List of disasters in Spain by death toll

Aftermath of the Tenerife airport disaster, which killed 583 people in 1977.

This list of Spanish disasters by death toll includes major disasters (excluding acts of war) that occurred on Spanish soil or involved Spanish citizens, in a definable incident, where the loss of life was 10 or more.

200 or more deaths

Fatalities Year Article Type Location Comments
2,000,000-6,000,000[1] 1348-1350 Black Death in Spain Pandemic Spain
500,000[2] 1647-1652 Great Plague of Seville Epidemic Seville, Andalusia Andalusia
121,852[3] 2020-Present COVID-19 pandemic in Spain Pandemic Spain
3,000-8,000 1870 1870 Barcelona yellow fever epidemic Epidemic Barcelona, Catalonia Catalonia
2,500 1522 1522 Almería earthquake Earthquake Almería, Andalusia Andalusia
1,200 1884 1884 Andalusian earthquake Earthquake Andalusia Andalusia
1,000+ 1879 Santa Teresa flood Flood Murcia Region of Murcia
~1,000 1431 1431 Granada earthquake Earthquake Granada, Andalusia Andalusia
~800 1428 1428 Catalonia earthquake Earthquake Catalonia Catalonia
617-1,000 1962 1962 Vallés floods Flood Catalonia Catalonia
590 1893 SS Cabo Machichaco Ship explosion Santander, Cantabria Cantabria
583 1977 Tenerife airport disaster Runway collision Tenerife, Canary Islands Canary Islands
472 1870 HMS Captain (1869) Ship sinking offshore of Galicia Galicia (Spain)
412 1895 Spanish cruiser Reina Regente (1887) Ship sinking Gulf of Cádiz
400 1804 1804 Almería earthquake Earthquake Almería, Andalusia Andalusia
389 1829 1829 Torrevieja earthquake Earthquake Alicante, Valencian Community Valencian Community
298+ 1826 1826 Canary Islands storm Cyclone Canary Islands Canary Islands
237 2024 2024 Spanish floods Floods Spain
215 1978 Los Alfaques disaster Gas explosion Tarragona, Catalonia Catalonia
200-300 1937 MV Ciudad de Barcelona Ocean liner torpedoed offshore of Malgrat de Mar, Catalonia Catalonia

199 to 100 deaths

Fatalities Year Article Type Location Comments
181 1983 Avianca Flight 011 Plane crash Madrid Community of Madrid
165 1518 1518 Vera earthquake Earthquake Almería, Andalusia Andalusia
155 1972 1972 Tenerife Spantax Convair CV-990 crash Plane crash Tenerife, Canary Islands Canary Islands
154 2008 Spanair Flight 5022 Plane crash Madrid Community of Madrid
148 1985 Iberia Flight 610 Plane crash Oiz, Biscay Biscay
146 1980 Dan-Air Flight 1008 Plane crash Tenerife, Canary Islands Canary Islands
144 1959 Vega de Tera disaster Dam failure Zamora, Castile and León Castile and León
112 1970 Dan-Air Flight 1903 Plane crash Arbúcies, Catalonia Catalonia
104 1972 Iberia Flight 602 Plane crash Ibiza, Balearic Islands Balearic Islands

