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On this day: 6 June

The deadliest recorded disaster on 6 June was the 1862 magnitude 6.5 earthquake near Tainan, which killed 2,000 people.

Historic disasters

21

Recorded deaths

3,319

Eruptions began

21

Major events since 1900

20

Disasters on 6 June in history

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

  • M6.5 earthquake, Tainan

    6 June 1862Taiwan2,000 killed

  • M6.8 earthquake, Cauca, Huila

    6 June 1994Colombia650 killed200 homes destroyed$2m damage

  • Huila, Nevado del eruption

    6 June 1994Colombia650 killed200 homes destroyed$2m damage

  • Earthquake, Lisbon

    6 June 1807Portugal11 killed

  • M4.9 earthquake, Haiti

    6 June 2023Haiti4 killed36 injured

  • M6.0 earthquake, Cerkes, Cubuk, Orta

    6 June 2000Turkey2 killed80 injured

  • M5.5 earthquake, Oran

    6 June 2008Algeria1 killed30 injured

  • M6.5 earthquake, Eureka

    6 June 1932USA1 killed

  • Fuego eruption (VEI 2)

    6 June 2017Guatemala

  • M3.8 earthquake, Manpur

    6 June 2008India2 injured

  • M4.0 earthquake, Bardwell

    6 June 2003USA

  • Tsunami, Aegean Sea

    6 June 1961ItalyWaves up to 0.9 m

  • Tsunami, East Australia

    6 June 1917Australia

  • Earthquake, Central

    6 June 1917Italy

  • M7.6 earthquake, S

    6 June 1915Peru

  • Pelee eruption (VEI 4)

    6 June 1902Martinique

  • Tsunami, Fort-de-France

    6 June 1902Martinique (French Territory)Waves up to 1 m

  • Earthquake, Kashmir

    6 June 1885India

  • Tsunami, Penzance, England

    6 June 1855UK

  • M8.2 earthquake, Nepal-India

    6 June 1505Nepal

  • Earthquake, Croatia

    6 June 1280Croatia

Major events from our live records

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 6 June in recent decades.

Eruptions that began on 6 June

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.

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