On this day: 28 June

The deadliest recorded disaster on 28 June was the 1626 magnitude 7.1 earthquake near Shanxi Province, which killed 5,200 people.

Historic disasters

Recorded deaths

10,419

Eruptions began

Major events since 1900

Disasters on 28 June in history

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

M7.1 earthquake, Shanxi Province
28 June 1626China5,200 killed
M7.3 earthquake, Fukui
28 June 1948Japan5,131 killed11,000 injured63,000 homes destroyed$1,000m damage
M6.2 earthquake, Gyor; Czechoslovakia: Komarom
28 June 1763Hungary83 killed
M7.6 earthquake, Landers, Yucca Valley
28 June 1992USA3 killed400 injured$92m damage
M5.1 earthquake, Arcadia, Glendale, Los Angeles
28 June 1991USA2 killed104 injured$34m damage
M7.2 earthquake, Arequipa
28 June 2024PeruTriggered a tsunami42 injured21 homes destroyed
Manam eruption (VEI 4)
28 June 2019Papua New Guinea
M5.1 earthquake, Kokrajhar
28 June 2015India2 injured
M6.7 earthquake, Big Bear Lake, Big Bear City
28 June 1992USA
Earthquake, Teloloapan
28 June 1938Mexico
M6.6 earthquake, Sumatera
28 June 1926IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami
M6.7 earthquake, Clarkston Valley
28 June 1925USA$0m damage
Earthquake, Cosenza,Rogliano,Bisigano
28 June 1913Italy
Earthquake, E Mindanao: Agusan River Valley
28 June 1894Philippines
M7.0 earthquake, N. Moluccas Islands
28 June 1859IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami
M7.9 earthquake, Peru
28 June 1846Peru
M7.0 earthquake, Mount Athos
28 June 1585GreeceTriggered a tsunami
Earthquake, Sicily
28 June 1329ItalyTriggered a tsunami
Etna eruption (VEI 3)
28 June 1329Italy
Earthquake, Yellow Sea
28 June 173ChinaTriggered a tsunami

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 28 June in recent decades.

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.