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List of Impacts
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This is a list of every known impact with the Earth that has cause significant damage. Most of these have been identified from impact craters, however, some of the most recent and the smallest collisions have been witnessed by humans. The Tunguska and Brazil events were both air blasts and did not produce a crater on the Earth's surface. The radii given for these events correspond to the damage to forests.
Because even large impact craters are difficult to identify this list is unlikely to be complete. The crater information comes from the Canadian Geological Survey. Uncertainties in the age of craters arise due to errors in the dating techniques used and are shown as + or - the number of years.
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Name |
Location |
Age |
Size |
Acraman |
South Australia, Australia |
>450.0 Myr |
90.0 km |
Ames |
Oklahoma, U.S.A. |
470.0 +/- 30 Myr |
16.0 km |
Amguid |
Algeria |
<100 kyr |
450 m |
Aorounga |
Chad |
<345.0 Myr |
12.6 km |
Aouelloul |
Mauritania |
3.1 +/- 0.3 Myr |
390 m |
Araguainha Dome |
Brazil |
247.0 +/- 5.5 Myr |
40.0 km |
Avak |
Alaska, U.S.A. |
>95.0 Myr |
12.0 km |
Azuara |
Spain |
~40.0 Myr |
30.0 km |
B.P. Structure |
Libya |
<120.0 Myr |
3.2 km |
Barringer |
Arizona, U.S.A. |
49 +/- 0.003 kyr |
1.186 km |
Beaverhead |
Montana, U.S.A. |
~600.0 Myr |
60.0 km |
Beyenchime-Salaatin |
Russia |
<65.0 Myr |
8.0 km |
Bigach |
Kazakhstan |
6.0 +/- 3 Myr |
7.0 km |
Boltysh |
Ukraine |
88.0 +/- 3 Myr |
24.0 km |
Bosumtwi |
Ghana |
1.03 +/- 0.02 Myr |
10.5 km |
Boxhole |
Northern Territory, Australia |
30 +/- 0.0005 kyr |
170 m |
Brazil* |
Brazil |
1930 AD |
20.0 km |
Brent |
Ontario, Canada |
450.0 +/- 30 Myr |
3.8 km |
Calvin |
Michigan, USA |
450.0 +/- 10 Myr |
8.5 km |
Campo Del Cielo |
Argentina |
4 +/- 0.004 kyr |
50 m |
Carswell |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
115.0 +/- 10 Myr |
39.0 km |
Charlevoix |
Quebec, Canada |
357.0 +/- 15 Myr |
54.0 km |
Chesapeake Bay |
Virginia, U.S.A. |
35.5 +/- 0.6 Myr |
85.0 km |
Chicxulub |
Yucatan, Mexico |
64.98 +/- 0.05 Myr |
170.0 km |
Chiyli |
Kazakhstan |
46.0 +/- 7 Myr |
5.5 km |
Chukcha |
Russia |
<70.0 Myr |
6.0 km |
Clearwater East |
Quebec, Canada |
290.0 +/- 20 Myr |
26.0 km |
Clearwater West |
Quebec, Canada |
290.0 +/- 20 Myr |
36.0 km |
Connolly Basin |
Western Australia, Australia |
<60.0 Myr |
9.0 km |
Couture |
Quebec, Canada |
430.0 +/- 25 Myr |
8.0 km |
Crooked Creek |
Missouri, U.S.A. |
320.0 +/- 80 Myr |
7.0 km |
Dalgaranga |
Western Australia, Australia |
27 kyr |
21 m |
Decaturville |
Missouri, U.S.A. |
<300.0 Myr |
6.0 km |
Deep Bay |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
100.0 +/- 50 Myr |
13.0 km |
Dellen |
Sweden |
89.0 +/- 2.7 Myr |
19.0 km |
Des Plaines |
Illinois, U.S.A. |
<280.0 Myr |
8.0 km |
Dobele |
Latvia |
300.0 +/- 35 Myr |
4.5 km |
Eagle Butte |
Alberta, Canada |
<65.0 Myr |
10.0 km |
Elbow |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
395.0 +/- 25 Myr |
8.0 km |
El'gygytgyn |
Russia |
3.5 +/- 0.5 Myr |
18.0 km |
Flynn Creek |
Tennessee, U.S.A. |
