Significant Earthquakes of the 1500s

• 1500, Hawaii, United StatesDeaths: some · tsunami
• January 4, 1500, Yiliang, Yunnan Province, China10,000 deaths
• 1501, Crete, Greece
• 1501, Ava (Innwa), Myanmar
• January 19, 1501, Chaoyi, Shaanxi Province, ChinaM7 · 400 deaths · 5,400 houses destroyed
• September 24, 1501, Srinagar, Kashmir, IndiaDeaths: many
• 1502, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• March 26, 1502, Croatia, Balkans NW
• October 17, 1502, Pucheng, Henan Province, ChinaM6.5 · 50 deaths
• March 1504, SwitzerlandDeaths: some
• April 5, 1504, Carmona, Spain32 deaths
• December 7, 1504, Croatia, Balkans NW
• 1505, Kapele, Slovenia, Balkans NW
• June 6, 1505, Nepal-IndiaM8.2 · Deaths: many
• July 6, 1505, Kabul, AfghanistanDeaths: many
• October 16, 1505, Anyi, Gueheng, Shanxi Province, ChinaM5 · Deaths: some
• November 4, 1507, Anning, Yuxi, Yunnan Province, ChinaM5.3 · Deaths: some
• May 29, 1508, Iraklion (Candia),megalokastron, Crete, Greece300 deaths · tsunami
• February 25, 1509, Reggio Di Calabria, Italy
• June 17, 1509, E. China Seatsunami
• September 10, 1509, Istanbul, TurkeyM7.7 · 5,000 deaths · 1,700 houses destroyed · tsunami
• September 14, 1509, Bled,slatna,begunje, Slovenia, Balkans NW
• November 16, 1509, Edirne, Turkey
• 1510, Slovenia, Balkans NW
• June 10, 1510, Nordlingen, Bavaria, Germany2,000 deaths
• September 21, 1510, Seionaikai, JapanM6.7 · tsunami
• October 10, 1510, Enshunada Sea, JapanM7 · tsunami
• March 26, 1511, Idrija,skofja Loka, Slovenia, Balkans NWM6.5 · 15 deaths · tsunami
• August 8, 1511, Cividale del Fruili, Italy3,000 deaths
• November 17, 1511, Yunnan Province, ChinaM5.8 · Deaths: some
• 1512, SwitzerlandDeaths: many
• October 8, 1512, Yunnan Province, ChinaM6.5 · Deaths: many
• 1513, PeruM8.7 · tsunami
• April 16, 1514, Zakynthos, GreeceM6.5
• September 14, 1514, Yunnan Province, ChinaM5.5 · Deaths: many
• June 17, 1515, Heqing, Yunnan Province, ChinaM7 · 100 deaths
• October 23, 1515, Dali, Yunnan Province, China200 deaths
• May 6, 1516, Croatia, Balkans NW
• July 28, 1516, Croatia, Balkans NW
• November 24, 1516, Romania
• July 12, 1517, Yunnan Province, ChinaM5.5 · Deaths: some
• July 2, 1518, Paekchon, Hwanghae-Do, North KoreaM6.7
• November 9, 1518, Vera, Spain165 deaths
• 1520, Chile
• March 26, 1520, Weishan, Yunnan, ChinaM5.5 · Deaths: many
• April 4, 1520, Kii, Kumananonada, JapanM7 · tsunami
• May 17, 1520, Ragusa, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Balkans NWDeaths: some
• August 16, 1521, Zakinthos (Zante), GreeceM6.3 · 3 deaths
• September 22, 1522, Fez, Almeria, Morocco, Spain1,000 deaths · tsunami
• October 22, 1522, Sao Miguel Island, Azores5,000 deaths · tsunami
• 1523, Veracruz, Mexico
• 1524, Dabul, Indiatsunami
• 1527, Tabriz, Iran
• July 22, 1530, Croatia, Balkans NW
• September 1, 1530, Cumana, VenezuelaM8 · 4 deaths · tsunami
• January 1531, Jiangsu Province, ChinaM4.8 · tsunami
• January 26, 1531, Lisbon, PortugalM7.7 · 30,000 deaths · 1,500 houses destroyed · tsunami
• September 30, 1531, Baza, Spain400 deaths
• May 1535, Changting, Fujian, ChinaM5 · Deaths: many
