List of earthquakes in 2023
Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2023
| |||
Strongest magnitude | 7.8 Mw ![]() | ||
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Deadliest | 7.8 Mw ![]() 59,488–62,013 deaths | ||
Total fatalities | 64,347–66,872 | ||
Number by magnitude | |||
9.0+ | 0 | ||
8.0–8.9 | 0 | ||
7.0–7.9 | 19 | ||
6.0–6.9 | 128 | ||
5.0–5.9 | 1,637 | ||
4.0–4.9 | 13,816 | ||
← 2022 2024 → |
This is a list of earthquakes in 2023. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in a significant impact due to major damage, deaths or serious injuries. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS. Nineteen earthquakes ≥M7 occurred within the year, and no ≥M8 earthquakes recorded for the second consecutive year.
Up to 66,900 people died from earthquakes in 2023, the highest death toll for earthquakes since 2010. At least 59,488 people died in the Turkey–Syria doublets of February, which dominated world headlines because of its extensive devastation; the first mainshock was also the largest earthquake of the year at Mw 7.8. In September, Morocco suffered its largest earthquake in centuries; the Mw 6.8 shock killed nearly 3,000 people. In October, four Mw 6.3 earthquakes struck Afghanistan's Herat Province, killing over 1,400 people. A moderate shock in western Nepal also killed 153 people in November. In December, another tremor in northern China killed 151; the nation's deadliest since 2014. Other deadly earthquakes occurred in Ecuador, Pakistan and the Philippines.
Compared to other years
[edit]Magnitude | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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8.0–9.9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
7.0–7.9 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 19 |
6.0–6.9 | 123 | 143 | 127 | 131 | 104 | 118 | 135 | 111 | 141 | 117 | 128 |
5.0–5.9 | 1,460 | 1,580 | 1,413 | 1,550 | 1,447 | 1,671 | 1,484 | 1,315 | 2,046 | 1,603 | 1,637 |
4.0–4.9 | 11,877 | 15,817 | 13,777 | 13,700 | 10,544 | 12,782 | 11,897 | 12,135 | 14,643 | 13,707 | 13,816 |
Total | 13,480 | 17,552 | 15,336 | 15,397 | 12,102 | 14,589 | 13,530 | 13,572 | 16,849 | 15,438 | 15,600 |
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By death toll
[edit]Rank | Death toll | Magnitude | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date | Event |
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1 | 59,488–62,013 | 7.8 | ![]() | XII (Extreme) | 10.0 | February 6 | 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes |
7.5 | X (Extreme) | 7.4 | |||||
2 | 2,960 | 6.8 | ![]() | IX (Violent) | 19.0 | September 8 | 2023 Al Haouz earthquake |
3 | 1,482 | 6.3 | ![]() | VIII (Severe) | 14.0 | October 7 | 2023 Herat earthquakes |
4 | 153 | 5.7 | ![]() | VIII (Severe) | 16.5 | November 3 | 2023 Nepal earthquake |
5 | 151 | 5.9 | ![]() | IX (Violent) | 10.0 | December 18 | 2023 Jishishan earthquake |
6 | 21 | 6.5 | ![]() | V (Moderate) | 187.6 | March 21 | 2023 Badakhshan earthquake |
7 | 18 | 6.8 | ![]() | VII (Very Strong) | 65.8 | March 18 | 2023 Guayas earthquake |
8 | 13 | 6.3 | ![]() | IX (Violent) | 16.0 | February 20 | 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes |
9 | 11 | 6.7 | ![]() | VIII (Severe) | 52.0 | November 17 | November 2023 Mindanao earthquake |
Listed are earthquakes with at least 10 dead.
By magnitude
[edit]Rank | Magnitude | Death toll | Location | MMI | Depth (km) | Date | Event |
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1 | 7.8 | 59,488–62,013 | ![]() | XII (Extreme) | 10.0 | February 6 | 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes |
2 | 7.7 | 0 | ![]() | IV (Light) | 18.0 | May 19 | - |
3 | 7.6 | 3 | ![]() | VII (Very Strong) | 40.0 | December 2 | December 2023 Mindanao earthquake |
3 | 7.6 | 0 | ![]() | VI (Strong) | 105.2 | January 9 | - |
3 | 7.6 | 0 | ![]() | VI (Strong) | 210.1 | May 10 | - |
6 | 7.5 | - | ![]() | X (Extreme) | 7.4 | February 6 | 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes |
7 | 7.2 | 0 | ![]() | VI (Strong) | 167.4 | June 15 | - |
7 | 7.2 | 0 | ![]() | VII (Very Strong) | 25.0 | July 16 | - |
9 | 7.1 | 0 | ![]() | VIII (Severe) | 34.0 | April 24 | - |
9 | 7.1 | 0 | ![]() | VII (Very Strong) | 46.8 | April 24 | - |
9 | 7.1 | 0 | ![]() | VI (Strong) | 10.0 | November 8 | - |
9 | 7.1 | 0 | ![]() | VI (Strong) | 48.4 | December 7 | - |
9 | 7.1 | 0 | ![]() | IV (Light) | 36.0 | May 20 | - |
9 | 7.1 | 0 | ![]() | IV (Light) | 513.5 | August 28 | - |
15 | 7.0 | 0 | ![]() | VII (Very strong) | 29.0 | January 8 | - |
15 | 7.0 | 8 | ![]() | VII (Very strong) | 70.0 | April 2 | 2023 Papua New Guinea earthquake |
15 | 7.0 | 0 | ![]() | V (Moderate) | 28.6 | January 18 | - |
15 | 7.0 | 1 | ![]() | V (Moderate) | 597.0 | April 14 | - |
15 | 7.0 | 0 | ![]() | IV (Light) | 10.0 | March 16 | - |
Listed are earthquakes with at least 7.0 magnitude.
