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Earthquakes on August 20
16 historical events on this date
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943
943 Turkmenistan: Nisa Earthquake
5,000 deaths
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
1988
M6.6
1988 Nepal-India: Kathmandu, Bihar Earthquake
998 deaths
🇳🇵 Nepal
1937
M7.5
1937 Philippines: Luzon Earthquake
1 deaths
🇵🇭 Philippines
1989
M6.3
1989 Djibouti: Galafi, Yabaki; Ethiopia Earthquake
6 deaths
🇩🇯 Djibouti
All Events
Year
Event
Magnitude
Deaths
Country
943
943 Turkmenistan: Nisa Earthquake
—
5,000
🇹🇲
Turkmenistan
1988
1988 Nepal-India: Kathmandu, Bihar Earthquake
6.6
998
🇳🇵
Nepal
1937
1937 Philippines: Luzon Earthquake
7.5
1
🇵🇭
Philippines
1989
1989 Djibouti: Galafi, Yabaki; Ethiopia Earthquake
6.3
6
🇩🇯
Djibouti
2024
2024 India: Kashmir: Kupwara Earthquake
5.1
—
🇮🇳
India
1954
1954 Iran: Tonbak,Kangan,Sabakhi,Akhtar Earthquake
5.0
1
🇮🇷
Iran
1920
1920 Chile: Off Coast Central Earthquake
7.0
—
🇨🇱
Chile
2016
2016 Japan: Off East Coast Honshu Earthquake
6.0
—
🇯🇵
Japan
2011
2011 Vanuatu Islands Earthquake
7.1
—
🇻🇺
Vanuatu
1997
1997 Indonesia: N. Sumatera, Aceh, Banda Aceh, Medan Earth…
6.0
—
🇮🇩
Indonesia
1658
1658 Philippines: S Luzon: Manila, Santa Cruz Earthquake
—
—
🇵🇭
Philippines
953
953 Turkmenistan: Nisa Earthquake
7.1
—
🇹🇲
Turkmenistan
1823
1823 Balkans Nw: Bosnia-Herzegovina Earthquake
—
—
🇭🇷
Croatia
1871
1871 Chile: Valparaiso Earthquake
—
—
🇨🇱
Chile
2011
2011 Vanuatu Islands Earthquake
7.0
—
🇻🇺
Vanuatu
2007
2007 India: Maharashtra: Satara Earthquake
4.4
—
🇮🇳
India