On this day: 15 December

The deadliest recorded disaster on 15 December was the 1934 earthquake near Kurdistan: Diyarbakir (Diarbekir), which killed 20 people.

Historic disasters

Recorded deaths

Eruptions began

Major events since 1900

Disasters on 15 December in history

Damaging earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions from the NOAA Natural Hazards database, deadliest first.

Earthquake, Kurdistan: Diyarbakir (Diarbekir)
15 December 1934Turkey20 killed100 injured
M6.8 earthquake, Mindanao: Davao
15 December 2019Philippines13 killed210 injured4,546 homes destroyed
M6.6 earthquake, S Sumatera
15 December 1979Indonesia8 killed162 injured2,500 homes destroyed
M6.0 earthquake, Afyon-Bolvadin
15 December 2000Turkey6 killed41 injured
M6.5 earthquake, Java
15 December 2017Indonesia4 killed36 injured
M7.5 earthquake, Mindanao: Cotabato, Davao
15 December 1989Philippines2 killed$1m damage
Tsunami, South Coast of Nuussuaq, Greenland
15 December 1952GreenlandWaves up to 2.5 m1 killed3 injured
M5.4 earthquake, Ambrym Island
15 December 2018Vanuatu
Ambrym eruption (VEI 2)
15 December 2018Vanuatu
M5.9 earthquake, Off Central Coast, Vina del Mar, Valparaiso
15 December 2007Chile4 injured
M7.8 earthquake, Off Kamchatka, Shemya, Attu
15 December 1971RussiaTriggered a tsunami
M7.6 earthquake, Solomon Islands
15 December 1935Solomon Islands
Earthquake, S
15 December 1923Italy
M7.4 earthquake, Bismarck Sea
15 December 1907Papua New GuineaTriggered a tsunami
Tsunami, Aetoliko Lagoon
15 December 1881GreeceWaves up to 2 m
Tsunami, Southeast Australia
15 December 1873Australia
Earthquake, Kashan
15 December 1778Iran

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 15 December in recent decades.

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.