Lists of earthquakes
Earthquakes (6.0+ ) between 1900 and 2017
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
The following is a summary list of earthquakes with over approximately 100,000 deaths.[ 1] The 893 Ardabil earthquake probably relate to the 893 Dvin earthquake , due to misreading of the Arabic word for Dvin , 'Dabil' as 'Ardabil'.[ 2] This is regarded as a 'fake earthquake'.[ 3]
Event
Date
Location
Fatalities
Magnitude
Notes on fatalities
1920 Haiyuan earthquake
December 16, 1920
Ningxia –Gansu , China
273,400
7.8
Previously cited death toll was 230,000 and this figure was revised in 2010.[ 4] [ 5]
526 Antioch earthquake
May 21, 526
Antioch , Byzantine Empire (modern-day Turkey )
250,000[ 6]
7.0[ 7]
Procopius (II.14.6), sources based on John of Ephesus .
1976 Tangshan earthquake
July 28, 1976
Hebei, China
242,769–655,000
7.6
Official casualty figure is 242,769 deaths. Estimated death toll as high as 655,000. 799,000 injured.[ 8] [ 9]
1139 Ganja earthquake
September 30, 1139
Ganja , Seljuk Empire (modern-day Azerbaijan )
230,000–300,000[ 10]
7.0 Mw
Death toll may have been a historical conflation with earthquakes on November 1137 in the Jazira plain and the 1138 Aleppo earthquake .[ 11]
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
December 26, 2004
Sumatra , Indonesia
227,898
9.1–9.3
Death toll includes those missing and presumed dead.[ 10]
1303 Hongdong earthquake
July 25, 1303
Shanxi , Yuan dynasty (modern-day China)
200,000[ 12]
8.0
856 Damghan earthquake
December 22, 856
Damghan , Abbasid Caliphate (modern-day Iran )
200,000
7.9 Ms
1138 Aleppo earthquake
October 11, 1138
Aleppo , Seljuk Empire (modern-day Syria )
130,000–230,000[ 13]
7.1[ 13]
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.[ 11]
533 Aleppo earthquake
November 29, 533
Aleppo , Byzantine Empire (modern-day Syria )
130,000[ 14]
Unknown
1948 Ashgabat earthquake
October 6, 1948
Ashgabat , Turkmen SSR (modern-day Turkmenistan )
110,000
7.3
Previously cited death toll was 10,000 until a news release on December 9, 1988, advised that the correct death toll was 110,000.[ 10]
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
September 1, 1923
Kantō region , Japan
105,385[ 15]
7.9
Casualty estimates range from 100,000 to 142,800, the latter figure including 40,000 missing later presumed dead.
1556 Shaanxi earthquake
January 23, 1556
Shaanxi , China
100,000
8.0
Direct deaths thought to be just over 100,000 while about 730,000 people died from famines or migrated elsewhere.[ 16] [ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
2010 Haiti earthquake
January 12, 2010
Haiti
46,000–316,000
7.0
Estimates vary from 316,000 (Haitian government) to 222,570 (UN OCHA estimate)[ 20] to 158,000 (Medicine, Conflict and Survival ) to between 85,000 and 46,000 (report commissioned by USAID ).[ 21] [ 22]
1290 Zhili earthquake
September 27, 1290
Ningcheng , Yuan dynasty (modern-day China)
7,000–100,000
6.8 Ms
Estimates also suggests lower values of at least 7,000.[ 23]
Deadliest earthquakes by year since 1929
Date
Magnitude
Location
Depth (km)
MMI
Deaths
May 1, 1929
7.2
Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic , Ahal Region
10.0
IX
3,257–3,800
July 23, 1930
6.6
Italy , Irpinia
15.0
X
1,404
August 10, 1931
8.0
China , Xinjiang Province
20.0
XI
10,000
May 20, 1932
5.4
Persia , Mazandaran province
12.0
VIII
1,070
August 25, 1933
7.3
China , Sichuan Province
15.0
X
6,865–9,300
January 15, 1934
8.0
Nepal , Koshi
15.0
X
