On this day: 23 September

The deadliest recorded disaster on 23 September was the 1947 magnitude 6.9 earthquake near Dustabad, which killed 500 people.

Historic disasters

Recorded deaths

531

Eruptions began

Major events since 1900

Disasters on 23 September in history

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

M6.9 earthquake, Dustabad
23 September 1947Iran500 killed
M6.3 earthquake, Hebei Province
23 September 1945China17 killed30 injured
M4.8 earthquake, Risuzi; Congo: Ukavu
23 September 2016Rwanda8 killed22 homes destroyed
M6.1 earthquake, Oaxaca
23 September 2017Mexico5 killed7 injured11 homes destroyed
Asamayama eruption (VEI 2)
23 September 1950Japan1 killed1 injured
M4.2 earthquake, Ayacucho
23 September 2024Peru5 homes destroyed
M5.6 earthquake, Izu Islands
23 September 2024JapanTriggered a tsunami
Ambae eruption (VEI 3)
23 September 2017Vanuatu
M5.7 earthquake, Mindanao: Lanao del Sur Province
23 September 2017Philippines11 injured55 homes destroyed
M6.5 earthquake, W. of Bonin Islands, Izu Is.
23 September 1990JapanTriggered a tsunami
M6.2 earthquake, Gabon
23 September 1974Gabon
M6.8 earthquake, Yunnan Province
23 September 1955ChinaTriggered a tsunami15,000 homes destroyed
Myojinsho eruption (VEI 2)
23 September 1952Japan
Tsunami, Myojinsho Submarine Volcano
23 September 1952JapanWaves up to 0.05 m
M6.2 earthquake, Asmara
23 September 1915Eritrea
M7.8 earthquake, Venustiano Carranza,Chiapas,Chis,Tabasco
23 September 1902Mexico
M7.5 earthquake, Afghanistan
23 September 1896Afghanistan
Earthquake, Mole Saint Nicolas
23 September 1887HaitiTriggered a tsunami
Earthquake, Yacuiba
23 September 1884Bolivia
Tsunami, Sydney Harbor
23 September 1880AustraliaWaves up to 0.08 m
Tsunami, Marmara Sea
23 September 1065Turkey
Earthquake, Istanbul,Trakya, Erdek, Iznik
23 September 1063Turkey

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 23 September in recent decades.

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.