| Date | Time‡ | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Mag. | MX† (M reference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 23, 1556 | Shaanxi, China ''see'' Shaanxi Earthquake | 34.5 | 109.7 | 830,000 | ~8 | ||
| August 17, 1668 | Anatolia, Turkey | 40 | 36 | 8,000 | ~8 | ||
| January 26, 1700 | Cascadia subduction zone ''see'' Cascadia Earthquake | ~9 | M (Satake et al, 1996) | ||||
| November 1, 1755 | 10:16 | Lisbon, Portugal ''see'' 1755 Lisbon earthquake | 36 | -11 | ''c.'' 80,000 | ~8.7 | MI (Johnston, 1996) |
| December 16, 1811 | 8:00 | New Madrid, Missouri, USA ''see'' New Madrid Earthquake | 36.6 | -89.6 | ~8.1 | MI (Johnston, 1996) | |
| January 23, 1812 | 15:00 | New Madrid, Missouri, USA | 36.6 | -89.6 | ~7.8 | MI (Johnston, 1996) | |
| February 7, 1812 | 9:45 | New Madrid, Missouri, USA | 36.6 | -89.6 | ~8 | MI (Johnston, 1996) | |
| June 2, 1823 | 8:00 | south flank of Kilauea, Hawaii, USA | 19.3 | -155 | ~7 | MI (Klein and Wright, 2000) | |
| June 10, 1836 | 15:30 | south San Francisco Bay region, California, USA | 36.9 | -121.5 | ~6.5 | MI (Bakun, 1999) | |
| June 1838 | San Francisco Peninsula, California, USA | 37.3 | -123.2 | ~6.8 | MI (Bakun, 1999) | ||
| January 5, 1843 | 2:45 | Marked Tree, Arkansas, USA | 35.5 | -90.5 | ~6.3 | MI (Johnston, 1996) | |
| January 9, 1857 | 16:24 | Fort Tejon, California (San Andreas fault from Parkfield to Wrightwood) ''see'' Fort Tejon earthquake | 1 | ~7.9 | M (Grant and Sieh, 1993; Stein and Hanks, 1998) | ||
| December 16, 1857 | 21:00 | Naples, Italy | 40.3 | 16 | 11,000 | ~6.9 | MI |
| October 8, 1865 | 20:46 | San Jose, California, USA | 37.2 | 121.9 | ~6.5 | MI (Bakun, 1999) | |
| April 3, 1868 | 2:25 | Hilea, southeast Hawaii, Hawaii, USA | 19.2 | -155.5 | 77 | ~7.9 | MI (Klein and Wright, 2000) |
| October 21, 1868 | 15:53 | Hayward, California, USA, Hayward Fault Zone | 37.7 | -122.1 | 30 | ~6.8 | MI (Bakun, 1999) |
| February 20, 1871 | 8:42 | Molokai, Hawaii, USA | 21.2 | -156.9 | ~6.8 | MI (Klein and Wright, 2000) | |
| March 26, 1872 | 10:30 | Owens Valley, California, USA ''see'' 1872 Lone Pine earthquake | 36.5 | -118 | 27 | ~7.6 | M (Beanland and Clark, 1994) |
| December 15, 1872 | 5:40 | north Cascades, Washington, USA | 47.9 | -120.3 | ~7.3 | MI (Malone and Bor, 1979; Rogers et al., 1983) | |
| November 23, 1873 | 5:00 | California-Oregon coast | 42.2 | -124.2 | ~7.3 | MI (Bakun, 2000) | |
| August 31, 1886 | 2:51 | Charleston, South Carolina, USA | 32.9 | -80 | 60 | ~7.3 | MI (Johnston, 1996) |
| April 24, 1890 | 11:36 | Corralitos, California, USA | 37 | 121.8 | ~6.3 | MI (Bakun, 1999) | |
| October 27, 1891 | 21:38 | Mino-Owari, Japan | 35.6 | 136.6 | 7,273 | ~8 | MS |
| April 19, 1892 | 10:50 | Vacaville, California, USA | 38.5 | -121.8 | 1 | ~6.4 | MI (Bakun, 1999) |
| April 21, 1892 | 17:43 | Winters, California, USA | 38.6 | -122 | ~6.4 | MI (Bakun, 1999) | |
| October 31, 1895 | 11:08 | Charleston, Missouri, USA | 37 | -89.4 | ~6.6 | MI (Johnston, 1996) | |
| June 15, 1896 | 19:32 | Sanriku, Japan | 39.5 | 144 | ~8.5 | M | |
| June 12, 1897 | 11:06 | Assam, India | 26 | 91 | 1,500 | ~8.3 | |
| June 20, 1897 | 20:14 | Calaveras Fault, California, USA | 37 | -121.6 | ~6.3 | MI (Bakun, 1999) | |
| March 31, 1898 | 7:43 | Mare Island, California, USA | 38.1 | 122.4 | ~6.3 | MI (Bakun, 1999) | |
| April 15, 1898 | 7:07 | Mendocino County, California, USA | 39.3 | -123.9 | ~6.8 | MI (Bakun, 2000) | |
| September 4, 1899 | 0:22 | Cape Yakataga, Alaska, USA | 60 | -142 | 7.9 | MS | |
| September 10, 1899 | 21:41 | Yakutat Bay, Alaska, USA | 60 | -142 | 8 | MS | |
| October 9, 1900 | 12:28 | Kodiak Island, Alaska, USA | 57.1 | -153.5 | 7.7 | MS | |
| March 3, 1901 | 7:45 | Parkfield, California, USA | 36.2 | -120.7 | 6.4 | MS (Abe, 1988) | |
| August 27, 1904 | 21:56 | Fairbanks, Alaska, USA | 64.7 | -148.1 | 7.3 | MS | |
| July 9, 1905 | 9:40 | Mongolia | 49 | 99 | 8.4 | M | |
| January 31, 1906 | 15:36 | Colombia-Ecuador | 1 | -81.5 | 1,000 | 8.8 | M |
| April 18, 1906 | 13:12 | San Francisco, California (San Andreas fault from Cape Mendocino to San Juan Bautista) ''see'' San Francisco earthquake of 1906 | 3,000 | 7.8 | M (Bakun, 1999) | ||
| August 17, 1906 | 0:40 | Valparaíso, Chile | -33 | -72 | 20,000 | 8.2 | M |
| December 28, 1908 | 4:20 | Messina & Reggio Calabria, Italy | 38.3 | 15.6 | 70,000 | 7.2 | MS |
| July 1, 1911 | 22:00 | Calaveras fault, California, USA | 37.39 | -121.8 | 6.5 | MS | |
| October 3, 1915 | 6:52 | Pleasant Valley, Nevada, USA | 40.5 | -117.5 | 7.1 | M (Stover and Coffman, 1993) | |
| October 11, 1918 | 14:14 | Puerto Rico | 18.47 | -67.63 | 116 | 7.5 | MS (McCann, 1985) |
| December 6, 1918 | 8:41 | Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada | 49.62 | -125.92 | 7 | ML (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954: Rogers, 1983) | |
| December 16, 1920 | 12:05 | Ningxia-Gansu, China | 36.6 | 105.32 | 200,000 | 8.6 | MS |
| January 31, 1922 | 13:17 | offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, USA | 40.7 | -125.55 | 7.3 | MG-R (Ellsworth, 1990) | |
| March 10, 1922 | 11:21 | Parkfield, California, USA | 35.9 | 120.9 | 6.1 | M (Bakun and McEvilly, 1984) | |
