On this day: 2 March

The deadliest recorded disaster on 2 March was the 1825 earthquake near Blida, Algiers, which killed 7,000 people.

Historic disasters

Recorded deaths

15,702

Eruptions began

Major events since 1900

Disasters on 2 March in history

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

Earthquake, Blida, Algiers
2 March 1825Algeria7,000 killed
M8.4 earthquake, Sanriku
2 March 1933JapanTriggered a tsunami3,022 killed6,000 homes destroyed
Earthquake, Sangihe Pulau (Volcanic)
2 March 1856IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami2,806 killed
Awu eruption (VEI 3)
2 March 1856Indonesia2,806 killed
Earthquake, Smokthine, Velca, Vlore
2 March 1866AlbaniaTriggered a tsunami60 killed12 homes destroyed
M5.4 earthquake, Saint-Louis Du Nord
2 March 1994Haiti4 killed
Campi Flegrei eruption
2 March 1970Italy3 killed
M6.6 earthquake, North Island, Whakatani, Edgecumbe
2 March 1987New Zealand1 killed25 injured$210m damage
M7.8 earthquake, Sumatra:
2 March 2016IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami
Kilauea eruption
2 March 2012United States1 homes destroyed
M4.9 earthquake, Quetta
2 March 2005Pakistan1 injured
M5.3 earthquake, North Island
2 March 1956New ZealandTriggered a tsunami
Cendres, Ile Des eruption (VEI 2)
2 March 1923Vietnam
M7.2 earthquake, Mindanao Island
2 March 1923PhilippinesTriggered a tsunami
Earthquake, Colima
2 March 1896Mexico
M5.9 earthquake, Humboldt County
2 March 1871USA
Tsunami, New Zealand
2 March 1869New ZealandWaves up to 0.6 m
M6.3 earthquake, Kyongsang-Do
2 March 1553South Korea

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 2 March in recent decades.

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.