List of disasters in Norway by death toll

This list of Norwegian disasters by death toll includes major disasters (excluding acts of war) that occurred on Norwegian soil or involved Norwegian citizens, in a definable incident, where the loss of life was 10 or more.

200 or more deaths

FatalitiesYearArticleTypeLocationComments300,000+1349-1351Black Death in NorwayPandemicNationwide7,308-15,000+1917-1920Spanish fluPandemicNationwide3,9082020-presentCOVID-19 pandemicPandemicNationwide2,000+1654The plague in Eastern NorwayEpidemicEastern Norway1,4211853-18541853 Oslo Cholera outbreakEpidemicOslo and surrounding regions1,3501848-18501848 Bergen Cholera outbreakEpidemicBergen and surrounding regions of Western Norway8171833-18341833 Eastern Norway Cholera outbreakEpidemicOslo and Eastern Norway5001345LandslideGauldal, Trøndelag4001853-18571853 Eastern Norway Cholera outbreakEpidemicEastern Norway400-6001594StormStadhavet (off Stad), Western Norway3001822HurricaneWestern Norway2251904Sinking of the SS NorgeShipwrecknear Rockall2101625StormFolda, Trøndelag

100 to 199 deaths

FatalitiesYearArticleTypeLocationComments1591990MS Scandinavian Star fireShip fire (arson)Skagerrak, North Sea136 of the victims were Norwegian15819441944 Bergen explosionExplosionBergen, Vestland1411996Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801Plane crashOperafjellet, Svalbard1401679February 16 avalanchesAvalanchesMøre og Romsdal1401899ShipwreckFrøya, Trøndelag1301893Storm in Lofoten and VesterålenStormVesterålen and Lofoten, Nordland12918691869 AvalanchesAvalanchesMøre og Romsdal1231980Alexander L. Kielland disasterOil disasterEkofisk field, North Sea12019431943 Filipstad explosionExplosionOslo1161822Grue Church fireBuilding fireGrue, Innlandet1161893LandslideVerdal, Trøndelag