| January 22, 1923 | 9:04 | offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, USA | 40.49 | -125.32 | 7.2 | MG-R (Ellsworth, 1990) | |
| September 1, 1923 | 2:58 | Kantō, Japan ''see'' Great Kantō earthquake | 35.4 | 139.08 | 143,000 | 7.9 | M |
| March 1, 1925 | 2:19 | Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada | 47.76 | -69.84 | 6.3 | M (Bent, 1992) | |
| June 28, 1925 | 1:21 | Clarkston Valley, Montana, USA | 46.32 | -111.52 | 6.6 | M (Dosier, 1989) | |
| June 29, 1925 | 14:42 | Santa Barbara, California, USA | 34.3 | -119.8 | 13 | 6.8 | M (Stein and Hanks, 1998) |
| October 22, 1926 | 12:35 | Monterey Bay, California, USA | 36.62 | -122.35 | 6.1 | MG-R (Ellsworth, 1990) | |
| October 22, 1926 | 13:35 | Monterey Bay, California, USA | 36.55 | -122.18 | 6.1 | MG-R (Ellsworth, 1990) | |
| March 7, 1927 | 9:27 | Tango, Japan | 35.8 | 134.92 | 3,020 | 7.6 | MS |
| May 22, 1927 | 22:32 | Tsinghai, China | 37.39 | 102.31 | 200,000 | 7.9 | MS |
| November 4, 1927 | 13:51 | offshore Lompoc, California, USA | 34.92 | -121.03 | 7.1 | M (Stein and Hanks, 1998) | |
| November 18, 1929 | 20:32 | Grand Banks, Newfoundland, Canada | 44.69 | -56.01 | 7.3 | M (Bent, 1995) | |
| December 21, 1932 | 6:10 | Cedar Mountain, Nevada, USA | 38.51 | -118.08 | 7.2 | M | |
| March 2, 1933 | 17:31 | Sanriku, Japan | 39.22 | 144.62 | 2,990 | 8.4 | M |
| March 11, 1933 | 1:54 | Long Beach, California, USA ''see'' Long Beach earthquake of 1933 | 33.6 | -118 | 115 | 6.4 | M (Hauksson & Gross, 1991) |
| November 20, 1933 | 23:21 | Baffin Bay, Canada | 73 | -69.98 | 7.4 | M (Stein et al. 1979) | |
| January 15, 1934 | 8:43 | Bihar, India | 27.55 | 87.09 | 10,700 | 8.1 | M (Chen and Molnar, 1977) |
| June 8, 1934 | 4:47 | Parkfield, California, USA | 35.9 | -120.9 | 6.1 | M (Bakun and McEvilly, 1984) | |
| November 1, 1935 | 6:03 | Timiskaming, Quebec, Canada | 48.89 | -79 | 6.2 | M (Bent, 1996) | |
| July 22, 1937 | 17:09 | Salcha, Alaska, USA | 64.49 | -146.85 | 7.3 | MS | |
| January 23, 1938 | 8:32 | Maui, Hawaii, USA | 20.96 | -156.18 | 6.8 | MS (Klein and Wright, 2000) | |
| November 10, 1938 | 20:18 | Shumagin Islands, Alaska, USA | 55.33 | -158.37 | 8.2 | M | |
| December 26, 1939 | 23:57 | Erzincan, Turkey ''see'' 1939 Erzincan earthquake | 39.77 | 39.53 | 32,700 | 7.8 | MS |
| May 19, 1940 | 4:36 | Imperial Valley, California, USA | 32.73 | -115.5 | 9 | 7.1 | M (Ellsworth, 1990) |
| November 10, 1940 | 1:39 | Vrancea, RO | 45.80 | 26.70 | 4,000 | 7.4 | M (LT, 2007) |
| December 7, 1944 | 4:35 | Tonankai, Japan | 33.75 | 136 | 1,223 | 8.1 | M |
| April 1, 1946 | 12:28 | Unimak Island, Alaska, USA | 52.75 | -163.5 | 165 | 7.3 | MS (Stover and Coffman, 1993) |
| June 23, 1946 | 17:13 | Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada | 49.75 | -124.5 | 7.3 | ML (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954: Rogers, 1983) | |
| August 4, 1946 | 17:51 | Dominican Republic | 19.25 | -69 | 100 | 8 | MS (Abe, 1981) |
| December 20, 1946 | 19:19 | Nankaidō, Japan | 32.5 | 134.5 | 1,330 | 8.1 | M |
| October 16, 1947 | 2:09 | Fairbanks, Alaska, USA | 64.2 | -148.3 | 7.2 | M | |
| April 13, 1949 | 19:55 | Olympia, Washington, USA ''see'' Nisqually Earthquake | 47.1 | -122.7 | 8 | 7.1 | ML (Baker and Langston, 1987) |
| August 22, 1949 | 4:01 | Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada | 53.62 | -133.27 | 8.1 | MS (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954) | |
| August 15, 1950 | 14:09 | Assam-Tibet | 28.5 | 96.5 | 1,526 | 8.6 | M |
| August 21, 1951 | 10:57 | Kona, Hawaii, USA | 19.5 | -155.95 | 6.9 | MS (Klein and Wright, 2000) | |
| July 21, 1952 | 11:52 | Kern County, California, USA | 34.95 | -119.05 | 12 | 7.3 | M (Stein and Hanks, 1998) |
| November 4, 1952 | 16:58 | Kamchatka, Russia ''see'' Kamchatka earthquakes | 52.76 | 160.06 | 9 | M | |
| March 29, 1954 | 6:17 | Spain | 37.03 | -3.51 | 7.9 | M | |
| July 6, 1954 | 11:13 | Rainbow Mountain, Nevada, USA | 39.42 | -118.53 | 6.6 | M (Ellsworth, 1990) | |
| August 24, 1954 | 5:51 | Stillwater, Nevada, USA | 39.58 | -118.45 | 6.8 | M (Ellsworth, 1990) | |
| December 16, 1954 | 11:07 | Fairview Peak, Nevada, USA | 39.32 | -118.2 | 7.1 | M (Ellsworth, 1990) | |
| December 16, 1954 | 11:11 | Dixie Valley, Nevada, USA | 39.5 | -118 | 6.8 | M (Ellsworth, 1990) | |
| October 24, 1955 | 4:10 | Concord, California, USA | 38 | -122.1 | 1 | 5.4 | ML (Bolt and Miller, 1975) |
| March 9, 1957 | 14:22 | Andreanof Islands, Alaska, USA ''see'' 1957 Andreanof Islands Earthquake | 51.56 | -175.39 | 9.1 | M | |
| December 4, 1957 | 3:37 | Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia | 45.15 | 99.21 | 30 | 8.1 | M |
| April 7, 1958 | 15:30 | Huslia, Alaska, USA | 65.94 | -156.37 | 7.3 | M | |
| July 10, 1958 | 6:15 | Fairweather, Alaska, USA ''comment'' caused megatsunami in Lituya Bay, Alaska | 58.37 | -136.66 | 5 | 7.7 | M |
| August 18, 1959 | 6:37 | Hebgen Lake, Montana, USA | 44.6 | -110.64 | 28 | 7.3 | M (Dosier, 1985) |
| February 29, 1960 | 23:40 | Agadir, Morocco ''see'' 1960 Agadir earthquake) | 30.5 | -9.3 | 10,000 | 5.7 | M |
| May 22, 1960 | 19:11 | Valdivia, Chile ''see'' Great Chilean Earthquake | -38.24 | -73.05 | 5,700 | 9.5 | M |
