This is a list of earthquakes in 2023. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in a significant impact due to major damage, deaths or serious injuries. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The maximum intensities are based on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale. Earthquake magnitudes are based on data from the USGS. Nineteen earthquakes ≥M7 occurred within the year, with no ≥M8 earthquakes recorded for the second consecutive year.
Up to 66,900 people died from earthquakes in 2023, the highest death toll for earthquakes since 2010. At least 59,488 people died in the Turkey–Syria doublets of February, which dominated world headlines because of their extensive devastation; the first mainshock was also the largest earthquake of the year at 7.8. In September, Morocco suffered its largest earthquake in centuries; the 6.8 shock killed nearly 3,000 people. In October, four 6.3 earthquakes struck Afghanistan's Herat Province, killing over 1,400 people. A moderate shock in western Nepal also killed 153 people in November, while in December, another tremor in northern China killed 151; the nation's deadliest since 2014. Other deadly earthquakes occurred in Ecuador, Pakistan and the Philippines.
Compared to other years
By death toll RankDeath tollMagnitudeLocationMMIDepth (km)DateEvent 1 59,488–62,013 7.8, Kahramanmaraş 10.02023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes 7.5 7.4 2 2,960 6.8 , Al Haouz 19.0 2023 Al Haouz earthquake 3 1,482 6.3 , Herat 14.0 2023 Herat earthquakes 4 153 5.7 , Karnali 16.5 2023 Nepal earthquake 5 151 5.9 , Gansu 10.0 2023 Jishishan earthquake 6 21 6.5 , Badakhshan 187.6 2023 Badakhshan earthquake 7 18 6.8 , Guayas offshore 65.8 2023 Guayas earthquake 8 11 6.3 , Hatay 16.0 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes 9 11 6.7 , Soccsksargen offshore 52.0 November 2023 Mindanao earthquake Listed are earthquakes with at least 10 dead.
By magnitude Rank Magnitude Death toll Location MMI Depth (km) Date Event 1 7.8 59,488–62,013 , Kahramanmaraş 10.0 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes 2 7.7 0 , Loyalty Islands offshore 18.0 - 3 7.6 3 , Caraga offshore 40.0 December 2023 Mindanao earthquake 3 7.6 0 , Maluku offshore 105.2 - 3 7.6 0 , Niuatoputapu offshore 210.1 - 6 7.5 - , Kahramanmaraş 7.4 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes 7 7.2 0 , Tongatapu offshore 167.4 - 7 7.2 0 , Alaska offshore 25.0 - 9 7.1 0 , North Sumatra offshore 34.0 - 9 7.1 0 , Kermadec Islands offshore 46.8 - 9 7.1 0 , Banda Sea offshore 10.0 - 9 7.1 0 , Tafea offshore 48.4 - 9 7.1 0 , Loyalty Islands offshore 36.0 - 9 7.1 0 , East Java offshore 513.5 - 15 7.0 0 , Sanma offshore 29.0 - 15 7.0 8 , East Sepik 70.0 2023 Papua New Guinea earthquake 15 7.0 0 , North Maluku offshore 28.6 - 15 7.0 1 , East Java offshore 597.0 - 15 7.0 0 , Kermadec Islands offshore 10.0 - Listed are earthquakes with at least 7.0 magnitude.
