Significant Earthquakes of the 2000s

• January 12, 2010, Port-Au-Prince, HaitiM7 · 316,000 deaths · $8 billion · 97,294 houses destroyed · tsunami
• December 26, 2004, Off West Coast, Aceh, Sumatra, IndonesiaM9.1 · 227,899 deaths · $10 billion · tsunami
• May 12, 2008, Sichuan Province, ChinaM7.9 · 87,652 deaths · $86 billion · 5,360,000 houses destroyed · tsunami
• October 8, 2005, Muzaffarabad, Uri, Anantnag, Baramula, PakistanM7.6 · 76,213 deaths · $6.7 billion
• February 6, 2023, Kahramanmaras, Syria, TurkeyM7.8 · 56,697 deaths · $43 billion · 542,461 houses destroyed · tsunami
• December 26, 2003, Bam, Baravat, Southeastern, IranM6.6 · 31,000 deaths · $500 million
• January 26, 2001, Bhuj, Ahmadabad, Rajokot, Pakistan, Gujarat, IndiaM7.6 · 20,005 deaths · $2.6 billion · 339,000 houses destroyed
• March 11, 2011, Honshu, JapanM9.1 · 18,423 deaths · $220 billion · 123,661 houses destroyed · tsunami
• April 25, 2015, Kathmandu, India, China, Bangladesh, NepalM7.8 · 8,957 deaths · $6 billion · 498,852 houses destroyed
• June 24, 2026, Northern VenezuelaM7.5 · 6,509 deaths · $20 billion · tsunami
• May 26, 2006, Bantul, Yogyakarta, Java, IndonesiaM6.3 · 6,234 deaths · $3.1 billion · 127,000 houses destroyed
• September 28, 2018, Sulawesi, IndonesiaM7.5 · 4,340 deaths · $1.5 billion · 3,673 houses destroyed · tsunami
• March 28, 2025, Myanmar (Burma), ThailandM7.7 · 3,815 deaths · $11 billion · 12,441 houses destroyed
• April 13, 2010, Yushu, Qinghai Province, ChinaM6.9 · 2,968 deaths · $500 million · 15,000 houses destroyed
• September 8, 2023, Marrakech, Safi, MoroccoM6.8 · 2,946 deaths · $7 billion · 19,096 houses destroyed
• May 21, 2003, Algiers, Boumerdes, Reghia, Thenia, AlgeriaM6.8 · 2,287 deaths · $5 billion · 19,000 houses destroyed · tsunami
• August 14, 2021, HaitiM7.2 · 2,248 deaths · $1.6 billion · 53,815 houses destroyed · tsunami
• August 31, 2025, Kunar, Nangarhar, AfghanistanM6 · 2,205 deaths · $180 million · 6,782 houses destroyed
• October 7, 2023, Herat, AfghanistanM6.3 · 1,482 deaths · $50 million · 10,002 houses destroyed
• March 28, 2005, SW, Sumatera, IndonesiaM8.6 · 1,319 deaths · $37.4 million · 300 houses destroyed · tsunami
• September 30, 2009, Padang, Sumatra, IndonesiaM7.5 · 1,117 deaths · $2.2 billion · tsunami
• June 21, 2022, Paktika Province, Pakistan, AfghanistanM6 · 1,039 deaths · $120 million · 1,900 houses destroyed
• January 17, 2002, Gisenyi, RwandaM4.7 · 1,001 deaths · 307 houses destroyed
• March 25, 2002, Baghlan, Nahrin, Hindu Kush, AfghanistanM6.1 · 1,000 deaths · 1,500 houses destroyed
• January 13, 2001, El Salvador, GuatemalaM7.7 · 844 deaths · $753 million · 108,226 houses destroyed · tsunami
• September 24, 2013, Awaran, Kech, PakistanM7.7 · 825 deaths · $100 million · 32,638 houses destroyed · tsunami
• July 17, 2006, Java, IndonesiaM7.7 · 802 deaths · $55 million · 1,623 houses destroyed · tsunami
• April 16, 2016, Manabi, Esmeraldas, Near West Coast, EcuadorM7.8 · 663 deaths · $3.3 billion · 6,998 houses destroyed · tsunami
• November 21, 2022, Cianjur, W Java, IndonesiaM5.6 · 635 deaths · $256 million · 13,633 houses destroyed
• November 12, 2017, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Iraq, IranM7.3 · 630 deaths · $750 million · 15,500 houses destroyed