By month
[edit]January
[edit]Strongest magnitude | 7.6 Mw ![]() |
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Deadliest | 5.4 Mw ![]() 4 deaths |
Total fatalities | 8 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0–8.9 | 0 |
7.0–7.9 | 3 |
6.0–6.9 | 8 |
5.0–5.9 | 126 |
4.0–4.9 | 1,248 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | |
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Dead | Injured | ||||||
1[1] | ![]() | 5.5 | 30.8 | V | The wall of a hospital and a hotel partially collapsed and a shopping mall damaged in Jayapura. One hotel damaged in Abepura.[2] | - | - |
1[3] | ![]() | 5.4 | 30.6 | VII | Aftershock of the 2022 Ferndale earthquake.[4] Some houses damaged or destroyed and power outages in Humboldt County.[5] | - | - |
3[6] | ![]() | 5.0 | 10.0 | VI | Over 100 homes damaged.[7] It is the largest earthquake in the area since 1972.[8] | - | - |
4[9] | ![]() | 4.4 | 9.9 | VI | One house collapsed and several others damaged in Kontodespoti.[10] | - | - |
5[11] | ![]() | 6.0 | 205.3 | IV | - | - | - |
8[12] | ![]() | 7.0 | 29.0 | VII | Dozens of houses collapsed and some others damaged in Hog Harbour.[13][14] | - | - |
9[15] | ![]() | 7.6 | 105.0 | VI[16] | Eleven people injured,[17] 15 houses collapsed, and 523 others sustained light to heavy damage in the Tanimbar Islands.[18][19][20][21] | - | 11 |
10[22] | ![]() | 4.9 | 10.0 | III | At least 145 houses, four schools, and two hotels damaged in Lesbos, Greece.[23] | - | - |
12[24] | ![]() | 2.8 | 5.0 | III | One person killed and eleven others injured in a mine collapse near Stonava.[25] | 1 | 11 |
15[26] | ![]() | 4.8 | 10.0 | V | Fifteen people injured, thirteen houses collapsed and 352 others, some churches and roads damaged.[27][28][29] | - | 15 |
15[30] | ![]() | 4.7 | 17.4 | IV | At least 180 buildings damaged in Tirana.[31] | - | - |
15[32] | ![]() | 6.1 | 37.0 | V | - | - | - |
15[33] | ![]() | 5.2 | 10.0 | VII | Largest in a swarm of 219 tremors affecting the area in one day.[34] Four people injured,[35] 713 houses destroyed and 415 others damaged in El Salvador.[36] At least 55 houses destroyed and 161 others damaged in Guatemala.[37] | - | 4 |
16[38] | ![]() | 6.3 | 405.0 | III | - | - | - |
17[39] | ![]() | 4.5 | 10.0 | IV | Three people injured and four buildings damaged in Sari-Juybar area.[40][41] | - | 3 |
18[42] | ![]() | 6.0 | 152.5 | IV | One mosque damaged in Bone Bolango Regency.[43] | - | - |
18[44] | ![]() | 7.0 | 28.6 | V | Two houses collapsed in Morotai.[45] Eighteen homes damaged and tidal flooding in North Halmahera Regency.[46][47] | - | - |
18[48] | ![]() | 5.7 | 19.1 | VI | - | 252 | |
20[49] | ![]() | 6.1 | 162.0 | IV | - | - | - |
20[50] | ![]() | 6.8 | 596.8 | III | - | - | - |
23[51] | ![]() | 4.5 | 11.1 | IV[52] | Aftershock of the 2022 West Java earthquake. Ten people injured, some previously damaged homes collapsed,[53] and ten others damaged in Cianjur.[54][55] | - | 10 |
24[56] | ![]() | 5.4 | 20.3 | V | One person killed by rockfalls, four others injured,[57] 60 homes collapsed and over 400 others, several hotels, schools, hospitals and a temple damaged in Bajura and Bajhang districts, Nepal.[58][59][57] Three people killed and 11 others injured[60][61] after a building damaged by the earthquake collapsed in Lucknow, India.[62] | 4 | 15 |
24[63] | ![]() | 6.4 | 580.0 | II | Aftershock of the 6.8 earthquake four days prior. | - | - |
25[64] | ![]() | 5.4 | 4.0 | VI | Aftershock of the 2022 Luding earthquake.[65] Some previously damaged homes destroyed,[66] and landslides in Luding County.[67] | - | - |
26[68] | ![]() | 6.0 | 135.7 | IV | - | - | - |
27[69] | ![]() | 4.2 | 11.6 | - | At least 49 houses damaged,[70] and some collapsed in Bandung Regency.[71] | - | - |
28[72] | ![]() | 5.9 | 16.0 | VII | 3 | 1,750 | |
30[73] | ![]() | 4.5 | 36.8 | IV | Five houses destroyed and three others damaged due to a landslide in Jacó.[74] | - | - |
February
[edit]Strongest magnitude | 7.8 Mw ![]() |
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Deadliest | 7.8 Mw ![]() 59,488–62,013 deaths |
Total fatalities | 59,507–62,032 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0–8.9 | 0 |
7.0–7.9 | 2 |
6.0–6.9 | 12 |
5.0–5.9 | 142 |
4.0–4.9 | 1,368 |
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Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | |
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Dead | Injured | ||||||
