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Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from weak events detectable only by seismometers, to sudden and violent events lasting many minutes which have caused some of the greatest disasters in human history. Below, earthquakes are listed by period, region or country, year, magnitude, cost, fatalities, and number of scientific studies.

Deadliest earthquakes

{{See also|Lists_of_20th-century_earthquakes#List_of_deadliest_earthquakes|l1=List of deadliest 20th-century earthquakes per year|Lists_of_21st-century_earthquakes#Deadliest_earthquakes_by_year|l2=List of deadliest 21st-century earthquakes per year|l3=List of natural disasters by death toll#Earthquakes}}

The following is a summary list of earthquakes with over approximately 100,000 deaths.{{cite web|title=Earthquakes with 50,000 or More Deaths|publisher=United States Geological Survey|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/most_destructive.php|access-date=February 12, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901233953/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/most_destructive.php|archive-date=September 1, 2009}} The 893 Ardabil earthquake probably relates to the 893 Dvin earthquake, due to misreading of the Arabic word for Dvin, 'Dabil' as 'Ardabil'.{{cite book|last1=Ambraseys|first1=N.N.|author-link=Nicholas Ambraseys|last2=Melville|first2=C.P.|title=A History of Persian Earthquakes|series=Cambridge Earth Science|year=2005|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-02187-6|page=175|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1JkfKub5vakC&pg=PR7}} This is regarded as a 'fake earthquake'.{{cite book|last=Gupta|first=H.|author-link=Harsh Gupta|title=Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics|edition=2|series=Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences|year=2011|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-90-481-8701-0|page=566|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BHgOwNCGbnAC&pg=PA566}}

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scope="col" style="width: 10%;" | Event

! scope="col" style="width: 10%;" | Date

! scope="col" style="width: 15%;" | Location

! scope="col" style="width: 10%;" | Fatalities

! scope="col" style="width: 8%;" | Magn{{soft hyphen}}itude

! scope="col" style="width: 44%;" class="unsortable" | Notes on fatalities

1976 Tangshan earthquake{{dts|1976-07-28}}{{Sort flagicon|China}} Hebei, Chinadata-sort-value="300000" |300,000+7.6Internal Tangshan reports found 263,299 local deaths. Official nationwide deaths stated to be 242,769. Scholars estimated >300,000.{{cite news|title=唐山大地震四十年：反思与"记忆"|work=东方历史评论|publisher=广东省东方历史研究基金会|last=王瓒玮|date=28 July 2016|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/107947175_120776}} Reprinted as: {{Cite news|url=https://www.jiemian.com/article/769233.html|title=唐山大地震40年：从死亡人数到天灾还是人祸仍是一地鸡毛|work=界面新闻|date=28 July 2016|author=王瓒玮|archive-date=15 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115010316/https://www.jiemian.com/article/769233.html}}{{cite book|chapter=家庭的解体与重生：历史视野下的唐山大地震 |title=文明的"双相"——灾害与历史的缠绕|last=夏明方|editor-last=夏明方|date=2020|publisher=广西师范大学出版社|page=79|chapter-url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_8247540|via=澎湃新闻, 13 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722012805/https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_8247540|archive-date=22 July 2020}}
1920 Haiyuan earthquake{{dts|1920-12-16}}{{Sort flagicon|Republic of China (1912–1949)|1912}} Ningxia–Gansu, Chinadata-sort-value="273400" |273,4007.8Previously cited death toll was 230,000 and this figure was revised in 2010.{{cite web|title=Death toll of 1920 China earthquake higher than previously estimated|agency=Xinhua News Agency|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-12/16/c_13652388.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820065946/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-12/16/c_13652388.htm|archive-date=August 20, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Search Page|last=Utsu|first=T.|work=Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World (Through 2008)|url=http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/utsu/utsuweq_bak_eng.html|access-date=June 3, 2010}}
526 Antioch earthquake{{dts|526|05|21}}{{Sort flagicon|Byzantine Empire}} Antioch, Byzantine Empire (modern-day Turkey)data-sort-value="250000" |250,000{{cite journal|title=The historical earthquakes of Syria: an analysis of large and moderate earthquakes from 1365 B.C. to 1900 A.D.|last1=Sbeinati|first1=Mohamed Reda|last2=Darawchech|first2=Ryad|last3=Mouty|first3=Mikhail|journal=Annals of Geophysics|volume=48|issue=3|pages=347–435|date=June 2005|url=http://www.earth-prints.org/bitstream/2122/908/1/01Sbeinati.pdf|access-date=October 8, 2015}}7.0{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|last=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|year=1972|publisher=NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/131}}Procopius (II.14.6), sources based on John of Ephesus.
1139 Ganja earthquake{{dts|1139|09|30}}Ganja, Seljuk Empire (modern-day {{Sort flagicon|Azerbaijan}} Azerbaijan)data-sort-value="230000" |230,000–300,000{{cite web|title=Most Destructive Known Earthquakes on Record in the World|publisher=United States Geological Survey|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/most_destructive.php|access-date=April 22, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901233953/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/most_destructive.php|archive-date=September 1, 2009}}7.0 {{M|w}}Death toll may have been a historical conflation with earthquakes on November 1137 in the Jazira plain and the 1138 Aleppo earthquake.
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami{{dts|2004-12-26}}{{Sort flagicon|Indonesia}} Sumatra, Indonesiadata-sort-value="227898" |227,8989.2Death toll includes those missing and presumed dead.
1303 Hongdong earthquake

| {{dts|1303|07|25}}

| Shanxi, Yuan dynasty (modern-day {{Sort flagicon|China}} China)

| 200,000{{cite web|title=Ruins of the Hongdong Earthquake (1303)|website=China Virtual Museums|url=http://www.kepu.net.cn/english/quake/ruins/|access-date=November 28, 2015}}

| 8.0

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856 Damghan earthquake{{dts|856|12|22}}Damghan, Abbasid Caliphate (modern-day {{Sort flagicon|Iran}} Iran)data-sort-value="200000" |200,0007.9 Ms
1138 Aleppo earthquake{{dts|1138-10-11}}Aleppo, Seljuk Empire (modern-day {{Sort flagicon|Syria}} Syria)data-sort-value="130000" |130,000–230,0007.1{{cite journal|last1=Grǖnthal G.|last2=Wahlström R.|year=2009|title=A harmonized seismicity data base for the EuroMediterranean region|journal=Proceedings of the 27th ECGS Workshop 'Seismicity Patterns in the Euro-Med Region|pages=15–21|url=http://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/escidoc:239978:1/component/escidoc:239977/14335.pdf}}The figure of 230,000 dead is based on a historical conflation of this earthquake with earthquakes in November 1137 on the Jazira plain and the 1139 Ganja earthquake in the Azerbaijani city of Ganja. The first mention of a 230,000 death toll was by Ibn Taghribirdi in the fifteenth century.Ambraseys, Nicholas N., [http://www.earth-prints.org/bitstream/2122/793/1/31Ambraseys.pdf "The 12th century seismic paroxysm in the Middle East: a historical perspective" (PDF)], Annals of Geophysics, Vol. 47, N. 2/3, April/June 2004, p. 743.
533 Aleppo earthquake{{dts|533-11-29}}data-sort-value="130000" | {{Sort flagicon|Byzantine Empire}} Aleppo, Byzantine Empire (modern-day Syria)130,000{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|last=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|year=1972|publisher=NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/136}}Unknown

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1948 Ashgabat earthquake{{dts|1948-10-06}}{{Sort flagicon|Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic}} Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR (modern-day Turkmenistan)data-sort-value="110000" |110,0007.3 {{M|s|link=y}}Previously cited death toll was 10,000 until a news release on December 9, 1988, advised that the correct death toll was 110,000.
1923 Great Kantō earthquake{{dts|1923-09-01}}{{Sort flagicon|Empire of Japan}} Kantō region, Japandata-sort-value="105000" |105,385{{cite web|title=Today in Earthquake History|publisher=United States Geological Survey|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/today/index.php?month=9&day=1&submit=View+Date}}7.9Casualty estimates range from 100,000 to 142,800, the latter figure including 40,000 missing later presumed dead.
1556 Shaanxi earthquake{{dts|1556-01-23}}Shaanxi, Chinadata-sort-value="100,000" | 100,0008.0Direct deaths thought to be just over 100,000 while about 730,000 people died from famines or migrated elsewhere.[https://books.google.com/books?id=0_2bizzqvFEC&pg=PA162 颤抖的地球—地震科学] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113222624/https://books.google.com/books?id=0_2bizzqvFEC&pg=PA162#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=13 November 2023}} (2005). Researched by China Earthquake Administration seismologists 冯万鹏,薑文亮,龚丽霞,公茂盛,胡进军; Revised by CEA seismologists 王文清,续春荣,张宝红; Edited by CEA chiefs 谢礼立,张景发. Tsinghua University Press. Pages XIII, 162. "1556年陕西华县8级大地震，死亡的83万人中, 据估计死于瘟疫者不下七八成" [Among the 830,000 died, it is estimated that no less than 70% or 80% died from plagues]{{cite book|editor-last=邬福肇|editor-last2=曹康泰|editor-last3=陈章立|title=中华人民共和国防震减灾法释义|publisher=法律出版社|date=1998|chapter=第三章 地震灾害预防|chapter-url=http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/c2170/200011/2be159a6f944411bab7d9d5448d90dc3.shtml|access-date=4 August 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804065612/http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/c2170/200011/2be159a6f944411bab7d9d5448d90dc3.shtml|archive-date=4 August 2023|quote=１５５６年我国陕西的华县８级大地震，共死亡约８３万人，但实际上其中７０多万人死于其后的瘟疫和饥荒。}}{{cite journal|title=大地震后传染病的防疫要点|last1=高东旗|last2=王常有|last3=杜玉萍|last4=王晓燕|journal=华北国防医药|year=2008|issue=3|url=https://coaa.istic.ac.cn/openJournal/periodicalArticle/0120100337970296|quote=1556年陕西发生大地震，当时死亡10万人，而第2年发生大瘟疫，却死亡70多万人 [100,000 died in 1556, while a plague struck the subsequent year and led to a further death of 700,000-odd.]}}{{cite book|title=地震知识百问百答|date=2008|editor=China Earthquake Administration|publisher=地震出版社|url=https://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_05/30/1212139484781.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509075627/https://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_05/30/1212139484781.html|archive-date=2009-05-09|quote=实则直接死于地震的只有十数万人，其余70余万人均死于瘟疫和饥荒 [Actually, direct deaths from earthquake amount to 100,000-odd, the remaining 700,000-odd died from plagues and famine]}}
2010 Haiti earthquake{{dts|2010-01-12}}{{Sort flagicon|Haiti}} Haiti46,000–316,0007.0Estimates vary from 316,000 (Haitian government) to 222,570 (UN OCHA estimate)[http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2679 Haiti Dominates Earthquake Fatalities in 2010] (January 11, 2011), U.S. Geological Survey. to 158,000 (Medicine, Conflict and Survival) to between 46,000 and 85,000 (report commissioned by USAID).Maura R. O'Connor, [Two Years Later, Haitian Earthquake Death Toll in Dispute], Columbia Journalism Review (January 12, 2012).[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13606720 Report challenges Haiti earthquake death toll] (June 1, 2011), BBC.
1290 Zhili earthquake{{dts|1290|09|27}}Ningcheng, Yuan dynasty (modern-day {{Sort flagicon|China}} China)data-sort-value="100000" |7,000–100,0006.8 {{M|s}}Estimates also suggests lower values of at least 7,000.{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|last=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|year=1972|publisher=NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/488}}

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=Deadliest earthquakes by year since 1929=

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Date

! Magnitude

! Location

! Depth (km)

! MMI

! data-sort-type="number" | Deaths

May 1, 1929

| 7.2

| {{flag|Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic}}, Ahal Region

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 3,257–3,800

July 23, 1930

| 6.6

| {{Flag|Italy|1861}}, Irpinia

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 1,404

August 10, 1931

| 8.0

| {{Flag|China|1928}}, Xinjiang Province

| 20.0

| data-sort-value="11" | XI

| 10,000

May 20, 1932

| 5.4

| {{Flag|Persia|1906}}, Mazandaran province

| 12.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 1,070

August 25, 1933

| 7.3

| {{flag|China|1928}}, Sichuan Province

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 6,865–9,300

January 15, 1934

| 8.0

| {{flag|Nepal}}, Koshi

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 10,700–12,000

May 30, 1935

| 7.7

| {{flag|British Raj}}, Khanate of Kalat

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 30,000–60,000

April 1, 1936

| 6.8

| {{flag|China|1928}}, Guangxi Province

| 0.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 1,001

July 31, 1937

| 6.9

| {{Flag|China|1928}}, Shandong Province

| 25.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 3,252

April 19, 1938

| 6.6

| {{Flag|Turkey}}, Kırşehir Province

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 224

December 27, 1939

| 7.8

| {{Flag|Turkey}}, Erzincan Province

| 20.0

| data-sort-value="12" | XII

| 32,700–32,968

November 10, 1940

| 7.7

| {{Flag|Romania}}, Vrancea County

| 133.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 1,000

January 11, 1941

| 5.8–6.5

| {{Flag|Yemen|1927}}, Razih District

| 35.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 1,200

December 20, 1942

| 7.0

| {{Flag|Turkey}}, Erbaa

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 3,000

November 27, 1943

| 7.5

| {{Flag|Turkey}}, Çankırı

| 20.0

| data-sort-value="11" | XI

| 2,824–5,000

January 15, 1944

| 7.0

| {{Flag|Argentina}}, San Juan

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 10,000

November 28, 1945

| 8.1

| {{Flag|British Raj}}, Makran Coast

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 300–4,000

August 4, 1946

| 7.8

| {{Flag|Dominican Republic}}, Samaná

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 2,550

August 4, 1947

| 7.7

| {{Flag|Peru}}, Junín Province

| 20.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 233–2,233

October 6, 1948

| 7.3

| {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}}, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 10,000–110,000