By month January
+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured1, Papua offshore, east southeast of Jayapura5.530.8VThe wall of a hospital and a hotel partially collapsed and a shopping mall damaged in Jayapura. One hotel damaged in Abepura. - -1, California, southeast of Rio Dell5.430.6 VIIAftershock of the 2022 Ferndale earthquake. Some houses damaged or destroyed and power outages in Humboldt County. - -3, Waikato, north northwest of Matamata5.010.0VIOver 100 homes damaged. It is the largest earthquake in the area since 1972. - -4, Central Greece offshore, east of Mantoudi4.49.9VI One house collapsed and several others damaged in Kontodespoti. - -5, Badakhshan, south of Jurm6.0205.3IV - - -8, Sanma offshore, west northwest of Port Olry7.029.0VIIDozens of houses collapsed and some others damaged in Hog Harbour. - -9, Maluku offshore, 339 km west southwest of Tual7.6105.0VIEleven people injured, 15 houses collapsed, and 523 others sustained light to heavy damage in the Tanimbar Islands. - 1110, Çanakkale offshore, southwest of Behram4.910.0IIIAt least 145 houses, four schools, and two hotels damaged in Lesbos, Greece. - -12, Moravian-Silesian, east northeast of Karviná2.85.0 IIIOne person killed and eleven others injured in a mine collapse near Stonava. 1 1115, Eastern Visayas offshore, southeast of Bunga4.810.0VFifteen people injured, thirteen houses collapsed and 352 others, some churches and roads damaged. -1515, Tirana, southwest of Klos4.717.4IVAt least 180 buildings damaged in Tirana. - -15, Aceh offshore, southeast of Singkil6.137.0V - - -15, Ahuachapán, northwest of Atiquizaya5.210.0VIILargest in a swarm of 219 tremors affecting the area in one day. Four people injured, 713 houses destroyed and 415 others damaged in El Salvador. At least 55 houses destroyed and 161 others damaged in Guatemala. -416, Bonin Islands offshore6.3405.0III - - -17, Mazandaran, south of Juybar4.510.0IV Three people injured and four buildings damaged in Sari-Juybar area. - 318, Gorontalo offshore, south southeast of Gorontalo6.0152.5IV One mosque damaged in Bone Bolango Regency. - -18, North Maluku offshore, northwest of Tobelo 7.028.6VTwo houses collapsed in Morotai. Eighteen homes damaged and tidal flooding in North Halmahera Regency. - -18, West Azerbaijan, south of Khoy 5.719.1VI - 25220, Guadeloupe offshore, west southwest of Pointe-Noire6.1162.0IV - - -20, Santiago del Estero, southwest of Campo Gallo6.8596.8III - - -23, West Java, north northeast of Sukabumi4.511.1IVAftershock of the 2022 West Java earthquake. Ten people injured, some previously damaged homes collapsed, and ten others damaged in Cianjur. -1024, Sudurpashchim, northwest of Jumla5.420.3VOne person killed by rockfalls, four others injured, 60 homes collapsed and over 400 others, several hotels, schools, hospitals and a temple damaged in Bajura and Bajhang districts, Nepal. Three people killed and 11 others injured after a building damaged by the earthquake collapsed in Lucknow, India.41524, Santiago del Estero, southwest of Campo Gallo6.4580.0IIAftershock of the 6.8 earthquake four days prior. - -25, Sichuan, south of Kangding5.44.0VI Aftershock of the 2022 Luding earthquake. Some previously damaged homes destroyed, and landslides in Luding County. - -26, Kermadec Islands offshore6.0135.7IV - - -27, West Java, northeast of Cileunyi4.211.6 - At least 49 houses damaged, and some collapsed in Bandung Regency. - -28, West Azerbaijan, southwest of Khoy5.916.0VII31,75030, Puntarenas, east southeast of Jacó4.536.8IVFive houses destroyed and three others damaged due to a landslide in Jacó. - -
February
+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured1, Davao, northwest of Babag6.019.0VIISixteen people injured; eight houses collapsed, 543 houses, 203 buildings, including 38 schools, a supermarket and hospital damaged in Montevista, New Bataan and Nabunturan. Landslides also occurred. -161, West Java, east southeast of Banjar4.510.0IIIOne person injured; 495 houses and eight schools damaged in Garut Regency. -14, Kermanshah, southwest of Sarpol-e Zahab4.710.0VFour people injured due to panic in Qasr-e Shirin. -46, Kahramanmaraş, east of Nurdağı7.810.0XII 59,488–62,013 121,7046, Gaziantep, east southeast of Nurdağı6.79.8VIII6, Kahramanmaraş, south southeast of Ekinözü7.57.4XI6, Malatya, southeast of Doğanşehir6.020.1VII6, Kahramanmaraş, northeast of Göksun6.08.5VIII7, Bicol offshore, north northeast of Sabang Indan4.810.0IVTwenty-one buildings and two houses damaged in Camarines Norte. - -8, Huancavelica, west southwest of Vilca3.410.0 -Seventy houses and a church damaged in Huasicancha. - -8, Baalbek-Hermel, east northeast of Bcharré4.110.0IIIOne person killed and another missing after a building collapsed in Harasta, Syria.1 -9, Papua offshore, west southwest of Abepura5.122.0VFour people killed when a restaurant collapsed, five others were injured, 15 houses collapsed, 29 others, five office buildings, and several other buildings damaged in Jayapura. 