• March 19, 1536, N of Xichang, Sichuan, ChinaM7.3 · Deaths: many
• 1537, Southern, Mexicotsunami
• 1538, Mexico City
• September 27, 1538, Pozzuoli, Italytsunami
• August 8, 1539, Jiangshui, Yunnan Province, ChinaM5.5 · Deaths: some
• November 24, 1539, Cabo DE Higueras, Hondurastsunami
• December 25, 1541, Cubagua Island, Venezuelatsunami
• March 17, 1542, Mexico City
• June 12, 1542, Istanbul (Constantinople), Turkey4,500 deaths · 1,700 houses destroyed
• June 13, 1542, Scarperia, Italy113 deaths
• October 31, 1542, Uruguay14 deaths · tsunami
• December 10, 1542, Siracusa, Militello, Catania, Nocosia, ItalyM6.6 · Deaths: many · tsunami
• 1543, Cumana, Isla Cubagua, VenezuelaDeaths: few · tsunami
• 1543, ChileDeaths: few
• 1545, Hiao Yi, Shaanxi Province, ChinaDeaths: many
• February 7, 1545, Izu Peninsula, Japantsunami
• January 14, 1546, Al-Karak, Nabulus,salt, Jordan, IsraelM6.5 · Deaths: very many · tsunami
• May 17, 1547, Santa Barbara, Fregues, Azores
• January 30, 1549, Qayen (Qain),khorasan, Iran3,000 deaths
• January 20, 1550, Tabriz, IranDeaths: many
• August 25, 1550, Vallo Di Diano, Italy
• 1551, Qinglong, Guizhou Province, ChinaM5 · Deaths: many
• January 28, 1551, Lisbon, Portugal2,000 deaths · 200 houses destroyed
• July 2, 1552, PeruM7.6
• March 2, 1553, Kyongsang-Do, South KoreaM6.3
• 1555, Razlovci, Macedonia, Balkans NW, North Macedonia
• September 1555, Srinagar, Kashmir, IndiaM7.6 · Deaths: many
• September 1555, Zakynthos, Greece
• November 15, 1555, PeruM8.4
• January 23, 1556, Shaanxi Province, ChinaM8 · 830,000 deaths
• January 24, 1556, Probably Karnten, Austria
• March 10, 1556, Istanbul, Turkey
• May 10, 1556, Rosanna, near Istanbul, TurkeyDeaths: many
• October 17, 1556, EcuadorM7.6
• 1560, Yunnan Province, ChinaM5.5 · 100 deaths
• April 1560, Yiliang, Yunnan Province, ChinaM5.5 · Deaths: very many
• July 25, 1561, E of Zhongwei, Ningxia, ChinaM7.3 · 1,001 deaths
• July 31, 1561, Picerno, Tito, Buccino, Italy600 deaths
• August 4, 1561, Shaanxi,gansu,and Shanxi Provinces, ChinaDeaths: very many
• August 19, 1561, Vallo Di Diano, Italy
• October 28, 1562, ChileM8 · Deaths: many · tsunami
• May 27, 1563, Colima, Jalisco, Mexico
• June 13, 1563, Montenegro, Balkans NW
• April 20, 1564, Concepcion DE LA Vega, Dominican Republic
• July 20, 1564, Corsica,la Bollene-Vesubie,venanson, FranceM5.8 · 650 deaths · tsunami
• August 30, 1565, Antigua, Guatemala
• 1566, ColombiaM7.8
• 1566, Lar, Iran
• May 1566, Antigua, Guatemala
• April 25, 1568, Qianan, Laoting, Hebei Province, ChinaM6
• May 15, 1568, Xian, Shaanxi Province, ChinaM6.8 · 200 deaths
• December 27, 1568, Cocula,jalisco, MexicoM7.2 · 60 deaths
• 1570, Qalhat, OmanM7
• February 8, 1570, Old Concepcion, ChileM8.3 · 2,000 deaths · tsunami
• November 17, 1570, Ferrara,bologna,padova,venizia,treviso, Italy125 deaths
• July 1571, Terceira, Azorestsunami
• September 9, 1571, Tonghai, Yunnan Province, ChinaM6 · Deaths: some · 1,000 houses destroyed
• January 10, 1573, Minxian, Gansu Province, ChinaM6.8 · Deaths: many
• November 14, 1573, Colima, Mexico
