Global InformationList of avalanches by death toll information
This is an incomplete list of notable avalanches.
| Death toll (estimate) | Event | Location | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22,000 | Huascarán avalanche; triggered by the 1970 Ancash earthquake[1] | Peru | 1970 |
| 2 | 2,000−10,000 | White Friday (1916)[2] | Italy | 1916 |
| 3 | 4,000 | Huascarán avalanche[1] | Peru | 1962 |
| 4 | 310 | 2015 Afghanistan avalanches | Afghanistan | 2015 |
| 5 | 265 | Winter of Terror; series of 649 avalanches | Austria-Switzerland-Italy | 1951 |
| 6 | 201 (56 confirmed, 145 presumed dead) | 2012 Afghanistan avalanches[3] | Afghanistan | 2012 |
| 7 | 200 | Lahaul Valley avalanche[4] | India | 1979 |
| 8 | 172 | 2010 Salang avalanches; series of at least 36 avalanches | Afghanistan | 2010 |
| 9 | 155 | 1918 Mitsumata village avalanche[5] | Japan | 1918 |
| 10 | 154[citation needed] | 1918 Asahi village avalanche | Japan | 1918 |
| 11 | 138 | 2012 Gayari Sector avalanche | Pakistan | 2012 |
| 12 | 125 | Kolka-Karmadon rock ice slide | Russia | 2002 |
| 13 | 107 | Saint-Martin[6] (Hautes-Pyrénées) | France | 1600 |
| 14 | 102 | 2010 Kohistan avalanche | Pakistan | 2010 |
| 15 | 97 | 1992 Görmeç avalanche | Turkey | 1992 |
| 16 | 96 | Wellington, Washington avalanche; deadliest avalanche in the United States | United States | 1910 |
| 17 | 90 | 1922 Ōmi Train avalanche[7] | Japan | 1922 |
| 18 | 84 | 1938 Unazuki avalanche[8] | Japan | 1938 |
| 19 | 81 | Pragelato | Italy | 1904 |
| 20 | 79 (57 confirmed 22 presumed dead) | 1954 Blons avalanches | Austria | 1954 |
| 21 | 70 | Frassino avalanche | Italy | 1885 |
| 22 | 65 | Palm Sunday Avalanche; deadliest avalanche along Chilkoot Trail (Alaska) | United States | 1898 |
| 23 | 62 | 1910 Rogers Pass avalanche; deadliest avalanche in Canada | Canada | 1910 |
| 24 | 59 | 1993 Bayburt Üzengili avalanche | Turkey | 1993 |
| 25 | 55 | Møre og Romsdal | Norway | 1679 |
| 26 | 50[citation needed] | Siglunesi | Iceland | 1613 |
| 27 | 43 | La Giettaz (Savoie)[9] | France | 1641 |
| Lenin Peak disaster[10] | Kyrgyzstan | 1990 | ||
| 2014 Nepal snowstorm disaster | Nepal | October 2014 | ||
| 30 | 42 | 1995 Gokyo avalanche[11] | Nepal | 1995 |
| 31 | 41 | 2020 Van avalanches | Turkey | 2020 |
| 32 | 40 | Puente del Inca avalanche[12] | Argentina | 1965 |
| 33 | 39 | 1970 Val-d'Isère avalanche (Savoie)[13] | France | 1970 |
| 34 | 38 | Huez-en-Oisans (Isère)[14] | France | 1749 |
| 35 | 37 | Ortiporio (Corsica) | France | 1934 |
| 36 | 32 | Vallouise (Hautes-Alpes) | France | 1757 |
| 37 | 31 | 1999 Galtür avalanche | Austria | 1999 |
| 38 | 29 | Rigopiano avalanche | Italy | 2017 |
| 39 | 28 | Granduc Mine Avalanche[15] | Canada | 1965 |
| 2023 Nyingchi avalanche | China | 2023 | ||
| 39 | 27 | 2022 Uttarakhand avalanche | India | 2022 |
| 40 | 24 | Seyðisfjörður | Iceland | 1885 |
| 2017 Gurez sector avalanche | India | 2017 | ||
