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On this day: 8 February

The deadliest recorded disaster on 8 February was the 1843 magnitude 8.5 earthquake near Pointe-A-Pitre, which killed 5,000 people.

Historic disasters

14

Recorded deaths

7,372

Eruptions began

18

Major events since 1900

20

Disasters on 8 February in history

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

  • M8.5 earthquake, Pointe-A-Pitre

    8 February 1843GuadeloupeTriggered a tsunami5,000 killed

  • M8.3 earthquake, Old Concepcion

    8 February 1570ChileTriggered a tsunami2,000 killed

  • M7.0 earthquake, N Sulawesi: Menado, Tikala, Tomohon

    8 February 1845IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami118 killed

  • Soputan eruption (VEI 2)

    8 February 1845Indonesia118 killed

  • M6.0 earthquake, Yunnan Province

    8 February 1755China70 killed20 injured700 homes destroyed

  • M6.4 earthquake, Cali, Pereira, Armenia, Calarca

    8 February 1995Colombia45 killed400 injured2,000 homes destroyed$50m damage

  • M6.9 earthquake, Aomori

    8 February 1793JapanTriggered a tsunami12 killed164 homes destroyed

  • M6.6 earthquake, Bohol, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Camiguin

    8 February 1990PhilippinesTriggered a tsunami6 killed300 injured$1m damage

  • M7.6 earthquake, Huon Peninsula, Umboi Island

    8 February 1987Papua New GuineaTriggered a tsunami3 killed$3m damage

  • M7.6 earthquake, Cayman Is; Honduras

    8 February 2025HondurasTriggered a tsunami

  • M7.1 earthquake, Santa Cruz Islands

    8 February 2013Solomon IslandsTriggered a tsunami

  • Earthquake, Turaq, Jassan, Kut-Al-Amarah, Baghdad

    8 February 1865Iraq

  • Liamuiga eruption (VEI 0)

    8 February 1843St. Kitts & Nevis

  • M7.2 earthquake, Boso

    8 February 1602JapanTriggered a tsunami

Major events from our live records

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 8 February in recent decades.

Eruptions that began on 8 February

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.

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