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On this day: 14 February

The deadliest recorded disaster on 14 February was the 1619 magnitude 8.6 earthquake near Trujillo, Piura, Santa, which killed 350 people.

Historic disasters

24

Recorded deaths

538

Eruptions began

17

Major events since 1900

20

Disasters on 14 February in history

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

  • M8.6 earthquake, Trujillo, Piura, Santa

    14 February 1619Peru350 killed

  • Earthquake, Borgo Val Di Taro

    14 February 1834Italy60 killed$0m damage

  • Dama Ali eruption

    14 February 1631Ethiopia50 killed

  • M5.8 earthquake, Sichuan Province: Fushun

    14 February 1896China26 killed12 injured

  • M5.4 earthquake, Balakot, Batgram, Mansehra

    14 February 2004Pakistan24 killed40 injured1,420 homes destroyed

  • M4.6 earthquake, S

    14 February 1981Italy12 killed$1m damage

  • M5.4 earthquake, Panao,Chaclla,Quero,Ayllamarca,la Linda

    14 February 1970Peru12 killed

  • M5.3 earthquake, Sikkim

    14 February 2006India2 killed2 injured

  • M4.9 earthquake, Gisenyi

    14 February 2008Rwanda1 killed109 injured$100m damage

  • M5.3 earthquake, Jailan,Bokran,Hosseinabad,Sharifabad

    14 February 1971Iran1 killed

  • M5.8 earthquake, Guadeloupe

    14 February 2005GuadeloupeTriggered a tsunami

  • M6.1 earthquake, Xinjiang Province: Wushi

    14 February 2005China6,000 homes destroyed

  • M7.3 earthquake, Central

    14 February 1962Chile

  • Tsunami, Columbia River Valley, Wa

    14 February 1953USA

  • M7.9 earthquake, Luzon

    14 February 1934PhilippinesTriggered a tsunami

  • M6.7 earthquake, Aitania-Vathia (Crete)

    14 February 1930Greece

  • Tsunami, Northwest Australia

    14 February 1912AustraliaWaves up to 0.9 m

  • M6.0 earthquake, Gulf of Alaska

    14 February 1908USATriggered a tsunami

  • M7.9 earthquake, Andreanof Islands

    14 February 1905USA

  • Earthquake, Central

    14 February 1878ChileTriggered a tsunami

  • Mauna Loa eruption (VEI 0)

    14 February 1877United States

  • Earthquake, Maluku: Ternate Island

    14 February 1840IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami500 homes destroyed

  • Tsunami, Aegean Sea

    14 February 1672Greece

  • Earthquake, Trujillo

    14 February 1658Peru

Major events from our live records

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 14 February in recent decades.

Eruptions that began on 14 February

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.

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