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On this day: 11 June

The deadliest recorded disaster on 11 June was the 1981 magnitude 6.6 earthquake near Se: Golbaft, which killed 1,400 people.

Historic disasters

25

Recorded deaths

2,014

Eruptions began

10

Major events since 1900

20

Disasters on 11 June in history

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

  • M6.6 earthquake, Se: Golbaft

    11 June 1981Iran1,400 killed3,000 injured$5m damage

  • Earthquake, Caracas,la Guaira,Cua

    11 June 1641Venezuela200 killed

  • M5.9 earthquake, Shemakha (Semacha)

    11 June 1859Azerbaijan100 killed286 injured

  • M7.7 earthquake, Tibet (Xizang Province): Shannan (Lhoka)

    11 June 1806China100 killed

  • M5.8 earthquake, Hindu Kush

    11 June 2012Afghanistan75 killed13 injured143 homes destroyed

  • M6.4 earthquake, Dehkuyeh,Khaneh,Lar,Shagheb,Nokhriz,Bighu

    11 June 1961Iran61 killed500 homes destroyed

  • M6.2 earthquake, Vernegues,Charleval,la Roque D'antheron

    11 June 1909France40 killed

  • Earthquake, Bagnoregio

    11 June 1695Italy31 killed

  • M6.8 earthquake, San Juan

    11 June 1952Argentina5 killed35 injured

  • M6.2 earthquake, Venezuela

    11 June 1986Venezuela2 killed45 injured$1m damage

  • M4.4 earthquake, Jeonbuk

    11 June 2024South Korea

  • M6.3 earthquake, Kyushu

    11 June 2006Japan8 injured

  • M7.8 earthquake, Celebes Sea

    11 June 1972Indonesia

  • M6.1 earthquake, Santo Domingo

    11 June 1971Dominican Republic

  • M7.6 earthquake, Macquarie Island

    11 June 1970Australia

  • M7.2 earthquake, Kuril Islands

    11 June 1965RussiaTriggered a tsunami

  • M6.3 earthquake, Bosnia-Herzegovina

    11 June 1962Bosnia-Herzegovina$40m damage

  • M5.8 earthquake, Yunnan Province

    11 June 1961China5,740 homes destroyed

  • M6.6 earthquake, W. Solomon Sea

    11 June 1960Papua New GuineaTriggered a tsunami

  • M6.0 earthquake, Cordoba

    11 June 1934Argentina

  • M8.0 earthquake, Sea of Okhotsk

    11 June 1902Russia

  • M7.0 earthquake, Xinjiang Province

    11 June 1842China5,460 homes destroyed

  • Banda Api eruption (VEI 2)

    11 June 1820Pacific Ocean

  • Tsunami, Corinth Gulf

    11 June 1794Greece

  • Tsunami, Off Miyagi Prefecture

    11 June 1585JapanWaves up to 2 m

Major events from our live records

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 11 June in recent decades.

Eruptions that began on 11 June

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.

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