July 10, 1949

| 7.5

| {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}}, Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic

| 18.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 7,200

August 15, 1950

| 8.6

| {{Flag|India}}, Assam

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="11" | XI

| 4,800

May 6, 1951

| 5.9–6.2

| {{Flag|El Salvador}}, Usulután

| 85.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 400–1,100

November 5, 1952

| 9.0

| {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}}, Russian Soviet Socialist Republic

| 21.6

| data-sort-value="11" | XI

| 2,336

March 18, 1953

| 7.5

| {{Flag|Turkey}}, Balıkesir Province

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 1,070

September 9, 1954

| 6.7

| {{Flag|France|1830}}, Chlef Province, Algeria

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="11" | XI

| 1,243–1,409

March 31, 1955

| 7.4

| {{Flag|Philippines|1936}}, Western Mindanao

| 35.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 465

October 31, 1956

| 6.4

| {{Flag|Iran|1925}}, Hormozgan

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 347

December 13, 1957

| 6.5

| {{Flag|Iran|1925}}, Hamadan

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 1,130

August 16, 1958

| 6.7

| {{Flag|Iran|1925}}, Lorestan

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 132

August 18, 1959

| 7.3

| {{Flag|United States|1959}}, Montana

| 5.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 28

February 29, 1960

| 5.8

| {{Flag|Morocco}}, Souss-Massa

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 12,000–15,000

June 11, 1961

| 6.4

| {{Flag|Iran|1925}}, Fars province

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 60

September 1, 1962

| 7.1

| {{Flag|Iran|1925}}, Qazvin province

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 12,225

July 26, 1963

| 6.1

| {{Flag|Yugoslavia}}, Macedonia

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 1,070

March 27, 1964

| 9.2

| {{Flag|United States}}, Alaska

| 25.0

| data-sort-value="11" | XI

| 131

March 28, 1965

| 7.4–7.6

| {{Flag|Chile}}, Valparaíso Region

| 70.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 400–500

March 22, 1966

| 6.8

| {{Flag|China}}, Hebei

| 20.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 8,064

July 29, 1967

| 6.6

| {{Flag|Venezuela|1954}}, Vargas

| 25.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 225–300

August 31, 1968

| 7.1

| {{Flag|Iran|1925}}, South Khorasan province

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 15,900

July 25, 1969

| 6.4

| {{Flag|China}}, Guangdong

| 20.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 3,000

May 31, 1970

| 7.9

| {{Flag|Peru}}, Ancash

| 45.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 66,794–70,000

May 22, 1971

| 6.6

| {{Flag|Turkey}}, Bingöl

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 875{{cite web|title=22 Mayıs 1971 Bingöl Depremi Ms:6.8|website=AFAD|language=tr|url=https://deprem.afad.gov.tr/tarihteBuAy?id=23|access-date=April 5, 2022}}

April 10, 1972

| 6.7

| {{Flag|Iran|1925}}, Fars

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 5,374

February 6, 1973

| 7.6

| {{Flag|China}}, Sichuan

| 11.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 2,175–2,204

May 10, 1974

| 7.1

| {{Flag|China}}, Yunnan

| 14.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 1,641–20,000

September 6, 1975

| 6.7

| {{Flag|Turkey}}, Diyarbakır

| 26.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 2,311

July 28, 1976

| 7.6

| {{Flag|China}}, Hebei

| 12.2

| data-sort-value="11" | XI

| 242,719–655,000

March 4, 1977

| 7.5

| {{Flag|Romania|1948}}, Vrancea

| 85.3

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 1,700

September 16, 1978

| 7.4

| {{Flag|Iran|1925}}, Yazd

| 33.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 15,000–25,000

December 12, 1979

| 8.2

| {{Flag|Colombia}}, Nariño

| 33.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 300–600

October 10, 1980

| 7.1

| {{Flag|Algeria}}, Chlef

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 2,633–5,000

June 11, 1981

| 6.6

| {{Flag|Iran}}, Kerman

| 33.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 3,000

December 13, 1982

| 6.2

| {{Flag|North Yemen}}, Dhamar

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 2,800

October 30, 1983

| 6.6

| {{Flag|Turkey}}, Erzurum

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 1,340

September 13, 1984

| 6.3

| {{Flag|Japan|1947}}, Nagano

| 2.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 14

September 19, 1985

| 8.0

| {{Flag|Mexico}}, Michoacán

| 20.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 5,000–45,000

October 10, 1986

| 5.7

| {{Flag|El Salvador}}, San Salvador

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 1,000–1,500

March 6, 1987

| 7.1

| {{Flag|Ecuador|1900}}, Sucumbíos

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 1,000

December 7, 1988

| 6.8

| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}, Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic

| 5.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 25,000–50,000

January 23, 1989

| 5.3

| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}, Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic

| 33.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 274

June 21, 1990

| 7.4

| {{Flag|Iran}}, Gilan

| 18.5

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 35,000–40,000

October 20, 1991

| 6.8

| {{Flag|India}}, Uttar Pradesh

| 11.6

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 768–2,000{{cite anss|M 6.8 – 32 km E of Uttarkashi, India|1991|usp0004y1r/impact|access-date=March 28, 2022}} {{Source-attribution}}

December 12, 1992

| 7.8

| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, Flores Sea offshore

| 27.7

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 2,500{{cite web|title=Today in Earthquake History|publisher=United States Geological Survey|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/today/index.php?month=12&day=12&submit=View+Date|access-date=March 27, 2022}} {{PD-notice}}

September 29, 1993

| 6.2

| {{Flag|India}}, Maharashtra

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 9,748

June 6, 1994

| 6.8

| {{Flag|Colombia}}, Cauca

| 12.1

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 1,100

January 17, 1995

| 6.9

| {{Flag|Japan|1947}}, Kobe

| 21.9

| data-sort-value="11" | XI

| 5,502–6,434

February 3, 1996

| 6.6

| {{Flag|China}}, Yunnan

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 309–322

May 10, 1997

| 7.3

| {{Flag|Iran}}, Khorasan

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 1,567

May 30, 1998

| 6.5

| {{Flag|Afghanistan|1997}}, Takhar

| 33.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 4,000–4,500

August 17, 1999

| 7.6

| {{Flag|Turkey}}, İzmit

| 17.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 17,127–18,373

June 4, 2000

| 7.9

| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, Enggano Island offshore

| 44.0

| data-sort-value="6" | VI

| 103{{cite anss|M 7.9 – 103 km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia|2000|usp0009txv}}

January 26, 2001

| 7.6

| {{Flag|India}}, Bhuj

| 16.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 13,805–20,023

March 25, 2002

| 6.1

| {{Flag|Afghanistan|2002}}, Baghlan Province

| 8.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 1,200

December 26, 2003

| 6.6

| {{Flag|Iran}}, Bam

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 34,000

December 26, 2004

| 9.2–9.3

| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, Sumatra offshore

| 30.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 227,898

October 8, 2005

| 7.6

| {{Flag|Pakistan}}, Balakot

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="11" | XI

| 86,000–87,351

May 27, 2006

| 6.4

| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, Yogyakarta

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 5,749{{cite anss|M 6.3 – 10 km E of Pundong, Indonesia|2006|usp000ej1c}}

August 15, 2007

| 8.0

| {{Flag|Peru}}, Ica offshore

| 39.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 595

May 12, 2008

| 7.9

| {{Flag|China}}, Sichuan

| 19.0

| data-sort-value="11" | XI

| 87,587

September 30, 2009

| 7.6

| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, Padang offshore

| 90.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII{{cite anss|M 7.6 – 30 km WSW of Pariaman, Indonesia|2022|usp000h237/executive|access-date=January 8, 2022}}

| 1,115

January 12, 2010

| 7.0

| {{Flag|Haiti}}, Léogâne

| 13.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 46,000–160,000

March 11, 2011

| 9.1

| {{Flag|Japan}}, Sendai offshore

| 29.0

| data-sort-value="11" | XI

| 19,759

August 11, 2012

| 6.4

| {{Flag|Iran}}, East Azerbaijan

| 9.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 306

September 24, 2013

| 7.7

| {{Flag|Pakistan}}, Balochistan

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 825

August 3, 2014

| 6.1

| {{Flag|China}}, Yunnan

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 617

April 25, 2015

| 7.8

| {{Flag|Nepal}}, Gorkha District

| 8.2

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 8,962

April 16, 2016

| 7.8

| {{Flag|Ecuador}}, Esmeraldas

| 20.6

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII{{cite anss|M 7.8 – 27 km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador|2016|us20005j32/executive|access-date=January 8, 2022}}

| 676

November 12, 2017

| 7.3

| {{Sort flagicon|Iran}}{{Sort flagicon|Iraq}} Iran–Iraq border Region

| 19.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 630

September 28, 2018

| 7.5

| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, Palu

| 20.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 4,340

November 26, 2019

| 6.4

| {{Flag|Albania}}, Durrës

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 51

October 30, 2020

| 7.0

| {{Flag|Greece}}
{{Flag|Turkey}}
Aegean Sea

| 21.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 119

August 14, 2021

| 7.2

| {{Flag|Haiti}}, Nippes

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 2,248

June 21, 2022

| 6.0

| {{Flag|Afghanistan}}, Khost

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 1,052–1,163

February 6, 2023

| 7.8 & 7.7

| {{Flag|Turkey}}, Southeastern Anatolia
{{flagicon|Ba'athist Syria}} Syria, Aleppo and Idlib

| 10.0 & 7.4

| data-sort-value="12" | XII

| 59,488–62,013

January 1, 2024

| 7.5

| {{Flag|Japan}}, Ishikawa

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 526

March 28, 2025

| 7.7

| {{Flag|Myanmar}}, Sagaing Region

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="10" |X

| 5,456

{{clear}}

Strongest earthquakes by magnitude

{{Anchor|Strongest earthquakes by magnitude}}

File:Graph of largest earthquakes 1906-2005.png comparing the seismic moment release of the three strongest earthquakes for the hundred-year period from 1906 to 2005 with that for all earthquakes of magnitudes <6, 6 to 7, 7 to 8, and >8 for the same period. The 2011 Japan quake would be roughly similar to Sumatra.]]

File:USGS magnitude 8 earthquakes since 1900.svg

For those which occurred before the development and deployment of seismographs – starting around 1900 – magnitudes are estimated from historical reports of the extent and severity of damage.{{citation|last1=Johnston|first1=Arch C.|last2=Halchuk|first2=Stephen|date=June–July 1993|title=The seismicity data base for the Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program|journal=Annali di Geofisica|volume=36|issue=3–4|pages=133–151|url=http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/download/4260/4329}}, pp. 140, 142 et seq.

class="wikitable sortable sticky-header"
Rank

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Location

! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Event

! scope="col" | Magnitude

1

| {{dts|1960-05-22}}

| {{Flag icon|Chile}} Valdivia, Chile

| 1960 Valdivia earthquake

| 9.4–9.6

2

| {{dts|1964-03-27}}

| {{Flag icon|United States}} Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States

| 1964 Alaska earthquake

| 9.2–9.3{{cite anss|M 9.2 – The 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska Earthquake|1964|iscgem869809/technical}}

3

| {{dts|2004-12-26}}

| {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Sumatra, Indonesia

| 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake

| 9.2–9.3{{cite journal|last1=Stein|first1=Seth|last2=Okal|first2=Emile A.|date=2007-01-01|title=Ultralong Period Seismic Study of the December 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Implications for Regional Tectonics and the Subduction Process|journal=Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America|language=en|volume=97|issue=1A|pages=S279–S295|bibcode=2007BuSSA..97S.279S|issn=1943-3573|doi=10.1785/0120050617|url=https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/bssa/article/97/1A/S279/146573/Ultralong-Period-Seismic-Study-of-the-December|url-access=subscription}}{{cite journal|last1=Fujii|first1=Yushiro|last2=Satake|first2=Kenji|last3=Watada|first3=Shingo|last4=Ho|first4=Tung-Cheng|title=Re-examination of Slip Distribution of the 2004 Sumatra–Andaman Earthquake (Mw 9.2) by the Inversion of Tsunami Data Using Green's Functions Corrected for Compressible Seawater Over the Elastic Earth|date=2021-12-01|journal=Pure and Applied Geophysics|language=en|volume=178|issue=12|pages=4777–4796|issn=1420-9136|doi=10.1007/s00024-021-02909-6|doi-access=free}}

4

| {{dts|2011-03-11}}

| {{Flag icon|Japan}} Pacific Ocean, Tōhoku region, Japan

| 2011 Tōhoku earthquake

| 9.0–9.1{{cite journal|last1=Romano|first1=F.|last2=Piatanesi|first2=A.|last3=Lorito|first3=S.|last4=D'Agostino|first4=N.|last5=Hirata|first5=K.|last6=Atzori|first6=S.|last7=Yamazaki|first7=Y.|last8=Cocco|first8=M.|date=2012-04-27|title=Clues from joint inversion of tsunami and geodetic data of the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake|journal=Scientific Reports|language=en|volume=2|issue=1|pages=385|bibcode=2012NatSR...2..385R|issn=2045-2322|pmid=22545193|doi=10.1038/srep00385|pmc=3338116}}{{cite journal|last1=Wang|first1=Zhen|last2=Kato|first2=Teruyuki|last3=Zhou|first3=Xin|last4=Fukuda|first4=Jun’ichi|date=2016-11-28|title=Source process with heterogeneous rupture velocity for the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake based on 1-Hz GPS data|journal=Earth, Planets and Space|volume=68|issue=1|pages=193|bibcode=2016EP&S...68..193W|issn=1880-5981|doi=10.1186/s40623-016-0572-4|doi-access=free}}

5

| {{dts|1952-11-04}}

| {{Flag icon|Soviet Union|1936}} Kamchatka, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

| 1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake

| 9.0

6

| {{dts|1906-01-31}}

| {{Flag icon|Ecuador|1900}}{{Flag icon|Colombia}} Ecuador – Colombia

| 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake

| 8.8

6

| {{dts|2010-02-27}}

| {{Flag icon|Chile}} Maule, Chile

| 2010 Chile earthquake

| 8.8

7

| {{dts|1965-02-03}}

| {{Flag icon|United States}} Rat Islands, Alaska, United States

| 1965 Rat Islands earthquake

| 8.7

8

| {{dts|1950-08-15}}

| {{Flag icon|India}}{{Flag icon|China}} Assam, India – Tibet, China

| 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake

| 8.6–8.7{{cite anss|M 8.6 – 1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake|1950|official19500815140934_30}}

