In 2023, there were over 20 million people affected by earthquakes worldwide, mostly a result of the earthquakes that hit Syria and Turkey in February. The event was also the deadliest natural disaster that year. 2023 recorded the highest figure of people affected by hurricanes since 2008, when the Sichuan earthquake, measured at seismic magnitude of 8, hit China, killing approximately 240,000 people, with more affected.
Number of people affected by earthquakes worldwide from 1990 to 2023
(in millions)
The number of people affected is the sum of injured, requiring assistance and homeless people due to earthquakes and the impacts of earthquakes events such as aftershocks and tsunamis.
Figures are rounded.
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OWID. (October 21, 2024). Number of people affected by earthquakes worldwide from 1990 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499443/people-affected-by-earthquakes-worldwide/
OWID. "Number of people affected by earthquakes worldwide from 1990 to 2023 (in millions)." Chart. October 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499443/people-affected-by-earthquakes-worldwide/
OWID. (2024). Number of people affected by earthquakes worldwide from 1990 to 2023 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499443/people-affected-by-earthquakes-worldwide/
OWID. "Number of People Affected by Earthquakes Worldwide from 1990 to 2023 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499443/people-affected-by-earthquakes-worldwide/
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Number of people affected by earthquakes worldwide from 1990 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph], OWID, October 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1499443/people-affected-by-earthquakes-worldwide/