| July 26, 1963 | 4:17 | Skopje, Macedonia ''see'' 1963 Skopje earthquake | 42.16 | 21.66 | 1100 | 6.1 | M |
| March 28, 1964 | 3:36 | Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA ''see'' Good Friday Earthquake | 61.02 | -147.65 | 125 | 9.2 | M |
| June 16, 1964 | 4:01 | Niigata, Japan | 38.43 | 139.23 | 26 | 7.5 | M |
| February 4, 1965 | 5:01 | Rat Islands, Alaska, USA | 51.21 | -178.5 | 8.7 | M | |
| April 29, 1965 | 15:28 | Seattle-Tacoma, Washington, USA ''see'' Nisqually Earthquake | 47.32 | -122.33 | 7 | 6.5 | ML (Algermissen and Harding, 1965) |
| June 28, 1966 | 4:26 | Parkfield, California, USA | 35.88 | -120.49 | 6.1 | M (Tsai and Aki, 1969) | |
| September 12, 1966 | 16:41 | Truckee, California, USA | 39.38 | -120.22 | 5.9 | M (Tsai and Aki, 1970) | |
| December 10, 1967 | 22:51 | Koyna, India | 17.39 | 73.77 | 6.3 | M (Langston, 1976) | |
| October 2, 1969 | 6:19 | Santa Rosa, California, USA | 38.3 | -122.76 | 1 | 5.7 | ML (Bolt and Miller, 1975) |
| May 31, 1970 | 20:23 | Peru | -9.25 | -78.84 | 66,000 | 7.9 | M |
| July 31, 1970 | 17:08 | Colombia | -1.49 | -72.56 | 8 | MS | |
| February 9, 1971 | 14:00 | Sylmar, California, USA ''see'' Sylmar earthquake | 34.4 | -118.39 | 65 | 6.7 | M (Heaton, 1982) |
| December 23, 1972 | 06:29 | Managua, Nicaragua | 12.35 | 86.12 | 6,000 | 6.2 | Mw (Brown, R. D., P. L. Ward, and G. Plafker (1973)) |
| February 4, 1975 | 11:36 | Haicheng, China | 40.72 | 122.73 | 10,000 | 7 | M (Cipar, 1979) |
| August 1, 1975 | 20:20 | Oroville, California, USA | 39.5 | -121.39 | 5.8 | M | |
| November 29, 1975 | 14:47 | south flank of Kilauea, Hawaii, USA | 19.45 | -155.03 | 2 | 7.2 | MS (Klein and Wright, 2000) |
| February 4, 1976 | 9:01 | Guatemala | 15.3 | -89.14 | 23,000 | 7.5 | M |
| July 27, 1976 | 19:42 | Tangshan, China ''see'' Tangshan earthquake | 39.61 | 117.89 | 242,419 ★ | 7.6 | M |
| August 6, 1979 | 17:05 | Coyote Lake, California, USA | 37.11 | -121.52 | 5.7 | M (Ellsworth, 1990) | |
| October 15, 1979 | 23:17 | Imperial Valley, California, USA | 32.82 | -115.65 | 6.4 | M (Hartzell and Heaton, 1983) | |
| January 24, 1980 | 19:00 | Livermore, California, USA | 37.71 | -121.73 | 5.8 | M (Bolt et al., 1981) | |
| May 25, 1980 | 16:33 | Mammoth Lakes, California, USA | 37.6 | -118.83 | 6.1 | M (Ellsworth, 1990) | |
| May 25, 1980 | 16:49 | Mammoth Lakes, California, USA | 37.65 | -118.9 | 5.9 | ML (Ellsworth, 1990) | |
| May 25, 1980 | 19:44 | Mammoth Lakes, California, USA | 37.55 | -118.82 | 5.8 | M (Ellsworth, 1990) | |
| May 27, 1980 | 14:50 | Mammoth Lakes, California, USA | 37.48 | -118.8 | 6 | M (Ellsworth, 1990) | |
| November 8, 1980 | 10:27 | Gorda Plate, California, USA | 41.12 | -124.67 | 7.2 | M (Ellsworth, 1990) | |
| November 23, 1980 | 19:34 | Conza della Campania, Avellino, Italy | 40.87 | 15.31 | 2735 | 7 | M |
| May 2, 1983 | 23:42 | Coalinga, California, USA | 36.23 | -120.32 | 6.5 | M (Ellsworth, 1990) | |
| October 28, 1983 | 14:06 | Borah Peak, Idaho, USA | 44.09 | -113.8 | 2 | 7 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| November 16, 1983 | 16:13 | Kaoiki, Hawaii, USA | 19.44 | 155.38 | 6.7 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) | |
| April 24, 1984 | 21:15 | Morgan Hill, California, USA | 37.3 | -121.71 | 6.2 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) | |
| November 23, 1984 | 18:08 | Round Valley, California, USA | 37.45 | -118.6 | 5.7 | M (Ellsworth, 1990) | |
| September 19, 1985 | 13:17 | Michoacán, Mexico ''see'' Great Mexican Earthquake | 18.44 | -102.36 | 9,500 | 8 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| December 23, 1985 | 5:16 | Nahanni, Northwest Territories, Canada | 62.16 | -124.31 | 6.8 | M (Wetmiller et al., 1988) | |
| May 7, 1986 | 22:47 | Andreanof Islands, Alaska, USA | 51.56 | -174.81 | 8 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) | |
| July 8, 1986 | 9:20 | north Palm Springs, California, USA | 33.97 | -116.78 | 6.1 | M (Hartzell, 1989) | |
| July 21, 1986 | 14:42 | Chalfant Valley, California, USA | 37.53 | -118.43 | 6.2 | M (Ellsworth, 1990) | |
| October 1, 1987 | 14:42 | Whittier Narrows, California, USA ''see'' Whittier Narrows earthquake | 34.06 | -118.13 | 8 | 5.9 | M (Hartzell and Iida, 1990) |
| November 30, 1987 | 19:23 | Gulf of Alaska | 58.84 | -142.6 | 7.9 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) | |
| January 22, 1988 | 0:35 | Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia | -19.87 | 133.78 | 6.3 | M (Choy and Bowman, 1990) | |
| January 22, 1988 | 3:57 | Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia | -19.88 | 133.83 | 6.4 | M (Choy and Bowman, 1990) | |
| January 22, 1988 | 12:04 | Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia | -19.9 | 133.83 | 6.6 | M (Choy and Bowman, 1990) | |
| March 6, 1988 | 22:35 | Gulf of Alaska | 57.26 | -142.75 | 7.8 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) | |
| November 25, 1988 | 23:46 | Saguenay, Quebec, Canada | 48.06 | -71.27 | 5.9 | M (Boatwright and Choy, 1992) | |