9

| {{dts|1946-04-01}}

| {{Flag icon|United States|1912}} Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States

| 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake

| 8.6

9

| {{dts|2005-03-28}}

| {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Sumatra, Indonesia

| 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake

| 8.6

9

| {{dts|1957-03-09}}

| {{Flag icon|United States|1912}} Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States

| 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake

| 8.6

9

| {{dts|2012-04-11}}

| {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} Sumatra, Indonesia

| 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes

| 8.6

10

| {{dts|1922-11-10}}

| {{Flag icon|Chile}} Atacama, Chile

| 1922 Vallenar earthquake

| 8.5–8.6

10

| {{dts|1938-02-01}}

| {{Flag icon|Dutch East Indies}} Banda Sea, Indonesia (then part of the Dutch East Indies)

| 1938 Banda Sea earthquake

| 8.5–8.6

11

| {{dts|1963-10-13}}

| {{Flag icon|Soviet Union}} Kuril Islands, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

| 1963 Kuril Islands earthquake

| 8.5

11

| {{dts|1933-03-02}}

| {{Flag icon|Japan}} Iwate Prefecture, Japan

| 1933 Sanriku earthquake{{cite anss|M 8.4 - 1933 Sanriku (Sanriku-oki) Earthquake, Japan|1933|official19330302173100_30}}

| 8.5

=Pre-instrumental earthquakes=

{{static-row-numbers}}

class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers sticky-header"
scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Location

! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Event

! scope="col" | Magnitude

{{dts|1730-07-08}}

| {{sort flagicon|Spanish Empire}} Valparaíso, Chile (then part of the Spanish Empire)

| 1730 Valparaíso earthquake

| 9.1–9.3 (est.){{cite journal|last1=Carvajal|first1=M.|last2=Cisternas|first2=M.|last3=Catalán|first3=P.A.|year=2017|title=Source of the 1730 Chilean earthquake from historical records: Implications for the future tsunami hazard on the coast of Metropolitan Chile|journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth|volume=122|issue=5|pages=3648–3660|bibcode=2017JGRB..122.3648C|doi=10.1002/2017JB014063|s2cid=133806784}}

{{dts|1737-10-17}}

| {{sort flagicon|Russian Empire}} Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Empire

| 1737 Kamchatka earthquake

| 9.0–9.3 (est.)

{{dts|1575-12-16}}

| {{sort flagicon|Spanish Empire}} Valdivia, Chile (then part of the Spanish Empire)

| 1575 Valdivia earthquake

| 9.0 (est.)

{{dts|1604-11-24}}

| {{sort flagicon|Spanish Empire}} Arica, Chile (then part of the Spanish Empire)

| 1604 Arica earthquake

| 9.0 (est.)

{{dts|1841-05-17}}

| {{sort flagicon|Russian Empire}} Kamchatka, Russian Empire

| 1841 Kamchatka earthquake

| 9.0 (est.)

{{dts|1837-11-17}}

| {{sort flagicon|Chile}} Valdivia, Chile

| 1837 Valdivia earthquake

| 8.8–9.5 (est.){{cite journal|author1=Jin Junfang|author2=Yin Shuyan|author3=Yan Junping|title=Symmetry and tendency judgment of Ms ≥ 8.0 strong earthquakes in Chile|journal=Geodesy and Geodynamics|year=2014|volume=5|issue=1|pages=34–40|bibcode=2014G&G.....5...34J|doi=10.3724/SP.J.1246.2014.01034|doi-access=free}}

{{dts|1420-08-31}}

| {{sort flagicon|Chile}} Pacific Ocean, Atacama region (now Atacama, Chile)

| 1420 Caldera earthquake

| 8.8–9.4 (est.)

{{dts|1833-11-25}}

| {{sort flagicon|Dutch East Indies}} Sumatra, Indonesia (then part of the Dutch East Indies)

| 1833 Sumatra earthquake

| 8.8–9.2 (est.)

{{dts|1852-11-26}}

| {{sort flagicon|Dutch East Indies}} Banda Islands, Indonesia (then part of the Dutch East Indies)

| 1852 Banda Sea earthquake

| 8.8 (est.){{cite journal|author1=H. Ringer|author2=J. P. Whitehead|author3=J. Krometis|author4=R. A. Harris|author5=N. Glatt-Holtz|author6=S. Giddens|author7=C. Ashcraft|author8=G. Carver|author9=A. Robertson |author10=M. Harward|author11=J. Fullwood|author12=K. Lightheart|author13=R. Hilton|author14=A. Avery|author15=C. Kesler|author16=M. Morrise|author17=M. H. Klein|title=Methodological Reconstruction of Historical Seismic Events From Anecdotal Accounts of Destructive Tsunamis: A Case Study for the Great 1852 Banda Arc Mega-Thrust Earthquake and Tsunami|journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth|year=2021|volume=126|issue=4|arxiv=2009.14272|bibcode=2021JGRB..12621107R|doi=10.1029/2020JB021107|s2cid=222066748|url=http://www.geology.byu.edu/Home/sites/default/files/2021_jgr_banda_1852_reconstruciton.pdf|access-date=June 19, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.geology.byu.edu/Home/sites/default/files/2021_jgr_banda_1852_reconstruciton.pdf|archive-date=October 9, 2022}}

{{dts|1707-10-28}}

| {{sort flagicon|Japan}} Pacific Ocean, Shikoku region, Japan

| 1707 Hōei earthquake

| 8.7–9.3 (est.){{cite web|title=M 9.3Re-evaluation of Mw of the 1707 Hoei earthquake – near the east coast of Honshu, Japan|publisher=AIST|url=https://unit.aist.go.jp/ievg/gever/en/materials/sharing/G-EVER1_P_Ishikawa_AIST.pdf}}

{{dts|1700-01-26}}

| {{sort flagicon|Spanish Empire}}24px Pacific Ocean, US, and Canada (then claimed by the Spanish Empire and the British Empire)

| 1700 Cascadia earthquake

| 8.7–9.2 (est.)

{{dts|1877-05-09}}

| {{sort flagicon|Peru|1825}} Iquique, Chile (then Peru)

| 1877 Iquique earthquake

| 8.7–8.9 (est.)

{{dts|1687-10-20}}

|{{sort flagicon|Spanish Empire}} Lima, Peru (then part of the Spanish Empire)

| 1687 Peru earthquake

| 8.7 (est.)

{{dts|869-07-13}}

| {{sort flagicon|Japan}} Pacific Ocean, Tōhoku region, Japan

| 869 Jōgan earthquake

| 8.6–9.0 (est.)

{{dts|1746-10-28}}

|{{sort flagicon|Spanish Empire}} Lima, Peru (then part of the Spanish Empire)

| 1746 Lima–Callao earthquake

| 8.6–8.8 (est.)

{{dts|1498-09-20}}

| {{sort flagicon|Japan}} Pacific Ocean, Chūbu region, Japan

| 1498 Meiō earthquake

| 8.6 (est.)

{{dts|1787-03-28}}

| {{sort flagicon|Spanish Empire}} Oaxaca, Mexico (then part of the Spanish Empire)

| 1787 New Spain earthquake

| 8.6 (est.)

{{dts|1816-02-02}}

| {{sort flagicon|Kingdom of Portugal}} Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon, Portugal

| 1816 North Atlantic earthquake

| 8.6 (est.)

{{dts|1868-08-13}}

|{{sort flagicon|Peru|variant=1836}} Arica, Peru (now part of present-day Chile)

| 1868 Arica earthquake

| 8.5–9.3 (est.)

{{dts|1755-11-01}}

|{{sort flagicon|Kingdom of Portugal}} Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon, Portugal

| 1755 Lisbon earthquake

| 8.5–9.0 (est.)

{{dts|1762-04-02}}

| 24px Chittagong, Bangladesh (then Kingdom of Mrauk U)

| 1762 Arakan earthquake

| 8.5–8.8 (est.)

{{dts|365-07-21}}

| {{sort flagicon|Greece}} Mediterranean Sea, Crete, Greece

| 365 Crete earthquake

| 8.5+ (est.)

{{dts|1356-08-24}}

| {{sort flagicon|Kingdom of Portugal}} Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon, Portugal

| {{Interlanguage link|1356 Lisbon earthquake|pt|Sismo de Lisboa de 1356}}

| 8.5 (est.)

{{dts|1668-07-25}}

| {{sort flagicon|Qing dynasty}} Shandong, China

| 1668 Shandong earthquake

| 8.5 (est.){{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information CHINA: SHANDONG PROVINCE|website=NGCD|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/1054|access-date=December 9, 2020}}

{{dts|1751-05-24}}

| {{sort flagicon|Spanish Empire}} Concepción, Chile (then part of the Spanish Empire)

| 1751 Concepción earthquake

| 8.5 (est.)

{{dts|1761-03-31}}

| {{sort flagicon|Kingdom of Portugal}} Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon, Portugal

| 1761 Lisbon earthquake

| 8.5 (est.){{cite web|last=NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database|title=Significant Earthquake Information PORTUGAL: LISBON|website=ngdc.noaa.gov|language=en|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/6035|access-date=February 1, 2021}}

{{dts|1819-04-04}}

| {{sort flagicon|Chile}} Copiapó, Chile

| 1819 Copiapó earthquake

| 8.5 (est.)

{{dts|1822-11-19}}

| {{sort flagicon|Chile}} Valparaíso, Chile

| 1822 Valparaíso earthquake

| 8.5 (est.)

{{dts|1835-02-20}}

| {{sort flagicon|Chile}} Concepción, Chile

| 1835 Concepción earthquake

| 8.5 (est.)

{{dts|1843-02-08}}

| {{Flag|Guadeloupe}} region, Lesser Antilles

| 1843 Guadeloupe earthquake

| 8.5 (est.){{cite journal|author=Hough S.E.|author-link=Susan Hough|year=2013|title=Missing great earthquakes|journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth|volume=118|issue=3|pages=1098–1108|bibcode=2013JGRB..118.1098H|doi=10.1002/jgrb.50083|doi-access=free|s2cid=128458643}}

{{dts|1861-02-16}}

| {{sort flagicon|Dutch East Indies}} Sumatra, Indonesia (then part of the Dutch East Indies)

| 1861 Sumatra earthquake

| 8.5 (est.)

{{dts|1896-06-15}}

| {{sort flagicon|Empire of Japan}} Pacific Ocean, Tōhoku region, Empire of Japan

| 1896 Sanriku earthquake

| 8.5 (est.)

{{dts|1505-06-06}}

| {{sort flagicon|Nepal}} Himalayas, northern Nepal

| 1505 Lo Mustang earthquake

| 8.2–8.8 (est.)

{{Clear}}

= Strongest earthquakes by magnitude each year since 1907 =

class="sortable wikitable sticky-header" style="font-size:100%;"
Year

! data-sort-type="usLongDate" | Date

! Magnitude

! Location

! Depth (km)

! MMI

! data-sort-type="number" | Deaths

! data-sort-type="number" | Injuries

1907

| 1907, January 4{{cite anss|M 8.2 - 97 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia|1907|iscgem16957943}}

| 8.2

| {{flag|Dutch East Indies}}, Sumatra

| 25.0

| data-sort-value="8" | IV

| 2,188

| -

1908

| 1908, March 26{{cite anss|M 7.5 - 6 km S of Copala, Mexico|1908|iscgem16957987}}

| 7.5

| {{flag|Mexico}}, Guerrero

| 200.0

| data-sort-value="8" | –

| -

| -

1909

| 1909, July 7{{cite anss|M 7.7 - 52 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan|1909|iscgem16958149}}

| 7.7

| {{flag|Afghanistan}}, Badakhshan

| 200.0

| data-sort-value="8" | –

| -

| -

1910

| April 12, 1910{{cite anss|M 8.1 - 163 km NW of Hirara, Japan|1910|iscgem16958149}}

| 8.1

| Taiwan Island, off the northeast coast

| 235.0

| data-sort-value="8" | –

| 60

| -

1911

| June 15, 1911{{cite anss|M 7.9 - 108 km NW of Naze, Japan|1912|iscgem16958149}}

| 7.9

| {{flag|Japan}}, Ryukyu Islands

| 150.0

| data-sort-value="8" | IX

| -

| -

1912

| May 23, 1912{{cite anss|M 7.9 - 32 km NW of Taunggyi, Myanmar|1912|iscgemsup16958191}}

| 7.9

| {{flag|Myanmar}}, Shan

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="8" | IX

| -

| -

1913

| March 14, 1913{{cite anss|M 7.9 - 47 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines|1913|iscgem914043}}

| 7.9

| {{flag|Philippines}}, Mindanao

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="8" | IX

| 138

| -

1914

| May 26, 1914{{cite anss|M 8.2 - 130 km SE of Biak, Indonesia|1914|iscgem913984}}

| 8.2

| {{flag|Dutch East Indies}}, Papua

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="8" | -

| 100+

| -

1915

| May 1, 1915{{cite anss|M 7.8 - 266 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia|1915|iscgem913898}}

| 7.8

| {{flag|Russian Empire}}, Kuril Islands

| 30.0

| data-sort-value="8" | -

| –

| -

1916

| January 1, 1916{{cite anss|M 8.0 - 60 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea|1916|iscgem913483}}

| 8.0

| {{flag|Territory of New Guinea}}, East New Britain

| 35.0

| data-sort-value="8" | -

| –

| -

1917

| May 1, 1917{{cite anss|M 8.2 - Kermadec Islands region|1917|iscgem913483}}

| 8.2

| {{flag|New Zealand}}, Kermadec Islands

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="8" | -

| –

| -

1918

| August 15, 1918{{cite anss|M 8.3 - 75 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines|1918|iscgem913230}}

| 8.3

| {{flag|Philippines}}, Mindanao

| 20.0

| data-sort-value="8" | -

| 52

| -

1919

| April 30, 1919{{cite anss|M 8.1 - 166 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga|1919|iscgem912773}}

| 8.1

| {{flag|Tonga}}

| 25.0

| data-sort-value="8" | -

| –

| -

1920

| June 5, 1920{{cite anss|M 8.2 - 47 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan|1920|iscgem912519}}

| 8.2

| {{flag|Taiwan}}, Hualien

| 20.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VII

| –

| -

1921

| November 15, 1921{{cite anss|M 7.8 - 71 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan|1921|iscgem912367}}