10 to 99 deaths

FatalitiesYearArticleTypeLocationComments96-1001868StormLofoten, Nordland901726StormSenja, Troms84 (Norwegians)20042004 Indian Ocean tsunamiTsunamiSoutheast Asia781952West Ice accidentsShipwrecksArctic Ocean east of Greenland741936Landslide and megatsunamiLoen, Nordfjord631789Storofsen floodFloodHedmark611905Landslide and megatsunamiLoen, Nordfjord551989Partnair Flight 394Plane crashOffshore of Hirtshals, Denmark52 of the victims were Norwegian4518111811 Arnafjorden landslideLandslideArnafjorden, Vestland431913Sinking of the DS MalmbergetShipwreckNorwegian Sea north of Myken, Nordland411962Sinking of the MS Sanct SvithunShipwreckFolda, Trøndelag411972Braathens SAFE Flight 239Plane crashAsker, Akershus401934Landslide and megatsunamiTafjorden, Møre og Romsdal401979Sinking of the MS Berge VangaShipwreckAtlantic Ocean3919611961 Holtaheia Vickers Viking crashPlane crashHolta, Rogaland361974Sinking of the FV GaulShipwreckBarents Sea, Finnmark361988Widerøe Flight 710Plane crashTorghatten, Nordland351947Kvitbjørn disasterPlane crashLødingen, Nordland341901Tide surgeSandsundvær, Nordland341949Hurum air disasterPlane crashHurum, Buskerud321756Landslide and megatsunamiTjelle, Nesset, Møre og Romsdal321868Oppdal avalancheAvalancheTrøndelag321956ShipwreckOffshore of the Skomvær Lighthouse, Nordland321972ShipwreckAtlantic Ocean off of New Jersey3017331733 Oldedalen landslideLandslideOlden, Vestland3018211821 Andenes stormStormAndenes, Nordland301899ShipwreckRøvær, Rogaland301951ShipwreckNorth Sea west of Denmark301968ShipwreckNorth Atlantic301975Sinking of the MS Berge IstraShipwreckPacific Ocean near the PhilippinesVictims include 13 Norwegians291938Building fireOslo2920092009 swine flu pandemic in NorwayPandemicNationwide291973Sinking of the MV Norse VariantShipwreckAtlantic Ocean offshore of New Jersey271770Hjørundfjord avalancheAvalancheHjørundfjorden, Møre og Romsdal271975Tretten train disasterTrain accidentnear Tretten, Innlandet2618061806 Vesterålen stormStormTroms and Nordland251906StormFoldafjord, Trøndelag251944Train collisionBreifoss, Buskerud251959Building fireVoss, Vestland24+1849StormLofoten, Nordland241947Explosion and sinking of the SS SkoghaugShip explosionNorth Sea off of the Netherlands231997Barentsburg mine disasterMine disasterBarentsburg, Svalbard221791Trondheim dam breaksDam breaksTrondheim, Trøndelag221940Hommelvik train collisionTrain collisionHommelvik, Trøndelag2118731873 Sogn avalanchesAvalanchesSogn og Fjordane211954Sinking of the FV LaforeyShipwreckSendingane Reef, Sogn og Fjordane211956AvalanchesLofoten and Vesterålen, Nordland211962ExplosionNy-Ålesund, Svalbard21 (Norwegians)1921Sinking of the TitanicShipwreckAtlantic Ocean off of Newfoundland201625Bakklandet mudslideMudslideBakklandet, Trøndelag2018581858 Møre og Romsdal avalanchesAvalancheMøre og Romsdal201969Ship collisionMediterranean Sea off of Toulon, France201997Sinking of the Leros StrengthShipwreckNorth Sea off of Stavanger, Rogaland191906AvalancheSteine, Nordland191948Bukken Bruse disasterPlane crashHommelvik, Trøndelag191953ExplosionNy-Ålesund, Svalbard191956Sinking of the MFV BrenningShipwreckErvik, Vestland191963ShipwreckAtlantic Ocean off of Morocco192000Åsta accidentTrain collisionÅsta, Innlandet1817371737 Storlidalen avalancheAvalancheOppdal, Trøndelag1818461846 Sunnylven avalancheAvalancheMøre og Romsdal181860Luster avalancheAvalancheLuster, Sogn og Fjordane181929ShipwreckAskvoll, Sogn og Fjordane181978Helikopter Service Flight 165Helicopter crashStatfjord oil field , North Sea182004Sinking of the MV RocknesShipwreckSouth of Bergen, Vestland171731Landslide and megatsunamiStranda, Møre og Romsdal171755Ørsta avalancheAvalancheØrsta, Møre og Romsdal171760Rissa mudslideMudslideRissa, Trøndelag171872Svenskhuset TragedyLead poisoningSvenskehuset, Spitsbergen, Svalbard171924Collision between the DS Haakon Jarl and Ship collisionLandegode, Nordland171945Plane crashVoksenkollen, Oslo171928Crash of the ItaliaAirship crashNordaustlandet, Svalbard171972Plane crashGrytøya, Troms161768Skjea mudslideMudslideSørum, Akershus161948Dunderland Valley bus crashBus crashDunderland Valley, Nordland161986AvalancheNarvik, Nordland161988Måbødalen bus accidentBus crashMåbødalen, Vestland161999Sinking of the MS SleipnerShipwreckOff of Ryvarden Lighthouse, Hordaland15-201763Stadhavet stormStormSogn og Fjordane151702Borregaard mudslideMudslideSarpsborg, Østfold151816LandslideTrondheim, Trøndelag151948ExplosionNy-Ålesund, Svalbard151982Widerøe Flight 933Plane crashBarents Sea off Gamvik141946Sinking of the BratteggaShipwreckVågan, Nordland141986Hotel Caledonien fireBuilding fireKristiansand, Agder141950Hjuksebø train collisionTrain collisionHjuksebø, Telemark132016CHC Helikopter Service Flight 241Helicopter crashGullfaks oil field, North Sea121997Helikopter Service Flight 451Helicopter crashOffshore of Brønnøysund, Nordland1020202020 Gjerdrum landslideLandslideGjerdrum, Akershus Gallery

See also List of aviation accidents and incidents in Norway List of disasters in Sweden by death toll List of disasters in Finland by death toll

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