1[75] | ![]() | 6.0 | 19.0 | VII | Sixteen people injured;[76] eight houses collapsed,[77] 543 houses, 203 buildings,[78] including 38 schools,[79] a supermarket and hospital damaged in Montevista, New Bataan and Nabunturan.[80] Landslides also occurred.[81] | - | 16 |
1[82] | ![]() | 4.5 | 10.0 | III | One person injured; 495 houses and eight schools damaged in Garut Regency.[83][84][85] | - | 1 |
4[86] | ![]() | 4.7 | 10.0 | V | Four people injured due to panic in Qasr-e Shirin.[87] | - | 4 |
6[88] | ![]() | 7.8 | 10.0 | XII[89] | 59,488–62,013 | 121,704 | |
6[90] | ![]() | 6.7 | 9.8 | VIII | |||
6[91] | ![]() | 7.5 | 7.4 | X[92] | |||
6[93] | ![]() | 6.0 | 20.1 | VII | |||
6[94] | ![]() | 6.0 | 8.5 | VIII | |||
7[95] | ![]() | 4.8 | 10.0 | IV | Twenty-one buildings and two houses damaged in Camarines Norte.[96] | - | - |
8[97] | ![]() | 3.4 | 10.0 | - | Seventy houses and a church damaged in Huasicancha.[98] | - | - |
8[99] | ![]() | 4.1 | 10.0 | III | One person killed and another missing after a building collapsed in Harasta, Syria.[100][101] | 1 | - |
9[102] | ![]() | 5.1 | 22.0 | V[103] | Four people killed when a restaurant collapsed, five others were injured,[104] 15 houses collapsed, 29 others, five office buildings, and several other buildings damaged in Jayapura.[105] | 4 | 5 |
13[106] | ![]() | 6.1 | 374.0 | III | - | - | - |
14[107] | ![]() | 5.6 | 10.0 | VII | At least 484 houses and two churches damaged in Gorj County;[108][109] 19 other buildings affected in Dolj, Hunedoara and Mehedinți counties.[110][111] Rockslides in the Defileul Jiului National Park.[112] Nineteen people injured; four from fleeing in panic or falling debris,[113] and the other 15 treated for panic attacks.[114] | - | 19 |
15[115] | ![]() | 6.1 | 8.0 | VII | One person injured,[116] eight houses collapsed and 570 structures, including an auditorium damaged. Power outages in Masbate and Ticao.[117][118] | - | 1 |
16[119] | ![]() | 4.6 | 56.2 | II | Seventy-five houses collapsed in Fayzabad, trapping one child under the rubble.[120] | - | - |
17[121] | ![]() | 6.1 | 39.7 | V | - | - | - |
20[122] | ![]() | 6.3 | 16.0 | IX[123] | 13 | 1,062 | |
22[124] | ![]() | 4.8 | 27.3 | IV | Two houses and a school destroyed; two hospitals and eight homes damaged in Bichhiya.[125] | - | - |
23[126] | ![]() | 6.9 | 9.0 | VII | - | - | - |
23[127] | ![]() | 3.5 | 5.0 | - | One person killed due to damage at a zinc mine in Kısacıklı.[128] | 1 | - |
23[129] | ![]() | 6.3 | 97.1 | V | - | - | - |
25[130] | ![]() | 5.2 | 16.5 | VII | Many houses and a mosque damaged in Ereğli, some of them severely.[131] | - | - |
25[132] | ![]() | 6.0 | 55.0 | V | One person in Hamanaka injured after a fall. Cracked floors in supermarkets at Kushiro.[133] | - | 1 |
25[134] | ![]() | 6.2 | 37.2 | VI | - | - | - |
27[135] | ![]() | 5.2 | 10.0 | VII | Aftershock of the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquakes. About 30 buildings collapsed,[136] two people killed, and 140 others injured.[137] | 2 | 140 |
March
[edit]Strongest magnitude | 7.0 Mw ![]() |
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Deadliest | 6.5 Mw ![]() 21 deaths |
Total fatalities | 42 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0–8.9 | 0 |
7.0–7.9 | 1 |
6.0–6.9 | 10 |
5.0–5.9 | 109 |
4.0–4.9 | 1,119 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
1[138] | ![]() | 6.6 | 600.9 | II | - | - | - |
2[139] | ![]() | 6.5 | 17.0 | VI | - | - | - |
4[140] | ![]() | 6.9 | 211.0 | V | - | - | - |
5[141] | ![]() | 5.4 | 10.0 | VI | Foreshock of the magnitude 5.9 earthquake on 7 March. Some houses damaged in Maragusan. In Nabunturan the ceiling of a school collapsed. Severe damage to a road located between New Bataan and Maragusan.[142] | - | - |
7[143] | ![]() | 5.9 | 16.1 | VII | Sixty people were injured or fainted in panic.[144] At least 950 houses destroyed and 4,840 others damaged in the epicentral area.[144] | - | 60 |
9[145] | ![]() | 4.3 | 4.4 | IV | Thirteen people injured[146] and many buildings damaged in Umbertide, including 90 percent of structures in Pierantonio.[147] Around 500 people were homeless.[148] | - | 13 |
9[149] | ![]() | 4.5 | 10.0 | VII | |||
10[150] | ![]() | 5.4 | 160.2 | IV | Over 20 houses damaged in several municipalities.[151] Two houses badly affected and had to be evacuated in San Gil.[152] | - | - |
14[153] | ![]() | 6.3 | 213.0 | IV | - | - | - |
16[154] | ![]() | 7.0 | 10.0 | IV | A tsunami with heights of 11 cm (0.36 ft) was observed on Raoul Island.[155] | - | - |
18[156] | ![]() | 6.8 | 68.0 | VII | 18 | 495 | |
21[157] | ![]() | 6.5 | 192.0 | V | 21 | 424 | |