| 7.8

| {{flag|Afghanistan}}, Badakhshan

| 240.0

| data-sort-value="8" | V

| –

| -

1922

| November 11, 1922{{cite anss|M 8.5 - 94 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile|1922|official19221111043251_30}}

| 8.5

| {{flag|Chile}}, Atacama

| 70.0

| data-sort-value="8" | -

| 500

| -

1923

| February 3, 1923{{cite anss|M 8.4 - 121 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia|1923|official19230203160150_30}}

| 8.4

| {{flag|Soviet Union}}, Kamchatka Krai

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="8" | -

| 3

| -

1924

| April 10, 1924{{cite anss|M 8.1 - 6 km E of Tibanbang, Philippines|1924|iscgem910733}}

| 8.1

| {{flag|Philippines}}, Mindanao

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="8" | -

| 500

| -

1925

| November 10, 1925{{cite anss|M 7.3 - 60 km WNW of Sorong, Indonesia|1925|iscgem910733}}

| 7.3

| {{flag|Dutch East Indies}}, Papua

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="8" | -

| -

| -

1926

| October 26, 1926{{cite anss|M 7.6 - 158 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia|1926|iscgem910191}}

| 7.6

| {{flag|Dutch East Indies}}, Papua

| 35.0

| data-sort-value="8" | -

| -

| -

1927

| May 22, 1927{{cite anss|M 7.7 - 31 km SSW of Wuwei, China|1927|iscgem909273}}

| 7.7

| {{flag|Republic of China}}, Gansu

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="8" | -

| 40,900

| -

1928

| June 17, 1928{{cite anss|M 8.0 - 15 km ESE of San Gabriel Mixtepec, Mexico|1928|iscgem908744}}

| 8.0

| {{flag|Mexico}}, Oaxaca

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="8" | -

| 4

| -

1929

| June 26, 1929{{cite anss|M 8.1 - South Sandwich Islands region|1929|iscgem908171}}

| 8.1

| {{flag|United Kingdom}}, South Sandwich Islands region

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="8" | -

| -

| -

1930

| December 3, 1930{{cite anss|M 7.5 - 36 km SSW of Pyu, Myanmar|1930|iscgem907777}}

| 7.5

| {{flag|British Burma}}, Bago

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="8" | IX

| 30

| -

1931

| June 3, 1931{{cite anss|M 7.9 - 172 km SE of Altay, China|1931|iscgem906933}}

| 7.9

| {{flag|China}}, Xinjiang

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="8" | X

| 10,000

| -

1932

| June 3, 1932{{cite anss|M 8.1 - 4 km ENE of Tonaya, Mexico|1932|iscgem906183}}

| 8.1

| {{flag|Mexico}}, Jalisco

| 35.0

| data-sort-value="8" | X

| 400

| -

1933

| March 2, 1933{{cite anss|M 8.4 - 1933 Sanriku (Sanriku-oki) Earthquake, Japan|1933|official19330302173100_30}}

| 8.5

| {{flag|Japan}}, Sanriku coast

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="8" | V

| 3,000

| -

1934

| January 15, 1934{{cite anss|M 8.0 - Nepal|1934|iscgem904745}}

| 8.0

| {{flag|Nepal}}, Sagarmatha Zone

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="8" | X

| 10,700

| -

1935

| September 20, 1935{{cite anss|M 7.8 - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea|1935|iscgem904528}}

| 7.8

| {{flag|New Guinea}}, Sandaun Province

| 35.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VII

| 0

| 0

1936

| April 1, 1936{{cite anss|M 7.8 - 161 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines|1936|iscgem903538}}

| 7.8

| {{flag|Dutch East Indies}}, Talaud Islands

| 35.0

| data-sort-value="8" | IX

| 0

| 0

1937

| January 7, 1937{{cite anss|M 7.8 – southern Qinghai, China|1937|iscgem902908}}

| 7.8

| {{Flag country|Republic of China (1912–1949)}}, Qinghai

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 0

| 0

1938

| February 1, 1938

| 8.5

| {{Flag|Dutch East Indies}}, Maluku offshore

| 60.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 0

| 0

1939

| December 21, 1939{{cite anss|M 8.1 – 68 km SSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia|1939|iscgem902275}}

| 8.1

| {{Flag|Dutch East Indies}}, Central Sulawesi offshore

| 150.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 0

| 0

1940

| May 24, 1940

| 8.2

| {{Flag|Peru|1825}}, Lima

| 45.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 179–300

| 3,500

1941

| November 18, 1941

| 8.0

| {{Flag country|Empire of Japan}}, Miyazaki offshore

| 35.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 2

| 0

1942

| August 24, 1942

| 8.2

| {{Flag|Peru|1825}}, Ica

| 35.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 30

| 25

1943

| April 6, 1943

| 8.1

| {{Flag|Chile}}, Coquimbo

| 35.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 11

| 0

1944

| December 7, 1944

| 8.1

| {{Flag country|Empire of Japan}}, Wakayama offshore

| 30.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 1,223

| 2,135

1945

| November 27, 1945

| 8.1

| {{Flag country|British Raj}}, Balochistan offshore

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 4,000

| 0

1946

| April 1, 1946

| 8.6

| {{Flag|United States|1912}}, Alaska offshore

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="6" | VI

| 173

| 0

rowspan="2" | 1947

| May 27, 1947{{cite anss|M 7.6 – 138 km SW of Insrom, Indonesia|1947|iscgem897871}}

| rowspan="2" |7.6

| {{Flag|Dutch East Indies}}, Papua offshore

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="6" | VI

| 0

| 0

November 1, 1947

| {{Flag|Peru|1825}}, Junin

| 20.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 233

| 0

1948

| January 24, 1948

| 7.8

| {{Flag|Philippines|1936}}, Panay

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 50

| 0

1949

| August 22, 1949

| 8.0

| {{Flag|Canada|1921}}, Haida Gwaii

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 0

| 0

1950

| August 15, 1950

| 8.6

| {{Flag icon|India}}{{Flag icon|China}} India–China, Assam–Tibet border region

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="11" | XI

| 4,800

| 0

1951

| November 24, 1951

| 7.8

| {{Flag|Taiwan}}, East Rift Valley

| 30.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 85

| 1,200

1952

| November 4, 1952

| 9.0

| {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}}, Kamchatka

| 21.6

| data-sort-value="11" | XI

| 2,336

| 0

1953

| November 25, 1953{{cite anss|M 7.9 – off the east coast of Honshu, Japan|1953|iscgem892187}}

| 7.9

| {{Flag|Japan|1947}}, Yokohama

| 25.0

| data-sort-value="5" | V

| 1

| 0

1954

| March 29, 1954{{cite anss|M 7.8 – Strait of Gibraltar|1954|iscgem890481}}

| 7.8

| {{Flag country|Francoist Spain}}, Andalusia

| 626.2

| data-sort-value="4" | IV

| 0

| 0

1955

| February 27, 1955{{cite anss|M 7.5 – Kermadec Islands region|1955|iscgem889257}}

| 7.5

| {{Flag|New Zealand}}, Kermadec Islands

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="1" | I

| 0

| 0

1956

| July 9, 1956

| 7.7

| {{Flag|Greece|old}}, Dodecanese Islands

| 20.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 56

| 0

1957

| March 9, 1957

| 8.6

| {{Flag|United States|1912}}, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

| 25.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 2

| 0

1958

| November 6, 1958

| 8.3

| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}, Kuril Islands

| 35.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 0

| 51

1959

| May 4, 1959

| 7.9

| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}, Kamchatka

| 55.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 1

| 13

1960

| May 22, 1960

| 9.5

| {{Flag|Chile}}, Valdivia

| 25.0

| data-sort-value="12" | XII

| 2,000

| 4,000

1961

| August 19, 1961{{cite anss|M 7.6 – Peru-Brazil border region|1961|iscgem877215}}

| 7.6

| {{Flag|Peru}}, Madre de Dios Region

| 612.2

| data-sort-value="4" | IV

| 0

| 0

1962

| May 21, 1962{{cite anss|M 7.5 – Fiji region|1962|iscgem874777}}

| 7.5

| {{Flag|Fiji|colonial}} offshore

| 390.0

| data-sort-value="1" | I

| 0

| 0

1963

| October 13, 1963

| 8.5

| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}, Kuril Islands

| 35.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 0

| 0

1964

| March 27, 1964

| 9.2

| {{Flag|United States}}, Alaska, Prince William Sound

| 25.0

| data-sort-value="11" | XI

| 131

| 0

1965

| February 3, 1965

| 8.7

| {{Flag|United States}}, Alaska, Aleutian Islands

| 30.3

| data-sort-value="6" | VI

| 0

| 0

1966

| October 17, 1966

| 8.1

| {{Flag|Peru}}, Arequipa

| 38.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 125

| 3,000

1967

| July 22, 1967

| 7.3

| {{Flag|Turkey}}, Sakarya Province

| 30.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 86

| 0

1968

| May 16, 1968

| 8.3

| {{Flag|Japan|1947}}, Hokkaidō

| 26.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 52

| 330

1969

| August 11, 1969{{cite anss|M 8.2 – Kuril Islands|1969|iscgem805430}}

| 8.2

| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}, Kuril Islands

| 30.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 0

| 0

1970

| July 31, 1970

| 8.0

| {{Flag|Colombia}}, Amazonas Department

| 644.8

| data-sort-value="4" | IV

| 1

| 4

1971

| July 26, 1971

| 8.0

| {{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}, Kokopo

| 37.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 3

| 5

1972

| 1972{{cite anss|M 8.0 – Mindanao, Philippines|1972|iscgem765501}}

| 8.0

| {{Flag|Philippines|1936}}, Mindanao

| 60.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 0

| 0

1973

| June 17, 1973

| 7.8

| {{Flag|Japan|1947}}, Hokkaidō

| 43.3

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 0

| 27

1974

| October 3, 1974

| 8.1

| {{Flag|Peru}}, Lima

| 13.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 78

| 2,400

1975

| May 26, 1975

| 7.8

| north Atlantic Ocean

| 33.0

| data-sort-value="6" | VI

| 0

| 0

1976

| August 17, 1976

| 8.0

| {{Flag|Philippines|1936}}, Moro Gulf

| 33.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 8,000

| 10,000

1977

| August 19, 1977

| 8.3

| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, Bima

| 25.0

| data-sort-value="6" | VI

| 189

| 1,100

1978

| June 12, 1978

| 7.6

| {{Flag|Japan|1947}}, Miyagi

| 44.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 28

| 1,325

1979

| December 12, 1979

| 8.1

| {{Flag|Colombia}}, Nariño offshore
{{Flag|Ecuador|1900}}, Esmeraldas offshore

| 24.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 600

| 0

1980

| July 17, 1980{{cite anss|M 7.9 – 199 km S of Lata, Solomon Islands|1980|usp00018y0}}

| 7.7

| {{Flag|Solomon Islands}}, Santa Cruz Islands

| 33.0

| data-sort-value="6" | VI

| 0

| 0

1981

| September 1, 1981{{cite anss|M 7.6 – off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand|1981|usp0001fkx}}

| 7.5

| {{Flag|New Zealand}}, offshore

| 25.0

| data-sort-value="4" | IV

| 0

| 0

1982

| June 19, 1982

| 7.3

| {{Flag|El Salvador}}, offshore

| 73.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 43

| 0

rowspan="2" | 1983

| March 18, 1983{{cite anss|M 7.6 – 157 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea|1983|usp0001tr1}}

| rowspan="2" |7.7

| {{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}, New Ireland

| 70.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 0

| 0

May 26, 1983

| {{Flag|Japan}}, off the coast of Honshu

| 15.1

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 104

| 324

1984

| February 7, 1984{{cite anss|M 7.6 – 85 km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands|1984|usp00021u7}}

| 7.5

| {{Flag|Solomon Islands}}, Honiara

| 18.1

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 0

| 0

1985

| September 19, 1985

| 8.0

| {{Flag|Mexico}}, Mexico City

| 27.9

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 40,000

| 50,000

1986

| May 7, 1986{{cite anss|M 8.0 – 85 km SSW of Atka, Alaska|1986|usp0002tmu}}

| 8.0

| {{Flag|United States}}, Aleutian Islands, Alaska

| 19.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 0

| 0

1987

| November 30, 1987{{cite anss|M 7.9 – 200 km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska|1987|usp0003aq8}}

| 7.8

| {{Flag|United States}}, Gulf of Alaska

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="6" | VI

| 0

| 0

1988

| March 6, 1988{{cite anss|M 7.8 – Gulf of Alaska|1988|usp0003dnb}}

| 7.7

| {{Flag|United States}}, Gulf of Alaska

| 15.0

| data-sort-value="5" | V

| 0

| 0

1989

| May 23, 1989{{cite anss|M 8.0, Macquarie Island region|1989|official19890523105446320_10/executive}}

| 8.0

| {{Flag|Australia}}, Macquarie Island

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="5" | V

| 0

| 0

1990

| July 16, 1990

| 7.7

| {{Flag|Philippines}}, Luzon

| 24.4

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 1,621

| 3,000

1991

| April 22, 1991

| 7.6

| {{Flag|Costa Rica}}, Limón

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 127

| 759

1992

| December 12, 1992

| 7.8

| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, Sunda Islands

| 23.5

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 2,500

| 0

1993

| August 8, 1993

| 7.8

| {{Flag|Guam}}, Offshore

| 59.3

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 0

| 71

1994

| October 5, 1994

| 8.3

| {{Flag|Russia}}, Kuril Islands

| 3.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 12

| 1,742

rowspan="2" | 1995

| October 9, 1995

| rowspan="2" | 8.1

| {{Flag|Mexico}}, Colima

| 33.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 49

| 100

July 30, 1995

|{{Flag|Chile}}, Antofagasta

|40.0

|VII

|3

|58

1996

| February 17, 1996

| 8.2

| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, Biak

| 11.5

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 166

| 423

1997

| December 5, 1997{{cite anss|1997|M 7.8 – 156 km S of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia|usp0008btk}}

