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On this day: 4 June

The deadliest recorded disaster on 4 June was the 1679 magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Dvina, which killed 7,600 people.

Historic disasters

14

Recorded deaths

7,722

Eruptions began

16

Major events since 1900

20

Disasters on 4 June in history

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

  • M5.9 earthquake, Dvina

    4 June 1679Turkey7,600 killed

  • M7.9 earthquake, Sumatra: Bengkulu, Enggano

    4 June 2000Indonesia103 killed2,174 injured$6m damage

  • M6.0 earthquake, Sabah: Lahad,Datu,Kanak

    4 June 2015Malaysia18 killed

  • M5.4 earthquake, Agdas, Ucar, Agali

    4 June 1999Azerbaijan1 killed18 injured$5m damage

  • M6.4 earthquake, North Maluku: Morotai

    4 June 2020Indonesia14 homes destroyed

  • M5.8 earthquake, Java

    4 June 2012Indonesia2 injured

  • Puyehue-Cordon Caulle eruption (VEI 4)

    4 June 2011Chile

  • M6.5 earthquake, Java

    4 June 1994IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami

  • Earthquake, Myitkyina

    4 June 1929Myanmar (Burma)

  • M7.0 earthquake, Kuril Islands

    4 June 1893RussiaTriggered a tsunami

  • Earthquake, Chile

    4 June 1845Chile

  • Tsunami, Bone (Annaba)

    4 June 1725Algeria

  • Serua eruption (VEI 4)

    4 June 1692Pacific Ocean

  • Earthquake, Fort Madran

    4 June 1669India

Major events from our live records

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 4 June in recent decades.

Eruptions that began on 4 June

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.

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