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On this day: 25 February

The deadliest recorded disaster on 25 February was the 2018 magnitude 7.5 earthquake near S Highlands, Hela; Indonesia, which killed 145 people.

Historic disasters

21

Recorded deaths

313

Eruptions began

15

Major events since 1900

20

Disasters on 25 February in history

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

  • M7.5 earthquake, S Highlands, Hela; Indonesia

    25 February 2018Papua New Guinea145 killed300 injured$290m damage

  • M6.6 earthquake, Zakynthos

    25 February 1742GreeceTriggered a tsunami120 killed

  • M6.1 earthquake, W Sumatra: Pasaman, West Pasaman

    25 February 2022Indonesia27 killed457 injured103 homes destroyed$1m damage

  • M4.7 earthquake, Macedonia: Skopje

    25 February 1983North Macedonia12 killed$1m damage

  • M5.4 earthquake, S. Xinjiang: Bachu

    25 February 2003China5 killed

  • M4.9 earthquake, Sichuan Province: Rongxian

    25 February 2019China2 killed12 injured9 homes destroyed$2m damage

  • M4.9 earthquake, El Alen (Babord)

    25 February 1968Algeria1 killed4 injured100 homes destroyed

  • Karthala eruption (VEI 2)

    25 February 1904Comoros1 killed

  • M4.8 earthquake, Yunnan Province

    25 February 2010China11 injured

  • M6.5 earthquake, Sumatra: Padang

    25 February 2008IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami

  • Tsunami, Southwest Australia

    25 February 2005AustraliaWaves up to 0.21 m

  • M7.1 earthquake, Off Coast of Guerrero

    25 February 1996MexicoTriggered a tsunami

  • M6.1 earthquake, S Xinjiang: Kalpin

    25 February 1991China3 injured8,561 homes destroyed

  • Tsunami, Nauru (Naoero), Ocean Isl

    25 February 1936Naoero

  • M6.7 earthquake, Neapolis-Anognia (Crete)

    25 February 1935Greece

  • M6.0 earthquake, Matupi Harbor

    25 February 1910Papua New GuineaTriggered a tsunami

  • Earthquake, S. Mexico

    25 February 1732MexicoTriggered a tsunami

  • Earthquake, Mexico City,Acapulco

    25 February 1697Mexico

  • M6.2 earthquake, Asolo,Treviso

    25 February 1695Italy

  • Earthquake, Reggio Di Calabria

    25 February 1509Italy

  • Earthquake, Al-Qahirah (Cairo); Israel: Jerusalem

    25 February 1070Egypt

Major events from our live records

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 25 February in recent decades.

Eruptions that began on 25 February

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.

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