| 7.8

| {{Flag|Russia}}, Kamchatka Peninsula

| 23.5

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 0

| 0

1998

| March 25, 1998

| 8.1

| {{Flag|Antarctica}}, Balleny Islands

| 10.0

|

| 0

| 0

1999

| September 21, 1999

| 7.6

| {{Flag|Taiwan}}, Nantou County

| 15.5

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 2,444

| 11,305

2000

| November 16, 2000

| 8.0

| {{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}, New Ireland

| 13.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 2

| 0

2001

| June 23, 2001

| 8.4

| {{Flag|Peru}}, Arequipa

| 33.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 145

| 2,713

2002

| November 3, 2002

| 7.9

| {{Flag|United States}}, Alaska

| 4.2

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 0

| 1

2003

| September 26, 2003

| 8.3

| {{Flag|Japan}}, Hokkaidō

| 23.5

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 0

| 849

2004

| December 26, 2004

| 9.3

| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, Sumatra

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 227,898

| 125,000

2005

| March 28, 2005

| 8.6

| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, Simeulue

| 21.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 1313

| 300

2006

| November 15, 2006

| 8.3

| {{Flag|Russia}}, Kuril Islands

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="6" | VI

| 0

| 1

2007

| September 12, 2007

| 8.4

| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, Sumatra

| 34.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 23

| 0

2008

| May 12, 2008

| 7.9

| {{Flag|China}}, Sichuan

| 19.0

| data-sort-value="11" | XI

| 87,587

| 374,177

2009

| September 29, 2009

| 8.1

| {{Flag|Samoa}}, Offshore

| 18.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 189

| 7

2010

| February 27, 2010

| 8.8

| {{Flag|Chile}}, Concepción

| 22.9

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 550

| 12,000

2011

| March 11, 2011

| 9.0–9.1

| {{Flag|Japan}}, Honshu

| 29.0

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 19,747

| 6,000

2012

| April 11, 2012

| 8.6

| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, Indian Ocean

| 20.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 10

| 12

2013

| May 24, 2013

| 8.3

| {{Flag|Russia}}, Sea of Okhotsk

| 598.1

| data-sort-value="6" | VI

| 0

| 0

2014

| April 1, 2014

| 8.2

| {{Flag|Chile}}, Iquique

| 25.0

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 6

| 9

2015

| September 16, 2015

| 8.3

| {{Flag|Chile}}, Coquimbo

| 22.4

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 21

| 34

2016

| December 17, 2016

| 7.9

| {{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}, New Ireland

| 94.5

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 0

| 0

2017

| September 7, 2017

| 8.2

| {{Flag|Mexico}}, Chiapas

| 47.4

| data-sort-value="9" | IX

| 98

| 250

2018

| August 19, 2018

| 8.2

| {{Flag|Fiji}}, offshore

| 600.0

| data-sort-value="5" | V

| 0

| 0

2019

| May 26, 2019

| 8.0

| {{Flag|Peru}}, Loreto

| 122.6

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 2

| 0

2020

| July 22, 2020

| 7.8

| {{Flag|United States}}, Alaska Peninsula offshore

| 28.0

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 0

| 0

2021

| July 28, 2021

| 8.2

| {{Flag|United States}}, Alaska Peninsula offshore

| 32.2

| data-sort-value="7" | VII

| 0

| 0

rowspan="2" | 2022

| September 11, 2022

| rowspan="2" |7.6

| {{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}, Morobe

| 61.4

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 21

| 42

September 19, 2022

| {{Flag|Mexico}}, Michoacán

| 25.5

| data-sort-value="8" | VIII

| 2

| 35

2023

| February 6, 2023

| 7.8

| {{Flag|Turkey}}, Southeastern Anatolia

| 17.9

| data-sort-value="12" | XII

| 59,488–62,013

| 121,704

2024

| January 1, 2024

| 7.5

| {{Flag|Japan}}, Ishikawa

| 10.0

| data-sort-value="10" | X

| 526

| 1,389

2025

| March 28, 2025

| 7.7

| {{Flag|Myanmar}}, Sagaing

| 10.0

|

| 3800+

| 3,500 +

=Strongest earthquakes by magnitude by country/territory=

  • This list is a work in progress. Information is likely to be changed.
  • The list refers to current country boundaries rather than those at the date of the earthquake.
  • Please note, multiple countries could have the same earthquake listed, such as the 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake being listed for both Ecuador and Colombia.
  • Unless otherwise noted, magnitudes are reported on the Moment magnitude scale (Mw).

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Country/Territory

! Magnitude

! Date

! More information

{{flag|Afghanistan}}

| {{nts|7.8}}

| {{dts|November 15, 1921}}

| {{cite anss|M 7.8 – 71 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan|1909|iscgem912367}}

{{flag|Albania}}

| {{nts|6.7}}

| {{dts|November 30, 1967}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.7 – 7 km WNW of Lukovo, North Macedonia|1967|iscgem829860}}

{{flag|Algeria}}

| {{nts|7.1}}

| {{dts|October 10, 1980}}

| 1980 El Asnam earthquake

{{flag|American Samoa}}

| {{nts|6.4}}

| {{dts|October 11, 1944}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.4 – 188 km SW of Vailoatai, American Samoa|1944|iscgem899573}}

{{flag|Andorra}}

| {{nts|6.7}} {{M|e|link=y}}

| {{dts|February 2, 1428}}

| 1428 Catalonia earthquake

{{flag|Angola}}

| {{nts|6.0}}

| {{dts|May 24, 1914}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.0 – 67 km N of Sumbe, Angola|1914|iscgem913983}}

{{flag|Anguilla}}

| {{nts|6.3}}

| {{dts|February 16, 1906}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.3 – 121 km NNW of The Valley, Anguilla|1906|iscgemsup610548626}}

Antarctica

| {{nts|8.1}}

| {{dts|March 25, 1998}}

| 1998 Balleny Islands earthquake

{{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}

| {{nts|8.0}} Ms

| {{dts|April 16, 1690}}

| {{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|date=1972|publisher=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service: NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/1119|access-date=9 June 2024|author1=National Geophysical Data Center}}

{{flag|Argentina}}

| {{nts|7.5}}

| {{dts|November 23, 1977}}

| 1977 San Juan earthquake

{{flag|Armenia}}

| {{nts|6.8}} Ms

| {{dts|December 7, 1988}}

| 1988 Armenian earthquake

{{flag|Aruba}}

| {{nts|4.7}}

| {{dts|August 27, 2011}}

| {{cite anss|M 4.7 - 101 km NNE of Punto Fijo, Venezuela|1989|usp000j74j}}

{{flag|Australia}}

| {{nts|8.0}}

| {{dts|May 23, 1989}}

| {{cite anss|M 8.0 – Macquarie Island region|1989|iscgem405456}}

{{flag|Austria}}

| {{nts|5.6}}–6.5

| {{dts|September 15, 1590}}

| 1590 Neulengbach earthquake

{{flag|Azerbaijan}}

| {{nts|7.0}}–7.3

| {{dts|September 30, 1139}}

| 1139 Ganja earthquake

{{flag|Bahamas}}

| {{nts|3.2}}

| {{dts|February 22, 1992}}

| {{cite anss|M 3.2 - 27 km SW of Freeport, Bahamas|1992|usp00053cp}}

{{flag|Bangladesh}}

| {{nts|8.5}}–8.8

| {{dts|April 2, 1762}}

| 1762 Arakan earthquake

{{flag|Barbados}}

| {{nts|6.5}}

| {{dts|February 18, 2014}} & {{dts|July 16, 2015}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.5 – 171 km NNE of Greenland, Barbados|2014|usc000mskt}}{{cite anss|M 6.5 – 128 km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados|2015|us20002xx1}}

{{flag|Belgium}}

| {{nts|6.0}}–6.5 Ms

| {{dts|September 18, 1692}}

| 1692 Northwestern Europe earthquake

{{flag|Belize}}

| {{nts|4.7}} {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|June 28, 1985}}

| {{cite anss|M 4.7 – 55 km ESE of Dangriga, Belize|1985|usp0002g7g}}

{{flag|Benin}}

| {{nts|4.4}} {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|September 11, 2009}}

| {{cite anss|M 4.4 – 13 km NNE of Abomey-Calavi, Benin|2009|usp000h1dy}}

{{flag|Bermuda}}

| {{nts|5.3}}

| {{dts|August 27, 1988}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.3 - 121 km S of Hamilton, Bermuda|1988|usp0003kef}}

{{flag|Bhutan}}

| {{nts|7.6}}–8.6

| {{dts|May 4, 1714}}

| 1714 Bhutan earthquake

{{flag|Bolivia}}

| {{nts|8.2}}

| {{dts|June 9, 1994}}

| 1994 Bolivia earthquake

{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

| {{nts|6.1}}

| {{dts|October 27, 1969}}

| 1969 Banja Luka earthquake

{{flag|Botswana}}

| {{nts|6.7}} ML

| {{dts|October 11, 1952}}

| {{cite journal|last1=Simon|first1=RE|last2=Kwadiba|first2=MTO|last3=King|first3=JG|last4=Moidaki|first4=M|title=A History of Botswana's Seismic Network|journal=Botswana Notes and Records|year=2012|volume=44|pages=184–192|jstor=43855570|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43855570}}

{{flag|Brazil}}

| {{nts|7.6}}

| {{dts|November 9, 1963}}

| {{cite anss|M 7.6 – 132 km SW of Tarauacá, Brazil|1963|iscgem17294529}}

{{flag|British Indian Ocean Territory}}

| {{nts|7.3}}

| {{dts|November 30, 1983}}

| 1983 Chagos Archipelago earthquake

{{flag|British Virgin Islands}}

| {{nts|5.9}}

| {{dts|June 26, 1985}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.9 - 65 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands|1985|usp0002g66}}

{{flag|Brunei}}

| {{nts|5.2}} {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|February 22, 1992}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.2 – 68 km N of Tutong, Brunei|1992|usp00053ca}}

{{flag|Bulgaria}}

| {{nts|7.2}}

| {{dts|March 31, 1901}} & {{dts|April 4, 1904}}

| 1901 Black Sea earthquake & 1904 Kresna earthquakes

{{flag|Burundi}}

| {{nts|5.4}}

| {{dts|October 30, 1966}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.4 – 20 km S of Gitega, Burundi|1966|iscgem842935}}

{{flag|Cameroon}}

| {{nts|5.9}}

| {{dts|September 12, 1945}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.9 – 93 km NW of Ouésso, Republic of the Congo|1945|iscgem899094}}

{{flag|Canada}}

| {{nts|8.7}}–9.2

| {{dts|January 26, 1700}}

| 1700 Cascadia earthquake

{{flag|Cape Verde}}

| {{nts|6.5}}

| {{dts|August 15, 1941}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.5 – 267 km NNW of Ponta do Sol, Cabo Verde|1941|iscgem900952}}

{{flag|Caribbean Netherlands}}

| {{nts|5.2}}

| {{dts|March 10, 2017}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.2 – 64 km N of Coro, Venezuela|2017|us1000885n}}

{{flag|Cayman Islands}}

| {{nts|7.7}}

| {{dts|January 28, 2020}}

| 2020 Caribbean earthquake

{{flag|Central African Republic}}

| {{nts|4.9}} {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|February 6, 1994}}

| {{cite anss|M 4.9 – 55 km N of Zemio, Central African Republic|1994|usp000683z}}

{{flag|Chile}}

| {{nts|9.4}}–9.6

| {{dts|May 22, 1960}}

| 1960 Valdivia earthquake

{{flag|China}}

| {{nts|8.6}}

| {{dts|August 15, 1950}}

| 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake

{{flag|Christmas Island}}

| {{nts|6.9}}

| {{dts|July 24, 1979}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.9 - south of Java, Indonesia|1979|usp000121k}}

{{flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}}

| {{nts|7.9}}

| {{dts|June 18, 2000}}

| {{cite anss|M 7.9 – South Indian Ocean|2000|usp0009ut0}}

{{flag|Colombia}}

| {{nts|8.8}}

| {{dts|January 31, 1906}}

| 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake

{{flag|Comoros}}

| {{nts|6.2}}

| {{dts|August 23, 1918}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.2 – 1 km NNE of Vanadjou, Comoros|1918|iscgemsup913245}}

{{flag|Congo}}

| {{nts|5.2}}

| {{dts|April 26, 1998}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.2 – 116 km SW of Impfondo, Republic of the Congo|1998|usp0008m0b}}

{{flag|Costa Rica}}

| {{nts|7.7}}

| {{dts|April 22, 1991}}

| 1991 Limon earthquake

{{flag|Croatia}}

| {{nts|6.7}}

| {{dts|July 2, 1898}}

| 1898 Trilj earthquake

{{flag|Cuba}}

| {{nts|7.1}}

| {{dts|February 20, 1917}}

| {{cite anss|M 7.1 – 84 km SW of Niquero, Cuba|1917|iscgem913414}}

{{flag|Curaçao}}

| {{nts|4.4}}

| {{dts|October 31, 2024}}

| {{cite anss|M 4.4 - 73 km WNW of Dorp Rincon, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba|2024|us7000nsn0}}

{{flag|Cyprus}}

| {{nts|7.0}}–7.5

| {{dts|May 11, 1222}}

| 1222 Cyprus earthquake

{{flag|Czech Republic}}

| {{nts|4.8}} {{M|l}}

| {{dts|December 23, 1985}}

| {{cite anss|M 4.8 – 0 km NW of Skalná, Czechia|1985|usp0002p9f}}

{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

| {{nts|6.9}}

| {{dts|December 13, 1910}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.9 – 39 km WSW of Karema, Tanzania|1910|iscgem16958124}}

{{flag|Denmark}}

| {{nts|4.4}} {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|February 19, 2010}}

| {{cite anss|M 4.4 – 47 km WNW of Thyborøn, Denmark|2010|usp000h7fy}}

{{flag|Djibouti}}

| {{nts|6.5}}

| {{dts|August 20, 1989}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.5 – 12 km ENE of Gâlâfi, Djibouti|1989|usp0003ynm}}

{{flag|Dominica}}

| {{nts|6.4}}

| {{dts|January 8, 1959}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.4 – 18 km SSE of Berekua, Dominica|iscgem881160|1959}}

{{flag|Dominican Republic}}

| {{nts|7.8}}

| {{dts|August 4, 1946}}

| 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake

{{flag|East Timor}}

| {{nts|7.2}}

| {{dts|September 29, 1905}}

| {{cite anss|M 7.2 – 58 km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste|1905|iscgem16957874}}