| December 7, 1988 | 7:41 | Spitak, Armenia | 40.93 | 44.11 | 25,000 | 6.8 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| October 17, 1989 | 0:04 | Loma Prieta, California, USA ''see'' Loma Prieta earthquake | 37.14 | -121.76 | 63 | 6.9 | M (Wald et al., 1991) |
| December 25, 1989 | 14:24 | Ungava Peninsula, Quebec, Canada | 60.07 | -73.54 | 6 | M (Bent, 1994) | |
| June 28, 1991 | 1:43 | Sierra Madre, California, USA | 34.25 | -117.95 | 2 | 5.6 | M (Wald et al., 1991) |
| August 17, 1991 | 22:17 | Honeydew, California, USA | 41.79 | -125.58 | 7.1 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) | |
| April 23, 1992 | 4:50 | Joshua Tree, California, USA | 33.87 | -116.55 | 6.1 | M (Hauksson et al., 1993) | |
| April 25, 1992 | 18:06 | Cape Mendocino, California, USA | 40.38 | -124.05 | 7.2 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) | |
| April 26, 1992 | 7:41 | offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, USA | 40.55 | -124.29 | 6.5 | M (Oppenheimer et al., 1993) | |
| April 26, 1992 | 11:18 | offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, USA | 40.44 | -124.43 | 6.7 | M (Oppenheimer et al., 1993) | |
| June 28, 1992 | 11:57 | Landers, California, USA | 34.2 | -116.52 | 3 | 7.3 | M (Sieh et al. 1993) |
| June 29, 1992 | 10:14 | Little Skull Mountain, Nevada, USA | 36.77 | -116.32 | 5.7 | M (Walter, 1993) | |
| September 2, 1992 | 0:16 | Nicaragua | 11.77 | -87.35 | 116 | 7.7 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| September 29, 1993 | 22:25 | Latur-Killari, India | 18.08 | 76.52 | 9,748 | 6.2 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| January 17, 1994 | 12:30 | Northridge, California, USA ''see'' 1994 Northridge Earthquake | 34.18 | -118.56 | 60 | 6.7 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| June 9, 1994 | 0:33 | Bolivia | -13.86 | -67.49 | 5 | 8.2 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| September 1, 1994 | 15:15 | Cape Mendocino, California, USA | 40.38 | -125.78 | 7.1 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) | |
| January 17, 1995 | 05:46 | Kobe, Japan ''see'' Great Hanshin earthquake | 34.57 | 135.03 | 5,502 | 6.9 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| May 21, 1997 | 22:51 | Jabalpur, India | 23.07 | 80.12 | 38 | 5.8 | M (Singh et al., 1999) |
| July 17, 1998 | 8:49 | New Guinea | -2.94 | 142.58 | 2,183 | 7 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| January 25, 1999 | 18:19 | Colombia | 4.45 | -75.65 | 1,185 | 6.2 | |
| August 17, 1999 | 0:01 | İzmit, Turkey ''see'' İzmit earthquake | 40.77 | 30 | 17,118 | 7.6 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| September 20, 1999 | 17:47 | Chi-Chi, Taiwan''see'' Chi-Chi earthquake | 23.82 | 120.86 | 2,400 | 7.7 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| October 16, 1999 | 9:46 | Hector Mine, California, USA | 34.56 | -116.44 | 7.2 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) | |
| November 12, 1999 | 16:57 | Düzce, Turkey | 40.82 | 31.23 | 894 | 7.2 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| September 3, 2000 | 8:36 | Napa, California, USA | 38.38 | -122.41 | 5 | M (BRK) | |
| November 16, 2000 | 4:54 | New Ireland, Papua New Guinea | -4 | 152.33 | 8 | ||
| January 13, 2001 | 17:33 | El Salvador | 13.04 | -88.66 | 844 | 7.7 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| January 26, 2001 | 3:16 | Gujarat, India ''see'' 2001 Gujarat Earthquake | 23.39 | 70.23 | 20,085 | 7.7 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| February 28, 2001 | 18:54 | Olympia, Washington, USA ''see'' Nisqually Earthquake | 47.11 | -122.6 | 6.8 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) | |
| June 23, 2001 | 20:33 | coastal Peru | -16.3 | -73.55 | 75 | 8.4 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| March 25, 2002 | 14:56 | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | 36.06 | 69.32 | 1,000 | 6.1 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| April 20, 2002 | 10:50 | Au Sable Forks, New York | 44.51 | -73.7 | 5.2 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) | |
| November 3, 2002 | 22:12 | Denali National Park, Alaska, USA | 63.52 | -147.44 | 7.9 | M (QED) | |
| May 21, 2003 | 18:44 | Boumerdès, Algeria | 36.96 | 3.63 | 2,266 | 6.8 | M (QED) |
| September 25, 2003 | 19:50 | Hokkaidō, Japan | 41.82 | 143.91 | 8.3 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) | |
| November 17, 2003 | 06:43 | Rat Islands, Alaska, USA | 51.15 | 178.65 | 7.8 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) | |
| December 22, 2003 | 19:15 | San Simeon, California, USA | 35.71 | -121.10 | 2 | 6.6 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| December 26, 2003 | 01:56 | southeastern Iran ''see'' Bam: 2003 earthquake | 29.00 | 58.31 | 31,000 | 6.6 | M (PDE Monthly Listing) |
| September 28, 2004 | 17:15 | Parkfield, California, USA ''see'' Parkfield earthquake | 35.81 | -120.37 | 6.0 | M (QED) | |
| December 26, 2004 | 00:58 | off west coast northern Sumatra ''see'' 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake | 3.30 | 95.87 | 283,106 | 9.3 | M (QED) |
| March 28, 2005 | 16:09 | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia ''see'' 2005 Sumatra earthquake | 2.07 | 97.01 | 1,313 | 8.7 | M (QED) |
