On this day: 8 June
Historic disasters
15
Recorded deaths
4
Eruptions began
11
Major events since 1900
20
Disasters on 8 June in history
Damaging earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions from the NOAA Natural Hazards database, deadliest first.
M6.3 earthquake, Achaia, Ileia
8 June 2008Greece2 killed240 injured1,156 homes destroyed
Tengger Caldera eruption (VEI 2)
8 June 2004Indonesia2 killed5 injured
M6.3 earthquake, Cundinamarca
8 June 2025Colombia31 injured296 homes destroyed
M5.3 earthquake, Xinjiang Province: Dabancheng
8 June 2011China8 injured
M7.5 earthquake, Kamchatka
8 June 1993RussiaTriggered a tsunami
M4.6 earthquake, Santiago de Puriscal
8 June 1990Costa Rica
M6.6 earthquake, Central
8 June 1972ChileTriggered a tsunami
M6.7 earthquake, San Salvador
8 June 1917El Salvador
M6.6 earthquake, Sanriku, Japan
8 June 1912JapanTriggered a tsunami
M7.6 earthquake, Chile
8 June 1909ChileTriggered a tsunami
Savaii eruption (VEI 2)
8 June 1907Samoa
Tsunami, Matavanu Volcano
8 June 1907Samoa
M7.3 earthquake, Vernensk
8 June 1887Kazakhstan
Earthquake, Patrai
8 June 1804GreeceTriggered a tsunami
M5.8 earthquake, Caucasus
8 June 1652Russia
Major events from our live records
Big earthquakes and major disasters on 8 June in recent decades.
- 7.5
M7.5 earthquake - 97 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia
71 km deep
Extreme - 7.5
M7.5 earthquake near Caldera, Atacama
35 km deep
Extreme - 7.4
M7.4 earthquake near Curup, Bengkulu
15 km deep
Extreme - 7.0
M7.0 earthquake - Event 36 Novarupta-Mount Katmai area, Alaska Peninsula
Extreme - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake near Ovalle, Coquimbo Region
44 km deep
Major - 6.8
M6.8 earthquake - Event 37 Novarupta-Mount Katmai area, Alaska Peninsula
Major - 6.7
M6.7 earthquake near Quezaltepeque, La Libertad Department
15 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake - Event 39 Novarupta-Mount Katmai area, Alaska Peninsula
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Glan, Soccsksargen
75 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Tarauacá, Acre
623 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 111 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
33 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - 219 km ESE of Levuka, Fiji
499 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge
15 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Amaliáda, West Greece
16 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 183 km SSE of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
15 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Puerto López, Meta Department
9 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Pocito, San Juan
113 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake - Event 35 Novarupta-Mount Katmai area, Alaska Peninsula
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake - south of Africa
19 km deep
Major - 6.2
M6.2 earthquake near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka
50 km deep
Major
Eruptions that began on 8 June
From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.
- 2018Ulawun, Papua New GuineaVEI 1
- 2018Sangay, EcuadorVEI 2
- 2014Karangetang, IndonesiaVEI 2
- 2004Tengger Caldera, IndonesiaVEI 2
- 2003Lopevi, VanuatuVEI 3
- 2001Lopevi, VanuatuVEI 3
- 1986Klyuchevskoy, RussiaVEI 2
- 1959Io-Torishima, JapanVEI 2
- 1942Asosan, JapanVEI 1
- 1874Esan, JapanVEI 1
- 1622Colima, MexicoVEI 4