The following is a summary of significant earthquakes during the 21st century. In terms of fatalities, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was the most destructive event with 227,898 confirmed fatalities, followed by the 2010 Haiti earthquake with about 160,000 fatalities, the 2008 Sichuan earthquake with 87,587 fatalities, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake suffered by Pakistan with 87,351 fatalities, and the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes with 62,013 fatalities.

The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami became the costliest natural disaster, resulting in approximately $360 billion in property damage at the time, followed by the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes and the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, which resulted in $163.6 billion and $150 billion in damage, respectively.

Unless otherwise noted, times are local time and magnitudes use the moment magnitude scale ().

List of deadliest earthquakes Rank Event Fatalities Magnitude Location Date1 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami227,8989.2–9.3 Indian Ocean December 26, 20042 2010 Haiti earthquake160,0007.0 January 12, 20103 2008 Sichuan earthquake87,5877.9 May 12, 20084 2005 Kashmir earthquake87,3517.6 October 8, 20055 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes62,0137.8 & 7.7 February 6, 20236 2003 Bam earthquake34,0006.6 December 26, 20037 2001 Gujarat earthquake20,0857.7 January 26, 20018 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami19,7599.0–9.1 March 11, 20119 2015 Nepal earthquake8,9647.8–7.9 April 25, 201510 2026 Venezuela earthquakes6,5097.2 & 7.5 June 24, 202611 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake5,7566.4 May 26, 200612 2025 Myanmar earthquake5,4567.7–7.9 March 28, 202513 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami4,3407.5–7.6 September 28, 201814 2023 Al Haouz earthquake2,9606.9 September 8, 202315 2010 Yushu earthquake2,6986.9 April 13, 201016 2003 Boumerdès earthquake2,2666.8 May 21, 200317 2021 Haiti earthquake2,2487.2 August 14, 202118 2025 Kunar earthquake2,2176.0 August 31, 202519 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes2,0007.4 & 6.1 March 25, 200220 2023 Herat earthquakes1,4826.3 October 7, 202321 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake1,3138.6 March 28, 200522 June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake1,1636.2 June 21, 202223 2009 Sumatra earthquakes1,1157.6 & 6.6 September 30, 2009 Note: 1,000 or more fatalities

List of largest earthquakes by magnitude Rank Event Magnitude Fatalities Location Date1 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake9.2–9.3227,898 , Sumatra, Indian Ocean December 26, 20042 2011 Tōhoku earthquake9.0–9.119,759 , Tōhoku, Pacific Ocean March 11, 20113 2010 Chile earthquake8.8525 , Maule February 27, 2010 2025 Kamchatka earthquake8.7–8.81 , Kamchatka July 30, 20255 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake8.61,314 , Sumatra March 28, 2005 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes8.6 & 8.210 , Indian Ocean April 11, 2012 Note: Magnitude 8.5 or greater

List of deadliest earthquakes by year Year Event Fatalities Magnitude Location Date 2001 2001 Gujarat earthquake20,0857.7 2002 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes1,2006.1 2003 2003 Bam earthquake34,0006.6 2004 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami227,8989.2–9.3 , Indian Ocean 2005 2005 Kashmir earthquake87,3517.6 2006 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake5,7826.4 2007 2007 Peru earthquake5958.0 2008 2008 Sichuan earthquake87,5877.9 2009 2009 Sumatra earthquakes1,1157.6 2010 2010 Haiti earthquake160,0007.0 2011 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami19,7599.0–9.1 2012 2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes3066.4 Iran 2013 2013 Balochistan earthquakes8257.7 Pakistan 2014 2014 Ludian earthquake6156.1 2015 2015 Nepal earthquake8,9647.8 2016 2016 Ecuador earthquake6737.8 Ecuador 2017 2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake6307.3 Iran 2018 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami4,3407.5 Indonesia 2019 2019 Albania earthquake516.4 2020 2020 Aegean Sea earthquake1197.0 2021 2021 Haiti earthquake2,2487.2 2022 June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake1,1636.2 2023 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes62,0137.7 & 7.8 2024 2024 Noto earthquake7327.5 2025 2025 Myanmar earthquake5,4567.7 2026 2026 Venezuela earthquakes6,5097.2 & 7.5

List of largest earthquakes by year These are the largest earthquakes by magnitude per year Year Event Magnitude Fatalities Location Date total M7+ 2001 2001 southern Peru earthquake8.4145 16 2002 2002 Denali earthquake7.90 13 2003 2003 Tokachi earthquake8.30 15 2004 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami9.2–9.3227,898 , Indian Ocean 16 2005 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake8.61,313 11 2006 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake8.30 11 2007 2007 Bengkulu earthquakes8.523 18 2008 2008 Sichuan earthquake7.987,587 12 2009 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami8.1192 17 2010 2010 Chile earthquake8.8525 22 2011 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami9.0–9.119,759 20 2012 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes8.610 , Indian Ocean 17 2013 2013 Okhotsk Sea earthquake8.30 19 2014 2014 Iquique earthquake8.26 12 2015 2015 Illapel earthquake8.314 19 2016 2016 Solomon Islands earthquakes7.90 16 2017 2017 Chiapas earthquake8.298 7 2018 2018 Fiji earthquakes8.20 17 2019 2019 Peru earthquake8.02 10 2020 July 2020 Alaska Peninsula earthquake7.80 9 2021 2021 Chignik earthquake8.20 192022 2022 Michoacán earthquake7.62 11 2022 Papua New Guinea earthquake7.621 2023 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes7.862,013 19 2024 2024 Noto earthquake7.5703 10 2025 2025 Kamchatka earthquake8.81 16 2026 2026 Mindanao earthquake7.8107 11

List of costliest earthquakes

Rank Event Historic cost (year) Adjusted for inflation (year) Magnitude Fatalities Location1 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami$360 billion (2013)$490.9 billion (2025)9.0–9.119,759 2 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes$163.3 billion (2023)$170.2 billion (2025)7.8 & 7.759,488–62,013 Turkey, Syria3 2008 Sichuan earthquake$130 billion (2008)$191.8 billion (2025)7.9–8.387,587 4 2004 Chūetsu earthquake$28 billion (2004)$47.1 billion (2025)6.668 5 2010 Canterbury earthquake & 2011 Christchurch earthquake$ (2015)$37.4 billion (2025)7.1 & 6.2187 6 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes$24–46 billion (2016)$31.8–60.9 billion (2024)7.0277 7 2011 Sikkim earthquake$22.3 billion (2011)$31.5 billion (2025)6.9111 8 2009 L'Aquila earthquake$16 billion (2009)$23.7 billion (2025)6.3308 9 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes$15.8 billion (2012)$21.9 billion (2025)6.1 & 5.827 10 2010 Chile earthquake$15–30 billion (2010)$21.8–43.7 billion (2025)8.8525 Chile

Lists of earthquakes by decade List of earthquakes 2001–2010 List of earthquakes 2011–2020 List of earthquakes 2021–present

Gallery

See also

Lists of 20th-century earthquakes List of historical earthquakes Lists of earthquakes

References

Sources

External links IRIS Seismic Monitor USGS list of current earthquakes EMSC – Recent European and World earthquakes