4 513, Kermadec Islands offshore6.1374.0III - - -14, Gorj, 2 km northwest of Lelești5.610.0 VIII Main article:2023 Gorj earthquakesAt least 484 houses and two churches damaged in Gorj County; 19 other buildings affected in Dolj, Hunedoara and Mehedinți counties. Rockslides in the Defileul Jiului National Park. Nineteen people injured; four from fleeing in panic or falling debris, and the other 15 treated for panic attacks. -1915, Bicol offshore, north northeast of Miaga6.18.0VIIOne person injured, eight houses collapsed and 570 structures, including an auditorium damaged. Power outages in Masbate and Ticao. - 116, Badakhshan, north northwest of Fayzabad4.656.2IISeventy-five houses collapsed in Fayzabad, trapping one child under the rubble. - -17, Maluku offshore, southwest of Tual6.139.7V - - -20, Hatay, south southwest of Uzunbağ6.316.0IX 11 1,06222, Sudurpashchim, northwest of Jumla4.827.3 IVTwo houses and a school destroyed; two hospitals and eight homes damaged in Bichhiya. - -23, Gorno-Badakhshan, west southwest of Murghob6.99.0VIII - - -23, Adana, northeast of Saimbeyli3.55.0 - One person killed due to damage at a zinc mine in Kısacıklı. 1 -23, North Maluku offshore, north of Tobelo6.397.1V - - -25, Niğde, east northeast of Emirgazi5.216.5VIIMany houses and a mosque damaged in Ereğli, some of them severely. - -25, Hokkaido offshore, south southeast of Akkeshi6.055.0V One person in Hamanaka injured after a fall. Cracked floors in supermarkets at Kushiro. - 125, West New Britain, east northeast of Kandrian6.237.2VI - - -27, Malatya, south southeast of Yeşilyurt5.210.0VII Aftershock of the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquakes. About 30 buildings collapsed, two people killed, and 140 others injured. 2 140
March
+DateCountry and locationMwDepth (km)MMINotesCasualtiesDeadInjured1, West New Britain offshore, northwest of Kimbe6.6600.9II - - -2, Sanma offshore, west southwest of Port Olry6.517.0VI - - -4, Kermadec Islands offshore6.9211.0V - - -5, Davao, south southeast of Bantacan5.410.0VIForeshock of the magnitude 5.9 earthquake on 7 March. Some houses damaged in Maragusan. In Nabunturan the ceiling of a school collapsed. Severe damage to a road located between New Bataan and Maragusan. - -7, Davao, east southeast of San Mariano5.916.1VIISixty people were injured or fainted in panic. At least 2,198 houses destroyed and 10,081 others damaged in Davao de Oro. -609, Umbria, southwest of Umbertide4.34.4IV Thirteen people injured and many buildings damaged in Umbertide, including 90 percent of structures in Pierantonio. Around 500 people were homeless. - 139, Umbria, south of Umbertide4.510.0VII10, Santander, northwest of Aratoca5.4160.2IV Over 20 houses damaged in several municipalities. Two houses badly affected and had to be evacuated in San Gil. - -14, Madang offshore, east of Madang6.3213.0IV - - -16, Kermadec Islands offshore7.010.0IVA tsunami with heights of was observed on Raoul Island. - -18, Guayas offshore, north northwest of Balao6.868.0VII1849521, Badakhshan, south southeast of Jurm6.5192.0V2142422, Jujuy, west southwest of El Aguilar6.4228.0IV - - -22, Sughd, north northwest of Navobod5.811.6VIIThree people injured, 72 houses destroyed, and 650 others damaged in six villages near the epicenter. Some barns collapsed, killing dozens of livestock. A school was also damaged in Leilek, Kyrgyzstan. - 324, West Azerbaijan, southwest of Khoy5.611.0VIIIAftershock of the 2022–23 West Azerbaijan earthquakes. At least 165 people injured, two houses collapsed and 78 others damaged in 10 villages in Khoy and Salmas. - 16527, Isabel offshore, west of Buala6.279.0V - - -28, Hokkaido offshore, east northeast of Misawa6.137.0IV - - -29, West Java, northeast of Sukabumi4.010.8IV One house collapsed and several others damaged in Cianjur, two of them due to landslides in Cugenang District. - -30, Maule offshore, west southwest of Constitución6.326.0V - - -31, Balochistan, northwest of Kot Malik Barkhudhar3.410.0 VThree children killed and five injured. Two houses collapsed and several others damaged in Chaman.35
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