22[158] | ![]() | 6.4 | 228.0 | IV | - | - | - |
22[159] | ![]() | 5.8 | 11.6 | VII | Three people injured,[160] 72 houses destroyed, and 650 others damaged in six villages near the epicenter. Some barns collapsed, killing dozens of livestock.[161][162] A school was also damaged in Leilek, Kyrgyzstan.[163] | - | 3 |
24[164] | ![]() | 5.6 | 11.0 | VII | Aftershock of the 2022–23 West Azerbaijan earthquakes. At least 165 people injured, two houses collapsed and 78 others damaged in 10 villages in Khoy and Salmas.[165] | - | 165 |
27[166] | ![]() | 6.2 | 79.0 | V | - | - | - |
28[167] | ![]() | 6.1 | 37.0 | IV | - | - | - |
29[168] | ![]() | 4.0 | 10.8 | IV[169] | One house collapsed[170] and several others damaged in Cianjur,[169] two of them due to landslides in Cugenang District.[171] | - | - |
30[172] | ![]() | 6.3 | 26.0 | V | - | - | - |
31[173] | ![]() | 3.4 | 10.0 | V | Three children killed and five injured. Two houses collapsed and several others damaged in Chaman.[174][175] | 3 | 5 |
April
[edit]Strongest magnitude | 7.1 Mw ![]() 7.1 Mw ![]() |
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Deadliest | 7.0 Mw ![]() 8 deaths |
Total fatalities | 9 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0–8.9 | 0 |
7.0–7.9 | 4 |
6.0–6.9 | 10 |
5.0–5.9 | 116 |
4.0–4.9 | 1,044 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | |
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Dead | Injured | ||||||
2[176] | ![]() | 7.0 | 70.0 | VII | 8 | "many" | |
3[177] | ![]() | 6.5 | 101.1 | VI | Slight damage in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.[178][179] The Mutnovskaya Power Station was temporarily shut down, causing power outages.[180] | - | - |
3[181] | ![]() | 6.1 | 84.0 | V | Some houses and a government building damaged in Mandailing Natal Regency.[182] | - | - |
4[183] | ![]() | 6.2 | 15.0 | IV | - | - | - |
4[184] | ![]() | 6.3 | 16.0 | V | Some houses, a school and a hospital slightly damaged in the provinces of Chiriquí, Veraguas and Coclé.[185][186] | - | - |
13[187] | ![]() | 6.0 | 7.0 | III | - | - | - |
14[188] | ![]() | 7.0 | 597.0 | V[189] | One house destroyed and three others damaged in West Java and East Java provinces.[190] In Tabanan, Bali, a 5-year-old boy died after fleeing in panic.[191] | 1 | - |
18[192] | South of the Fiji Islands | 6.7 | 580.0 | III | - | - | - |
19[193] | ![]() | 6.3 | 40.0 | VI | - | - | - |
21[194] | ![]() | 6.2 | 4.0 | IV | - | - | - |
24[195] | ![]() | 7.1 | 46.8 | VII | An 11 cm (0.36 ft) high tsunami was observed in Fishing Rock, Raoul Island.[196] | - | - |
24[197] | ![]() | 7.1 | 34.0 | VIII | One house collapsed[198] and another was damaged in North Sumatra Province, while another house, two hospitals and one school damaged in Mentawai Islands Regency.[199][200][201][202] Power outages affected more than 89,000 homes in West Sumatra and North Sumatra provinces.[203] In Tanahbala Island, South Nias Regency, a tsunami was observed with heights of 11 cm (0.36 ft).[204] | - | - |
27[205] | ![]() | 5.1 | 10.0 | VI | At least 23 houses badly damaged in Bajura District.[206] | - | - |
28[207] | South of the Fiji Islands | 6.0 | 587.8 | II | Foreshock of the 6.6 event seven seconds later. | - | - |
28[208] | South of the Fiji Islands | 6.6 | 563.0 | II | - | - | - |
May
[edit]Strongest magnitude | 7.7 Mw ![]() |
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Deadliest | 6.2 Mw ![]() 1 death 5.3 Mw ![]() 1 death |
Total fatalities | 2 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0–8.9 | 0 |
7.0–7.9 | 3 |
6.0–6.9 | 12 |
5.0–5.9 | 159 |
4.0–4.9 | 1,270 |
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Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
2[209] | ![]() | 5.3 | 17.9 | VII | Ten people injured.[210] Several homes collapsed;[211] 2,805 others and a hospital damaged. Power outages occurred in Baoshan.[212][213][210] Rockslides at Wayao.[214] | - | 10 |
4[215] | ![]() | 4.8 | 29.3 | VI | At least 748 houses damaged.[216] | - | - |
5[217] | ![]() | 6.2 | 10.0 | VIII | 1 | 49 | |
5[218] | ![]() | 5.6 | 8.2 | VII | Aftershock of the 2023 Noto earthquake. A landslide damaged a house and a barn collapsed in Suzu.[219] | - | - |
10[220] | ![]() | 7.6 | 210.1 | VI | - | - | - |
10[221] | ![]() | 5.2 | 35.9 | VI | Six people injured in Chiba and three in Kanagawa.[222][223] At least 23 buildings damaged in the epicentral area.[224][223] | - | 9 |
17[225] | ![]() | 6.4 | 252.0 | IV | - | - | - |
