List of disasters in Norway by death toll

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

200 or more deaths

Fatalities Year Article Type Location Comments
300,000+ 1349-1351 Black Death in Norway Pandemic Nationwide
7,308-15,000+ 1917-1920 Spanish flu Pandemic Nationwide
3,908 2020-present COVID-19 pandemic Pandemic Nationwide
2,000+ 1654 The plague in Eastern Norway Epidemic Eastern Norway
1,421 1853-1854 1853 Oslo Cholera outbreak Epidemic Oslo and surrounding regions
1,350 1848-1850 1848 Bergen Cholera outbreak Epidemic Bergen and surrounding regions of Western Norway
817 1833-1834 1833 Eastern Norway Cholera outbreak Epidemic Oslo and Eastern Norway
500 1345 Gauldal landslides Landslide Gauldal, Trøndelag
400 1853-1857 1853 Eastern Norway Cholera outbreak Epidemic Eastern Norway
400-600 1594 1594 Stadlandet storm Storm Stadhavet (off Stad), Western Norway
300 1822 Galnemåndagen Hurricane Western Norway
225 1904 Sinking of the SS Norge Shipwreck near Rockall
210 1625 First Gjæsling disaster Storm Folda, Trøndelag

100 to 199 deaths

Fatalities Year Article Type Location Comments
159 1990 MS Scandinavian Star fire Ship fire (arson) Skagerrak, North Sea 136 of the victims were Norwegian
158 1944 1944 Bergen explosion Explosion Bergen, Vestland
141 1996 Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 Plane crash Operafjellet, Svalbard
140 1679 February 16 avalanches Avalanches Møre og Romsdal
140 1899 Titran disaster Shipwreck Frøya, Trøndelag
130 1893 Storm in Lofoten and Vesterålen Storm Vesterålen and Lofoten, Nordland
129 1869 1869 Avalanches Avalanches Møre og Romsdal
123 1980 Alexander L. Kielland disaster Oil disaster Ekofisk field, North Sea
120 1943 1943 Filipstad explosion Explosion Oslo
116 1822 Grue Church fire Building fire Grue, Innlandet
116 1893 Verdal landslide Landslide Verdal, Trøndelag

