On this day: 10 December
Historic disasters
10
Recorded deaths
306
Eruptions began
12
Major events since 1900
20
Disasters on 10 December in history
Damaging earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions from the NOAA Natural Hazards database, deadliest first.
M6.6 earthquake, India
10 December 1967India180 killed$0m damage
M7.6 earthquake, N; Ecuador: S
10 December 1970Peru82 killed350 injured$6m damage
Irazu eruption (VEI 3)
10 December 1963Costa Rica40 killed400 homes destroyed
M7.0 earthquake, Ica,Chimbote,Huaraz,Cajamarca,Cuzco,Moquegua
10 December 1950PeruTriggered a tsunami4 killed12 injured
M4.1 earthquake, Potrerillos
10 December 2008Argentina
M6.8 earthquake, T'ai-Tung, Kao-Hsiun
10 December 2003Taiwan1 injured
Tsunami, Nw. Honshu Island
10 December 1964JapanWaves up to 0.1 m
M7.5 earthquake, India
10 December 1846India
M6.6 earthquake, Siracusa, Militello, Catania, Nocosia
10 December 1542ItalyTriggered a tsunami
M6.5 earthquake, Qazvin
10 December 1119Iran
Major events from our live records
Big earthquakes and major disasters on 10 December in recent decades.
- 7.5
M7.5 earthquake - 47 km ESE of Kirakira, Solomon Islands
35 km deep
Extreme - 7.3
M7.3 earthquake near Teodoro Schmidt, Araucania
25 km deep
Extreme - 7.2
M7.2 earthquake near La Breita, Piura
19 km deep
Extreme - 7.1
M7.1 earthquake - Banda Sea
155 km deep
Extreme - 6.9
M6.9 earthquake near Pijijiapan, Chiapas
35 km deep
Major - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake near Taitung, Taiwan
10 km deep
Major - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake near Laoang, Eastern Visayas
15 km deep
Major - 6.7
M6.7 earthquake - central Mid-Atlantic Ridge
10 km deep
Major - 6.7
M6.7 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
15 km deep
Major - 6.7
M6.7 earthquake - 76 km SSE of Adak, Alaska
35 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu
65 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Arawa, Bougainville
25 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - West Chile Rise
10 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Guerrero
48 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Koynanagar, Maharashtra
10 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - Mauritius - Reunion region
15 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 176 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
16 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Noshiro, Akita
30 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - Sea of Okhotsk
656 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - 13 km N of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
26 km deep
Major
Eruptions that began on 10 December
From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.
- 2022Lascar, ChileVEI 3
- 2001Bezymianny, RussiaVEI 2
- 1988Tokachidake, JapanVEI 2
- 1985Cleveland, United StatesVEI 1
- 1977Macdonald, FranceVEI 0
- 1921Villarrica, ChileVEI 2
- 1920Villarrica, ChileVEI 2
- 1919San Miguel, El SalvadorVEI 2
- 1889Kirishimayama, JapanVEI 2
- 1884Semeru, IndonesiaVEI 2
- 1711Awu, IndonesiaVEI 3
- 1656Asamayama, JapanVEI 2