18[226] | ![]() | 5.1 | 9.8 | VI | Several houses damaged in Messara.[227] In Heraklion, the balcony and the roof of a house collapsed.[228] | - | - |
19[229] | ![]() | 7.7 | 18.0 | IV | A 61 cm (2.00 ft) tsunami observed at Lenakel, Vanuatu; 21 cm (0.69 ft) at North Cape, New Zealand; 20 cm (0.66 ft) at Port Kembla, Australia; and 19 cm (0.62 ft) at Ouinne, New Caledonia.[230][231] Tsunami debris covered the waterfront of Ahipara, New Zealand.[232] | - | - |
20[233] | ![]() | 4.8 | 10.0 | V | Several people injured.[234] Fifteen buildings damaged and landslides occurred in Romblon.[235] One school partially collapsed and another damaged at Odiongan.[236] | - | Several |
20[237] | ![]() | 7.1 | 36.0 | IV | Aftershock of the magnitude 7.7 earthquake on 19 May. A tsunami measured 14 cm (0.46 ft) at Ouinne.[238] | - | - |
20[239] | ![]() | 6.5 | 10.0 | V | Aftershock of the magnitude 7.7 and 7.1 earthquakes on 19 and 20 May. | - | - |
21[240] | ![]() | 6.8 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - |
21[241] | ![]() | 6.1 | 77.8 | V | - | - | - |
22[242] | ![]() | 4.5 | 10.0 | V | Eighteen people injured.[243] Three houses collapsed; 439 others damaged in 59 villages around Sarab and Mianeh.[244] | - | 18 |
23[245] | ![]() | 6.1 | 12.1 | VI | Aftershock of the magnitude 7.7 and 7.1 earthquakes on 19 and 20 May. | - | - |
24[246] | ![]() | 6.2 | 166.5 | IV | - | - | - |
25[247] | ![]() | 6.5 | 13.0 | VI | Two hotels and several homes collapsed and some others damaged in Acandí. Some houses and the municipal hall damaged in Necoclí. Ground cracks occurred in Las Changas village and Puerto Escondido.[248][249] Items knocked from shelves in Las Minas, Panama.[250] | - | - |
26[251] | ![]() | 6.1 | 44.5 | V | One person injured in Mito.[252] Minor damage to a building in Asahi.[253] | - | 1 |
26[254] | West Chile Rise | 6.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - |
27[255] | ![]() | 6.0 | 223.9 | IV | - | - | - |
28[256] | ![]() | 5.3 | 223.8 | V | One person killed in Upper Kohistan District, Pakistan.[257] Three people injured when a livestock shed collapsed in Battagram District.[258] | 1 | 3 |
31[259] | ![]() | 6.3 | 9.8 | II | - | - | - |
31[260] | ![]() | 5.9 | 10.0 | VIII | Many houses, buildings, schools and some pagodas damaged in Hopin.[261] Ground cracks and liquefaction occurred at Indawgyi.[262] | - | - |
June
[edit]Strongest magnitude | 7.2 Mw ![]() |
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Deadliest | 4.9 Mw ![]() 4 deaths |
Total fatalities | 8 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0–8.9 | 0 |
7.0–7.9 | 1 |
6.0–6.9 | 9 |
5.0–5.9 | 121 |
4.0–4.9 | 1,121 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | |
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Dead | Injured | ||||||
3[263] | ![]() | 5.4 | 10.0 | VI | Five buildings collapsed; over 800 homes and 18 buildings damaged in Caylloma.[264] Rockslides blocked roads near the epicenter.[265] | - | - |
6[266] | ![]() | 4.9 | 10.0 | VII | Four people killed and 37 others injured.[267][268] Some homes collapsed and many damaged in Jérémie.[269] | 4 | 37 |
6[270] | ![]() | 4.7 | 5.8 | VII[271] | Over 100 buildings damaged in Arad County.[272] | - | - |
7[273] | ![]() | 4.8 | 10.0 | VI | Three people killed and several others injured in Maubin.[274][275] Some buildings destroyed; several more buildings, a school and pagoda damaged.[276] | 3 | Several |
7[277] | ![]() | 4.6 | 10.0 | VII | In Krumovo, many brick walls and chimneys collapsed.[278] Four schools in Asenovgrad and Radovo damaged.[279] | - | - |
8[280] | ![]() | 4.8 | 10.0 | V | At least 32 houses, six churches and three schools damaged at Atalanti.[281] In Exarchos, the roofs of some houses collapsed.[282] A landslide occurred in Tragána .[283] Subsidence at a beach in northern Evia.[284] | - | - |
10[285] | ![]() | 4.9 | 26.6 | IV | One home collapsed in Madou District.[286] | - | - |
11[287] | ![]() | 4.9 | 10.0 | VI | Some buildings damaged in Gauteng.[288] In Ekurhuleni, the ceiling of a building collapsed.[289] | - | - |
11[290] | ![]() | 3.3 | 10.0 | - | Two people injured and two homes damaged in Bogor Regency.[291] Dozens of houses damaged in Cianjur Regency.[292] | - | 2 |
11[293] | ![]() | 6.2 | 121.0 | V | One woman injured at Muroran. Broken windows reported in Obihiro and Abira and the ceiling of a gymnasium collapsed in Biratori.[294] | - | 1 |
13[295] | ![]() | 5.2 | 10.0 | VII | Six people injured.[296] 56 buildings collapsed and 369 others damaged in Kishtwar.[297] Dozens of buildings including a hospital damaged in Bhaderwah[298] and Doda.[299] | - | 6 |
