On this day: 11 May

The deadliest recorded disaster on 11 May was the 2024 eruption of Marapi, which killed 67 people.

Historic disasters

Recorded deaths

158

Eruptions began

Major events since 1900

Disasters on 11 May in history

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

Marapi eruption (VEI 2)
11 May 2024Indonesia67 killed33 injured521 homes destroyed
M7.9 earthquake, Oaxaca,Zanaguia,San Francisco Ozolotepec
11 May 1870MexicoTriggered a tsunami24 killed20 injured
M6.5 earthquake, Yunnan Province
11 May 1909China21 killed
Earthquake, Garmsar,Kerand,Bankuh
11 May 1945Iran20 killed
M5.1 earthquake, Lorca
11 May 2011Spain10 killed324 injured$260m damage
Karangetang eruption (VEI 1)
11 May 1992Indonesia6 killed1 injured
M7.0 earthquake, S
11 May 1962MexicoTriggered a tsunami4 killed
M5.2 earthquake, S Central: Abruzzo
11 May 1984Italy3 killed63 injured
M6.1 earthquake, Hormozgan: Bashagard
11 May 2013Iran2 killed20 injured
M6.5 earthquake, Arequipa,Moquegua,Tacna,Torata,Quellaveco
11 May 1948Peru1 killed66 injured
M4.8 earthquake, Shiraz
11 May 2024Iran2 injured3 homes destroyed
M5.1 earthquake, Ardabil
11 May 2017Azerbaijan20 injured
M5.2 earthquake, Tibet (Xizang Province)
11 May 2016China60 injured
M5.4 earthquake, Assam: Kamrup, Guwahati
11 May 2012India2 injured
Tsunami, Agulhas Bank
11 May 1981South AfricaWaves up to 0.29 m
Tsunami, Calabrian Arc
11 May 1925Italy
Tsunami, Gold Coast
11 May 1911TogoWaves up to 5 m
M6.1 earthquake, Turkey
11 May 1875Turkey
Katla eruption (VEI 5)
11 May 1721Iceland
Earthquake, Cyprus
11 May 1222CyprusTriggered a tsunami
Earthquake, Baghdad
11 May 1149Iraq

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 11 May in recent decades.

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.