On this day: 24 May

The deadliest recorded disaster on 24 May was the 1614 magnitude 6.3 earthquake near Terceira, which killed 200 people.

Historic disasters

Recorded deaths

534

Eruptions began

Major events since 1900

Disasters on 24 May in history

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

M6.3 earthquake, Terceira
24 May 1614Azores (Portugal)Triggered a tsunami200 killed
M8.2 earthquake, Peru
24 May 1940PeruTriggered a tsunami179 killed3,500 injured
Tokachidake eruption (VEI 3)
24 May 1926Japan144 killed207 injured5,080 homes destroyed
M5.6 earthquake, Meta, Quetame
24 May 2008Colombia6 killed
M6.9 earthquake, Greece, Turkey
24 May 2014GreeceTriggered a tsunami3 killed310 injured$4,500m damage
M4.9 earthquake, Takhar
24 May 2022Afghanistan2 killed1 injured
M8.3 earthquake, Severo Kurilskiye
24 May 2013Russia
M5.3 earthquake, Macedonia
24 May 2009North Macedonia
M6.5 earthquake, Taiwan
24 May 1994TaiwanTriggered a tsunami
M7.0 earthquake, Juba, Kapenguria
24 May 1990South Sudan
M6.2 earthquake, Macedonia: Debar
24 May 1979North Macedonia65 injured
Tsunami, Southern Chile
24 May 1960Chile
M6.8 earthquake, Oaxaca;
24 May 1959Mexico
Earthquake, Tarbes, Lourdes
24 May 1750France
Earthquake, Cosenza
24 May 1184Italy
M6.4 earthquake, Al-Karak
24 May 362JordanTriggered a tsunami

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 24 May in recent decades.

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.