On this day: 13 May
Historic disasters
24
Recorded deaths
1,396
Eruptions began
17
Major events since 1900
20
Disasters on 13 May in history
Damaging earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions from the NOAA Natural Hazards database, deadliest first.
Asamayama eruption (VEI 2)
13 May 1598Japan800 killed
M8.0 earthquake, Arequipa,Camana,Moquegua,Tambo
13 May 1784PeruTriggered a tsunami383 killed
M6.3 earthquake, Margarition-Filiates (Thesprotia)
13 May 1895Greece80 killed150 homes destroyed
M5.3 earthquake, Erzurum
13 May 1924Turkey50 killed
Dieng Volcanic Complex eruption (VEI 2)
13 May 1928Indonesia40 killed
M7.0 earthquake, Timor Island:: Dilhi, Gera
13 May 1857IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami36 killed
M5.6 earthquake, Khorasan
13 May 2017Iran3 killed417 injured$2m damage
M5.7 earthquake, Akhalkalaki, Susuz
13 May 1986Georgia2 killed1,500 homes destroyed
M6.4 earthquake, Hindu-Kush, Malakand-Peshawar
13 May 1997Afghanistan1 killed11 injured
M5.1 earthquake, Ljubinje; Croatia: Dubrovnik
13 May 1984Bosnia-Herzegovina1 killed
M6.6 earthquake, Grevena-Kozani, Thessaloniki, Yugoslavia
13 May 1995GreeceTriggered a tsunami25 injured12,000 homes destroyed$450m damage
M6.3 earthquake, Dannevirke, Wellington
13 May 1990New Zealand
M6.4 earthquake, Costa Rica-Panama
13 May 1952Costa RicaTriggered a tsunami
M7.9 earthquake, Vanuatu Islands
13 May 1903Vanuatu
Earthquake, Palermo
13 May 1903ItalyTriggered a tsunami
M7.9 earthquake, Masbate Island
13 May 1897PhilippinesTriggered a tsunami
Earthquake, N Mindoro: Calapan
13 May 1895Philippines
Earthquake, Himara
13 May 1895Albania
Earthquake, Turkey
13 May 1876Turkey
M6.9 earthquake, Miyaneh, Garmrud, Esfahan
13 May 1844Iran
Tsunami, Ryukyu Islands
13 May 1791JapanWaves up to 11 m
M7.6 earthquake, Hanamaki
13 May 1717Japan
Tsunami, Miyako, Iwate Prefecture
13 May 1088Japan
Earthquake, Al-Mawsil (Mosul)
13 May 986Iraq
Major events from our live records
Big earthquakes and major disasters on 13 May in recent decades.
- 7.0
M7.0 earthquake near Wewak, East Sepik Province
25 km deep
Extreme - 7.0
M7.0 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
Extreme - 6.9
M6.9 earthquake - 17 km S of Sand Point, Alaska
32 km deep
Major - 6.7
M6.7 earthquake - 63 km NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
160 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Kokopo, East New Britain Province
61 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Kozáni, West Macedonia
14 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake near Nandaime, Granada Department
40 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake - 291 km S of Sand Point, Alaska
15 km deep
Major - 6.6
M6.6 earthquake - 146 km WNW of Alotau, Papua New Guinea
35 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Pedregal, Chiriquí Province
10 km deep Tsunami flag
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake near Jurm, Badakhshan
196 km deep
Major - 6.5
M6.5 earthquake - south of the Kermadec Islands
20 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 111 km S of Kavieng, Papua New Guinea
10 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui
21 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 157 km NNE of Ruteng, Indonesia
632 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Nicoya, Guanacaste Province
35 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake near Ban Houakhoua, Bokeo
35 km deep
Major - 6.4
M6.4 earthquake - 165 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea
35 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Port-Vila, Shefa
33 km deep
Major - 6.3
M6.3 earthquake near Bitung, North Sulawesi
36 km deep
Major
Eruptions that began on 13 May
From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.
- 2013Pavlof, United StatesVEI 3
- 2012Galeras, ColombiaVEI 2
- 2011Semeru, IndonesiaVEI 2
- 2008Barren Island, IndiaVEI 2
- 2005Fernandina, EcuadorVEI 2
- 2000Soputan, IndonesiaVEI 2
- 2000Saunders, United KingdomVEI 0
- 1991Ontakesan, JapanVEI 0
- 1954Tongariro, New ZealandVEI 3
- 1928Dieng Volcanic Complex, IndonesiaVEI 2
- 1925Suwanosejima, JapanVEI 2
- 1915Asamayama, JapanVEI 1
- 1909Whakaari/White Island, New ZealandVEI 2
- 1854Izalco, El SalvadorVEI 2
- 1827Guntur, IndonesiaVEI 2
- 1647Villarrica, ChileVEI 1
- 1598Asamayama, JapanVEI 2