Lists of 21st-century earthquakes


The following is a summary of significant earthquakes during the 21st century. In terms of fatalities, the 2010 Haiti earthquake was the most destructive event, followed by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, 2005 Pakistan earthquake and 2008 Sichuan earthquake.

List of deadliest earthquakes

List of largest earthquakes by magnitude

Deadliest earthquakes by year

These are the deadliest earthquakes per year
YearFatalitiesMagnitudeEventLocationDateDeath toll
2020416.72020 Elazığ earthquake TurkeyJanuary 24
2019516.42019 Albania earthquake AlbaniaNovember 26 288
20184,3407.52018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami IndonesiaSeptember 28 5,239
20176307.32017 Iran-Iraq earthquake IranNovember 12 1,232
20166737.82016 Ecuador earthquake EcuadorApril 16 1,339
20158,9647.82015 Nepal earthquake NepalApril 25 9,624
20147296.12014 Ludian earthquake ChinaAugust 3 756
20138257.72013 Balochistan earthquakes PakistanSeptember 24 1,572
20123066.42012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes IranAugust 11 689
201120,8969.02011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami JapanMarch 11 21,492
2010160,0007.02010 Haiti earthquake HaitiJanuary 12 164,627
20091,1157.62009 Sumatra earthquake IndonesiaSeptember 30 1,790
200887,5877.92008 Sichuan earthquake ChinaMay 12 88,708
20075198.02007 Peru earthquake PeruAugust 15 708
20065,7826.42006 Yogyakarta earthquake IndonesiaMay 26 6,605
200587,3517.62005 Kashmir earthquake PakistanOctober 8 87,992
2004227,8989.12004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Indonesia, Indian OceanDecember 26 228,000+
200326,2716.62003 Bam earthquake IranDecember 26 33,819
20021,0006.12002 Hindu Kush earthquakes AfghanistanMarch 25 1,685
200120,0857.72001 Gujarat earthquake IndiaJanuary 26 21,357

Largest earthquakes by year

These are the largest earthquakes by magnitude per year
YearMagnitudeDeathsEventLocationDatetotal M7+
202002020 Alaska earthquake Alaska
201922019 Peru earthquake Peru 10
20180 Fiji 17
2017982017 Chiapas earthquake Mexico 7
20160 Papua New Guinea 16
2015142015 Illapel earthquake Chile 19
201462014 Iquique earthquake Chile 12
201302013 Okhotsk Sea earthquake Russia 19
2012102012 Indian Ocean earthquakes Indonesia, Indian Ocean 17
20112011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Japan 20
20105252010 Chile earthquake Chile 22
20091922009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami Samoa 17
20082008 Sichuan earthquake China 12
200723September 2007 Sumatra earthquake Indonesia 18
200602006 Kuril Islands earthquake Russia 11
20052005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake Indonesia 11
20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Indonesia, Indian Ocean 16
200302003 Hokkaidō earthquake Japan 15
200202002 Denali earthquake United States 13
20011452001 southern Peru earthquake Peru 16

Lists of earthquakes by decade