| 'Date' | 'Site' | 'Deaths' | 'Magnitude or intensity ★ ' | 'Comments' | 'Source' |
| 464 BC | Sparta, Greece | ? | – | Led to a helot uprising and strained relations with Athens, one of the factors that led to the Peloponnesian War | – |
| 226 BC | Rhodes, Greece | ? | – | Destroyed Colossus of Rhodes and city of Kameiros | – |
| 365 | Knossos, Crete (Greece) | 50,000 | XI | – | |
| 365 | Cyrene, Libya | ? | – | – | |
| May 20 526 | Antioch, Syria | 250,000 | – | Procopius, II.14.6; sources based on John of Ephesus | |
| 844 | Damascus, Syria | 50,000 | VIII | – | |
| 847 | Mosul, Iraq | 50,000 | – | – | |
| 847 | Damascus, Syria | 70,000 | X | – | |
| 856 | Corinth, Greece | 45,000 | – | – | |
| 893 | Caucasus | 82,000 | – | – | |
| 893 | Udaipur, India | 180,000 | – | – | |
| 893 | Ardabil, Iran | 150,000 | – | – | |
| 1036 | Shanxi, China | 23,000 | – | – | |
| 1042 | Palmyra, Baalbek, Syria | 50,000 | X | – | |
| 1057 | Chihli (Hopeh), China | 25,000 | – | – | |
| 1138 | Ganzah, Aleppo, Syria | 230,000 | XI | ||
| 1156-1157 | Syria | ? | – | – | |
| 1170 | Sicily | 15,000 | – | – | |
| July 5, 1201 | Eastern Mediterranean | 1,100,000 | IX | Damage across a wide area from Syria to Upper Egypt | – |
| 1268 | Cilicia, Anatolia (Turkey) | 60,000 | – | – | |
| September 27 1290 | Chihli (Hopeh), China | 100,000 | 6.7 | – | |
| May 26 1293 | Kamakura, Japan | 30,000 | – | – | |
| October 18 1356 | Basel, Switzerland | 1,000 | 6.5 | Basel earthquake | – |
| September 10 1509 | Istanbul, Turkey ''see'' 1509 Istanbul earthquake | 10,000 | 7.2 | – | |
| January 26 1531 | Lisbon, Portugal | 30,000 | – | – | |
| July 13 1605 | Qiongshan, Hainan, China | 3,000 | X | – | |
| November 25 1667 | Shemakha, Azerbaijan | 80,000 | XII | – | |
| June 7 1692 | Port Royal, Jamaica | 30,000 | – | – | |
| January 11 1693 | Catania Province, Sicily | 60,000 | – | – | |
| 1693 | Naples, Italy | 93,000 | – | – | |
| 1707 | Japan (seismic wave) | 30,000 | – | – | |
| December 30 1730 | Hokkaidō, Japan | 137,000 | – | – | |
| 1731 | Beijing, China | 100,000 | – | – | |
| October 11 1737 | Calcutta, India | 300,000 | – | See 1737 Calcutta cyclone | – |
| October 16 1737 | Kamchatka, Russia | 9.3 | See Kamchatka earthquakes | – | |
| June 7 1755 | Northern Persia | 40,000 | – | – | |
| November 18 1755 | Boston, Massachusetts | 0 | – | – | |
| February 28, 1780 | Iran | 200,000 | – | Latitude: 38, longitude: 46.2 | – |
| February 4—5, March 28 1783 | Calabria, Italy | 35,000 | – | – | |
| February 4 1797 | Quito, Ecuador & Cuzco, Peru | 41,000 | – | – | |
| February 10 1797 | Sumatra, East Indies (now Indonesia) | 300 | 8.4 | – | |
| November 22, 1800, 1:30 p.m. local time | San Diego, California, USA (lat. 34.00, long. 117.18) | Unknown | 6.5 | Resulted in varying levels of damage at Mission San Diego de Alcalá, Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, and Mission San Juan Capistrano | California Earthquake History 1769-Present |
| December 8, 1812, 9:45 a.m. local time | Wrightwood, California, USA (lat. 34.22, long. 117.39) | 42 | 7.0 | Destroyed the "Great Stone Church" at Mission San Juan Capistrano | Southern California Earthquake Data Center |
| December 21, 1812, 11:00 a.m. local time | Santa Barbara Channel, California, USA (lat. 34.12, long. 119.54) | 0 | 7.0 | Destroyed the church at Mission Santa Barbara, caused near-total destruction at Mission La Purísima Concepción, and considerable damage at Mission Santa Inés | Southern California Earthquake Data Center |
| November 25 1833 | Sumatra, East Indies (now Indonesia) | 8.7 | – | ||
| January 23, 1855 21:11 local time | Wairarapa, New Zealand | 4 | ~8.0 | Raised sections of Wellington coastline by 2 metres | – |
| February 16 1861 | Sumatra, East Indies (now Indonesia) | 8.5 | – | ||
| April 4 1905 | Kangra, India | 20,000 | 7.8 | Kangra district HQ Dharamsala devastated | [2] |
| June 11, 1909 | Lambesc, France | 46 | 6,2 | Highest magnitude earthquake ever recorded in continental France. 250 wounded. 2,000 buildings damaged | French Wikipedia article |
| February 3, 1931, 10:47 local time | Napier, New Zealand ''see'' Napier earthquake | 258 | 7.9 | Much of city destroyed; 40 km² of seabed raised to become dry land | – |
| December 25, 1932, | Gansu, China | 70,000 | 7.6 | – | |
| April 21, 1935, 6:02 local time | Shinchiku-Taichū, Taiwan | 3,279 | 7.1 | – | |
| December 20, 1942, | Turkey ''see'' NAFZ | 6.9 | – | ||
| November 26, 1943, | Turkey ''see'' NAFZ | 7.7 | – | ||
| January 15, 1944, 20:50 GTM-3 | San Juan, Argentina | 8,000 ~ 10,000 | IX (7.8) | The 30 second long earthquake destroyed 95% of the city, located 30 km form the epicentre. | – |
| February 1, 1944, | Turkey ''see'' NAFZ | 7.5 | – | ||
| August 17, 1949, | Turkey ''see'' NAFZ | 7.1 | – | ||
| August 13, 1951, | Turkey ''see'' NAFZ | 6.8 | – | ||
| August 8-August 12, 1953 | Kefalonia, Greece | 476 | 7.2 | 113 tremors over five days | – |
| May 26, 1957, | Turkey ''see'' NAFZ | 6.8 | – | ||
| August 19, 1966, | Turkey ''see'' NAFZ | 6.6 | – | ||
| July 22, 1967, | Turkey ''see'' NAFZ | 7.0 | – | ||
| May 22, 1971, | Turkey ''see'' NAFZ | 6.8 | – | ||
