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On this day: 30 September

The deadliest recorded disaster on 30 September was the 587 earthquake near Antakya (Antioch), which killed 60,000 people.

Historic disasters

28

Recorded deaths

63,418

Eruptions began

6

Major events since 1900

20

Disasters on 30 September in history

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

  • Earthquake, Antakya (Antioch)

    30 September 587Turkey60,000 killed

  • M7.5 earthquake, Sumatra: Padang

    30 September 2009IndonesiaTriggered a tsunami1,117 killed1,214 injured$2,200m damage

  • M6.5 earthquake, Beijing

    30 September 1730China658 killed26,000 homes destroyed

  • M7.2 earthquake, Cephalonia

    30 September 1636GreeceTriggered a tsunami520 killed

  • Earthquake, Citta Di Castello,Sansepolcro

    30 September 1789Italy500 killed

  • Earthquake, Baza

    30 September 1531Spain400 killed

  • M7.5 earthquake, Greece

    30 September 1870Greece100 killed

  • M6.9 earthquake, Cebu, Central Visayas

    30 September 2025Philippines79 killed559 injured7,400 homes destroyed$1m damage

  • M7.5 earthquake, Oaxaca

    30 September 1999Mexico35 killed215 injured$165m damage

  • Tair, Jebel At eruption (VEI 3)

    30 September 2007Yemen7 killed1 injured

  • M5.9 earthquake, Sumatra

    30 September 2022Indonesia2 killed26 injured1,323 homes destroyed

  • M6.0 earthquake, East Java: Sumenep

    30 September 2025Indonesia3 injured103 homes destroyed

  • M6.5 earthquake, S of, Raoul

    30 September 2013Kermadec Islands (New Zealand)Triggered a tsunami

  • M7.4 earthquake, Auckland Islands

    30 September 2007New ZealandTriggered a tsunami

  • M4.2 earthquake, Hennebont, Languidic, Lorient, Tremorel

    30 September 2002France

  • M5.3 earthquake, Kukes, Peshkopi

    30 September 1998Albania700 homes destroyed

  • M6.2 earthquake, Honshu: S

    30 September 1997JapanTriggered a tsunami

  • Grimsvotn eruption (VEI 3)

    30 September 1996Iceland

  • M6.0 earthquake, Batan Islands: Basco, Sabtang

    30 September 1970PhilippinesTriggered a tsunami3 homes destroyed

  • M6.8 earthquake, Sichuan Province

    30 September 1952China4,196 homes destroyed

  • M6.1 earthquake, Pisco

    30 September 1946PeruTriggered a tsunami

  • M6.6 earthquake, Bismarck Sea

    30 September 1930Papua New GuineaTriggered a tsunami

  • Earthquake, Nueva Vizcaya

    30 September 1881Philippines

  • Tsunami, Northern Chile

    30 September 1878Chile

  • Earthquake, Bulgaria

    30 September 1858Bulgaria

  • San Salvador eruption (VEI 3)

    30 September 1659El Salvador

  • Earthquake, San Salvador

    30 September 1659El Salvador

  • Earthquake, Croatia

    30 September 1300Croatia

Major events from our live records

Big earthquakes and major disasters on 30 September in recent decades.

Eruptions that began on 30 September

From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program eruption record.

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