On this day: 21 April
Historic disasters
17
Recorded deaths
94
Eruptions began
15
Major events since 1900
20
Disasters on 21 April in history
Damaging earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions from the NOAA Natural Hazards database, deadliest first.
Earthquake, Aidu
21 April 1659Japan39 killed
M8.1 earthquake, Solomon Islands
21 April 1977Solomon IslandsTriggered a tsunami18 killed1 injured
Earthquake, San Salvador
21 April 1594El Salvador13 killed
M6.2 earthquake, Southern
21 April 2007ChileTriggered a tsunami10 killed
M6.0 earthquake, Aegean Sea
21 April 1955Greece7 killed
Mayon eruption (VEI 3)
21 April 1968Philippines6 killed
M6.7 earthquake, San Jacinto, Hemet
21 April 1918USA1 killed$0m damage
M7.7 earthquake, Santa Cruz Islands; Vanuatu
21 April 1997Solomon IslandsTriggered a tsunami7 homes destroyed
M6.8 earthquake, Samar
21 April 1995PhilippinesTriggered a tsunami
M7.2 earthquake, Samar
21 April 1995PhilippinesTriggered a tsunami
Earthquake, Ryukyu Islands
21 April 1969JapanTriggered a tsunami
M6.7 earthquake, Sumatra: Bengkulu
21 April 1958IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami
Earthquake, N
21 April 1931Italy
M7.8 earthquake, Off East Coast Honshu
21 April 1916Japan
M6.2 earthquake, Winters
21 April 1892USA
Earthquake, Guerrero, Morelos, Oaxaca, Mexico City
21 April 1776Mexico
M6.0 earthquake, Sichuan Province
21 April 1657China
Major events from our live records
Big earthquakes and major disasters on 21 April in recent decades.
- 7.7
M7.7 earthquake - 171 km NNW of Sola, Vanuatu
33 km deep
Extreme - 7.5
M7.5 earthquake near Malango, Guadalcanal Province
33 km deep
Extreme - 7.2
M7.2 earthquake near Borongan, Eastern Visayas
21 km deep
Extreme - 7.1
M7.1 earthquake near Kawaminami, Miyazaki
37 km deep
Extreme - 7.1
M7.1 earthquake near Nagua, María Trinidad Sánchez
15 km deep
Extreme - 7.1
M7.1 earthquake near Jurm, Badakhshan
200 km deep
Extreme - 7.0
M7.0 earthquake - 155 km SSW of Sovetskaya Gavan’, Russia
530 km deep
Extreme - 7.0
M7.0 earthquake - 208 km SE of Katsuura, Japan
15 km deep
Extreme - 6.9
M6.9 earthquake near Borongan, Eastern Visayas
20 km deep
Major - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake near Borongan, Eastern Visayas
27 km deep
Major - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake near Borongan, Eastern Visayas
17 km deep
Major - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
10 km deep
Major - 6.7
M6.7 earthquake near Ransiki, West Papua
16 km deep
Major - 6.7
M6.7 earthquake - 165 km WNW of Panguna, Papua New Guinea
28 km deep
Major - 6.7
M6.7 earthquake near Hemet, California
10 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near San Rafael del Sur, Managua Department
27 km deep Tsunami flag
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Tame, Arauca Department
25 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake - South Sandwich Islands region
10 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Huetamo de Núñez, Michoacán
15 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Coronel, Biobio
12 km deep
Major
Eruptions that began on 21 April
From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.
- 2021Telica, NicaraguaVEI 1
- 2018Kerinci, IndonesiaVEI 1
- 2009Slamet, IndonesiaVEI 1
- 2007Lopevi, VanuatuVEI 2
- 1988Lokon-Empung, IndonesiaVEI 1
- 1970Asosan, JapanVEI 2
- 1968Mayon, PhilippinesVEI 3
- 1966Ruby, United StatesVEI 1
- 1963Asosan, JapanVEI 1
- 1958Langila, Papua New GuineaVEI 2
- 1935Klyuchevskoy, RussiaVEI 3
- 1896Mauna Loa, United StatesVEI 0
- 1859Tongariro, New ZealandVEI 1
- 1659Hakusan, JapanVEI 2
- 1643Manam, Papua New GuineaVEI 2