{{flag|Ecuador}}

| {{nts|8.8}}

| {{dts|January 31, 1906}}

| 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake

{{flag|Egypt}}

| {{nts|7.3}}

| {{dts|November 22, 1995}}

| 1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake

{{flag|El Salvador}}

| {{nts|8.0}} {{M|I|link=yes}}

| {{dts|December 19, 1862}}

| {{cite book|title=Natural Hazards in El Salvador|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xZp0mS_QWHMC&pg=PA394|chapter=Seismic history of the Middle America subduction zone along El Salvador, Guatemala, and Chiapas, Mexico: 1526–2000|last1=White|first1=R. A.|last2=Ligorria|first2=J. P.|last3=Cifuentes|first3=I. L.|year=2004|publisher=Geological Society of America|isbn=978-0-8137-2375-4|page=394}}

{{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}

| {{nts|4.9}} {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|March 28, 1999}}

| {{cite anss|M 4.9 – 8 km NNW of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea|1999|usp00095cr}}

{{flag|Eritrea}}

| {{nts|6.6}}

| {{dts|December 28, 1977}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.6 – 144 km NE of Massawa, Eritrea|1977|usp0000s8t}}

{{flag|Estonia}}

| {{nts|4.5}}–4.7 {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|October 25, 1976}}

| Osmussaar earthquake

{{flag|Eswatini}}

| {{nts|4.4}} {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|August 4, 1987}}

| {{cite anss|M 4.4 – 16 km ENE of Sidvokodvo, Eswatini|1987|usp000378n}}

{{flag|Ethiopia}}

| {{nts|6.5}}

| {{dts|August 25, 1906}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.5 – 8 km E of Goba, Ethiopia|1906|iscgem16957915}}

{{flag|Falkland Islands}}

| {{nts|7.4}}

| {{dts|August 17, 1908}}

| {{cite anss|M 7.4 - Falkland Islands region|1908|iscgemsup16957996}}

{{flag|Faroe Islands}}

| {{nts|3.2}}

| {{dts|February 21, 2007}}

| {{cite anss|M 3.2 - 198 km NE of Kirkja, Faroe Islands|2007|usp000f59b}}

{{flag|Fiji}}

| {{nts|8.2}}

| {{dts|August 19, 2018}}

| 2018 Fiji earthquakes

{{flag|Finland}}

| {{nts|4.7}} {{M|unk}}

| {{dts|November 4, 1898}}

| {{cite web|title=Largest earthquake in Finland|publisher=Sodankylän Geofysiikan Observatorio, Oulun Toimintayksikkö (University of Oulu)|url=http://www.oulu.fi/sgo-oty/quakes/tornio04111898.html|access-date=June 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060528002529/http://www.oulu.fi/sgo-oty/quakes/tornio04111898.html|archive-date=May 28, 2006}}

{{flag|France}}

| {{nts|6.4}}–6.5 {{M|unk}}

| {{dts|January 25, 1799}}

| 1799 Vendée earthquake

{{flag|French Guiana}}

| {{nts|6.9}}

| {{dts|August 4, 1885}}

| {{cite journal|last1=Marcelo Assumpção, Alberto V. Veloso|year=2020|title=The 1885 M 6.9 Earthquake in the French Guiana–Brazil Border: The Largest Midplate Event in the Nineteenth Century in South America|journal=Seismological Research Letters|volume=91|issue=5|pages=2497–2510|bibcode=2020SeiRL..91.2497A|doi=10.1785/0220190325|s2cid=219502957|url=https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/91/5/2497/586518/The-1885-M-6-9-Earthquake-in-the-French-Guiana?redirectedFrom=fulltext|url-access=subscription}}

{{flag|French Polynesia}}

| {{nts|5.6}}

| {{dts|March 6, 1965}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.6 – South Pacific Ocean|1965|iscgem858385}}

{{flag|Gabon}}

| {{nts|6.0}}

| {{dts|September 23, 1974}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.2 – 64 km NNE of Lastoursville, Gabon|1974|usp000084t}}

{{flagicon|Georgia (country)}} Georgia

| {{nts|7.0}}

| {{dts|April 29, 1991}}

| 1991 Racha earthquake

{{flag|Germany}}

| {{nts|6.4}} {{M|l}}

| {{dts|February 18, 1756}}

| 1756 Düren earthquake

{{flag|Ghana}}

| {{nts|6.4}}

| {{dts|June 22, 1939}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.4 – 8 km ENE of Swedru, Ghana|1939|iscgem902037}}

{{flag|Greece}}

| {{nts|8.5}}+

| {{dts|July 21, 365}}

| 365 Crete earthquake

{{flag|Greenland}}

| {{nts|7.4}}

| {{dts|November 20, 1933}}

| 1933 Baffin Bay earthquake

{{flag|Grenada}}

| {{nts|7.0}} Ms

| {{dts|December 3, 1831}}

| {{cite web|title=NCEI Significant Earthquake Information|publisher=National Geophysical Data Center|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/6043|access-date=January 11, 2022}}

{{flag|Guadeloupe}}

| {{nts|8.5}} {{M|unk}}

| {{dts|February 8, 1843}}

| 1843 Guadeloupe earthquake

{{flag|Guam}}

| {{nts|7.8}}

| {{dts|August 8, 1993}}

| 1993 Guam earthquake

{{flag|Guatemala}}

| {{nts|7.7}}

| {{dts|August 6, 1942}}

| 1942 Guatemala earthquake

{{flag|Guinea}}

| {{nts|6.3}}

| {{dts|December 22, 1983}}

| 1983 Guinea earthquake

{{flag|Guyana}}

| {{nts|5.5}}

| {{dts|January 31, 2021}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.5 – 82 km SSE of Lethem, Guyana|2021|us6000ddge}}

{{flag|Haiti}}

| {{nts|8.1}} {{M|s|link=y}}

| {{dts|May 7, 1842}}

| 1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake

{{flag|Honduras}}

| {{nts|7.6}}

| {{dts|February 8, 2025}}

| {{cite anss|M 7.6 - 209 km SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands|2025|us7000pcdl}}

{{flag|Hong Kong}}

| {{nts|3.8}} {{M|l|link=y}}

| {{dts|January 5, 2020}}

| {{cite anss|M 3.8 – 14 km SW of Tai O, Hong Kong|2020|us70006v48}}

{{flag|Hungary}}

| {{nts|6.2}}–6.5

| {{dts|June 28, 1763}}

| 1763 Komárom earthquake

{{flag|Iceland}}

| {{nts|7.0}}

| {{dts|January 22, 1910}}

| {{cite anss|M 7.0 – 79 km N of Norðurþing, Iceland|1910|iscgem16958067}}

{{flag|India}}

| {{nts|8.6}}

| {{dts|August 15, 1950}}

| 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake

{{flag|Indonesia}}

| {{nts|9.2}}–9.3

| {{dts|December 26, 2004}}

| 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

{{flag|Iran}}

| {{nts|7.9}} {{M|s|link=y}}

| {{dts|December 22, 856}}

| 856 Damghan earthquake

{{flag|Iraq}}

| {{nts|7.0}}

| {{dts|September 22, 1666}}

| {{cite journal|last1=Onur|first1=T.|last2=Gok|first2=R.|last3=Abdulnaby|first3=W.|last4=Mahdi|first4=H.|last5=Numan|first5=N.M.|last6=Al-Shukri|first6=H.|last7=Shakir|first7=A.|last8=Chlaib|first8=H.|last9=Ameen|first9=T.H. |last10=Abd |first10=N.|year=2016|title=A Comprehensive Earthquake Catalogue for Iraq in Terms of Moment Magnitude|journal=Seismological Research Letters|volume=88|issue=3|pages=798–811|osti=1466119|doi=10.1785/0220160078|url=https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1466119}}

{{flag|Ireland}}

| {{nts|4.0}} {{M|l}}

| {{dts|June 6, 2012}}

| {{cite anss|M 4.0 – 60 km W of Belmullet, Ireland|2012|usp000jmdw}}

{{flag|Israel}}

| {{nts|7.3}}

| {{dts|December 5, 1033}}

| 1033 Jordan Rift Valley earthquake

{{flag|Italy}}

| {{nts|7.4}}

| {{dts|January 11, 1693}}

| 1693 Sicily earthquake

{{flag|Jamaica}}

| {{nts|7.7}}

| {{dts|January 28, 2020}}

| 2020 Caribbean earthquake

{{flag|Japan}}

| {{nts|9.0}}–9.1

| {{dts|March 11, 2011}}

| 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

{{flag|Jersey}}

| {{nts|5.4}}

| {{dts|July 30, 1926}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.4 – 18 km E of Saint Helier, Jersey|1926|iscgemsup909960}}

{{flag|Jordan}}

| {{nts|7.3}}

| {{dts|December 5, 1033}}

| 1033 Jordan Rift Valley earthquake

{{flag|Kazakhstan}}

| {{nts|8.0}}

| {{dts|July 11, 1889}} & {{dts|January 3, 1911}}

| |1889 Chilik earthquake & 1911 Kebin earthquake

{{flag|Kenya}}

| {{nts|6.7}}

| {{dts|January 6, 1928}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.7 – 33 km WNW of Nyahururu, Kenya|1928|iscgem908452}}

{{flag|Kiribati}}

| {{nts|5.9}} {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|May 23, 1982}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.9 – Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region|1982|usp0001mg1}}

{{flag|Kosovo}}

| {{nts|6.1}} {{M|l|link=y}}

| {{dts|February 26, 1755}} & {{dts|August 10, 1921}}

| {{cite web|title=Të gjitha tërmetet që kanë ndodhur në territorin e Kosovës|language=Albanian|trans-title=All earthquakes that have occurred in the territory of Kosovo|date=September 24, 2019|url=https://www.monitor.al/te-gjitha-termetet-qe-kane-ndodhur-ne-territorin-e-kosoves/}}

{{flag|Kuwait}}

| {{nts|4.7}} {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|June 2, 1993}} & {{dts|November 11, 2020}}

| {{cite anss|M 4.7 – 44 km S of Al Jahra, Kuwait|1993|usp0005txp}}{{cite anss|M 4.7 – 38 km NW of Al Wafrah, Kuwait|2020|us7000cdef}}

{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}

| {{nts|8.0}}

| {{dts|July 11, 1889}} & {{dts|January 3, 1911}}

| |1889 Chilik earthquake & 1911 Kebin earthquake

{{flag|Laos}}

| {{nts|6.7}}

| {{dts|December 22, 1925}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.7 – 41 km S of Luang Namtha, Laos|1925|iscgem910778}}

{{flag|Lebanon}}

| {{nts|7.5}}

| {{dts|July 9, 551}}

| 551 Beirut earthquake

{{flag|Liberia}}

| {{nts|4.5}} {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|November 25, 1995}}

| {{cite anss|M 4.5 – 16 km SW of Tubmanburg, Liberia|1995|usp00077es}}

{{flag|Libya}}

| {{nts|6.8}}

| {{dts|April 19, 1935}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.8 – near the coast of Libya|1935|iscgem904213}}

{{flag|Liechtenstein}}

| {{nts|3.6}}

| {{dts|December 12, 2013}}

| {{cite anss|M 3.6 – 1 km SSW of Balzers, Liechtenstein|2013|usc000linq}}

{{flag|Luxembourg}}

| {{nts|2.9}} ML

| {{dts|September 3, 1986}}

| {{cite anss|M 2.9 – 2 km E of Wilwerwiltz, Luxembourg|1986|usp0002xsf}}

{{flag|Madagascar}}

| {{nts|6.2}}

| {{dts|July 4, 1919}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.2 – 283 km WSW of Anakao, Madagascar|1919|iscgemsup912832}}

{{flag|Malawi}}

| {{nts|6.3}}

| {{dts|March 10, 1989}}

| 1989 Malawi earthquake

{{flag|Malaysia}}

| {{nts|6.6}}

| {{dts|August 11, 1923}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.6 – 26 km NNW of Lahad Datu, Malaysia|1923|iscgem911497}}

{{flag|Maldives}}

| {{nts|7.4}}

| {{dts|February 29, 1944}}

| {{cite anss|M 7.4 – 212 km E of Fuvahmulah, Maldives|1944|iscgem899313}}

{{flag|Mali}}

| {{nts|4.2}} {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|January 11, 1999}}

| {{cite anss|M 4.2 – 75 km NW of Kolokani, Mali|1999|usp00090ya}}

{{flag|Malta}}

| {{nts|5.5}}

| {{dts|April 21, 2023}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.5 – 109 km SE of Birżebbuġa, Malta|2023|us6000k67y}}

{{flag|Marshall Islands}}

| {{nts|5.7}}

| {{dts|March 22, 1982}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.6 – Marshall Islands region|1982|usp0001k93}}

{{flag|Martinique}}

| {{nts|7.5}}–8.0

| {{dts|January 11, 1839}}

| 1839 Martinique earthquake

{{flag|Mauritania}}

| {{nts|4.6}} {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|September 3, 1993}} & {{dts|March 1, 2012}}

| {{cite anss|M 4.6 – Mauritania|1993|usp0005zpw}}{{cite anss|M 4.6 – 76 km E of Zouerate, Mauritania|2012|usp000jfnn}}

{{flag|Mauritius}}

| {{nts|6.4}}

| {{dts|June 19, 1976}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.1 – 279 km NE of Port Mathurin, Mauritius|1976|usp0000gys}}

{{flag|Mayotte}}

| {{nts|5.9}}

| {{dts|May 15, 2018}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.9 – 32 km E of Pamandzi, Mayotte|2018|us1000e5k1}}

{{flag|Mexico}}

| {{nts|8.6}}

| {{dts|March 28, 1787}}

| 1787 New Spain earthquake

{{flag|Federated States of Micronesia}}

| {{nts|7.8}}

| {{dts|August 16, 1911}}

| {{cite anss|M 7.8 – State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia|1911|iscgem16958156}}

{{Flag|Moldova}}

| {{nts|3.9}} {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|April 2, 1988}}

| {{cite anss|M 3.9 – 12 km S of Ocnița, Moldova|1988|usp0003ejy}}

{{Flag|Monaco}}

| {{nts|6.3}}

| {{dts|July 19, 1963}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.3 – Ligurian Sea|1963|iscgem872748}}

