On this day: 18 September

Earthquake, Dimashq (Damascus); Turkey: Antakya

18 September 844Syria50,000 killed

M7.7 earthquake, Peru: Tacna; Chile: Arica

18 September 1833PeruTriggered a tsunami700 killed25 injured1,001 homes destroyed

M6.9 earthquake, Sikkim; Nepal; China; Bhutan

18 September 2011India127 killed441 injured$2,100m damage

M6.2 earthquake, Guatemala City, Pachuta, Solola

18 September 1991Guatemala25 killed200 injured

M6.2 earthquake, Switzerland

18 September 1601SwitzerlandTriggered a tsunami9 killed

Tsunami, Papua New Guinea

18 September 1994Papua New GuineaWaves up to 3 m4 killed30 homes destroyed$86m damage

M6.4 earthquake, E, Erzurum, Olur-Senkaya

18 September 1984Turkey3 killed38 injured75,000 homes destroyed

M5.0 earthquake, Java: Bandung

18 September 2024Indonesia2 killed139 injured784 homes destroyed$30m damage

M6.9 earthquake, Hualien

18 September 2022Taiwan1 killed140 injured$4m damage

M6.2 earthquake, Yalova: Cinarcik

18 September 1963TurkeyTriggered a tsunami1 killed7 homes destroyed

M7.8 earthquake, Kamchatka Peninsula

18 September 2025RussiaTriggered a tsunami

M5.7 earthquake, Bali: Denpasar

18 September 2009Indonesia7 injured

M5.7 earthquake, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat

18 September 2009Philippines91 injured

Rabaul eruption

18 September 1994Papua New Guinea

M6.9 earthquake, Honshu Island

18 September 1984JapanTriggered a tsunami

M7.9 earthquake, Colombia

18 September 1900Colombia

Earthquake, Santiago de Cuba

18 September 1826Cuba

Tsunami, Weymouth, England

18 September 1763UKWaves up to 3 m

M5.5 earthquake, Hebei Province: Dongguang, Cangxian

18 September 1704China

Tsunami, Kashima, Japan

18 September 799JapanWaves up to 2 m