| December 23, 1972 | Managua, Nicaragua | 5,000 – 20,000 | 6.3 | Somoza mishandling of earthquake aid has been cited as a contributing factor to the Sandinista revolution; devastated largest city in Nicaragua (Managua) | – |
| June 30, 1975 | Norris Junction, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA | 0 | 6.1 | Largest earthquake in Yellowstone Caldera since 1959 Hebgen Lake event | – |
| March 4, 1977 | Bucharest, Romania ''see'' 1977 Bucharest Earthquake | 1500 | 7.5 | Lasted ~5 minutes and left the capital devastated. | – |
| June 21, 1990 | Northwestern Iran | 35000 | 7.7 | Called ''Manjil-Rudbar Earthquake'' | – |
| March 13, 1992, | Turkey ''see'' NAFZ | 6.5 | – |
| Date | Time‡ | Place | Lat. | Long. | Fatalities | Comments | Magnitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5, 2004 | 19:07 (UTC), 23:57 (Local) | Off central Tōkai region, western Japan | 0 | 20+ injured, tsunami and flooding | 6.9 and 7.4 | ||
| October 8, 2004 | 15:35 | Mindoro, Philippines | 13.21 | 121.65 | — | Sporadic blackouts | 6.6 |
| October 9, 2004 | 22:26 | 80 kilometres southwest of Managua, Nicaragua | 12 | 86 | 0 | Minimal damage | 6.9 |
| October 23, 2004 | 17:56 | Ojiya, Japan ''see'' 2004 Chūetsu earthquake | 37.3 | 138.8 | 46 | 4801 injured; 103,000+ displaced | 6.9 |
| October 27, 2004 | 18:34 | Vrancea, Romania | 0 | Telephone service interrupted; felt also in Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova and Turkey | 5.8 (Istanbul's Kandilli Observatory reported 6.5) | ||
| November 10, 2004 | 22:58 | Solomon Islands | 9 | 159 | 0 | No injuries nor damage | 6.9 |
| November 11, 2004 | 21:36 | 96 kilometres west-northwest of Dili, East Timor | 6 | 21 injured | 7.3 | ||
| November 15, 2004 | around 9:00 | off coast of Chocó, Colombia | 0 | 11+ injured, 18 homes destroyed, half near Buenaventura | 6.7 | ||
| November 21, 2004 | 45 kilometres north-northwest of Dominica | 1 | Half-dozen injured, damage also in Guadeloupe | 6.0 | |||
| November 21, 2004 | 48 kilometres south-southwest of San José, Costa Rica | 8 | Half-dozen injured | 6.2 | |||
| November 28, 2004 | 18:32 | 900 kilometres northwest of Tokyo, Japan, 50 km below sea level | 0 | 8 injured, utility services interrupted in hundreds of homes | 7.1 | ||
| December 23, 2004 | 14:59 | 495 kilometres north of Macquarie Island, SW of New Zealand | 50.24°S | 160.13°E | 0 | Minimal damage reported in southern New Zealand | 8.1 |
| February 11, 2005 | 21:00:23.9 | 114 kilometres southwest of Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada | 60.21°N | 139.50°W | 0 | No damage nor injuries | 5.5 |
| February 22, 2005 | 02:25:21 UTC, 05:55:21 Local Time | Zarand, Iran ''see'' 2005 Zarand earthquake | 30.726°N | 56.817°E | At least 790 | Hundreds injured, damage in some 40 villages, centered 150 miles from Bam, Iran | 6.4 |
| March 6, 2005 | 19:06:52 UTC, 3:06:52 AM Local Time | Near Sua-ho, Taiwan | 24.607°N | 121.859°E | 0 | Followed minutes later by a magnitude 5.4 aftershock. | 5.7 |
| March 6, 2005 | 06:17:49 UTC, 1:17:49 AM Local Time | Gaspé Peninsula, Canada | 47.750°N | 69.730°W | 0 | 102 km (63 miles) WNW (303°) from Fort Kent, Maine | 5.4 |
| March 20, 2005 | 01:53 UTC, 10:53 AM Local Time | Offshore of Fukuoka, Japan ''see'' Fukuoka earthquake | 33.54°N | 130.12°E | 1 | 1145 injured; 3000+ displaced | 7.0 |
| June 13, 2005 | 22:44:33 UTC, 18:44:33 Local Time | Tarapacá, Chile | 19.896°S | 69.125°W | 11 | 115 km (70 miles) ENE of Iquique, Chile. | 7.8 |
| June 15, 2005 | 02:50:53 UTC, 18:50:53 Local Time June 14 | Offshore of Northern California, USA | 41.284°N | 125.983°W | 0 | 157 km (98 miles) WSW of Crescent City, California. | 7.2 |
| August 16, 2005 | 02:46:30 UTC, 11:46:30 Local Time August 16 | Off the east coast of Honshū, Japan ''see'' Miyagi earthquake | 38.259°N | 148.980°E | 0 | 95 km (60 miles) E of Sendai, Miyagi. | 7.2 |
| September 25, 2005 | 01:56 UTC ,20:56 Local Time | Northern Peru | 2 | 100 km (60 miles) northeast of the jungle city of Moyobamba in the San Martín Region of Peru, and the earthquake struck an area about 715 km (445 miles) north of Lima. | 7.5 | ||
| October 8, 2005 | 03:50:38 UTC, 08:50:38 Local Time October 8 | Kashmir ''see'' 2005 Kashmir earthquake | 34.43°N | 73.54°E | 100,000 (Nov 23/2005 estimate), can rise to 150,000 | 19 km (11.8 miles) northeast of Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan | 7.6 or 7.8 |
| November 26, 2005 | 00:49:37 UTC, 08:49:37 Local Time | Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China | 29.7°N | 115.7°E | 13 | Midway between Ruichang County seat and Jiujiang City | 5.7 |
| December 5, 2005 | 12:19:55 UTC, 14:19:55 Local Time | Lake Tanganyika region ''see'' 2005 Lake Tanganyika earthquake | 6.212°S | 29.599°E | 2 | 55 km (35 miles) SE of Kalemie, DR Congo | 6.8 |
| January 8, 2006 | 11:34:52 UTC, 13:34:52 Local Time | Southern Greece ''see'' January 2006 Southern Greece earthquake | 36.250°N | 23.498°E | 195 km (120 miles) S of Athens | 6.7 | |
| February 23, 2006 | 00:19 Local Time | Northern Mozambique | 140 miles southwest of Beira | 7.5 | |||
| April 20, 2006 | 23:25:04 UTC | Koryak Autonomous Okrug, Russia ''see'' 2006 Kamchatka earthquakes | 61.075°N | 167.085°E | 0 | 195 km (120 miles) NE of Ilpyrskoye, Russia. Several aftershocks, up to 6.1 on the Richter Scale | 7.6 |
