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.
List of deadliest earthquakes
The following are the 20 deadliest earthquakes of the 21st century so far.
List of largest earthquakes by magnitude
- Note: At least 8.5 magnitude
List of costliest earthquakes
Note:This only ranks immediate costs, for example, nuclear meltdown and climate and fossil fuel costs, as well as other ongoing costs from quakes are not included.
Deadliest earthquakes by year
These are the deadliest earthquakes per year
Largest earthquakes by year
These are the largest earthquakes by magnitude per year
Lists of earthquakes by decade
- List of earthquakes 2001–2010
- List of earthquakes 2011–2020
- List of earthquakes 2021–present
Gallery
- 21st-century earthquakes gallery
See also
- Earth sciences portal
- Lists of 20th-century earthquakes
- List of historical earthquakes
- Lists of earthquakes
Notes
References
Sources
External links
- IRIS Seismic Monitor
- USGS list of current earthquakes
- EMSC – Recent European and World earthquakes