360.0 +/- 20 Myr |
3.55 km |
Gardnos |
Norway |
500.0 +/- 10 Myr |
5.0 km |
Glasford |
Illinois, U.S.A. |
<430.0 Myr |
4.0 km |
Glover Bluff |
Wisconsin, U.S.A. |
<500.0 Myr |
8.0 km |
Goat Paddock |
Western Australia, Australia |
<50.0 Myr |
5.1 km |
Gosses Bluff |
Northern Territory, Australia |
142.5 +/- 0.8 Myr |
22.0 km |
Gow |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
<250.0 Myr |
5.0 km |
Goyder |
Northern Territory, Australia |
>136.0 Myr |
3.0 km |
Granby |
Sweden |
470.0 Myr |
3.0 km |
Gusev |
Russia |
49.0 +/- 0.2 Myr |
3.5 km |
Gweni-Fada |
Chad |
<345.0 Myr |
14.0 km |
Haughton |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
23.0 +/- 1 Myr |
24.0 km |
Haviland |
Kansas, U.S.A. |
<1 kyr |
15 m |
Henbury |
Northern Territory, Australia |
<5 kyr |
157 m |
Holleford |
Ontario, Canada |
550.0 +/- 100 Myr |
2.35 km |
Ile Rouleau |
Quebec, Canada |
<300.0 Myr |
4.0 km |
Ilumetsa |
Estonia |
>2 kyr |
80 m |
Ilyinets |
Ukraine |
395.0 +/- 5 Myr |
4.5 km |
Iso-Naakkima |
Finland |
>1 Ga |
3.0 km |
Jänisjärvi |
Russia |
698.0 +/- 22 Myr |
14.0 km |
Kärdla |
Estonia |
455.0 Myr |
4.0 km |
Kaalijärvi |
Estonia |
4 +/- 0.001 kyr |
110 m |
Kalkkop |
South Africa |
<1.8 Myr |
640 m |
Kaluga |
Russia |
380.0 +/- 10 Myr |
15.0 km |
Kamensk |
Russia |
49.0 +/- 0.2 Myr |
25.0 km |
Kara |
Russia |
73.0 +/- 3 Myr |
65.0 km |
Kara-Kul |
Tajikistan |
<5.0 Myr |
52.0 km |
Karikkoselkä |
Finland |
<1.88 Myr |
1.5 km |
Karla |
Russia |
<10.0 Myr |
12.0 km |
Kelly West |
Northern Territory, Australia |
>550.0 Myr |
10.0 km |
Kentland |
Indiana, U.S.A. |
<97.0 Myr |
13.0 km |
Kursk |
Russia |
250.0 +/- 80 Myr |
5.5 km |
La Moinerie |
Quebec, Canada |
400.0 +/- 50 Myr |
8.0 km |
Lappajärvi |
Finland |
77.3 +/- 0.4 Myr |
23.0 km |
Lawn Hill |
Queensland, Australia |
>515.0 Myr |
18.0 km |
Liverpool |
Northern Territory, Australia |
150.0 +/- 70 Myr |
1.6 km |
Lockne |
Sweden |
>455.0 Myr |
7.5 km |
Logancha |
Russia |
25.0 +/- 20 Myr |
20.0 km |
Logoisk |
Belarus |
40.0 +/- 5 Myr |
17.0 km |
Lonar |
India |
52 +/- 0.006 kyr |
1.83 km |
Lumparn |
Finland |
~1 Ga |
9.0 km |
Macha |
Russia |
<7 kyr |
300 m |
Manicouagan |
Quebec, Canada |
214.0 +/- 1 Myr |
100.0 km |
Manson |
Iowa, U.S.A. |
73.8 +/- 0.3 Myr |
35.0 km |
Maple Creek |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
75.0 +/- 75 Myr |
6.0 km |
Marquez |
Texas, U.S.A. |
58.0 +/- 2 Myr |
13.0 km |
Middlesboro |
Kentucky, U.S.A. |
<300.0 Myr |
6.0 km |
Mien |
Sweden |
121.0 +/- 2.3 Myr |
9.0 km |
Mishina Gora |
Russia |
<360.0 Myr |
4.0 km |
Mistastin |
Newfoundland, Canada |
36.4 +/- 4 Myr |
28.0 km |
Mizarai |
Lithuania |
570.0 +/- 50 Myr |
5.0 km |
Mjølnir |
Norway |
143.0 +/- 20 Myr |
40.0 km |
Montagnais |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
50.5 +/- 0.76 Myr |
45.0 km |
Monturaqui |
Chile |
<1.0 Myr |
460 m |
Morasko |
Poland |
10 kyr |
100 m |
Morokweng |
South Africa |
145.0 +/- 0.8 Myr |
70.0 km |
Mount Toondina |
South Australia, Australia |
<110.0 Myr |
4.0 km |
New Quebec |
Quebec, Canada |
1.4 +/- 0.1 Myr |
3.44 km |
Newporte |
North Dakota, U.S.A. |
<500.0 Myr |
3.2 km |
Nicholson |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
