Lists of 21st-century earthquakes


The following is a summary of significant earthquakes during the 21st century.
In terms of fatalities, the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was the most destructive event with 227,898 confirmed fatalities, followed by the 2010 Haiti earthquake with about 160,000 fatalities, the 2008 Sichuan earthquake with 87,587 fatalities, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake suffered by Pakistan with 87,351 fatalities, and the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes with 62,013 fatalities.
The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami became the costliest natural disaster, resulting in approximately $360 billion in property damage at the time, followed by the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes and the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, which resulted in $163.6 billion and $150 billion in damage, respectively.

List of deadliest earthquakes

The following are with more than 1,000 deaths earthquakes of the 21st century so far.
FatalitiesMagnitudeLocationEventDate
227,8989.2–9.3Indonesia

List of largest earthquakes by magnitude

Note: At least 8.5+ magnitude

List of costliest earthquakes

Note:This only ranks immediate costs, for example, nuclear meltdown and climate and fossil fuel costs, as well as other ongoing costs from quakes are not included.
RankEventLocationMagnitudeHistoric cost Adjusted for inflation
12011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunamiJapanM|w|link=y

Deadliest earthquakes by year

These are the deadliest earthquakes per year
YearDeadliest earthquakeFatalitiesMagnitudeLocationDate
20012001 Gujarat earthquake20,0857.7Indiadts|January 26

Largest earthquakes by year

These are the largest earthquakes by magnitude per year
YearMagnitudeDeathsEventLocationDatetotal M7+
20011452001 southern Peru earthquakePerudts|June 23steadynts|7.9

Lists of earthquakes by decade