Significant Earthquakes of 2000

• January 3, 2000, Maheshkhali, India-Bangladesh BorderM4.6
• January 11, 2000, Liaoning Province, ChinaM5.1 · 3,600 houses destroyed
• January 14, 2000, Yaoan County, Yunnan Province, ChinaM5.9 · 7 deaths · $73.5 million · 41,000 houses destroyed
• February 2, 2000, Bardaskan, Kashmar, IranM5.3 · 1 death · 100 houses destroyed
• February 7, 2000, Mbabane-Manzini, South Africa, SwazilandM4.5
• March 28, 2000, Volcano Islands, JapanM7.6
• April 5, 2000, Crete, GreeceM5.5 · tsunami
• May 4, 2000, Luwuk, Banggai, Peleng,, Sulawesi, IndonesiaM7.6 · 54 deaths · $30 million · 23,000 houses destroyed · tsunami
• May 7, 2000, Doganyol, Puturge, TurkeyM4.1
• May 17, 2000, Tai-Chung County, TaiwanM5.4 · 3 deaths
• May 26, 2000, Preveza, GreeceM5.6
• June 4, 2000, Bengkulu, Enggano, Sumatra, IndonesiaM7.9 · 103 deaths · $6 million
• June 6, 2000, Cerkes, Cubuk, Orta, TurkeyM6 · 2 deaths
• June 7, 2000, Liuku, Myanmar, Yunnan Province, ChinaM6.3
• June 7, 2000, Lahat, Southern Sumatera, IndonesiaM6.7 · 1 death
• June 10, 2000, Nan-Tou, TaiwanM6.4 · 2 deaths
• June 17, 2000, Vestmannaeyjar, Hella, IcelandM6.5 · $20 million · 11 houses destroyed
• June 18, 2000, S, Cocos Islands, AustraliaM7.9 · tsunami
• June 21, 2000, Grimsnes, Selfoss, Eyrarbakki, Stokkseyri, IcelandM6.5 · $12 million · 12 houses destroyed
• July 1, 2000, Kozu-Shima, Near S Coast Honshu, JapanM6.1 · 1 death · tsunami
• July 6, 2000, Masaya, NicaraguaM5.4 · 7 deaths · 357 houses destroyed
• July 12, 2000, Bandung,cibadak,cimandiri,kadudampit, Jawa, IndonesiaM5.4
• July 15, 2000, Nii-Jima, Near S Coast Honshu, JapanM6.1 · tsunami
• July 16, 2000, Basco, Mount Irada, Batan Islands, PhilippinesM6.4 · tsunami
• July 30, 2000, S, Honshu, JapanM6.5 · tsunami
• August 4, 2000, Sakhalin Island, Uglegorsk, Makarov, RussiaM6.8 · $920,000
• August 21, 2000, Wuding, Yunnan Province, ChinaM4.2 · 1 death · $43 million
• September 3, 2000, Napa, California, United StatesM5 · $50 million
• October 2, 2000, Nkansi, Rukwa, TanzaniaM6.5 · 7 houses destroyed
• October 6, 2000, Okayama, Tottori, W, Honshu, JapanM6.7 · $150 million · 104 houses destroyed
• October 30, 2000, Rakhor, Afghanistan-TajikistanM5.1
• November 8, 2000, Jurado, Panama-ColombiaM6.5
• November 16, 2000, New Ireland, Duke of York, Papua New GuineaM8 · 2 deaths · tsunami
• November 16, 2000, New Ireland, New Britain, Papua New GuineaM7.8
• November 17, 2000, New Britain, Papua New GuineaM7.8
• November 25, 2000, Baku, AzerbaijanM6.8 · 31 deaths
• December 6, 2000, Nebitdag-Turkmenbashi, TurkmenistanM7 · 11 deaths
• December 15, 2000, Afyon-Bolvadin, TurkeyM6 · 6 deaths

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.