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On this day: 30 March

The deadliest recorded disaster on 30 March was the 1963 tsunami at Bali: Agung Volcano, which killed 1,028 people.

Historic disasters

19

Recorded deaths

1,119

Eruptions began

14

Major events since 1900

20

Disasters on 30 March in history

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

  • Tsunami, Bali: Agung Volcano

    30 March 1963Indonesia1,028 killed624 injured

  • Earthquake, Ica

    30 March 1813Peru32 killed

  • M8.3 earthquake, Lima, Callao

    30 March 1828PeruTriggered a tsunami30 killed

  • M8.5 earthquake, Lisbon, Porto

    30 March 1761PortugalTriggered a tsunami25 killed

  • Ambae eruption (VEI 3)

    30 March 2018Vanuatu4 killed

  • M7.0 earthquake, Tonga Trench

    30 March 2025TongaTriggered a tsunami

  • M6.9 earthquake, Loyalty Islands

    30 March 2022New CaledoniaTriggered a tsunami

  • M6.7 earthquake, Andaman Islands: Diglipur

    30 March 2010India10 injured

  • M5.7 earthquake, Deh Dasht, Bahbahan

    30 March 1988Iran

  • M7.6 earthquake, Aleutian Islands: Rat Islands

    30 March 1965USATriggered a tsunami

  • Tsunami, Kamchatka

    30 March 1956RussiaWaves up to 0.3 m

  • Bezymianny eruption (VEI 5)

    30 March 1956Russia

  • M7.5 earthquake, Chiapas

    30 March 1914Mexico

  • Tsunami, Washington-Oregon

    30 March 1904USA

  • M6.5 earthquake, Tifu, Masarete, Kajeli

    30 March 1903IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami

  • Tsunami, Vanuatu Islands

    30 March 1875Vanuatu

  • M7.7 earthquake, Copiapo, Vallenar, Huasco, Coquimbo

    30 March 1796Chile

  • Earthquake, Pinerolo

    30 March 1759Italy

  • M5.1 earthquake, Croatia: Medimurje

    30 March 1738Croatia

Major events from our live records

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 30 March in recent decades.

Eruptions that began on 30 March

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.

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