{{flag|Mongolia}}

| {{nts|8.3}}

| {{dts|July 23, 1905}}

| 1905 Bolnai earthquake

{{flag|Montenegro}}

| {{nts|6.9}}

| {{dts|April 15, 1979}}

| 1979 Montenegro earthquake

{{flag|Morocco}}

| {{nts|6.8}}

| {{dts|November 27, 1755}} & {{dts|September 8, 2023}}

| 1755 Meknes earthquake & 2023 Al Haouz earthquake

{{flag|Mozambique}}

| {{nts|7.0}}

| {{dts|February 22, 2006}}

| 2006 Mozambique earthquake

{{flag|Myanmar}}

| {{nts|8.5}}–8.8

| {{dts|April 2, 1762}}

| 1762 Arakan earthquake

{{flag|Namibia}}

| {{nts|5.4}}

| {{dts|April 4, 2021}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.4 – 68 km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia|2021|us6000dyuk}}

{{flag|Nepal}}

| {{nts|8.2}}–8.8

| {{dts|June 6, 1505}}

| 1505 Lo Mustang earthquake

{{flag|Netherlands}}

| {{nts|5.3}}

| {{dts|April 13, 1992}}

| 1992 Roermond earthquake

{{flag|New Caledonia}}

| {{nts|7.9}}

| {{dts|August 9, 1901}}

| {{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|date=1972|publisher=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service: NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/2595|access-date=9 June 2024|author1=National Geophysical Data Center}}

{{flag|New Zealand}}

| {{nts|8.2}}

| {{dts|January 23, 1855}} & {{dts|May 1, 1917}}

| 1855 Wairarapa earthquake{{cite anss|M 8.2 – Kermadec Islands region|1917|iscgem913483}}

{{flag|Nicaragua}}

| {{nts|7.7}}

| {{dts|September 2, 1992}}

| 1992 Nicaragua earthquake

{{flag|Niger}}

| {{nts|4.6}} {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|January 18, 2017}}

| {{cite anss|M 4.6 – 259 km WNW of Bilma, Niger|2017|us10007u0v}}

{{flag|Nigeria}}

| {{nts|4.5}} {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|March 7, 2000}}

| {{cite anss|M 4.5 – 34 km S of Siluko, Nigeria|2000|usp0009pd8}}

{{flag|North Korea}}

| {{nts|7.7}}

| {{dts|September 29, 1973}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.5 – 61 km SSE of Ungsang-nodongjagu, North Korea|1973|usp00003kr}}

{{flag|North Macedonia}}

| {{nts|6.7}}

| {{dts|March 8, 1931}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.7 – 3 km SW of Kuklis, North Macedonia|1931|iscgem906655}}

{{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}}

| {{nts|7.7}}

| {{dts|December 28, 1940}} & {{dts|July 29, 2016}}

| {{cite anss|M 7.7 – Mariana Islands region|1940|iscgem901750}}{{cite anss|M 7.7 – Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands|2016|us100068jg}}

{{flag|Norway}}

| {{nts|6.8}}

| {{dts|August 30, 2012}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.8 – 89 km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen|2012|usp000jr55}}

{{flag|Oman}}

| {{nts|5.7}}

| {{dts|March 30, 1966}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.7 – 291 km ESE of Sur, Oman|1966|iscgem849714}}

{{flag|Pakistan}}

| {{nts|8.1}}

| {{dts|November 28, 1945}}

| 1945 Balochistan earthquake

{{flag|Palau}}

| {{nts|6.5}}

| {{dts|May 31, 1982}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.4 – 121 km ESE of Kayangel, Palau|1982|usp0001mm3}}

{{flag|Palestine}}

| {{nts|7.3}}

| {{dts|December 5, 1033}}

| 1033 Jordan Rift Valley earthquake

{{flag|Panama}}

| {{nts|7.9}}–8.3 Ms

| {{dts|September 7, 1882}}

| 1882 Panama earthquake

{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}

| {{nts|8.2}}

| {{dts|May 6, 1919}}

| {{cite anss|M 8.2 – 183 km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea|1919|iscgem912783}}

{{flag|Paraguay}}

| {{nts|6.5}}

| {{dts|February 28, 1989}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.5 – 86 km E of General Enrique Mosconi, Argentina|1989|usp0003sea}}

{{flag|Peru}} (now part of present-day Chile)

| {{nts|8.5}}–9.3

| {{dts|August 13, 1868}}

| 1868 Arica earthquake

{{flag|Philippines}}

| {{nts|8.3}}

| {{dts|August 15, 1918}}

| 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake

{{flag|Poland}}

| {{nts|5.6}}

| {{dts|December 3, 1786}}

| {{cite journal|last1=Wiejacz|first1=Paweł|last2=Debski|first2=Wojciech|title=Podhale, Poland, earthquake of November 30, 2004|journal=Acta Geophysica|year=2009|volume=57|issue=2|pages=346–366|bibcode=2009AcGeo..57..346W|doi=10.2478/s11600-009-0007-8|s2cid=128410108|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227232034}}

{{flag|Portugal}}

| {{nts|8.5}}–9.0

| {{dts|November 1, 1755}}

| 1755 Lisbon earthquake

{{flag|Puerto Rico}}

| {{nts|8.0}}

| {{dts|May 2, 1787}}

| 1787 Boricua earthquake

{{Flag|Réunion}}

| {{nts|5.3}} {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|April 5, 2007}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.3 – 15 km WSW of Sainte-Rose, Reunion|2007|usp000f8th}}

{{flag|Romania}}

| {{nts|7.9}}

| {{dts|October 26, 1802}}

| 1802 Vrancea earthquake

{{flag|Russia}}

| {{nts|9.0}}–9.3

| {{dts|October 16, 1737}}

| 1737 Kamchatka earthquake

{{flag|Rwanda}}

| {{nts|5.9}}

| {{dts|February 3, 2008}}

| 2008 Lake Kivu earthquake

{{flag|Saint Barthélemy}}

| {{nts|5.4}}

| {{dts|November 18, 1990}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.4 – 26 km NE of Upper Hell's Gate; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba|1990|usp0004h3a}}

{{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

| {{nts|6.5}}

| {{dts|March 16, 1985}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.5 – 18 km SE of Market Shop; Saint Kitts and Nevis|1985|usp0002cy6}}

{{flag|Saint Lucia}}

| {{nts|7.3}}

| {{dts|March 19, 1953}}

| {{cite anss|M 7.3 – 18 km WSW of Soufrière, Saint Lucia|1953|iscgem891566}}

{{flag|Saint Martin}}

| {{nts|5.0}}

| {{dts|July 4, 2012}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.0 – 13 km ESE of Blowing Point Village, Anguilla|2012|usp000jnm9}}

{{flag|Saint Pierre and Miquelon}}

| {{nts|7.2}}

| {{dts|November 18, 1929}}

| 1929 Grand Banks earthquake

{{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}

| {{nts|6.1}}

| {{dts|July 6, 1940}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.1 – 13 km W of Barrouallie; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|1940|iscgem901464}}

{{flag|Samoa}}

| {{nts|8.3}}–8.5

| {{dts|June 25, 1917}}

| 1917 Samoa earthquake

{{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}

| {{nts|5.5}}

| {{dts|December 19, 2019}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.5 – 87 km ENE of Santo Antonio; Sao Tome and Principe|2019|us70006nih}}

{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}

| {{nts|7.3}}

| {{dts|November 22, 1995}}

| 1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake

{{flag|Senegal}}

| {{nts|5.5}}

| {{dts|May 21, 1986}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.5 – 289 km W of Mermoz Boabab, Senegal|1986|usp0002u8a}}

{{flag|Serbia}}

| {{nts|6.0}}

| {{dts|May 15, 1927}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.0 – 8 km WNW of Kragujevac, Serbia|1927|iscgem909252}}

{{flag|Seychelles}}

| {{nts|5.2}} {{M|b|link=y}}

| {{dts|April 28, 1995}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.2 – South Indian Ocean|1995|usp0006wgh}}

{{flag|Slovakia}}

| {{nts|6.2}}–6.5

| {{dts|June 28, 1763}}

| 1763 Komárom earthquake

{{flag|Slovenia}}

| {{nts|6.1}} ML

| {{dts|April 14, 1895}}

| 1895 Ljubljana earthquake

{{flag|Solomon Islands}}

| {{nts|8.1}}

| {{dts|April 1, 2007}}

| 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake

{{flag|Somalia}}

| {{nts|6.0}}

| {{dts|January 22, 1929}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.0 – northwestern Somalia|1929|iscgem907872}}

{{flag|South Africa}}

| {{nts|6.8}}

| {{dts|December 31, 1932}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.8 – 118 km ESE of Richards Bay, South Africa|1932|iscgem906542}}

{{flag|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}}

| {{nts|8.1}}–8.3

| {{dts|August 12, 2021}}

| 2021 South Sandwich Islands earthquakes

{{flag|South Korea}}

| {{nts|7.5}}

| {{dts|June 26, 1681}}

| {{Interlanguage link|1681 Yangyang earthquake|lt=|ko|1681년 양양 지진|WD=}}

{{flag|South Sudan}}

| {{nts|7.2}}

| {{dts|May 20, 1990}}

| 1990 South Sudan earthquakes

{{flag|Spain}}

| {{nts|7.8}}

| {{dts|March 29, 1954}}

|

{{flag|Sri Lanka}}

| {{nts|5.7}}

| {{dts|August 30, 1973}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.9 – 275 km E of Kalmunai, Sri Lanka|1973|usp000039m}}

{{flag|Sudan}}

| {{nts|6.0}}

| {{dts|May 12, 1938}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.0 – 70 km SSW of Tokar, Sudan|1938|iscgem902482}}

{{flag|Switzerland}}

| {{nts|6.0}}–7.1

| {{dts|October 18, 1356}}

| 1356 Basel earthquake

{{flag|Syria}}

| {{nts|7.6}} Ms

| {{dts|May 20, 1202}}

| 1202 Syria earthquake

{{flag|Taiwan}}

| {{nts|8.2}}

| {{dts|June 5, 1920}}

| 1920 Hualien earthquake

{{flag|Tajikistan}}

| {{nts|7.5}}

| {{dts|July 10, 1949}}

| 1949 Khait earthquake

{{flag|Tanzania}}

| {{nts|7.0}}

| {{dts|July 8, 1919}}

| {{cite anss|M 7.0 – 17 km SSW of Sumbawanga, Tanzania|1919|iscgem912837}}

{{flag|Thailand}}

| {{nts|6.1}}

| {{dts|May 5, 2014}}

| 2014 Mae Lao earthquake

{{flag|Tonga}}

| {{nts|8.3}}–8.5

| {{dts|June 25, 1917}}

| 1917 Samoa earthquake

{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}

| {{nts|7.5}} {{M|fa}}

| {{dts|January 10, 1888}}

| {{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|date=1972|publisher=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service: NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/2381|access-date=9 June 2024|author1=National Geophysical Data Center}}

{{flag|Tunisia}}

| {{nts|7.2}} or less

| {{dts|October 9, 859}}

| {{cite journal|last1=Kázmér|first1=Miklós|date=May 19, 2020|title=Repeated historical earthquakes in Sousse, Monastir and El-Jem (Tunisia)—an archaeoseismological study|journal=Arabian Journal of Geosciences|volume=14|issue=3|page=214|doi=10.1007/s12517-020-06372-w|s2cid=231738302|url=https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12517-020-06372-w.pdf|access-date=July 22, 2022}}

{{flag|Turkey}}

| {{nts|7.8}}–8.0 Ms

| {{dts|August 17, 1668}}

| 1668 North Anatolia earthquake

{{flag|Turkmenistan}}

| {{nts|8.2}} Ms

| {{dts|July 7, 1895}}

| {{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|date=1972|publisher=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service: NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/2474|access-date=9 June 2024|author1=National Geophysical Data Center}}

{{flag|Tuvalu}}

| {{nts|5.4}}

| {{dts|February 5, 1983}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.8 – 290 km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu|1983|usp0001sv7}}

{{flag|Uganda}}

| {{nts|6.5}}

| {{dts|June 30, 1952}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.5 – 53 km N of Rukungiri, Uganda|1952|iscgemsup893101}}

{{flag|Ukraine}}

| {{nts|6.7}}

| {{dts|September 11, 1927}}

| 1927 Crimean earthquakes

{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}

| {{nts|5.0}}

| {{dts|March 11, 2002}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.0 – 14 km NW of Reef Al Fujairah City, United Arab Emirates|2002|usp000b04s}}

{{flag|United Kingdom}}

| {{nts|6.1}} ML

| {{dts|June 7, 1931}}

| 1931 Dogger Bank earthquake

{{flag|United States}}

| {{nts|9.2}}–9.3

| {{dts|March 27, 1964}}

| 1964 Alaska earthquake

{{flag|U.S. Virgin Islands}}

| {{nts|7.2}}

| {{dts|November 18, 1867}}

| 1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and tsunami

{{flag|Uruguay}}

| {{nts|5.5}} Ms

| {{dts|June 5, 1888}}

| 1888 Río de la Plata earthquake

{{flag|Uzbekistan}}

| {{nts|7.4}} Ms

| {{dts|October 21, 1907}}

| 1907 Qaratog earthquake

{{flag|Vanuatu}}

| {{nts|8.1}}

| {{dts|September 20, 1920}}

| {{cite anss|M 8.1 – 97 km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu|1920|iscgem912618}}

{{flag|Venezuela}}

| {{nts|7.6}}–7.7

| {{dts|April 29, 1894}} & {{dts|October 29, 1900}}

| 1894 Venezuelan earthquake{{cite journal|last1=Salcedo-Hurtado|first1=Elkin de J.|last2=Audemard|first2=Franck A.|last3=García-Millán|first3=Nathalie|title=Parámetros focales del terremoto del 28 de abril de 1894 en los Andes venezolanos usando datos macrosísmicos|language=es|trans-title=Focal parameters of the April 28, 1894 earthquake in the Venezuelan Andes using macrosismic data|journal=Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales|year=2021|volume=45|issue=175|pages=591–606|issn=0370-3908|doi=10.18257/raccefyn.1195|doi-access=free}} & 1900 San Narciso earthquake

