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On this day: 18 November

The deadliest recorded disaster on 18 November was the 1727 earthquake near Tabriz, which killed 77,000 people.

Historic disasters

28

Recorded deaths

109,056

Eruptions began

21

Major events since 1900

20

Disasters on 18 November in history

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

  • Earthquake, Tabriz

    18 November 1727Iran77,000 killed

  • M6.8 earthquake, Saimareh

    18 November 871Iran20,000 killed

  • Earthquake, Shirvan, Shamkha

    18 November 1667Iran12,000 killed

  • M7.2 earthquake, Grand Banks

    18 November 1929CanadaTriggered a tsunami28 killed$1m damage

  • M7.3 earthquake, Virgin Islands

    18 November 1867USA TerritoryTriggered a tsunami24 killed

  • M7.4 earthquake, Shikoku

    18 November 1941JapanTriggered a tsunami2 killed27 homes destroyed

  • M5.8 earthquake, North Maluku: Morotai

    18 November 2017Indonesia1 killed

  • M6.5 earthquake, Samar: Can-Avid

    18 November 2003Philippines1 killed21 injured1 homes destroyed

  • M6.9 earthquake, Sumatra

    18 November 2022IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami

  • M5.9 earthquake, Mindanao: Bukidnon Province

    18 November 2019Philippines16 injured61 homes destroyed

  • M6.8 earthquake, Solomon Islands

    18 November 2015Solomon IslandsTriggered a tsunami

  • M6.6 earthquake, Ionian Sea, Amalias, Gargalianoi, Kalamai

    18 November 1997Greece

  • M5.9 earthquake, Galaxidi

    18 November 1992GreeceTriggered a tsunami

  • Earthquake, N

    18 November 1958Italy

  • M6.5 earthquake, Honshu: Miyagi Prefecture

    18 November 1954JapanTriggered a tsunami

  • M7.5 earthquake, Tibet (Xizang Province)

    18 November 1951China

  • M8.1 earthquake, Banda Sea

    18 November 1918Indonesia

  • M6.4 earthquake, W. Luzon Island

    18 November 1915PhilippinesTriggered a tsunami

  • Earthquake, Korce, Starove, Pogradec, Salxhijas

    18 November 1911Albania

  • M7.6 earthquake, Kuril Islands

    18 November 1896Russia

  • M7.0 earthquake, Seram Island

    18 November 1892IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami

  • Earthquake, Concord

    18 November 1872USA

  • M8.0 earthquake, Tonga Islands

    18 November 1865TongaTriggered a tsunami

  • Earthquake, Sulawesi Island: Kema

    18 November 1857IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami

  • Esan eruption (VEI 1)

    18 November 1846Japan

  • M5.5 earthquake, Anhui Province

    18 November 1829China

  • M6.0 earthquake, East of Cape Ann

    18 November 1755USATriggered a tsunami

  • M7.5 earthquake, Kuril Islands

    18 November 1742RussiaTriggered a tsunami

Major events from our live records

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 18 November in recent decades.

Eruptions that began on 18 November

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.

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