Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in a significant impact due to major damage, deaths or serious injuries.

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.

In December, another tremor in northern China killed 151; the nation's deadliest since 2014.