| 42 | 23 | Bâlea Lake; deadliest avalanche in Romania | Romania | April 1977 |
| 43 | 22 | 2015 Mount Everest avalanches; triggered by the April 2015 Nepal earthquake[16][17] | Nepal | April 2015 |
| 44 | 21 | Sogn og Fjordane | Norway | 1873 |
| Lofoten | Norway | 1956 | ||
| 46 | 20 | Hnífsdalur | Iceland | 1910 |
| 1995 Flateyri avalanche | Iceland | 1995 | ||
| 48 | 18 | Rybô[18] | Slovakia | 1924 |
| 49 | 16 | 1937 Nanga Parbat tragedy | Nepal | 1937 |
| Low Tatras[19] | Slovakia | 1956 | ||
| Vassdall | Norway | 1986 | ||
| 2014 Mount Everest avalanche | Nepal | April 2014 | ||
| 52 | 15 | 1972 Manaslu Nepal avalanche | Nepal | 1972 |
| 2023 Kharough avalanche[20] | Tajikistan | February 2023 | ||
| 53 | 14 | 1995 Súðavík avalanche | Iceland | 1995 |
| 54 | 12 | 1974 Neskaupstaður avalanches | Iceland | 1974 |
| High Tatras[21] | Slovakia | 1974 | ||
| 1999 Montroc avalanche[22] | France | 1999 | ||
| Kaprun avalanche | Austria | 2000 | ||
| 58 | 11 | 2009 Zigana avalanche | Turkey | 2009 |
| Manaslu[23] | Nepal | 2012 | ||
| 2022 Marmolada serac collapse | Italy | 2022 | ||
| 2023 Astore avalanche | Pakistan | 2023 | ||
| 62 | 10 | 2009 Afghan avalanches | Afghanistan | 2009 |
| 63 | 9 | Seyðisfjörður | Iceland | 1732 |
| Siglufjörður | Iceland | 1919 | ||
| Cerro ventana avalanche[24] | Argentina | 2002 | ||
| 2003 Tatra Mountains avalanche | Poland | January 2003 | ||
| Mont Maudit avalanche (Haute-Savoie)[25] | France | 2012 | ||
| Restelica | Kosovo | 2012 | ||
| Aru Range, Rutog County; two of the largest avalanches in history[26][27][28][29][30] | China (Tibet) | 2016 | ||
| 70 | 8 | Flathead Valley avalanches | Canada | 2008 |
| Lewes avalanche; deadliest avalanche in the United Kingdom | United Kingdom | 1836 | ||
| 72 | 7 | Alpine Meadows (northern California) | United States | March 1982 |
| Sankt Anton am Arlberg (Wolfsgruben avalanche) | Austria | 1988 | ||
| 2003 Connaught Creek Valley avalanche | Canada | 2003 | ||
| Western Tatras | Slovakia | 2005 | ||
| 76 | 6 | Oravska Magura | Slovakia | 1968 |
| 1970 Mount Everest disaster | Nepal | 1970 | ||
| 2009 Schalfkogel avalanche | Austria | 2009 | ||
| Valfréjus avalanche | France | January 2016 | ||
| 80 | 5 | Loveland Pass avalanche[31] (Colorado) | United States | 2013 |
| 2016 Geier avalanche | Austria | February 2016 | ||
| 82 | 4 | 2021 Millcreek Canyon avalanche[32] (Utah) | United States | 2021 |
| 83 | 3 | 1996 Mount Everest disaster[33] | Nepal | 1996 |
| 2009 Buachaille Etive Mòr avalanche | United Kingdom | 2009 | ||
| 2012 Tunnel Creek avalanche (Washington) | United States | 2012 | ||
| 2019 Howse Peak avalanche | Canada | 2019 | ||
| 2020 Silver Mountain avalanche (northern Idaho) | United States | 2020 |
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- ^ "Avalanche strikes Tajikistan's eastern city, leaving 15 dead, 12 injured". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
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