Significant Earthquakes of 1980

• January 1, 1980, Terceira, Angra do Heroismo, AzoresM6.9 · 69 deaths · $5 million · 15,000 houses destroyed · tsunami
• January 24, 1980, Livermore, California, United StatesM5.9 · $11.5 million
• February 20, 1980, Calabria,cosenza, ItalyM4.6 · 2 deaths · $107 million
• February 23, 1980, Kuril Islands, RussiaM7 · tsunami
• April 16, 1980, Tasikmalaja, Java, IndonesiaM5.8
• May 12, 1980, Vanuatu IslandsM6.1 · tsunami
• May 14, 1980, Southern ItalyM4.5
• May 18, 1980, S Coast, GuatemalaM5.3
• May 18, 1980, Mt St Helens, Washington, United StatesM5.2 · 61 deaths · $2 billion · tsunami
• May 18, 1980, Serbia, Balkans NWM5.8 · $5 million
• May 25, 1980, Mammoth Lakes, California, United StatesM6.1 · $2 million
• June 9, 1980, Northwestern MexicoM6.4 · 1 death
• June 29, 1980, S Coast, Honshu, JapanM6.2 · tsunami
• July 8, 1980, Banks, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon IslandsM7.5 · tsunami
• July 9, 1980, Magnesia, Aegean Sea, GreeceM6.4 · 1 death · $5 million
• July 11, 1980, Shurab, Nefteabad, TajikistanM5.2
• July 12, 1980, Volos, GreeceM4 · 1 death · $5 million
• July 17, 1980, Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu, Solomon IslandsM7.9 · tsunami
• July 22, 1980, Lahijan, Rasht, IranM5.4 · 1 death
• July 27, 1980, Maysville, Kentucky, United StatesM5.1 · $1 million
• July 29, 1980, Pithoragarh, Nepal-IndiaM6.5 · 200 deaths · $245 million
• August 9, 1980, Izabel Province, Honduras, N GuatemalaM6.4 · 2 deaths
• August 18, 1980, W, Guayaquil, EcuadorM5.6 · 8 deaths · $5 million
• August 23, 1980, Kashmir, IndiaM4.9 · 15 deaths
• August 23, 1980, Kashmir, IndiaM4.8 · Deaths: few
• September 24, 1980, Tokyo, Yokohama, JapanM6 · 2 deaths · $1 million
• October 5, 1980, Gisborne, Hawera, Eastbourne, Napier, New ZealandM5.6
• October 10, 1980, Northern, AlgeriaM7.1 · 5,000 deaths · $5.2 billion · 250,000 houses destroyed · tsunami
• October 24, 1980, S, Huajapan DE Leon, Oaxaca, MexicoM6.4 · 300 deaths · $5 million
• November 8, 1980, North Coast, California, United StatesM7.2 · $2 million
• November 12, 1980, S Central, PeruM4.9 · 7 deaths · $1 million
• November 20, 1980, Pacajus, BrazilM5.2
• November 23, 1980, Avellino, Potenza, Caserta, Naples, ItalyM6.9 · 4,689 deaths · $20 billion
• November 26, 1980, E, Venezuela, ColombiaM5 · 30 houses destroyed
• December 19, 1980, N Central, Tehran, IranM6 · 26 deaths · $5 million
• December 22, 1980, N Central, Tehran, IranM5.2 · 3 deaths · $1 million

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.