15[300] | ![]() | 6.2 | 112.0 | V | Forty-two people injured in Laguna and Batangas provinces.[301][302] One hundred and sixteen buildings damaged throughout Calabarzon and Mimaropa regions.[302][303] Two stations of Metro Rail Transit Line 3 affected.[304] | - | 42 |
15[305] | ![]() | 7.2 | 175.0 | VI | - | - | - |
16[306] | ![]() | 6.0 | 22.0 | - | Foreshock of the magnitude 6.2 earthquake that same day. | - | - |
16[307] | ![]() | 4.8 | 5.0 | VI | Two people injured.[308] More than 100 buildings destroyed and more than 5,000 others damaged,[309] rockslides and power outages occurred in Deux-Sèvres,[308] Charente-Maritime,[310] and Vendee departments.[311] | - | 2 |
16[312] | ![]() | 6.2 | 20.5 | - | - | - | - |
17[313] | ![]() | 6.0 | 35.0 | - | - | - | - |
17[314] | ![]() | 4.5 | 10.0 | V | Thirty-five people injured in Khoy.[315] | - | 35 |
18[316] | ![]() | 5.1 | 30.3 | V | One person injured by broken glass in Archidona.[317] | - | 1 |
18[318] | ![]() | 6.4 | 10.0 | V | - | - | - |
18[319] | South of Africa | 6.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - |
19[320] | ![]() | 6.2 | 23.8 | VII | - | - | - |
25[321] | ![]() | 6.2 | 9.0 | - | - | - | - |
27[322] | ![]() | 5.0 | 35.0 | VI | One person injured; 20 buildings and a road damaged; power outages in Muisne.[323][324] | - | 1 |
28[325] | ![]() | 4.1 | 10.1 | V | One house partially collapsed[326] and more than 66 buildings damaged in Mueang Phichit and Bang Krathum districts.[327][328] | - | - |
28[329] | ![]() | 4.6 | 15.5 | IV | One person injured in Dehloran.[330] | - | 1 |
30[331] | ![]() | 5.9 | 71.0 | IV | One woman died of a heart attack[332] and 23 others injured. More than 22 buildings collapsed and 696 others damaged in Central Java, East Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta.[333] | 1 | 23 |
July
[edit]Strongest magnitude | 7.2 Mw ![]() |
---|---|
Total fatalities | 0 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0–8.9 | 0 |
7.0–7.9 | 1 |
6.0–6.9 | 7 |
5.0–5.9 | 100 |
4.0–4.9 | 1,008 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
2[334] | ![]() | 6.9 | 225.0 | IV | - | - | - |
6[335] | ![]() | 4.5 | 2.7 | IV | Seven people injured in the Lubin mine.[336] | - | 7 |
10[337] | ![]() | 6.6 | 10.0 | IV | - | - | - |
14[338] | ![]() | 6.3 | 35.0 | IV | - | - | - |
15[339] | ![]() | 4.5 | 12.7 | IV | Four people injured, nine buildings damaged and landslides in Quito.[340] | - | 4 |
16[341] | ![]() | 7.2 | 25.0 | VII | A tsunami was observed with heights of 15 cm (0.49 ft) in Sand Point and King Cove.[342] | - | - |
17[343] | ![]() | 6.6 | 186.0 | VII[344] | Communications disrupted in parts of Chile.[344] | - | - |
17[345] | ![]() | 4.8 | 32.6 | V | One home collapsed and eight others damaged in Pillco Marca District.[346] | - | - |
19[347] | ![]() | 6.5 | 69.7 | VI | Two people injured.[348][349] At least 13 buildings including a hospital damaged in the departments of San Miguel, Usulután and Sonsonate.[350] Electricity and telephone lines disrupted.[351] Landslides occurred in several areas, including one which blocked a portion of the Pan-American Highway.[352] | - | 2 |
20[353] | ![]() | 4.3 | 10.0 | VII | At least 15 people injured[354] and minor damage in Jaipur.[355] | - | 15 |
24[356] | South of the Fiji Islands | 6.0 | 546.0 | II | - | - | - |
24[357] | ![]() | 4.3 | 1.4 | - | At least 17 people injured due to a mine collapse at the El Teniente mine.[358] | - | 17 |
25[359] | ![]() | 5.5 | 11.6 | VI | Aftershock of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes. At least 63 people injured in Adana and Osmaniye Provinces; at least eight hospitalized.[360][361] One home collapsed; 18 buildings damaged in Kozan.[362] One home damaged by rockfalls in Sumbas.[363] | - | 63 |
26[364] | ![]() | 6.4 | 13.0 | VI | Some homes damaged by landslides in Merelava.[365] | - | - |
30[366] | ![]() | 5.3 | 56.3 | VII | One homes collapsed in Puerto Escondido.[367] | - | - |
August
[edit]Strongest magnitude | 7.1 Mw ![]() |
---|---|
Deadliest | 6.1 Mw ![]() 2 deaths |
Total fatalities | 2 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0–8.9 | 0 |
7.0–7.9 | 1 |
6.0–6.9 | 8 |
5.0–5.9 | 97 |
4.0–4.9 | 991 |
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
1[368] | ![]() | 5.6 | 10.0 | VII | Five homes collapsed in Senafe.[369] | - | - |
4[370] | ![]() | 4.3 | 10.0 | - | One house collapsed[371] and more than 51 others, a hospital, and a school damaged in Kuantan Singingi Regency.[372] | - | - |
