Earthquakes on May 17

15 historical events on this date

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Notable Events

Year	Event	Magnitude	Deaths	Country
1976	1976 Uzbekistan: Gazli, Bukhara Earthquake	7.0	—	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
2016	2016 China: Yunnan Province: Shimen Earthquake	4.8	2	🇨🇳 China
2000	2000 Taiwan: Tai-Chung County Earthquake	5.4	3	🇹🇼 Taiwan
2014	2014 Germany: Hesse Earthquake	3.6	—	🇩🇪 Germany
2009	2009 Saudi Arabia: Western Earthquake	4.6	—	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
1841	1841 Russia: Off Kamchatka Earthquake	8.4	—	🇷🇺 Russia
1986	1986 Alaska: Andreanof Islands Earthquake	6.4	—	—
1947	1947 New Zealand: Off Coast North Island Earthquake	6.9	—	🇳🇿 New Zealand
1992	1992 Philippines: Mindanao, Tandag, Bislig Earthquake	7.5	—	🇵🇭 Philippines
1703	1703 Iran: Qeshm Island (Qishm Island) Earthquake	—	—	🇮🇷 Iran
2019	2019 China: Jilin Province: Songyuan Earthquake	4.8	—	🇨🇳 China
1892	1892 Indonesia: Sumatra: Padangsidimpuan, Lake Toba Earth…	—	—	🇮🇩 Indonesia
1955	1955 India: Little Nicobar Island Earthquake	7.3	—	🇮🇳 India
1520	1520 Balkans Nw: Croatia: Dubrovnik: Ragusa Earthquake	—	—	🇭🇷 Croatia
1547	1547 Azores: Santa Barbara, Fregues Earthquake	—	—	—