| May 3, 2006 | 15:26:39 UTC | Tonga | 20.130°S | 174.164°W | 0(?) | Several aftershocks, up to 6.0 on the Richter Scale | 7.9 |
| May 16, 2006 | 10:39:23 UTC | Kermadec Islands | 31.559°S | 179.296°W | 0(?) | 7.4 | |
| May 27, 2006 | 22:54:02 UTC | Java, Indonesia ''see'' May 2006 Java earthquake | 7.977°S | 110.318°E | 6234 | 25km (15 miles) SSW of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, over 6,200 dead, 33,000 injured, more than 200,000 left homeless | 6.3 |
| Jul 17, 2006 | 08:19:25 UTC | South of Java, Indonesia ''see'' July 2006 Java earthquake | 9.334°S | 107.263°E | >400 | 225 km (140 miles) NE of Christmas Island; 240 km (150 miles) SSW of Tasikmalaya | 7.7 |
| Aug 11, 2006 | 14:30:39 UTC | Guerrero, Mexico | 18.486°N | 100.930°W | 0? | 75 km (45 miles) WNW of Arcelia, Guerrero, Mexico | 6.0 |
| Aug 11, 2006 | 20:54:12 UTC | Pulau Simeuleu, Sumatra, Indonesia | 2.374°N | 96.321°E | 0? | 285 km (175 miles) WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia | 6.0 |
| Aug 20, 2006 | 03:41:47 UTC | Scotia Sea | 61.023°S | 34.373°W | 0? | 495 km (305 miles) WSW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands | 7.1 |
| September 9, 2006 | 05:43:46 UTC | Jordan valley | 32.945°N | 35.738°E | 0 | 30 km (18.6 miles) S of Sea of Galilee | |
| September 10, 2006 | 14:56:07 UTC | Gulf of Mexico | 26.339°N | 86.568°W | 0 | 418 km (260 miles) WSW of Clearwater, Florida | 6.0 |
| October 15, 2006 | 17:07:48 UTC | Hawaii | 19.801°N | 156.053°W | 0 | 6.7 | |
| November 15, 2006 | 11:14:16 UTC | Kuril Islands | 46.616°N | 153.224°E | 0 | Small tsunami hit Northern Japan, several aftershocks as strong as magnitude 6.3 | 8.3 |
| December 26, 2006 | 12:26:21 UTC | 91 km (56 miles) SSE of Kaohsiung, Taiwan ''See:2006 Hengchun earthquake'' | 21.818°N | 120.534°E | 2 | Phone service & Internet service interrupted; items knocked off shelves; three buildings destroyed; magnitude 7.0 aftershock struck eight minutes later. | 7.1 |
| December 31, 2006 | 11:39 UTC | 25 km E of Budapest, Hungary | 0 | Minimal damage | 4.1 | ||
| January 13, 2007 | 04:23:20 UTC | East of the Kuril Islands | 46.288°N | 154.448°E | 0 | Several aftershocks up to magnitude 6. Tsunami warnings issued for the entire Pacific basin. The second great earthquake to strike this region in three months. | 8.2 |
| January 20, 2007 | 20:56:51 Local Time | Gangwon-do,South Korea | 37.75°N | 128.69°E | 0 | 4.8 | |
| January 21, 2007 | 07:39:00 UTC | Province of Agri, Turkey | 39.803°N | 42.807°E | 0? | Demolished homes in several villages | 5.1 |
| January 21, 2007 | 11:27:42 UTC | Molucca Sea | 1.207°N | 126.292°E | 4 | Preceded by a magnitude 6 foreshock. Several aftershocks up to magnitude 6.2. | 7.5 |
| February 12, 2007 | 11:27:42 UTC | Cabo de São Vicente, Portugal (see 2007 Iberian Peninsula earthquake) | 36.09°N | 10.26°E | 6.1 | ||
| March 6, 2007 | 05:49:28 UTC | Sumatra, Indonesia (see March 2007 Sumatra earthquakes) | 0.490°S | 100.529°E | >60 | Followed by a magnitude 6.3 aftershock and several smaller ones. Widespread damage to homes, communication lines, and travel ways in Sumatra. Thousands forced to flee their homes. | 6.4 |
| March 25, 2007 | 00:40:02 (UTC) | Vanuatu | 20.597°S | 169.413°E | 0? | 7.2 | |
| March 25, 2007 | 00:42:02 (UTC) | Off the west coast of Honshū, Japan (see 2007 Noto earthquake) | 37.537°N | 136.438°E | 1 | 110 injured. Tsunami warnings issued for the nearby coastal areas, 6-inch tsunami hit shore closest to epicenter. | 6.7 |
| April 1, 2007 | 20:39:56 (UTC) | Solomon Islands (see 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake) | 8.474°S | 156.950°E | >28 | Followed by a magnitude 6.7 aftershock. Tsunami destroyed at least 60 buildings and left at least 2,000 people homeless. 10 to 20 remain missing. | 8.1 |
| April 12, 2007 | 10:32 local time (16.32 GMT) | 7 km South-east of Managua In the Pacific Ocean near Puerto Sandino in Nicaragua. | 11.706°N | 86.381°W | 0 | The earthquake was said to be caused by the collision of the Cocos Plate and the Caribbean Plate. [1] | 5.2 |
| April 13, 2007 | 05:42:23 (UTC) | Guerrero, Mexico | 17.353°N | 100.101°W | 0 | Followed by a magnitude 5.4 aftershock. Extensive power outages in Mexico City and Acapulco, but no serious damage. | 6.0 |
| April 20, 2007 | 01:45:56 (UTC) | Southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan | 25.714°N | 125.250°E | 0 | Preceded by a magnitude 6 foreshock, followed by many aftershocks up to magnitude 5.9. | 6.1 |
| April 28, 2007 | 07:18:11 (UTC) | Kent, United Kingdom (see 2007 Kent earthquake) | 51.080°N | 1.170°E | 0 | 474 houses reported as having toppled chimneys and cracked walls; 73 of these were deemed too dangerous for the residents to return. | 4.2 |
| May 16, 2007 | 08:56:18 (UTC) | Laos | 20.470°N | 100.703°E | 0 | Caused buildings to sway as far away as Bangkok. There were widespread evacuations, but no reports of significant damage. | 6.3 |
| June 2, 2007 | 21:34:58 (UTC) | Yunnan, China | 23.013°N | 101.053°E | 2 | 2 killed, over 200 more injured (15 seriously). Significant damage to some houses and roads, as well as electrical lines, communication lines, and water pipes. | 6.2 |