5[373] | ![]() | 6.2 | 597.7 | II | - | - | - |
5[374] | ![]() | 5.4 | 10.0 | VII | Twenty-four people injured[375] and 213 buildings damaged in the Dezhou-Liaocheng area.[376] | - | 24 |
5[377] | ![]() | 5.2 | 10.0 | VII | One building destroyed[378] and another damaged in Gnowangerup.[379] | - | - |
6[380] | ![]() | 5.3 | 10.0 | V | One person injured, 14 homes destroyed, at least 281 others, three schools and two churches damaged[381] and landslides in Sigi Regency.[382] | - | 1 |
9[383] | ![]() | 6.1 | 42.0 | IV | - | - | - |
10[384] | ![]() | 5.2 | 10.0 | VI | Aftershock of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes. At least 22 people injured in Malatya and one injured in Adıyaman.[385] One building collapsed and two heavily damaged in Malatya.[386] | - | 23 |
13[387] | ![]() | 5.1 | 10.0 | IV | One person injured by rockfalls while hiking at the Samariá Gorge.[388] | - | 1 |
14[389] | ![]() | 6.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - |
14[390] | ![]() | 6.1 | 10.0 | III | - | - | - |
15[391] | ![]() | 3.6 | 10.0 | - | One home collapsed and many others damaged in Bhinai.[392] | - | - |
16[393] | ![]() | 5.1 | 53.6 | IV | Twenty buildings severely damaged in Gyzylsuw; some buildings damaged in Türkmenbaşy.[394] | - | - |
16[395] | ![]() | 6.5 | 193.0 | IV | - | - | - |
17[396] | ![]() | 5.4 | 54.8 | IV | One person injured by falling bricks and three homes damaged in Bogor Regency.[397] One house destroyed in West Bandung Regency.[398] | - | 1 |
17[399] | central Mid-Atlantic Ridge | 6.0 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - |
17[400] | ![]() | 6.1 | 10.0 | VII | 2 | 50 | |
17[401] | ![]() | 5.6 | 10.0 | VIII | |||
18[402] | ![]() | 4.8 | 10.0 | VII | Sixteen people injured and more than 300 homes damaged or destroyed in Evaz.[403] | - | 16 |
22[404] | ![]() | 4.8 | 55.2 | V | One home destroyed and several damaged in Masallı.[405] | - | - |
23[406] | ![]() | 4.7 | 10.0 | V | One home destroyed and 15 damaged in Pulandian.[407] | - | - |
23[408] | ![]() | 6.2 | 568.8 | II | - | - | - |
24[409] | ![]() | 4.8 | 10.0 | V | Aftershock of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes. One person injured and one building damaged in Malatya.[410] | - | 1 |
25[411] | ![]() | 5.0 | 15.0 | VI | One person injured, one bridge destroyed, two homes, the municipal hall, and some roads damaged and landslides in T'Boli.[412][413][414] | - | 1 |
28[415] | ![]() | 7.1 | 513.5 | IV | - | - | - |
29[416] | ![]() | 4.8 | 6.5 | IV | One chimney collapsed; one home, a mosque and three schools damaged in Kulu.[417][418] | - | - |
31[419] | ![]() | 4.3 | 10.0 | IV | Three people injured in Cuíto.[420] | - | 3 |
September
[edit]Strongest magnitude | 6.8 Mw ![]() |
---|---|
Deadliest | 6.8 Mw ![]() 2,960 deaths |
Total fatalities | 2,961 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0–8.9 | 0 |
7.0–7.9 | 0 |
6.0–6.9 | 11 |
5.0–5.9 | 106 |
4.0–4.9 | 994 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Damages_in_Marrakesh_1.jpg/250px-Damages_in_Marrakesh_1.jpg)
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
1[421] | ![]() | 6.1 | 146.0 | IV | - | - | - |
3[422] | ![]() | 4.9 | 68.3 | VI | Some buildings destroyed and 100 others damaged in Kurdamir District.[423] | - | - |
4[424] | ![]() | 4.3 | 10.0 | - | Four people injured in Bandar-e Deyr.[425] | - | 4 |
5[426] | ![]() | 4.9 | 11.7 | V | One home destroyed in Minxiong; two schools destroyed and eight others damaged in Xingang.[427][428] | - | - |
6[429] | ![]() | 4.9 | 10.6 | IV | At least 125 people injured due to panic. Three homes severely damaged and eight others and five schools damaged in Davao City.[430] | - | 125 |
6[431] | ![]() | 6.3 | 36.0 | VI | Some buildings and a factory damaged and power outages in Coquimbo.[432] | - | - |
8[433] | ![]() | 6.6 | 89.8 | VI | - | - | - |
8[434] | ![]() | 4.2 | 10.0 | - | Some homes collapsed, some others damaged and rockfalls in Sauzal Bonito.[435] | - | - |
8[436] | ![]() | 6.8 | 19.0 | IX | 2,960 | 5,674 | |
9[437] | ![]() | 6.0 | 9.9 | VII | Three homes damaged in Donggala Regency.[438] | - | - |
11[439] | ![]() | 6.0 | 162.5 | IV | One building destroyed in Manado.[440] | - | - |
11[441] | ![]() | 3.1 | 10.0 | - | The walls of several homes collapsed in Cianjur Regency.[442] | - | - |
12[443] | ![]() | 6.2 | 31.1 | VI | Five people injured, two homes destroyed and three schools damaged in Calayan.[444][445] | - | 5 |
13[446] | ![]() | 6.1 | 10.0 | - | - | - | - |