99 to 10 deaths

Fatalities Year Incident Name Type Location Comments
93 1983 1983 Madrid Airport runway collision Runway collision Madrid Community of Madrid
87 1996 1957 Biescas flood Flood Biescas, Aragon Aragon
85 1973 Aviaco Flight 118 Plane crash A Coruña, Galicia Galicia (Spain)
82 1983 Alcalá 20 nightclub fire Building fire Madrid Community of Madrid
81+ 1957 1957 Valencia flood Flood Valencia Valencian Community
80+ 1979 Hotel Corona de Aragón fire Building fire Zaragoza, Aragon Aragon
80 1960 1964 Mt. Alcazaba UTA Douglas DC-6 crash Plane crash Granada, Andalusia Andalusia
79 1888 SS Sud America I Ship sinking Las Palmas, Canary Islands Canary Islands
79 2013 Santiago de Compostela derailment Train derailment Santiago de Compostela, Galicia Galicia (Spain)
79 1972 El Cuervo Cádiz-Sevilla railbus crash Train collision Lebrija, Andalusia Andalusia
78-100 1944 Torre del Bierzo rail disaster Train collision Torre del Bierzo, Castile and León Castile and León
77 1778 Main Theater of Zaragoza fire Building fire Zaragoza, Aragon Aragon
59 1884 Alcudia bridge disaster Train accident Alamillo, Castilla–La Mancha Castilla–La Mancha
52 1970 Soviet submarine K-8 Submarine fire Bay of Biscay
50 1982 Spantax Flight 995 Plane crash Málaga, Andalusia Andalusia
48 1940 Velilla de Ebro train crash Train collision Velilla de Ebro, Aragon Aragon
44 1903 Montalvo bridge train derailment Train accident Torremontalbo, La Rioja La Rioja
43 1990 Flying nightclub fire Building fire Zaragoza, Aragon Aragon
43 2006 Valencia Metro derailment Train derailment Valencia, Valencian Community Valencian Community
41 1887 SMS Gneisenau (1879) Ship sinking Málaga, Andalusia Andalusia
39 2026 2026 Adamuz train derailments Train collision Adamuz, Andalusia Andalusia
39 1983 1983 Spanish floods Floods Biscay Biscay
38 1748 Estubeny earthquake Earthquake Estubeny, Valencian Community Valencian Community
35-39 2023 2023 Canary Islands migrant boat disaster Migrant disaster Offshore of Canary Islands Canary Islands
34-52 1965 Villar de los Álamos train crash Train collision Aldehuela de la Bóveda, Castile and León Castile and León
34 1965 Grisén - Pinseque train fire Train fire Zaragoza, Aragon Aragon
33 1922 Paredes de Nava train crash Train accident Paredes de Nava, Castile and León Castile and León
32 1504 Carmona earthquake Earthquake Seville, Andalusia Andalusia
32 1959 1959 Transair Douglas Dakota accident Plane crash Montseny Massif, Catalonia Catalonia
32 1978 Muñoz wayside station crossing accident Train collision La Fuente de San Esteban, Castile and León Castile and León
30 1965 Iberia Flight 401 Plane crash Tenerife, Canary Islands Canary Islands
27 2000 Soria bus crash Traffic collision Soria, Castile and León Castile and León
24 1925 Sarrià train derailment Train accident Barcelona, Catalonia Catalonia
23 1973 Tapicería Bonafonte fire Building fire Zaragoza, Aragon Aragon
23 1987 Cason Ship sinking Offshore of Galicia Galicia (Spain)
21 1863 Alabern bridge disaster Train accident Hostalric, Catalonia Catalonia
21 1926 L'Ametlla train derailment Train accident L'Ametlla de Mar, Catalonia Catalonia
21 1958 1958 Aviaco SNCASE Languedoc crash Plane crash Guadarrama Mountains Castile and León
21 1873 Viana de Cega derailment Train accident Viana de Cega, Castile and León Castile and León
19 2005 Tropical Storm Delta (2005) Cyclone Canary Islands Canary Islands
19 1938 Reus train crash Train accident Reus, Catalonia Catalonia
19 1915 Frieira train derailment Train accident Frieira, Galicia Galicia (Spain)
19 2003 Chinchilla train collision Train accident Chinchilla de Monte-Aragón, Castilla–La Mancha Castilla–La Mancha
19 1950 Villallana train derailment Train accident Lena, Asturias Asturias
17-21 1957 Villaverde Orcasitas train crash Train collision Madrid Community of Madrid
17 1976 Imperial Iranian Air Force Flight 48 Plane crash Madrid Community of Madrid
17 2009 2009 swine flu pandemic in Spain Pandemic Spain
17 2020 Storm Gloria Cyclone Northern Spain
17 1929 Gelida train accident Train accident Gelida, Catalonia Catalonia
17 1850 Adelaide (shipwrecked 1850) Ship sinking Offshore of Galicia Galicia (Spain)
15 1988 Juneda train accident Train collision Juneda, Catalonian Catalonia
15 1872 Riera de San Jorge bridge disaster Train accident L'Ametlla de Mar, Catalonia Catalonia
15 1891 Burgos train crash Train accident Burgos, Castile and León Castile and León
15 1907 Cambrils train derailment Train accident Cambrils, Catalonia Catalonia
14 1876 Tàrrega derailment Train accident Tàrrega, Catalonia Catalonia
14 1894 Bilbao - Lezama train derailment Train accident Bilbao, Basque Country Basque Country (autonomous community)
14 1951 Tortosa train accident Train accident Tortosa, Catalonia Catalonia
14 1918 Medina del Campo boiler explosion Train accident Medina del Campo, Castile and León Castile and León
13 2016 Erasmus bus crash Bus crash Freginals, Catalonia Catalonia
13 2023 Fonda Milagros nightclub fire Building fire Murcia Region of Murcia
13 1954 Los Jarales bridge collapse Bridge collapse Fregenal de la Sierra, Extremadura Extremadura
13 1917 Pozaldez train crash Train accident Pozaldez, Castile and León Castile and León
12 1956 1956 Atarfe–Albolote earthquake Earthquake Granada, Andalusia Andalusia
12 1921 Villagonzalo derailment Train accident Villagonzalo, Extremadura Extremadura
12 2001 Lorca train accident Train collision Lorca, Murcia Region of Murcia
12 1922 Ontinyent train crash Train collision Ontinyent, Valencian Community Valencian Community
12 2010 Castelldefels train accident Train accident Castelldefels, Catalonia Catalonia
10 2001 Flightline Flight 101 Plane crash Offshore of the Columbretes Islands Valencian Community
10 2024 2024 Valencia residential complex fire Building fire Valencia, Valencian Community Valencian Community

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