On this day: 8 July
Historic disasters
24
Recorded deaths
26
Eruptions began
11
Major events since 1900
20
Disasters on 8 July in history
Damaging earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions from the NOAA Natural Hazards database, deadliest first.
Earthquake, Pakistan
8 July 1909Pakistan10 killed
M5.7 earthquake, Guatemala City, Escuintla, Sacatepequez
8 July 2025Guatemala7 killed11 injured531 homes destroyed
M9.1 earthquake, Valparaiso
8 July 1730ChileTriggered a tsunami5 killed
M5.7 earthquake, Masjed-E Soleyman
8 July 2019Iran1 killed128 injured
M6.2 earthquake, Arequipa
8 July 2008Peru1 killed
M6.5 earthquake, Pagan (Bagan)
8 July 1975Myanmar (Burma)1 killed1 injured$1m damage
M6.3 earthquake, Zakynthos
8 July 1729Greece1 killed
M5.7 earthquake, Java
8 July 2013Indonesia1 injured124 homes destroyed
Tsunami, Kerch Strait
8 July 2000RussiaWaves up to 0.5 m
Kilauea eruption (VEI 3)
8 July 1994United States
Tsunami, Hawaii
8 July 1994USA
M6.0 earthquake, Palm Springs
8 July 1986USA29 injured$5m damage
M7.5 earthquake, Santa Cruz Islands: Banks
8 July 1980Solomon IslandsTriggered a tsunami
Lengai, Ol Doinyo eruption (VEI 3)
8 July 1967Tanzania
M6.0 earthquake, Nei Mongol: Tongliao
8 July 1942China
Earthquake, Lhoknga, Aceh
8 July 1922IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami
M7.0 earthquake, Rukwa
8 July 1919Tanzania
M7.6 earthquake, Srimangal
8 July 1918Bangladesh
Earthquake, Espiritu Santo
8 July 1909VanuatuTriggered a tsunami
M8.2 earthquake, Uzun-Ada
8 July 1895TurkmenistanTriggered a tsunami
Tsunami, N. California
8 July 1887USAWaves up to 0.06 m
M7.5 earthquake, Wanganui
8 July 1843New ZealandTriggered a tsunami
Tsunami, Irish Sea
8 July 1788Irish Sea
M6.0 earthquake, Shanxi Province: Xugou
8 July 1368China
Major events from our live records
Big earthquakes and major disasters on 8 July in recent decades.
- 7.5
M7.5 earthquake - 196 km SSE of Lata, Solomon Islands
33 km deep
Extreme - 7.1
M7.1 earthquake near Antofagasta, Antofagasta
35 km deep
Extreme - 7.1
M7.1 earthquake near Kishorganj, Dhaka Division
15 km deep
Extreme - 7.1
M7.1 earthquake - 217 km E of Levuka, Fiji
600 km deep
Extreme - 7.0
M7.0 earthquake near Sumbawanga, Rukwa
15 km deep
Extreme - 6.9
M6.9 earthquake - 265 km SSE of Amahai, Indonesia
190 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake - 199 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
22 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 127 km E of Hanga Roa, Chile
10 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Nyaung-U, Mandalay Region
157 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 80 km SW of La Libertad, Mexico
33 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Sipalay, Western Visayas
25 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - Kuril Islands
129 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 224 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan
15 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - Mount McKinley (Denali) area, Alaska
0 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - west of Macquarie Island
10 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Esmeraldas, Esmeraldas
15 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
110 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Cono Norte, Arequipa
123 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - 250 km ESE of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
10 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia
107 km deep
Major
Eruptions that began on 8 July
From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.
- 2013Ulawun, Papua New GuineaVEI 1
- 2007Gamkonora, IndonesiaVEI 2
- 1983Okmok, United StatesVEI 2
- 1976Soufriere Guadeloupe, FranceVEI 2
- 1967Lengai, Ol Doinyo, TanzaniaVEI 3
- 1964Kerinci, IndonesiaVEI 2
- 1897Kusatsu-Shiranesan, JapanVEI 2
- 1886Mayon, PhilippinesVEI 3
- 1838Etna, ItalyVEI 2
- 1730Villarrica, ChileVEI 2
- 512Vesuvius, ItalyVEI 4