{{flag|Vietnam}}

| {{nts|6.8}}

| {{dts|November 1, 1935}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.8 – 27 km SE of Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam|1935|iscgem904624}}

{{flag|Wallis and Futuna}}

| {{nts|7.6}}

| {{dts|May 23, 1956}}

| {{cite anss|M 7.6 – 144 km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna|1956|iscgem888284}}

{{flag|Yemen}}

| {{nts|6.7}}

| {{dts|December 18, 1908}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.7 – 170 km E of Hadibu, Yemen|1908|iscgemsup600208139}}

{{flag|Zambia}}

| {{nts|6.5}}

| {{dts|May 1, 1919}}

| {{cite anss|M 6.5 – 12 km WNW of Chama, Zambia|1919|iscgem912775}}

{{flag|Zimbabwe}}

| {{nts|5.5}}

| {{dts|September 25, 1963}}

| {{cite anss|M 5.5 – 38 km SW of Siavonga, Zambia|1963|iscgem873131}}

Costliest earthquakes

{{Main|List of costliest earthquakes}}

This is the top ten major earthquakes by the US dollar value of property (public and private) losses directly attributable to the earthquake.

class="wikitable sortable sticky-header"
scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Event

! Location

! scope="col" | Magnitude

! scope="col" | Property damage

scope="row" | 1

| 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

| {{Flag icon|Japan}} Japan

| data-sort-value="9.0" |9.1

| $360 billion{{cite web|last=Zhang|first=Bo|title=Top 5 Most Expensive Natural Disasters in History|work=AccuWeather.com|publisher=News & Video|url=http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/47459/top-5-most-expensive-natural-d.asp|access-date=March 29, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110331005015/http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/47459/top-5-most-expensive-natural-d.asp|archive-date=March 31, 2011}}{{cite news|author=Victoria Kim|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 21, 2011|title=Japan damage could reach $235 billion, World Bank estimates|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fgw-japan-quake-world-bank-20110322,0,3799976.story|access-date=March 21, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110331005023/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fgw-japan-quake-world-bank-20110322,0,3799976.story|archive-date=March 31, 2011}}

scope="row" | 2

| 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake

| {{Flag icon|Japan}} Japan

| data-sort-value="6.9" |6.9

| $200 billion{{cite book|title=Emergency response: lessons learned from the Kobe earthquake|last=Tierney|first=Kathleen|publisher=University of Delaware Disaster Research Center|year=1997}}

scope="row" | 3

| 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes

| {{Flag icon|Turkey}} {{Flag icon| Ba'athist Syria}} Turkey
Syria

| data-sort-value="7.8" |7.8

| $163.6 billion{{cite news|title=Deprem bölgesinde fatura borçlarının silinmesi için süre uzatıldı|agency=Milat Gazetsi|date=22 August 2023|url=https://www.milatgazetesi.com/haber/deprem-bolgesinde-fatura-borclarinin-silinmesi-icin-sure-uzatildi-4201/|access-date=9 November 2023}}{{cite news|title=Political failure has killed people in Syria before and after the earthquakes|publisher=Counsil for Arab-British Understanding|date=10 April 2023|url=https://www.caabu.org/news/article/political-failure-has-killed-people-syria-and-after-earthquakes|access-date=14 April 2023}}

scope="row" | 4

| 2008 Sichuan earthquake

| {{Flag icon|China}} China

| data-sort-value="8." |7.9

| $150 billion{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|last=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|year=1972|publisher=NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/7843}}

scope="row" | 5

| 2011 Christchurch earthquake

| {{Flag icon|New Zealand}} New Zealand

| 6.3

| $40 billion{{cite web|title=Four years on: Insurance and the Canterbury Earthquakes|date=February 2015|publisher=Deloitte Access Economics|url=https://www.vero.co.nz/sites/default/files/documents/Vero%20NZ%20Report_Four%20Years%20On%20-%20Insurance%20and%20the%20Canterbury%20Earthquakes.pdf|access-date=February 29, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124111031/https://www.vero.co.nz/sites/default/files/documents/Vero%20NZ%20Report_Four%20Years%20On%20-%20Insurance%20and%20the%20Canterbury%20Earthquakes.pdf|archive-date=January 24, 2016}}

scope="row" | 6

| 2004 Chūetsu earthquake

| {{Flag icon|Japan}} Japan

| data-sort-value="6.8" |6.6

| $28 billion{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|last=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|year=1972|publisher=NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/5807}}{{cite book|last1=Guha-Sapir|first1=Debarati|last2=Santos|first2=Indhira|last3=Borde|first3=Alexandre|title=The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters|page=252|date=2013|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-984193-6}}

scope="row" | 7

| 2011 Sikkim earthquake

| {{Flag icon|India}} India

| data-sort-value="6.9" |6.9

| $22.3 billion{{cite journal|title=The September 2011 Sikkim Himalaya earthquake Mw 6.9: is it a plane of detachment earthquake?|journal=Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk|date=March 19, 2014|author=Santanu Baruah|author2=Sowrav Saikia|author3=Saurabh Baruah|author4=Pabon K. Bora|author5=Ruben Tatevossian|author6=J. R. Kayal|volume=7|pages=248–263|doi=10.1080/19475705.2014.895963|doi-access=free|s2cid=128915677}}

scope="row" | 8

| 1999 İzmit earthquake

| {{Flag icon|Turkey}} Turkey

| data-sort-value="7.6" |7.6

| $20 billion

scope="row" | 9

| 2009 L'Aquila earthquake

| {{Flag icon|Italy}} Italy

| data-sort-value="6.3" |6.3

| $16 billion{{cite news|title=Italy Quake Reconstruction to Cost at Least $16 Billion|publisher=Fox News|date=April 15, 2009|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/italy-quake-reconstruction-to-cost-at-least-16-billion|access-date=October 23, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419231821/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C515989%2C00.html|archive-date=April 19, 2009}}

scope="row" | 10

| 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes

| {{Flag icon|Italy}} Italy

| data-sort-value="6.1" |6.1

| $15.8 billion{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Database|author=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS)|publisher=National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA|year=1972|type=Data Set|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/search}}

Most studied earthquakes

The 50 most studied earthquakes according to the International Seismological Centre (ISC), based on a count of scientific papers (mostly in English) that discuss that earthquake. The "Event #" is linked to the ISC Event Bibliography for that event.

{{Refbegin}}

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! Rank !! Event origin time !! ISC Event # !! Papers !! ISC code !! Event

–

!1

| 2011-03-11 05:46:23

{{EQ-isc-link
16461282}}2069TOHOKU20112011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2

| 2008-05-12 06:28:00 ||{{EQ-isc-link

13228121}}1706WENCHUAN20082008 Sichuan earthquake
3

| 2004-12-26 00:58:52 ||{{EQ-isc-link

7453151}}967SUMATRA20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
4

| 1999-09-20 17:47:16 ||{{EQ-isc-link

1718616}}771CHI-CHI19991999 Jiji earthquake
5

| 1995-01-16 20:46:51 ||{{EQ-isc-link

124708}}558SHYOGO19951995 Great Hanshin earthquake
6

| 2010-02-27 06:34:13 ||{{EQ-isc-link

14340585}}551MAULE20102010 Chile earthquake
7

| 1994-01-17 12:30:54 ||{{EQ-isc-link

189275}}548NORTHRIDGE19941994 Northridge earthquake
8

| 2009-04-06 01:32:42 ||{{EQ-isc-link

13438018}}525LAQUILA20092009 L'Aquila earthquake
9

| 1989-10-18 00:04:14 ||{{EQ-isc-link

389808}}520LOMAPRIETA19891989 Loma Prieta earthquake
10

| 2015-04-25 06:11:26 ||{{EQ-isc-link

607208674}}516GORKHA20152015 Nepal earthquake
11

| 1992-06-28 11:57:35 ||{{EQ-isc-link

289086}}440LANDERS19921992 Landers earthquake
12

| 1999-08-17 00:01:38 ||{{EQ-isc-link

1655218}}428IZMIT19991999 İzmit earthquake
13

| 2016-04-15 16:25:06 ||{{EQ-isc-link

610289055}}366KUMAMOTO20162016 Kumamoto earthquakes
14

| 2013-04-20 00:02:47 ||{{EQ-isc-link

607304721}}342LUSHAN20132013 Lushan earthquake
15

| 1964-03-28 03:36:13 ||{{EQ-isc-link

869809}}333ALASKA19641964 Alaska earthquake
16

| 1960-05-22 19:11:20 ||{{EQ-isc-link

879136}}290VALDIVIA19601960 Valdivia earthquake
17

| 2023-02-06 01:17:34 ||{{EQ-isc-link

625613033}}277TURKYIE-SYRIA20232023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes
18

| 2016-08-24 01:36:33 ||{{EQ-isc-link

611462212}}259AMATRICE20162016 Central Italy earthquake
19

| 2010-09-03 16:35:46 ||{{EQ-isc-link

15155483}}257DARFIELD20102010 Canterbury earthquake
20

| 2001-01-26 03:16:40 ||{{EQ-isc-link

1763683}}256BHUJ20012001 Gujarat earthquake
21

| 1985-09-19 13:17:50 ||{{EQ-isc-link

516095}}253MEXICOCITY19851985 Mexico City earthquake
22

| 2022-01-15 04:14:45 ||{{EQ-isc-link

621831271}}252HUNGATONGAHUNGAAPAI20222022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami
23

| 2016-11-13 11:02:59 ||{{EQ-isc-link

615035032}}251KAIKOURA20162016 Kaikōura earthquake
24

| 1971-02-09 14:00:40 ||{{EQ-isc-link

787038}}244SANFERNANDO19711971 San Fernando earthquake
25

| 1976-07-27 19:42:53 ||{{EQ-isc-link

711732}}235TANGSHAN19761976 Tangshan earthquake
26

| 2003-09-25 19:50:07 ||{{EQ-isc-link

7134409}}221TOKACHI-OKI20032003 Tokachi earthquake
27

| 2019-07-06 03:19:55 ||{{EQ-isc-link

616203758}}221RIDGECREST2019B2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes
28

| 1980-11-23 18:34:52 ||{{EQ-isc-link

635924}}212IRPINIA19801980 Irpinia earthquake
29

| 2004-10-23 08:55:58 ||{{EQ-isc-link

7421058}}205MID-NIIGATA20042004 Chūetsu earthquake
30

| 2012-05-20 02:03:53 ||{{EQ-isc-link

601025379}}205EMILIA2012A2012 Northern Italy earthquakes
31

| 2011-02-21 23:51:42 ||{{EQ-isc-link

16168897}}204CHRISTCHURCH20112011 Christchurch earthquake
32

| 1976-05-06 20:00:12 ||{{EQ-isc-link

713583}}199FRIULI19761976 Friuli earthquake
33

| 2005-03-28 16:09:35 ||{{EQ-isc-link

7486110}}197NIAS20052005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake
34

| 2004-09-28 17:15:24 ||{{EQ-isc-link

7406045}}197PARKFIELD20042004 Parkfield earthquake
35

| 2023-02-06 10:24:50 ||{{EQ-isc-link

625614289}}195TURKYIE-SYRIA2023A2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes
36

| 2016-10-30 06:40:19 ||{{EQ-isc-link

609624987}}194NORCIA20162016 Central Italy earthquakes
37

| 1923-09-01 02:58:35 ||{{EQ-isc-link

911526}}193KANTO19231923 Great Kantō earthquake
34

| 1999-10-16 09:46:45 ||{{EQ-isc-link

1643776}}184HECTOR-MINE19991999 Hector Mine earthquake
35

| 2005-10-08 03:50:37 ||{{EQ-isc-link

7703077}}181KASHMIR20052005 Kashmir earthquake
38

| 2017-08-08 13:19:49 || {{EQ-isc-link

610874246}}178JUIZHAIGOU20172017 Jinghe earthquake
39

| 2001-11-14 09:26:12 ||{{EQ-isc-link

2331800}}176KUNLUN20012001 Kunlun earthquake
40

| 2015-09-16 22:54:30 ||{{EQ-isc-link

611531714}}175ILLAPEL20152015 Illapel earthquake
41

| 2014-04-01 23:46:47 ||{{EQ-isc-link

610102185}}167IQUIQUE20142014 Iquique earthquake
42

| 2021-05-21 18:04:13 || {{EQ-isc-link

620437814}}166MADUO20212021 Maduo earthquake
43

| 1979-10-15 23:16:57 ||{{EQ-isc-link

657282}}165IMPERIAL19791979 Imperial Valley earthquake
44

| 2002-11-03 22:12:41 ||{{EQ-isc-link

6123395}}164DENALI20022002 Denali earthquake
45

| 1999-11-12 16:57:19 ||{{EQ-isc-link

1650092}}162DUZCE19991999 Düzce earthquake
46

| 2010-04-04 22:40:43 || {{EQ-isc-link

600257057}}158EL-MAYOR-CUCAPAH20102010 Baja California earthquake
47

| 2019-07-04 17:33:50 ||{{EQ-isc-link

616217956}}158RIDGECREST2019A2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes
48

| 2010-01-12 21:53:10 ||{{EQ-isc-link

14226221}}157HAITI20102010 Haiti earthquake

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Modified from figure 2, "The most studied events", at the ISC's [https://www.isc.ac.uk/event_bibliography/overview.php Overview of the ISC Event Bibliography].

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  • [https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/ USGS-ANSS Latest earthquakes] around the world
  • [https://www.scec.org/ Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)]
  • [https://ds.iris.edu/seismon/index.phtml IRIS Seismic Monitor], Recent earthquakes around the world
  • [https://ds.iris.edu/seismo-archives/ SeismoArchives], Seismogram Archives of Significant Earthquakes of the World
  • [https://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake Recent New Zealand earthquakes]
  • [https://iisee.kenken.go.jp/utsu/index_eng.html Database for the damage of world earthquake, ancient period (3000 BC) to year of 2006]—Building Research Institute (Japan)
  • [https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science/20-largest-earthquakes-world-1900 20 Largest Earthquakes in the World Since 1900], USGS
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090510025543/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/historical_mag_big.php Historic Worldwide Earthquakes, magnitude 6.0 and greater, sorted by magnitude], USGS (archived 2009)

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