List of earthquakes in the 2010s (by death toll)
This is a list of earthquakes in the 2010s (by death toll). Only earthquakes that resulted in fatalities, and occurred during the 2010s are included. All dates are listed according to UTC time. There have been a total of 63 deadly earthquakes since the start of 2010.
Death toll by year
Occurrence of Fatalities |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
100,000+ |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1000 - 99,000 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100 - 999 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 - 99 |
12 |
15 |
16 |
Total |
16 |
20 |
19 |
Magnitude Ranging Between |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
|---|---|---|---|
8 - 9.9 |
525 |
15,854 |
10 |
7 - 7.9 |
316,456 |
614 |
4 |
6 - 6.9 |
2,755 |
471 |
435 |
0 - 5.9 |
10 |
80 |
106 |
Total |
319,746 |
17,020 |
555 |
Overall death toll
Rank |
Death toll |
Magnitude |
Location |
Date |
Year |
Refs |
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Léogâne, Haiti |
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Tōhoku, Japan |
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Yushu, China |
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Van, Turkey |
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Maule region, Chile |
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Sumatra, Indonesia |
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East Azerbaijan Province, Iran |
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Christchurch, New Zealand |
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Shan State, Myanmar |
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Negros Oriental, Philippines |
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India-Nepal border |
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Yunnan, China |
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Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan |
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Champerico, Guatemala |
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Elâzığ Province, Turkey |
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Van, Turkey |
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Yunnan, China |
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Shwebo, Myanmar |
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Medolla, Italy |
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Papua, Indonesia |
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Fergana Valley region |
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Hosseinabad, Iran |
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Sumatra, Indonesia |
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Lorca, Spain |
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Zohan, Iran |
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Emilia-Romagna region, Italy |
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Sulawesi, Indonesia |
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Baja California, Mexico |
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Miyagi, Japan |
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Fukushima, Japan |
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Sichuan-Yunnan border region, China |
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Damghan, Iran |
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Legnica, Poland |
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Aceh, Indonesia |
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Guatemala City, Guatemala |
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Zumpango, Mexico |
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Kamaishi, Japan |
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Salta Province, Argentina |
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Kraljevo, Serbia |
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Dalbandin, Pakistan |
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Kütahya, Turkey |
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Guerrero-Oaxaca border, Mexico |
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Valparaíso, Chile |
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Western Azerbaijan |
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Leningradskiy, Tajikistan |
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Guanacaste, Costa Rica |
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Pichilemu, Chile |
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Quepos, Costa Rica |
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Oaxaca, Mexico |
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Southern Iran |
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Myanmar-India border region |
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Java, Indonesia |
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Veracruz, Mexico |
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Christchurch, New Zealand |
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Ica, Peru |
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San José de Ocoa, Dominican Republic |
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Sumatra, Indonesia |
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Talca, Chile |
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Pernik, Bulgaria |
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Wangying, China |
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Simeulue, Indonesia |
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Samar, Philippines |
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Mormanno, Italy |
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Death toll (by location)
Deadly earthquakes (by country) for the 2010s
Rank |
Location |
Death toll |
Deadly earthquakes |
|---|---|---|---|
Haiti |
1 |
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Japan |
4 |
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China |
6 |
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Turkey |
4 |
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Chile |
4 |
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Indonesia |
8 |
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Iran |
5 |
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New Zealand |
2 |
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Myanmar |
3 |
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Philippines |
2 |
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India |
1 |
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Afganistan |
1 |
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Guatemala |
2 |
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Italy |
3 |
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Uzbekistan |
1 |
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Mexico |
3 |
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Spain |
1 |
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Nepal |
1 |
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Poland |
1 |
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Costa Rica |
2 |
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Argentina |
1 |
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Serbia |
1 |
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Pakistan |
1 |
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Azerbaijan |
1 |
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Tajikistan |
2 |
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Thailand |
1 |
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Bhutan |
1 |
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Dominican Republic |
1 |
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Peru |
1 |
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Bulgaria |
1 |
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Deadly earthquakes (by continent) for the 2010s
Rank |
Location |
Death toll |
Deadly earthquakes |
Countries affected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
North America |
9 |
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Asia |
36 |
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South America |
5 |
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Oceania |
2 |
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Europe |
7 |
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Africa |
0 |
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Antarctica |
0 |
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- Note- Azerbaijan and Turkey are both Eurasian nations, consequently, they are placed accordingly by the epicentre of each earthquake being within either of the two continental borders
See also
- Lists of earthquakes
- List of deadly earthquakes since 1900
- List of 21st-century earthquakes
- Earthquakes in 2012
References
ca:Terratrèmols de 2011 es:Anexo:Terremotos de 2011 nl:Lijst van aardbevingen in 2011 pl:Trzęsienia ziemi w 2011 ro:Lista cutremurelor din 2011 ru:Землетрясения 2011 года th:แผ่นดินไหวใน พ.ศ. 2554