

YearDeadliest earthquakeFatalitiesMagnitudeLocationDate
20012001 Gujarat earthquake20,0857.7January 26
20022002 Hindu Kush earthquakes1,2006.1March 25
20032003 Bam earthquake34,0006.6December 26
20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami227,8989.1–9.3December 26
20052005 Kashmir earthquake87,3517.6October 8
20062006 Yogyakarta earthquake5,7826.4May 26
20072007 Peru earthquake5958.0August 15
20082008 Sichuan earthquake87,5877.9May 12
20092009 Sumatra earthquakes1,1157.6 IndonesiaSeptember 30
20102010 Haiti earthquake160,0007.0January 12
20112011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami19,7599.0–9.1March 11
20122012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes3066.4August 11
20132013 Balochistan earthquakes8257.7September 24
20142014 Ludian earthquake6156.1August 3
20152015 Nepal earthquake8,9647.8April 25
20162016 Ecuador earthquake6737.8April 16
20172017 Iran–Iraq earthquake6307.3November 12
20182018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami4,3407.5September 28
20192019 Albania earthquake516.4November 26
20202020 Aegean Sea earthquake1197.0 Turkey
Greece		October 30
20212021 Haiti earthquake2,2487.2 HaitiAugust 14
2022June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake1,1636.2
June 21
20232023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes62,0137.8
February 6
20242024 Noto earthquake3397.5 January 1

Largest earthquakes by year

These are the largest earthquakes by magnitude per year

YearMagnitudeDeathsEventLocationDatetotal M7+
20012001 southern Peru earthquake Peru 16
20022002 Denali earthquake United States 13
20032003 Tokachi earthquake Japan 15
20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Indonesia, Indian Ocean 16
20052005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake Indonesia 11
20062006 Kuril Islands earthquake 11
2007September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes Indonesia 18
20082008 Sichuan earthquake China 12
20092009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami Samoa 17
20102010 Chile earthquake Chile 22
20112011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Japan 20
20122012 Indian Ocean earthquakes Indonesia, Indian Ocean 17
20132013 Okhotsk Sea earthquake 19
20142014 Iquique earthquake Chile 12
20152015 Illapel earthquake Chile 19
20162016 Solomon Islands earthquakes Solomon Islands 16
20172017 Chiapas earthquake Mexico 7
20182018 Fiji earthquakes 17
20192019 Peru earthquake Peru 10
2020July 2020 Alaska Peninsula earthquake United States 9
20212021 Chignik earthquake United States 19
20222022 Michoacán earthquake 11
2022 Papua New Guinea earthquake Papua New Guinea
202362,0132023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes
 19
20242422024 Noto earthquake 2

Lists of earthquakes by decade

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Notes and References

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  3. News: After 17 Years Iran Finally Announces 34,000 Died In Bam Earthquake . 24 February 2023 . Iran International . 26 December 2020.
  4. News: World Health Organization. Afghanistan Earthquakes in Herat Province, Health Situation Report No. 8, 15-16 October 2023. 17 October 2023. ReliefWeb. 16 October 2023. 18 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231018093801/https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/afghanistan-earthquakes-herat-province-health-situation-report-no-8-15-16-october-2023. live.
  5. Yeats . Robert S. . Madden . Christopher . Damage from the Nahrin, Afghanistan, Earthquake of 25 March 2002 . Seismological Research Letters . 2003 . 74 . 3 . 305–311 . 10.1785/gssrl.74.3.305. 2003SeiRL..74..305Y .
  6. News: Victoria Kim . Los Angeles Times . 21 March 2011 . 21 March 2011 . Japan damage could reach $235 billion, World Bank estimates . https://web.archive.org/web/20110331005023/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fgw-japan-quake-world-bank-20110322,0,3799976.story . March 31, 2011 . live .
  7. News: Deprem bölgesinde fatura borçlarının silinmesi için süre uzatıldı. Milat Gazetsi. 22 August 2023. 9 November 2023.
  8. News: Political failure has killed people in Syria before and after the earthquakes . 14 April 2023 . Counsil for Arab-British Understanding . 10 April 2023.
  9. News: Watts . Jonathan . Sichuan quake: China's earthquake reconstruction to cost $150bn . 27 January 2024 . The Guardian . 15 August 2008.
  10. Web site: Four years on: Insurance and the Canterbury Earthquakes. February 2015. Deloitte Access Economics. 29 February 2016. 24 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160124111031/https://www.vero.co.nz/sites/default/files/documents/Vero%20NZ%20Report_Four%20Years%20On%20-%20Insurance%20and%20the%20Canterbury%20Earthquakes.pdf. dead.
  11. Web site: Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 20 May 2015.
  12. Book: Guha-Sapir. Debarati. Santos. Indhira. Borde. Alexandre. The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters. 2013. Oxford University Press. Oxford. 978-0-19-984193-6. 252.
  13. The September 2011 Sikkim Himalaya earthquake Mw 6.9: is it a plane of detachment earthquake?. Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk. 19 March 2014. Santanu Baruah. Sowrav Saikia. Saurabh Baruah. Pabon K. Bora. Ruben Tatevossian. J. R. Kayal. 7 . 248–263 . 10.1080/19475705.2014.895963 . 128915677 . free.
  14. Web site: 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake Survey Report (Preliminary) . Asian Disaster Reduction Center . 27 January 2024.
  15. News: Gov't estimates central Japan quake damage will reach 2.6 tril. yen . 26 January 2024 . Kyodo News . 26 January 2024.
  16. News: Italy Quake Reconstruction to Cost at Least $16 Billion . 23 October 2012 . . 15 April 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090419231821/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C515989%2C00.html . 19 April 2009 . dead .
  17. News: Where can I learn more about the 1906 Earthquake?. Berkeley Seismological Lab . December 11, 2011.
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