• February 24, 2004, Al Hoceima, Imzourene, Beni Abdallah, MoroccoM6.4 · 628 deaths · $400 million · 2,539 houses destroyed
• August 3, 2014, Longtoushan, Zhaotong, Ludian, Yunnan, ChinaM6.2 · 615 deaths · $5 billion · 25,800 houses destroyed
• February 22, 2005, Zarand, Kerman Province, IranM6.4 · 612 deaths · 8,000 houses destroyed
• October 23, 2011, Ercis, Van, TurkeyM7.1 · 604 deaths · $1.5 billion · 5,739 houses destroyed
• August 15, 2007, Ica, Pisco, Lima, PeruM8 · 596 deaths · $600 million · 93,708 houses destroyed · tsunami
• August 5, 2018, Lombok Island, IndonesiaM6.9 · 560 deaths · $509 million · tsunami
• February 27, 2010, Maule, Concepcion, Talcahuano, ChileM8.8 · 558 deaths · $30 billion · tsunami
• January 1, 2024, Ishikawa, Honshu, JapanM7.5 · 549 deaths · $18 billion · 29,966 houses destroyed · tsunami
• October 25, 2010, Sumatra, IndonesiaM7.8 · 431 deaths · $39 million · 700 houses destroyed · tsunami
• October 26, 2015, Hindu Kush, AfghanistanM7.5 · 399 deaths · $109 million · 29,230 houses destroyed
• September 19, 2017, Mexico City, Morelos, PueblaM7.1 · 369 deaths · $8 billion · 226 houses destroyed
• August 10, 2026, Choco, ColombiaM7.4 · 335 deaths · 36,478 houses destroyed
• February 13, 2001, San Juan Tepezontes-San Vicente-Cojutep, El SalvadorM6.6 · 315 deaths · $348.5 million · 41,302 houses destroyed
• April 6, 2009, L'Aquila, ItalyM6.3 · 309 deaths · $2.5 billion · 15,000 houses destroyed
• August 11, 2012, Ahar, Haris, Varzagan, IranM6.5 · 306 deaths · $599 million
• August 24, 2016, Accumoli, Arquata, Amatrice, ItalyM6.2 · 299 deaths · $5 billion
• April 15, 2016, Kumamoto, Oita, JapanM7 · 273 deaths · $20 billion · 43,386 houses destroyed
• June 22, 2002, Ab Garm-Abhar-Avaj-Shirin Su, IranM6.5 · 261 deaths · $300 million
• February 24, 2003, Bachu, S. Xinjiang, ChinaM6.3 · 261 deaths · 71,000 houses destroyed
• October 15, 2013, Bohol, Cebu, Siquijor Is, PhilippinesM7.1 · 222 deaths · $51.8 million
• October 28, 2008, Quetta, PakistanM6.4 · 215 deaths · 3,487 houses destroyed
• April 20, 2013, Longmen, Sichuan Province, ChinaM6.6 · 196 deaths · $6.8 billion
• September 29, 2009, Samoa IslandsM8.1 · 192 deaths · $285 million · tsunami
• February 21, 2011, Christchurch, Lyttelton, New ZealandM6.1 · 185 deaths · $15 billion · 100,000 houses destroyed · tsunami
• May 1, 2003, Bingol, TurkeyM6.4 · 177 deaths · 718 houses destroyed
• March 3, 2002, Samanghan, Kabul, Rustaq, Hindu Kush, AfghanistanM7.4 · 166 deaths · 300 houses destroyed
• November 3, 2023, Jajarkot, Rukum West, NepalM5.7 · 154 deaths · $20 million · 26,557 houses destroyed
• December 18, 2023, Jishishan, Gansu Province, ChinaM5.9 · 151 deaths · $2 billion · 15,000 houses destroyed
• February 25, 2018, S Highlands, Hela, Indonesia, Papua New GuineaM7.5 · 145 deaths · $290 million
• August 14, 2026, Flores Region, IndonesiaM7.7 · 142 deaths · 3,413 houses destroyed · tsunami

• 2000 38
• 2001 26
• 2002 62
• 2003 73
• 2004 79
• 2005 60
• 2006 65
• 2007 67
• 2008 77
• 2009 62
• 2010 64
• 2011 62
• 2012 53
• 2013 56
• 2014 56
• 2015 48
• 2016 54
• 2017 66
• 2018 71
• 2019 64
• 2020 33
• 2021 42
• 2022 51
• 2023 46
• 2024 36
• 2025 43
• 2026 18

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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.