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On this day: 15 June

The deadliest recorded disaster on 15 June was the 1896 magnitude 8.3 earthquake near Sanriku, which killed 27,122 people.

Historic disasters

25

Recorded deaths

29,207

Eruptions began

16

Major events since 1900

20

Disasters on 15 June in history

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

  • M8.3 earthquake, Sanriku

    15 June 1896JapanTriggered a tsunami27,122 killed9,247 injured11,000 homes destroyed

  • M5.5 earthquake, Luzon: Manila, Pinatubo Eruption

    15 June 1991Philippines800 killed4 injured

  • Pinatubo eruption (VEI 6)

    15 June 1991Philippines800 killed4 injured

  • Vesuvius eruption (VEI 3)

    15 June 1794Italy400 killed

  • M6.5 earthquake, Aiyion, Eratini

    15 June 1995GreeceTriggered a tsunami26 killed60 injured$660m damage

  • M7.0 earthquake, Puebla, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Morelos, Guerrero

    15 June 1999Mexico20 killed200 injured$227m damage

  • M8.0 earthquake, Ryukyu Islands

    15 June 1911JapanTriggered a tsunami12 killed422 homes destroyed

  • M5.5 earthquake, Sichuan Province: Garze

    15 June 1982China10 killed5 injured

  • Tsunami, Dayantang, Enshi

    15 June 2007ChinaWaves up to 50 m8 killed15 homes destroyed

  • M6.1 earthquake, Dzhava, Tskhinvali, Ossetia

    15 June 1991Georgia8 killed200 injured

  • M5.6 earthquake, Lima, Callao

    15 June 2025Peru1 killed135 injured21 homes destroyed

  • M7.2 earthquake, S of, Raoul

    15 June 2019New ZealandTriggered a tsunami

  • M6.2 earthquake, Crete

    15 June 2013GreeceTriggered a tsunami

  • M5.8 earthquake, Ocotillo

    15 June 2010USA

  • Tsunami, Ciutadella, Menorca Island

    15 June 2006SpainWaves up to 5 m$33m damage

  • M7.2 earthquake, Off Coast Northern

    15 June 2005USATriggered a tsunami

  • M5.9 earthquake, Carahue, Imperial, Temuco

    15 June 2004Chile

  • M7.1 earthquake, Guadalcanal

    15 June 1966Solomon IslandsTriggered a tsunami

  • M7.0 earthquake, Sw Mindoro

    15 June 1928PhilippinesTriggered a tsunami

  • Tsunami, Dramsfjord

    15 June 1916NorwayWaves up to 1 m

  • Earthquake, Iwate, Japan

    15 June 1901JapanTriggered a tsunami

  • Earthquake, Northern

    15 June 1877ChileTriggered a tsunami

  • Earthquake, Praia Da Vitoria

    15 June 1841Azores (Portugal)

  • Cotopaxi eruption (VEI 3)

    15 June 1742Ecuador

  • Earthquake, Damavand

    15 June 1665Iran

Major events from our live records

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 15 June in recent decades.

Eruptions that began on 15 June

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.

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