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On this day: 11 September

The deadliest recorded disaster on 11 September was the 1541 eruption of Agua, which killed 1,300 people.

Historic disasters

16

Recorded deaths

1,336

Eruptions began

13

Major events since 1900

20

Disasters on 11 September in history

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

  • Agua eruption

    11 September 1541Guatemala1,300 killed

  • M6.8 earthquake, Crimea: Sebastopol

    11 September 1927UkraineTriggered a tsunami11 killed122 injured

  • M7.0 earthquake, Kabalo

    11 September 1992Congo8 killed37 injured

  • Tsunami, Stromboli Island

    11 September 1930ItalyWaves up to 2.5 m6 killed20 injured

  • Stromboli eruption (VEI 3)

    11 September 1930Italy6 killed20 injured

  • M5.5 earthquake, Northeastern

    11 September 1976Italy5 killed

  • M5.1 earthquake, Macedonia

    11 September 2016North Macedonia137 injured$10m damage

  • M6.8 earthquake, Hokkaido

    11 September 2008JapanTriggered a tsunami

  • M7.6 earthquake, Kuril Islands

    11 September 1935Russia

  • Earthquake, Amurang Island

    11 September 1930IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami

  • M7.5 earthquake, S of Java

    11 September 1921IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami

  • M7.3 earthquake, Java

    11 September 1916Indonesia340 homes destroyed

  • Earthquake, Caraveli,Nazca,Ica,Atico

    11 September 1914Peru

  • Tsunami, Gulf of Saint Lawrence

    11 September 1908Canada

  • Earthquake, Reggio Di Calabria

    11 September 1831Italy$3m damage

  • Tsunami, E. Aleutian Islands, Ak

    11 September 1790USA

Major events from our live records

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

Eruptions that began on 11 September

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.

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