• 1574, Fin,kashan, Iran1,200 deaths
• May 3, 1574, Switzerland
• August 14, 1574, Croatia, Balkans NW
• June 2, 1575, San Marcos, El Salvador
• September 8, 1575, EcuadorM7.8 · Deaths: many
• December 16, 1575, Valdivia, ChileM8.5 · 1,321 deaths · tsunami
• 1576, Guatemala
• 1577, Balikesir, Turkey40 deaths
• March 13, 1577, Tengchong, Yunnan, ChinaM6.5 · 170 deaths
• June 17, 1578, Lima,callao, Peru
• 1579, Melilla, Morocco
• March 16, 1579, Cano Island, Costa Ricatsunami
• December 21, 1579, Baoshan, Yunnan Province, ChinaM5 · 10 deaths
• April 6, 1580, Dover Straits, United KingdomM5.8 · Deaths: few · tsunami
• 1581, Yanaoca, PeruM6.4 · Deaths: many
• 1581, San Salvador, El Salvador
• 1582, Pozzuoli, Italy
• January 22, 1582, Socabaya,arequipa, PeruM8.2 · 35 deaths · 300 houses destroyed · tsunami
• April 2, 1582, La Paz, BoliviaDeaths: many
• August 15, 1582, PeruM7.8
• March 11, 1584, Geneva-Yvoire, SwitzerlandM5.9 · 100 deaths · tsunami
• March 13, 1584, SwitzerlandDeaths: many
• March 14, 1584, SwitzerlandM5.4 · Deaths: many
• March 17, 1584, PeruM8.4 · tsunami
• June 28, 1585, Mount Athos, GreeceM7 · Deaths: few · tsunami
• 1586, Antigua, GuatemalaDeaths: some
• January 18, 1586, Ise Bay, JapanM8.2 · 8,000 deaths · 10,000 houses destroyed · tsunami
• April 2, 1586, Weishan, Yunnan Province, ChinaM5.5 · 20 deaths
• July 10, 1586, Lima, PeruM8.5 · 22 deaths · tsunami
• July 9, 1587, Piura, PeruM6.2 · tsunami
• August 30, 1587, Quito, EcuadorDeaths: some
• November 1587, Loule, Portugal170 deaths
• 1588, Pegu, Myanmar
• August 9, 1588, Tonghai, Qujiang, Yunnan Province, ChinaM6 · Deaths: some
• November 20, 1588, Shiraz, Iran
• 1589, Spain
• March 21, 1589, Suruga, JapanM6.7 · Deaths: many · tsunami
• 1590, Cusco, Camana, PeruM7.7 · Deaths: few · tsunami
• July 7, 1590, Gansu Province, ChinaM5.5 · Deaths: many
• July 25, 1590, Senj, Croatia, Balkans NW
• August 7, 1590, Quito, Ecuador
• September 5, 1590, Nagykanizsa, Zagreb, Hungary, Croatia, Balkans NWDeaths: many
• September 15, 1590, Kamp River, AustriaM6.6 · Deaths: many
• April 24, 1591, Zakynthos, GreeceM6.6
• July 26, 1591, Sao Miguel (San Miguel), AzoresDeaths: many · tsunami
• April 8, 1593, Chinon, France
• April 21, 1594, San Salvador, El Salvador13 deaths
• December 18, 1594, Ica, Peru40 deaths
• September 4, 1596, Beppu Bay, JapanM6.9 · 708 deaths · 80 houses destroyed · tsunami
• July 28, 1597, Monte Santo, Lisbon, Portugal
• September 10, 1597, Beppu Bay, JapanM6.4 · 40 deaths · tsunami
• May 1598, Amasya, Corum, Turkey60,000 deaths · tsunami
• July 22, 1598, Monte Santo, Lisbon, Portugal
• June 21, 1599, Manila, Philippines

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• 99 to 1 BC 13
• Years 1 to 99 23
• 100s 18
• 200s 7
• 300s 31
• 400s 20
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• 600s 9
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• 800s 54
• 900s 25
• 1000s 52
• 1100s 50
• 1200s 54
• 1300s 78
• 1400s 92
• 1500s 172
• 1600s 329
• 1700s 410
• 1800s 1,073
• 1900s 2,620
• 2000s 1,472

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24.