On this day: 27 December

The deadliest recorded disaster on 27 December was the 1779 magnitude 6.5 earthquake near Tabriz, which killed 10,000 people.

Historic disasters

Recorded deaths

10,190

Eruptions began

Major events since 1900

Disasters on 27 December in history

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

M6.5 earthquake, Tabriz
27 December 1779Iran10,000 killed
Merapi eruption (VEI 3)
27 December 1822Indonesia100 killed
M7.2 earthquake, Cocula,Jalisco
27 December 1568Mexico60 killed
M5.4 earthquake, Newcastle
27 December 1989Australia12 killed100 injured$1,000m damage
Kusatsu-Shiranesan eruption
27 December 1971Japan6 killed
Gamalama eruption (VEI 2)
27 December 2011Indonesia4 killed
Tsunami, Peru-Ecuador-Chile
27 December 2024PeruWaves up to 4 m3 killed
Earthquake, Nii Jima
27 December 1936Japan3 killed
M6.6 earthquake, Wugu
27 December 2025Taiwan1 killed$100m damage
Earthquake, Sadal,Dalak Dashi,Ab-E-Garm,Siah Cheshmeh
27 December 1976Turkey1 killed
M6.7 earthquake, Off Coast Central
27 December 2020ChileTriggered a tsunami
Sinabung eruption
27 December 2017Indonesia
M6.7 earthquake, Kyzyl
27 December 2011Russia
M7.3 earthquake, Loyalty Islands
27 December 2003New CaledoniaTriggered a tsunami
Earthquake, S
27 December 1964Iran
Earthquake, E. Luzon Island, Philippines
27 December 1735PhilippinesTriggered a tsunami
Earthquake, Tavira, Algarve
27 December 1722PortugalTriggered a tsunami27 homes destroyed

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 27 December in recent decades.

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.