1628 BCE (approximate)
- Mount Thera volcano erupts, possibly in connection with a meteoric impact with global disruptions of weather. [521]
79
- August 24
- Mount Vesuvius erupts, burying the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae in volcanic ash. [1] [5]
365
- July 21
- In the Greece - Crete - Knossos area, a large earthquake occurs. This earthquake affected the eastern Mediterranean region, including Italy, Greece, Palestine, and North Africa. Coastal towns in the region are leveled and a tsunami destroys the Egyptian port of Alexandria, and the famous lighthouse. Some 50,000 people may have been killed. [53]
526
- May 20
- Earthquake kills 250,000 in Antioch, Byzantium (Syria). [1] [521]
1038
- January 9
- In Shensi, China, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurs, resulting in 23,000 deaths. [53]
1138
- August 9
- In Aleppo, Syria, one of the world's most destructive earthquakes occurs, claiming 230,000 deaths. [53]
1290
- September 27
- Earthquake in Gulf of Chili China, reportedly kills 100,000. [1]
1293
- May 20
- Earthquake strikes Kamakura Japan, 30,000 killed. [1]
1348
- January 25
- In Carinthia (Austria - northern Italy), "fire fell from heaven", an earthquake destroys 16 cities, killing over 40,000. [1] [53] [521]
1456
- December 5
- Earthquake strikes Naples; about 35,000 die. [1]
1531
- January 26
- In Lisbon, Portugal, an Intensity X earthquake occurs, claiming 30,000 deaths. [1] [53]
- February 26
- Earthquake in Lisbon Portugal, kills 20,000. [1]
1556
- January 23
- In Shensi Province, China, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake occurs. Worst death toll in history: 830,000 deaths. [1] [53]
1605
- January 31
- In Tokaido, Japan, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurs, claiming 5,000 deaths and creating a tsunami wave. [53]
1618
- September 4
- "Rodi" avalanche destroys Plurs Switzerland, 1,500 killed. [1]
1631
- December 16
- Mount Vesuvius, Italy erupts, destroys six villages and kills 4,000. [1]
1643
- May 13
- Heavy earthquake strikes Santiago Chile; kills 1/3 of population. [1]
1651
- March 31
- Great earthquake at Cuzco Peru. [1]
1659
- November 5
- In Italy, an earthquake occurs, killing over 2,000 and inflicting severe damage. [53]
1663
- January 6
- Great earthquake in New England. [1]
- February 5
- In the St. Lawrence River valley (Canada), an Intensity X earthquake occurs, causing vast landslides along the St. Maurice, Batiscan, and St. Lawrence Rivers. [1] [53]
1669
- March 11
- Volcano Etna in Italy erupts killing 15,000. [1]
- March 25
- Mount Etna in Sicily erupts, destroying Nicolosi, killing 20,000. [1]
1689
- December 22
- Heavy earthquake strikes Innsbruck. [1]
1692
- June 7
- Porte Royale Jamaica slides into harbor after earthquake. [1]
- An earthquake at Port Royal, Jamaica, causes a landslide within the harbor, generates a tsunami, and destroys ninety percent of the buildings in the city, killing approximately 2,000 people. [53]
1693
- January 11
- In Sicily, Italy, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurs, causing over 60,000 deaths and the total destruction of several villages and towns in the districts of Siracusa, Ragusa, and Catania. The earthquake was followed by a tsunami that struck the Ionian coasts of Sicily and the Messina Strait. [53]
- Mount Etna erupts, Sicily. [1]
1700
- January 26
- In the Cascadia Subduction Zone of western North America, a magnitude 9 earthquake occurs, rocking a region 600 miles long that includes modern northern California, Oregon, Washington, and southern British Columbia. The earthquake sets off a tsunami that strikes Cascadia's Pacific coast, and crosses the Pacific Ocean to Japan, damaging coastal villages. [53] [383.A8]
1703
- December 30
- Tokyo hit by earthquake; about 37,000 die. [1]
1706
- November 3
- In Italy, a violent earthquake killed 15,000 inhabitants. [53]
1718
- January 17
- Avalanche destroys every building in Leukerbad, Switzerland; kills 53. [1]
1727
- October 29
- Severe earthquake in New England. [1]
- November 18
- In Tabriz, Iran, a powerful earthquake occurs, claiming 77,000 deaths. [53]
1737
- October 11
- Earthquake kills 300,000 and destroys half of Calcutta India. [1]
1750
- February 8
- Minor earthquake in London. [1]
1755
- November 1
- In Lisbon, Portugal, a magnitude 8.7 earthquake occurs, claiming 70,000 deaths, one quarter of Lisbon's population. A large tsunami drowns many, and fire ravages the city. [1] [53]
- November 18
- In Cape Ann, Massachusetts, a large earthquake occurs, causing considerable damage in Boston. [1] [53]
1759
- October 31
- Earthquake in Safed Palestine kills hundred. [1]
- November 24
- Destructive eruption of Vesuvius. [1]
1762
- April 2
- In Bangladesh, a very destructive earthquake occurs. Sixty square miles are said to have been permanently submerged. [53]
1772
- August 11
- Explosive eruption blows 4,000 feet off Papandayan Java, kills 3,000. [1]
1775
- March 19
- Four people buried by avalanche for 37 days, three survive (Italy). [1]
1780
- February 6
- In Northwest Florida, one of the largest historical earthquakes in Florida occurs, Intensity VI. [53]
1783
- February 4
- In Calabria, Italy, one of the world's most destructive earthquakes occurs, responsible for 50,000 deaths and enormous property loss. This is the first earthquake to be investigated scientifically. [1] [53]
- June 8
- Laki Volcano in southern Iceland begins 18-month eruption, pumping more ash into the atmosphere than any previous volcano in recorded history, 15 cubic kilometres. [1] [135.132]
- June 22
- A poisonous cloud from Laki volcanic eruption in Iceland reaches Le Havre in France. [5]
- November 30
- In New Jersey, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurs. The largest historical earthquake in New Jersey. [53]
1791
- May 16
- In Near Moodus, Connecticut, an earthquake occurs, the largest historical earthquake in Connecticut. Reported felt at Boston, Massachusetts, and New York City, New York. [53]
1793
- April 1
- Volcano Unsen on Japan erupts killing about 53,000. [1]
1797
- February 4
- Earthquake in Quito, Ecuador kills 40,000. [1]
1806
- September 2
- A side of Rossberg Peak collapses into Goldau Valley, Switzerland, kills 500. [1]
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