| June 13, 2007 | 19:29:46 (UTC) | Offshore Guatemala | 13.628°N | 90.732°W | 0? | Phone communications down throughout Guatemala. Many houses damaged and some people possibly missing. Shaking felt into El Salvador and waveform registered as far away as Midway Island. A magnitude 5.8 quake struck the same area five days beforehand. | 6.8 |
| 6 July, 2007 | 01:09:21 (UTC) | Chiapas, Mexico | 16.678°N | 93.479°W | 0? | Power and phone service knocked out. Buildings and businesses in three Mexican states evacuated. | 6.1 |
| 16 July, 2007 | 01:13:28 (UTC) | Honshū, Japan (see 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake) | 37.574°N | 138.440°E | 9 | Many wooden buildings collapsed. Hundreds of people trapped and injured, with 9 confirmed dead. 50cm waves hit shores near the epicenter. Fires broke out near the Kashiwazaki nuclear power station, causing a small leak of radioactive material into the sea. Aftershocks up to magnitude 5.8; a magnitude 6.8 quake struck further west several hours later, but caused no damage due to its large depth. | 6.6 |
| 18 July, 2007 | 20:30:00 (EAT) | Nairobi, KenyaOl Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania | 1°17′0″S, | 36°49′0″E | 0 | The current largest event of an ongoing earthquake swarm, possibly as a result of volcanic activity on Ol Doinyo Lengai volcanic mountain in Northern Tanzania. Tremor occurrences began on July 12, 2007. Shook buildings and caused panic in East Africa | 5.9 |
| 20 July, 2007 | 04:40:00 Local | San Francisco, California | 37°48′4″N, | 122°11′3″W | 0 | Slight damage, no injuries reported. | 4.2 |
| 1 August, 2007 | 17:08:54 (UTC) | Vanuatu | 15.671°S | 167.602°E | 0? | No tsunami threat - while the hypocenter was offshore, it was too deep to cause enough surface displacement for a tsunami. | 7.2 |
| 2 August, 2007 | 02:37:43 (UTC) | Tatar Strait, Russia | 47.259°N | 141.750°E | 1 | Followed by a magnitude 6.1 aftershock and several smaller ones. 12-inch tsunami hit northern Japan. Several injuries and one fatality from a collapsed roof in the Russian town of Nevelsk. | 6.2 |
| 8 August, 2007 | 17:04:58 (UTC) | Java, Indonesia | 5.968°S | 107.655°E | 0? | Felt throughout west and central Java. Hypocenter too deep to set off tsunami warnings. | 7.5 |
| 15 August, 2007 | 23:40:58 UTC | 40.2 km (25 miles) northwest of Chincha Alta, Peru (see 2007 Peru earthquake) | 13.322°S | 76.508°W | 500+ | At least 500 people killed with 1,600+ injured. Followed by a large number of aftershocks larger than magnitude 5, the strongest of which measured 6.3. Tsunami warnings for Chile, Peru, Hawaii, other areas of Central and South America were later cancelled. | 8.0 |
| 'Pos.' | 'Date' | 'Location' | 'Magnitude' |
| 1 | May 22, 1960 | Valdivia, Chile (see: Great Chilean Earthquake) | 9.5 |
| 2 | October 16, 1737 | Kamchatka, Russia (see: Kamchatka earthquakes) | ~9.3 |
| 3 | December 26, 2004 | Off west coast northern Sumatra, Indonesia (see: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake) | 9.2 ★ |
| 4 | March 27, 1964 | Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA (see: Good Friday Earthquake) | 9.2 |
| 5 | March 9, 1957 | Andreanof Islands, Alaska, USA | 9.1 |
| 6 | November 4, 1952 | Kamchatka, Russia | 9.0 |
| 7 | January 26, 1700 | Cascadia subduction zone (see: Cascadia earthquake) | ~9 |
| 8 | January 31, 1906 | Colombia-Ecuador | 8.8 |
| 9 | February 4, 1965 | Rat Islands, Alaska, USA | 8.7 |
| 10 | November 25, 1833 | Sumatra, Indonesia | 8.7 |
| 11 | November 1, 1755 | Lisbon, Portugal (see: 1755 Lisbon earthquake) | ~8.7 |
| 12 | March 28, 2005 | Sumatra, Indonesia | 8.5-8.7 ★ ★ |
| 13 | December 16, 1920 | Ningxia-Gansu, China | 8.6 |
| 14 | August 15, 1950 | Assam-Tibet | 8.6 |
| 15 | December 16, 1575 | Valdivia, Chile | 8.5 |
| Rank | Name | Date | Location | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Shaanxi" | January 23, 1556 | Shaanxi, China | 830,000 | ~8 | |
| 2 | "Tangshan" | July 28, 1976 | Tangshan, China | 255,000 (official) | 7.5 | Estimated death toll as high as 655,000. |
| 3 | "Aleppo" | August 9, 1138 | Aleppo, Syria | 230,000 | Death toll disputed as first mention of 230,000 dead was in the 15th century. | |
| "Indian Ocean" | December 26, 2004 | Off west coast northern Sumatra, Indonesia | 230,000 | 9.3 | Deaths from earthquake and tsunami.[3] | |
| 5 | "Damghan" | December 22, 856 | Damghan, Iran | 200,000 | ||
| "Gansu" | December 16, 1920 | Ningxia-Gansu, China | 200,000 | 8.6 | Major fractures, landslides. | |
| "Tsinghai" | May 22, 1927 | Tsinghai, China | 200,000 | 7.9 | Large fractures. | |
| 8 | "Ardabil" | March 23, 893+ | Ardabil, Iran | 150,000 | ||
| 9 | "Great Kantō" | September 1, 1923 | Kantō, Japan | 143,000 | 7.9 | Great Tokyo fire. |
| 10 | "Ashgabat" | October 6, 1948 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | 110,000 | 7.3 | |
| 11 | "Kashmir" | October 8, 2005 | Kashmir & N.W.F.P, Pakistan | 100,000 (estimated), 80,000 (official) | 7.6 or 7.8 | 3.5 million people homeless, 100,000 feared dead |
| Source: USGS [4] | ||||||
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