13[447] | ![]() | 4.2 | 10.0 | - | Aftershock of the 2023 Al Haouz earthquake.[448] One person injured by rockfalls in Imi N'Tala.[449] | - | 1 |
18[450] | ![]() | 5.1 | 10.0 | VI | One person killed in Modigliana and another injured in Tredozio.[451][452] Six buildings severely damaged and many others affected in Portico e San Benedetto, Rocca San Casciano, Marradi and Tredozio.[453] | 1 | 1 |
18[454] | ![]() | 6.3 | 183.5 | IV | - | - | - |
21[455] | ![]() | 6.1 | 188.4 | IV | - | - | - |
23[456] | ![]() | 4.8 | 10.0 | V | One building destroyed in Bago; one building destroyed and two damaged in Hmawbi.[457] | - | - |
24[458] | ![]() | 4.5 | 10.0 | V | Two people injured; 11 homes and two schools affected in Karongi District.[459] | - | 2 |
24[460] | ![]() | 4.3 | 10.0 | III | One person injured by rockfalls in Huamanguilla District and one building damaged in Uchuraccay.[461] | - | 1 |
28[462] | ![]() | 6.1 | 127.5 | IV | - | - | - |
October
[edit]Strongest magnitude | 6.9 Mw ![]() |
---|---|
Deadliest | 6.3 Mw ![]() 1,482 deaths |
Total fatalities | 1,491 |
Number by magnitude | |
9.0+ | 0 |
8.0–8.9 | 0 |
7.0–7.9 | 0 |
6.0–6.9 | 17 |
5.0–5.9 | 162 |
4.0–4.9 | 1,211 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/2023_Herat_earthquakes_damage_2.png/250px-2023_Herat_earthquakes_damage_2.png)
Date | Country and location | Mw | Depth (km) | MMI | Notes | Casualties | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dead | Injured | ||||||
1[463] | ![]() | 5.3 | 109.9 | III | Two homes collapsed and another damaged in Sukabumi Regency.[464] Three homes destroyed; five others damaged in Caringin .[465] | - | - |
2[466] | ![]() | 4.5 | 10.0 | V | One home severely damaged by rockfalls in Sovići and several others damaged in Grude.[467] | - | - |
2[468] | ![]() | 4.0 | 3.0 | - | Dozens of buildings including a school affected in Agnano and Bagnoli.[469][470] | - | - |
3[471] | ![]() | 5.7 | 20.1 | VII | One woman killed by a landslide[472] and 27 people injured.[473] At least 1,567 houses destroyed, 5,601 others damaged, landslides and power outages in Achham, Baitadi, Bajhang and Bajura districts.[474][475][476] One home collapsed in Someshwar[477] and many others damaged in Pithoragarh, India.[478] | 1 | 27 |
3[479] | ![]() | 6.0 | 10.0 | IV | - | - | - |
4[480] | ![]() | 5.7 | 27.0 | V | Two people injured in Calayan.[481] | - | 2 |
4[482] | ![]() | 6.4 | 121.7 | V | Thirteen people injured and 21 buildings damaged in Davao City.[483] Three buildings damaged in Malita, one home and a church damaged in Sarangani, and minor damage to stores in General Santos. Power outages in Mati.[484][485] | - | 13 |
5[486] | ![]() | 6.1 | 10.0 | IV | A tsunami with a height of 30 cm (12 in) observed in Hachijō-jima.[487] | - | - |
6[488] | ![]() | 6.1 | 10.0 | IV | - | - | - |
7[489] | ![]() | 5.9 | 108.4 | V | Many buildings, a church, a hospital, and some historic buildings affected, landslides and power outages in Oaxaca and other areas near the epicenter.[490][491][492] | - | - |
7[493] | ![]() | 5.0 | 24.5 | V | One person injured and one home partially collapsed in Masta Rural Municipality.[494] | - | 1 |
7[495] | ![]() | 6.3 | 10.0 | VIII | 1,482 | 2,102 | |
7[496] | ![]() | 6.3 | 10.0 | VIII | |||
7[497] | ![]() | 6.7 | 53.5 | VI | One person killed, nine others injured,[498][499] 200 houses destroyed,[500] damage to the runway of Madang Airport,[501] power outages and an oil pipeline ruptured in Madang and Rai Coast District.[502][501] | 1 | 9 |
7[503] | ![]() | 6.9 | 74.0 | VI | |||
9[504] | ![]() | 5.0 | 8.3 | VIII | Largest earthquake in the area since 1930.[505] Sixteen houses destroyed,[506] over 1,000 others damaged and power outages in Humenné, Michalovce, Girovce, and Ďapalovce.[507][506][508] | - | - |
10[509] | ![]() | 6.0 | 247.3 | IV | - | - | - |
11[510] | ![]() | 6.3 | 9.0 | VIII | 3 | 169 | |
11[511] | ![]() | 6.3 | 4.8 | - | - | - | - |
12[512] | ![]() | 4.6 | 10.0 | V | One home in Comayagua[513] and eight others in La Libertad destroyed[514] and 38 others affected to some extent in Las Lajas.[515] | - | - |
15[516] | ![]() | 6.3 | 6.3 | VIII | 4 | 162 | |
15[517] | ![]() | 5.3 | 10.0 | VI | One school collapsed[518] and several homes damaged in Ramshir.[519] | - | - |
16[520] | ![]() | 6.4 | 187.4 | IV | - | - | - |
19[521] | ![]() | 5.2 | 59.7 | V | One home collapsed in Pangandaran Regency and another damaged in Garut.[522][523] | - | - |
19[524] | ![]() | 4.8 | 10.0 | IV | Seven people injured and several homes damaged in Khaneh Zenyan.[525][526] | - | 7 |
21[527] |