<400.0 Myr |
12.5 km |
Oasis |
Libya |
<120.0 Myr |
18.0 km |
Obolon' |
Ukraine |
215.0 +/- 25 Myr |
15.0 km |
Odessa |
Texas, U.S.A. |
<50 kyr |
168 m |
Ouarkziz |
Algeria |
<70.0 Myr |
3.5 km |
Piccaninny |
Western Australia, Australia |
<360.0 Myr |
7.0 km |
Pilot |
Northwest Territories, Canada |
445.0 +/- 2 Myr |
6.0 km |
Popigai |
Russia |
35.0 +/- 5 Myr |
100.0 km |
Presqu'&icrc;le |
Quebec, Canada |
<500.0 Myr |
24.0 km |
Pretoria Saltpan |
South Africa |
220 +/- 0.052 kyr |
1.13 km |
Puchezh-Katunki |
Russia |
175.0 +/- 3 Myr |
80.0 km |
Ragozinka |
Russia |
55.0 +/- 5 Myr |
9.0 km |
Red Wing |
North Dakota, U.S.A. |
200.0 +/- 25 Myr |
9.0 km |
Riachao Ring |
Brazil |
<200.0 Myr |
4.5 km |
Ries |
Germany |
15.0 +/- 1 Myr |
24.0 km |
Rio Cuarto |
Argentina |
<100 kyr |
4.5 km |
Rochechouart |
France |
214.0 +/- 8 Myr |
23.0 km |
Roter Kamm |
Namibia |
3.7 +/- 0.3 Myr |
2.5 km |
Rotmistrovka |
Ukraine |
140.0 +/- 20 Myr |
2.7 km |
Sääksjärvi |
Finland |
~560.0 Myr |
6.0 km |
Söderfjärden |
Finland |
~600.0 Myr |
5.5 km |
Saint Martin |
Manitoba, Canada |
220.0 +/- 32 Myr |
40.0 km |
Serpent Mound |
Ohio, U.S.A. |
<320.0 Myr |
8.0 km |
Serra da Cangalha |
Brazil |
<300.0 Myr |
12.0 km |
Shoemaker |
Western Australia, Australia |
1.63 +/- 5 Ga |
30.0 km |
Shunak |
Kazakhstan |
12.0 +/- 5 Myr |
3.1 km |
Sierra Madera |
Texas, U.S.A. |
<100.0 Myr |
13.0 km |
Sikhote Alin |
Russia |
1947 AD |
27 m |
Siljan |
Sweden |
368.0 +/- 1.1 Myr |
52.0 km |
Slate Islands |
Ontario, Canada |
~450.0 Myr |
30.0 km |
Sobolev |
Russia |
<1 kyr |
53 m |
Spider |
Western Australia, Australia |
>570.0 Myr |
13.0 km |
Steen River |
Alberta, Canada |
95.0 +/- 7 Myr |
25.0 km |
Steinheim |
Germany |
15.0 +/- 1 Myr |
3.8 km |
Strangways |
Northern Territory, Australia |
<470.0 Myr |
25.0 km |
Suavjarvi |
Russia |
2.4 Ga |
16.0 km |
Sudbury |
Ontario, Canada |
1.85 +/- 3 Ga |
250.0 km |
Suvasvesi N |
Finland |
<1 Ga |
4.0 km |
Tabun-Khara-Obo |
Mongolia |
>1.8 Myr |
1.3 km |
Talemzane |
Algeria |
<3.0 Myr |
1.75 km |
Tenoumer |
Mauritania |
2.5 +/- 0.5 Myr |
1.9 km |
Ternovka |
Ukraine |
350.0 Myr |
15.0 km |
Tin Bider |
Algeria |
<70.0 Myr |
6.0 km |
Tookoonooka |
Queensland, Australia |
128.0 +/- 5 Myr |
55.0 km |
Tunguska* |
Siberia, Russia |
1908 AD |
25.0 km |
Tvären |
Sweden |
>455.0 Myr |
2.0 km |
Upheaval Dome |
Utah, U.S.A. |
<65.0 Myr |
10.0 km |
Ust-Kara |
Russia |
73.0 +/- 3 Myr |
25.0 km |
Vargeao Dome |
Brazil |
<70.0 Myr |
12.0 km |
Veevers |
Western Australia, Australia |
<1.0 Myr |
80 m |
Vepriai |
Lithuania |
160.0 +/- 30 Myr |
8.0 km |
Viewfield |
Saskatchewan, Canada |
190.0 +/- 20 Myr |
2.5 km |
Vredefort |
South Africa |
2.023 +/- 4 Ga |
300.0 km |
Wabar |
Saudi Arabia |
6 +/- 0.002 kyr |
116 m |
Wanapitei |
Ontario, Canada |
35.3 +/- 2 Myr |
7.5 km |
Wells Creek |
Tennessee, U.S.A. |
200.0 +/- 100 Myr |
12.0 km |
West Hawk |
Manitoba, Canada |
100.0 +/- 50 Myr |
2.44 km |
Wolfe Creek |
Western Australia, Australia |
<300 kyr |
875 m |
Zapadnaya |
Ukraine |
115.0 +/- 10 Myr |
4.0 km |
Zeleny Gai |
Ukraine |
120.0 +/- 20 Myr |
2.5 km |
Zhamanshin |
Kazakhstan |
900 +/- 0.1 kyr |
13.5 km |
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