10 to 99 deaths

Fatalities Year Article Type Location Comments
96-100 1868 1868 Lofoten storm Storm Lofoten, Nordland
90 1726 1726 Senja storm Storm Senja, Troms
84 (Norwegians) 2004 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami Tsunami Southeast Asia
78 1952 West Ice accidents Shipwrecks Arctic Ocean east of Greenland
74 1936 1936 Loenvatnet landslide and megatsunami Landslide and megatsunami Loen, Nordfjord
63 1789 Storofsen flood Flood Hedmark
61 1905 Loenvatnet landslide tsunami Landslide and megatsunami Loen, Nordfjord
55 1989 Partnair Flight 394 Plane crash Offshore of Hirtshals, Denmark 52 of the victims were Norwegian
45 1811 1811 Arnafjorden landslide Landslide Arnafjorden, Vestland
43 1913 Sinking of the DS Malmberget Shipwreck Norwegian Sea north of Myken, Nordland
41 1962 Sinking of the MS Sanct Svithun Shipwreck Folda, Trøndelag
41 1972 Braathens SAFE Flight 239 Plane crash Asker, Akershus
40 1934 Tafjord disaster Landslide and megatsunami Tafjorden, Møre og Romsdal
40 1979 Sinking of the MS Berge Vanga Shipwreck Atlantic Ocean
39 1961 1961 Holtaheia Vickers Viking crash Plane crash Holta, Rogaland
36 1974 Sinking of the FV Gaul Shipwreck Barents Sea, Finnmark
36 1988 Widerøe Flight 710 Plane crash Torghatten, Nordland
35 1947 Kvitbjørn disaster Plane crash Lødingen, Nordland
34 1901 Sandsundvær disaster Tide surge Sandsundvær, Nordland
34 1949 Hurum air disaster Plane crash Hurum, Buskerud
32 1756 Tjelle landslide Landslide and megatsunami Tjelle, Nesset, Møre og Romsdal
32 1868 Oppdal avalanche Avalanche Trøndelag
32 1956 Sinking of the SS Pelagia Shipwreck Offshore of the Skomvær Lighthouse, Nordland
32 1972 Sinking of the MS Anita Shipwreck Atlantic Ocean off of New Jersey
30 1733 1733 Oldedalen landslide Landslide Olden, Vestland
30 1821 1821 Andenes storm Storm Andenes, Nordland
30 1899 Røværulykken Shipwreck Røvær, Rogaland
30 1951 Sinking of the MS Bess Shipwreck North Sea west of Denmark
30 1968 Sinking of the MS Etnefjell Shipwreck North Atlantic
30 1975 Sinking of the MS Berge Istra Shipwreck Pacific Ocean near the Philippines Victims include 13 Norwegians
29 1938 Hegdehaugsveien 32 fire Building fire Oslo
29 2009 2009 swine flu pandemic in Norway Pandemic Nationwide
29 1973 Sinking of the MV Norse Variant Shipwreck Atlantic Ocean offshore of New Jersey
27 1770 Hjørundfjord avalanche Avalanche Hjørundfjorden, Møre og Romsdal
27 1975 Tretten train disaster Train accident near Tretten, Innlandet
26 1806 1806 Vesterålen storm Storm Troms and Nordland
25 1906 Second Gjæsling disaster Storm Foldafjord, Trøndelag
25 1944 Breifoss disaster Train collision Breifoss, Buskerud
25 1959 Stalheim Hotel fire Building fire Voss, Vestland
24+ 1849 1849 Lofoten storm Storm Lofoten, Nordland
24 1947 Explosion and sinking of the SS Skoghaug Ship explosion North Sea off of the Netherlands
23 1997 Barentsburg mine disaster Mine disaster Barentsburg, Svalbard
22 1791 Trondheim dam breaks Dam breaks Trondheim, Trøndelag
22 1940 Hommelvik train collision Train collision Hommelvik, Trøndelag
21 1873 1873 Sogn avalanches Avalanches Sogn og Fjordane
21 1954 Sinking of the FV Laforey Shipwreck Sendingane Reef, Sogn og Fjordane [1]
21 1956 1956 Lofoten and Vesterålen avalanches Avalanches Lofoten and Vesterålen, Nordland
21 1962 King's Bay explosion Explosion Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard
21 (Norwegians) 1921 Sinking of the Titanic Shipwreck Atlantic Ocean off of Newfoundland
20 1625 Bakklandet mudslide Mudslide Bakklandet, Trøndelag
20 1858 1858 Møre og Romsdal avalanches Avalanche Møre og Romsdal
20 1969 Sinking of the MT ''Silja'' Ship collision Mediterranean Sea off of Toulon, France
20 1997 Sinking of the Leros Strength Shipwreck North Sea off of Stavanger, Rogaland [2]
19 1906 1906 Steine avalanche Avalanche Steine, Nordland
19 1948 Bukken Bruse disaster Plane crash Hommelvik, Trøndelag
19 1953 King's Bay disaster (1953) Explosion Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard
19 1956 Sinking of the MFV Brenning Shipwreck Ervik, Vestland [3]
19 1963 Sinking of the ''Høegh Aronde'' Shipwreck Atlantic Ocean off of Morocco
19 2000 Åsta accident Train collision Åsta, Innlandet
18 1737 1737 Storlidalen avalanche Avalanche Oppdal, Trøndelag
18 1846 1846 Sunnylven avalanche Avalanche Møre og Romsdal
18 1860 Luster avalanche Avalanche Luster, Sogn og Fjordane
18 1929 Sinking of the DS ''Haakon VII'' Shipwreck Askvoll, Sogn og Fjordane
18 1978 Helikopter Service Flight 165 Helicopter crash Statfjord oil field , North Sea
18 2004 Sinking of the MV Rocknes Shipwreck South of Bergen, Vestland
17 1731 Skafjellet disaster Landslide and megatsunami Stranda, Møre og Romsdal
17 1755 Ørsta avalanche Avalanche Ørsta, Møre og Romsdal
17 1760 Rissa mudslide Mudslide Rissa, Trøndelag
17 1872 Svenskhuset Tragedy Lead poisoning Svenskehuset, Spitsbergen, Svalbard
17 1924 Collision between the DS Haakon Jarl and DS ''Kong Haral'' Ship collision Landegode, Nordland
17 1945 Voksenkoll disaster Plane crash Voksenkollen, Oslo
17 1928 Crash of the Italia Airship crash Nordaustlandet, Svalbard
17 1972 Grytøya disaster Plane crash Grytøya, Troms
16 1768 Skjea mudslide Mudslide Sørum, Akershus
16 1948 Dunderland Valley bus crash Bus crash Dunderland Valley, Nordland
16 1986 Vassdal accident Avalanche Narvik, Nordland
16 1988 Måbødalen bus accident Bus crash Måbødalen, Vestland
16 1999 Sinking of the MS Sleipner Shipwreck Off of Ryvarden Lighthouse, Hordaland
15-20 1763 Stadhavet storm Storm Sogn og Fjordane
15 1702 Borregaard mudslide Mudslide Sarpsborg, Østfold
15 1816 Tiller landslide Landslide Trondheim, Trøndelag
15 1948 King's Bay disaster (1948) Explosion Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard
15 1982 Widerøe Flight 933 Plane crash Barents Sea off Gamvik
14 1946 Sinking of the Brattegga Shipwreck Vågan, Nordland [4]
14 1986 Hotel Caledonien fire Building fire Kristiansand, Agder
14 1950 Hjuksebø train collision Train collision Hjuksebø, Telemark
13 2016 CHC Helikopter Service Flight 241 Helicopter crash Gullfaks oil field, North Sea
12 1997 Helikopter Service Flight 451 Helicopter crash Offshore of Brønnøysund, Nordland
10 2020 2020 Gjerdrum landslide Landslide Gjerdrum, Akershus
  • 2020 Gjerdrum landslide
    2020 Gjerdrum landslide
  • Alexnader L. Kielland disaster
    Alexnader L. Kielland disaster
  • Widerøe Flight 933
    Widerøe Flight 933
  • MS Scandinavian Star fire
    MS Scandinavian Star fire
  • Sinking of the MV Rocknes
    Sinking of the MV Rocknes
  • Partnair Flight 394
    Partnair Flight 394
  • 1936 Loenvatnet landslide and tsunami
    1936 Loenvatnet landslide and tsunami
  • Hurum air disaster
    Hurum air disaster
  • 1944 Bergen explosion
    1944 Bergen explosion
  • Braathens SAFE Flight 239
    Braathens SAFE Flight 239
  • Verdal landslide
    Verdal landslide
  • Grue Church fire
    Grue Church fire
  • Filipstad explosion
    Filipstad explosion

See also

References

  1. ^ "FV Laforey (GY.85) (+1954)". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Norway – Leros Strength – Foundering – February 1997" (PDF). Maritime Safety Innovation Lab. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  3. ^ "MFV Brenning (N-4-SF) [+1956]". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  4. ^ Holdo, Gunn-Mari. "Disaster Nursing or Nursing in Disaster: A Case Study Approach to Investigate the Future Requirements of Disaster Nursing in Norway" (PDF). Bournemouth University. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.