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, and 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 its extensive devastation; the first mainshock was also the largest earthquake of the year at Mw 7.8. In September, Morocco suffered its largest earthquake in centuries; the Mw 6.8 shock killed nearly 3,000 people. In October, four Mw 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. 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.
Largest in a swarm of 219 tremors affecting the area in one day.[29] Four people injured,[30] 713 houses destroyed and 415 others damaged in El Salvador.[31] At least 55 houses destroyed and 161 others damaged in Guatemala.[32]
One person killed by rockfalls, four others injured,[52] 60 homes collapsed and over 400 others, several hotels, schools, hospitals and a temple damaged in Bajura and Bajhang districts, Nepal.[53][54][52] Three people killed and 11 others injured[55][56] after a building damaged by the earthquake collapsed in Lucknow, India.[57]
Sixteen people injured;[71] eight houses collapsed,[72] 543 houses, 203 buildings,[73] including 38 schools,[74] a supermarket and hospital damaged in Montevista, New Bataan and Nabunturan.[75] Landslides also occurred.[76]
Four people killed when a restaurant collapsed, five others were injured,[99] 15 houses collapsed, 29 others, five office buildings, and several other buildings damaged in Jayapura.[100]
Foreshock 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.[137]
Thirteen people injured[141] and many buildings damaged in Umbertide, including 90 percent of structures in Pierantonio.[142] Around 500 people were homeless.[143]
Three people injured,[155] 72 houses destroyed, and 650 others damaged in six villages near the epicenter. Some barns collapsed, killing dozens of livestock.[156][157] A school was also damaged in Leilek, Kyrgyzstan.[158]
One house destroyed and three others damaged in West Java and East Java provinces.[185] In Tabanan, Bali, a 5-year-old boy died after fleeing in panic.[186]
Ten people injured.[205] Several homes collapsed;[206] 2,805 others and a hospital damaged. Power outages occurred in Baoshan.[207][208][205] Rockslides at Wayao.[209]
Several people injured.[229] Fifteen buildings damaged and landslides occurred in Romblon.[230] One school partially collapsed and another damaged at Odiongan.[231]
Two hotels and several homes collapsed and some others damaged in Acandí. Some houses and the municipal hall damaged in Necoclí. Ground cracks occurred in Las Changas village and Puerto Escondido.[243][244] Items knocked from shelves in Las Minas, Panama.[245]
Three people killed and several others injured in Maubin.[269][270] Some buildings destroyed; several more buildings, a school and pagoda damaged.[271]
At least 32 houses, six churches and three schools damaged at Atalanti.[276] In Exarchos, the roofs of some houses collapsed.[277] A landslide occurred in Tragána [el].[278]Subsidence at a beach in northern Evia.[279]
Six people injured.[291] 56 buildings collapsed and 369 others damaged in Kishtwar.[292] Dozens of buildings including a hospital damaged in Bhaderwah[293] and Doda.[294]
Two people injured.[343][344] At least 13 buildings including a hospital damaged in the departments of San Miguel, Usulután and Sonsonate.[345] Electricity and telephone lines disrupted.[346] Landslides occurred in several areas, including one which blocked a portion of the Pan-American Highway.[347]
Thirteen people injured and 21 buildings damaged in Davao City.[478] Three buildings damaged in Malita, one home and a church damaged in Sarangani, and minor damage to stores in General Santos. Power outages in Mati.[479][480]
Many buildings, a church, a hospital, and some historic buildings affected, landslides and power outages in Oaxaca and other areas near the epicenter.[485][486][487]
Part of the 2023 Herat earthquake sequence: Thirteen people injured,[531] several previously damaged homes collapsed and minor damage in Herat.[532][533]
Forty-one people injured or hospitalized.[536][537] One building destroyed, many others including a factory damaged and power outages in Kingston.[538][539][540] One building collapsed in Hope Bay.[541][542]
One home destroyed by rockfalls in Las Breas, six others damaged in Vallenar, minor damage in San Félix and Freirina, and power outages in La Serena.[547][548] Some landslides in the epicentral area.[549]
Four people injured, several homes and a health center damaged and power outages in Valencia. Six homes damaged in La Maná. One house collapsed and several others damaged in Buena Fe.[564][565][566]
One store destroyed, many buildings including two schools, a hospital, several malls and a police station damaged in Villa Vásquez and Santiago.[577][578][579]
Five people injured, one home collapsed and many others severely damaged, landslides and power outages occurred in the Zenica-Ljubetovo area.[660][661][662][663]
^Lihui, C., ed. (26 January 2023). "四川泸定发生5.6级地震 系"9·5"泸定地震余震" [Aftershocks of the "9.5" Luding Earthquake occurred in Luding, Sichuan]. Workers' Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^"Ölü sayısı 2 oldu" [The death toll was 2]. Busabah Malatya (in Turkish). 28 February 2023. Archived from the original on 28 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
^"八丈島で30センチの津波観測、注意報解除 気象庁" [30cm tsunami observed on Hachijojima, warning lifted Japan Meteorological Agency]. The Nikkei (in Japanese). 5 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
^Oli, Pratap (7 October 2023). "भूकम्पको झट्काले घर छाएको स्लेट खसेर एक वृद्ध घाइते" [An old man was injured when the slate covering the house fell due to the earthquake]. The Annapurna Post (in Nepali). Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^"تخریب یک مدرسه در رامشیر بر اثر زلزله" [Destruction of a school in Ramshir due to earthquake]. Fars News (in Persian). 15 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
^Upreti, Hariram (22 October 2023). "भूकम्प आउँदा आत्तिएर कौसीबाट हाम फाल्दा १ घाइते" [When the earthquake occurred, 1 person was injured when he jumped from Kausi in panic]. Ekantipur (in Nepali). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^"भूकम्पबाट धादिङमा २० घर भत्किए, ७५ वटा चर्किए" [Due to the earthquake, 20 houses were destroyed and 75 were damaged in Dhading]. Nepal Press (in Nepali). 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^"مصدومیت ٥ نفر در زلزله شهرستان شوط" [5 people were injured in the Shut earthquake]. Kurd Press (in Persian). 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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