On this day: 19 September

The deadliest recorded disaster on 19 September was the 1985 magnitude 8.1 earthquake near Michoacan: Mexico City, which killed 9,500 people.

Historic disasters

Recorded deaths

9,897

Eruptions began

Major events since 1900

Disasters on 19 September in history

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

M8.1 earthquake, Michoacan: Mexico City
19 September 1985MexicoTriggered a tsunami9,500 killed30,000 injured$4,000m damage
M7.1 earthquake, Mexico City, Morelos, Puebla
19 September 2017Mexico369 killed6,000 injured226 homes destroyed$8,000m damage
Semeru eruption (VEI 3)
19 September 1978Indonesia12 killed
Rabaul eruption (VEI 3)
19 September 1994Papua New Guinea5 killed$86m damage
M5.8 earthquake, Central: Umbria
19 September 1979Italy5 killed5,000 injured
M7.6 earthquake, Michoacan, Colima, Jalisco
19 September 2022MexicoTriggered a tsunami2 killed10 injured800 homes destroyed$25m damage
M5.5 earthquake, Yunnan Province
19 September 1939China2 killed
La Palma eruption (VEI 3)
19 September 2021Spain1 killed1,345 homes destroyed$924m damage
M5.6 earthquake, Cuilapa Santa Rosa
19 September 2011Guatemala1 killed
M5.4 earthquake, Yunnan Province
19 September 1966China
M5.0 earthquake, Venezuela
19 September 1966Venezuela
M7.0 earthquake, Acambay-Tixmadeje
19 September 1912Mexico
M6.0 earthquake, Warooka
19 September 1902AustraliaTriggered a tsunami
Earthquake, Michigan; Ohio; Indiana
19 September 1884USATriggered a tsunami
Tsunami, Tuscany
19 September 1846Italy
M7.0 earthquake, Sado
19 September 1448JapanTriggered a tsunami

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 19 September in recent decades.

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.