Significant Earthquakes & Disasters 1999 – 2009
In order to cull a meaningful list from the innumerable earthquakes and disasters that occur each year, the Information Service uses the following selection criteria:
- causes damage of $2.5 million or greater, or
- results in at least 10 deaths, or
- registers a magnitude of 7.5 or greater, or
- the event is of professional interest or occurs in an atypical location.
To quickly access a specific year, please select from the links below:
- 1999 Disasters
- 2000 Disasters
- 2001 Disasters
- 2002 Disasters
- 2003 Disasters
- 2004 Disasters
- 2005 Disasters
- 2006 Disasters
- 2007 Disasters
- 2008 Disasters
- 2009 Disasters
1999 Disasters
- To view a complete listing of significant earthquake events for 1999
- USGS
- January 25 – Colombia earthquake
- Colombia
- August 17 – Kocaeli (Izmet), Turkey earthquake(Deadliest earthquake)
- Kocaeli (Izmet), Turkey
- September 20 – JiJi, Taiwan earthquake
- JiJi, Taiwan
- September 30 – Oaxaca, Mexico earthquake
- Oaxaca, Mexico
- November 12 – Duzce, Turkey earthquake
- Duzce, Turkey
2000 Disasters
- To view a complete listing of significant earthquake events for 2000
- USGS
- June 4 – Sumatra, Indonesia earthquake(Deadliest earthquake)
- Sumatra, Indonesia
- November 16 – New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea earthquake
- New Ireland Region (1)
- November 16 – New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea earthquake
- New Ireland Region (2)
- November 17 – New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea earthquake
- New Britain Region
2001 Disasters
- To view a complete listing of significant earthquake events for 2001
- USGS
- January 13 – El Salvador earthquake
- El Salvador
- January 26 – Gujarat, India earthquake(Deadliest earthquake)
- Gujarat, India
- February 13 – El Salvador earthquake
- El Salvador
- February 28 – Nisqually, Washington earthquake
- Nisqually, Washington
- June 23 – Arequipa, Peru earthquake
- Arequipa, Peru
2002 Disasters
- To view a complete listing of significant earthquake events for 2002
- USGS
- March 3 – Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan earthquake
- Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan
- March 5 – Mindanao, Philippine earthquake
- Mindanao, Philippine
- March 25 – Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan earthquake(Deadliest earthquake)
- Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan
- March 31 – Taiwan earthquake
- Taiwan
- April 20 – Au Sable Forks, New York earthquake
- Au Sable Forks, NY
- June 18 – Darmstadt, Indiana earthquake
- Darmstadt, Indiana
- June 22 – Avaj, Iran earthquake
- Avaj, Iran
- September 8 – Papua New Guinea earthquake
- Papua New Guinea
- October 31 – Southern Italy earthquake
- Southern Italy
- November 2 – Northern Sumatra, Indonesia earthquake
- Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
- November 3 – Central Alaska earthquake
- Central Alaska
- November 20 – Northwestern Kashmir earthquake
- Northwestern Kashmir
2003 Disasters
- To view a complete listing of significant earthquake events for 2003
- USGS
- January 22 – Colima, Mexico earthquake
- Colima, Mexico
- February 24 – Southern Xinjiang, China earthquake
- Southern Xinjiang, China
- April 29 – Blytheville, Arkansas earthquake
- Blytheville, Arkansas
- May 01 – Bingol, Turkey earthquake
- Bingol, Turkey
- May 21 – Algiers, Algeria earthquake
- Algiers, Algeria
- July 21 – Yunnan, China earthquake
- Yunnan, China
- September 25 – Hokkaido, Japan earthquake
- Hokkaido, Japan
- September 27 – Kazakhstan / Xinjiang earthquake
- Kazakhstan – Xinjiang
- December 22 – San Simeon, California earthquake
- San Simeon, California
- December 26 – Southern Iran earthquake(Deadliest earthquake)
- Southern Iran
2004 Disasters
- To view a complete listing of significant earthquake events for 2004
- USGS
- May 28 – Northern Iran earthquake
- Northern Iran
- October 23 – Niigata, Japan earthquake
- Niigata, Japan
- November 11 – Kepulauan Alor, Indonesia earthquake
- Kepulauan Alor, Indonesia
- November 26 – Papua, Indonesia earthquake
- Papua, Indonesia
- December 23 – Macquarie Island earthquake
- Macquarie Island
- December 26 – Sumatra–Andaman Islands earthquake & Indian Ocean tsunamis (Deadliest earthquake)
- Sumatra-Andaman Islands
2005 Disasters
- To view a complete listing of significant earthquake events for 2005
- USGS
- February 22 – Central Iran earthquake
- Central Iran
- March 20 – Kyushu, Japan earthquake
- Kyushu, Japan
- March 28 – Northern Sumatra, Indonesia earthquake
- Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
- June 13 – Tarapaca, Chile earthquake
- Tarapaca, Chile
- June 15 – Northern California earthquake
- Northern California
- August 29 – Hurricane Katrina
- Hurricane Katrina
- October 8 – Pakistan earthquake(Deadliest earthquake)
- Pakistan
2006 Disasters
- To view a complete listing of significant earthquake events for 2006
- USGS
- January 27 – Banda Sea earthquake
- Banda Sea
- March 31 – Iran earthquake
- Iran
- April 20 – Koryakia, Russia earthquake
- Koryakia, Russia
- May 3 – Tonga earthquake
- Tonga
- May 26 – Indonesia earthquake(Deadliest earthquake)
- Indonesia
- July 17 – Java, Indonesia earthquake & tsunami
- Indonesia
- November 15 – Kuril Islands earthquake
- Kuril Islands
2007 Disasters
- To view a complete listing of significant earthquake events for 2007
- USGS
- March 6 – Southern Sumatra, Indonesia earthquake
- Indonesia
- April 1 – Soloman Islands earthquake
- Soloman Islands
- July 16 – Honshu, Japan earthquake
- Japan
- August 15 – Central Peru earthquake(Deadliest earthquake)
- Peru
- September 12 – Southern Sumatra, Indonesia earthquake
- Indonesia
- November 14 – Antofagasta, Chile earthquake
- Chile
2008 Disasters
- May 5 – Myanmar's (Burma) cyclone Nargis
- Myanmar
- May 12 – Sichuan, China earthquake
- China
- 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season
- Hurricanes Ike, Gustav, Hannah & Tropical Storm Fay
2009 Disasters
- January 8 – Costa Rica earthquake
- Costa Rica
- April 6 – l'Aquila, Italy earthquake
- l'Aquila Earthquake, Central Italy
- May 28 – Honduras earthquake
- Honduras
- USGS
- Earthquake Information for 2009