10,700–12,000
May 30, 1935
7.7
British Raj , Khanate of Kalat
15.0
X
30,000–60,000
April 1, 1936
6.8
China , Guangxi Province
0.0
IX
1,001
July 31, 1937
6.9
China , Shandong Province
25.0
IX
3,252
April 19, 1938
6.6
Turkey , Kırşehir Province
10.0
IX
224
December 27, 1939
7.8
Turkey , Erzincan Province
20.0
XII
32,700–32,968
November 10, 1940
7.7
Romania , Vrancea County
133.0
X
1,000
January 11, 1941
5.8–6.5
Yemen , Razih District
35.0
VIII
1,200
December 20, 1942
7.0
Turkey , Erbaa
10.0
IX
3,000
November 27, 1943
7.5–7.7
Turkey , Çankırı
20.0
XI
2,824–5,000
January 15, 1944
7.0
Argentina , San Juan
15.0
IX
10,000
November 28, 1945
8.1
British Raj , Makran Coast
15.0
X
300–4,000
August 4, 1946
7.8
Dominican Republic , Samaná
15.0
IX
2,550
August 4, 1947
7.7
Peru , Junín Province
20.0
IX
233–2,233
October 6, 1948
7.3
Soviet Union , Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
15.0
X
10,000–110,000
July 10, 1949
7.5
Soviet Union , Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
18.0
IX
7,200
August 15, 1950
8.6
India , Assam
15.0
XI
4,800
May 6, 1951
5.9–6.2
El Salvador , Usulután
85.0
VIII
400–1,100
November 5, 1952
9.0
Soviet Union , Russian Soviet Socialist Republic
21.6
XI
2,336
March 18, 1953
7.5
Turkey , Balıkesir Province
10.0
IX
1,070
September 9, 1954
6.7
France , Chlef Province , Algeria
15.0
XI
1,243–1,409
March 31, 1955
7.4
Philippines , Western Mindanao
35.0
VIII
465
October 31, 1956
6.4
Iran , Hormozgan
15.0
VII
347
December 13, 1957
6.5
Iran , Hamadan
15.0
VII
1,130
August 16, 1958
6.7
Iran , Lorestan
15.0
VII
132
August 18, 1959
7.3
United States , Montana
5.0
X
28
February 29, 1960
5.8
Morocco , Souss-Massa
15.0
X
12,000–15,000
June 11, 1961
6.4
Iran , Fars province
15.0
VIII
60
September 1, 1962
7.1
Iran , Qazvin province
10.0
IX
12,225
July 26, 1963
6.1
Yugoslavia , Macedonia
15.0
X
1,070
March 27, 1964
9.2
United States , Alaska
25.0
XI
131
March 28, 1965
7.4–7.6
Chile , Valparaíso Region
70.0
IX
400–500
March 22, 1966
6.8
China , Hebei
20.0
IX
8,064
July 29, 1967
6.6
Venezuela , Vargas
25.0
VIII
225–300
August 31, 1968
7.1
Iran , South Khorasan province
10.0
X
15,900
July 25, 1969
6.4
China , Guangdong
20.0
VIII
3,000
May 31, 1970
7.9
Peru , Ancash
45.0
VIII
66,794–70,000
May 22, 1971
6.6
Turkey , Bingöl
10.0
VIII
875[ 24]
April 10, 1972
6.7
Iran , Fars
10.0
IX
5,374
February 6, 1973
7.6
China , Sichuan
11.0
X
2,175–2,204
May 10, 1974
7.1
China , Yunnan
14.0
IX
1,641–20,000
September 6, 1975
6.7
Turkey , Diyarbakır
26.0
IX
2,311
July 28, 1976
7.6
China , Hebei
12.2
XI
242,719–655,000
March 4, 1977
7.5
Romania , Vrancea
85.3
IX
1,700
September 16, 1978
7.4
Iran , Yazd
33.0
IX
15,000–25,000
December 12, 1979
8.2
Colombia , Nariño
33.0
IX
300–600
October 10, 1980
7.1
Algeria , Chlef
10.0
X
2,633–5,000
June 11, 1981
6.6
Iran , Kerman
33.0
VIII
3,000
December 13, 1982
6.2
North Yemen , Dhamar
10.0
VIII
2,800
October 30, 1983
6.6
Turkey , Erzurum
15.0
IX
1,340
September 13, 1984
6.3
Japan , Nagano
2.0
VIII
14
September 19, 1985
8.0
Mexico , Michoacán
20.0
IX
5,000–45,000
October 10, 1986
5.7
El Salvador , San Salvador
10.0
IX
1,000–1,500
March 6, 1987
7.1
Ecuador , Sucumbíos
10.0
IX
1,000
December 7, 1988
6.8
Soviet Union , Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic
5.0
X
25,000–50,000
January 23, 1989
5.3
Soviet Union , Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
33.0
VII
274
June 21, 1990
7.4
Iran , Gilan
18.5
X
35,000–40,000
October 20, 1991
6.8
India , Uttar Pradesh
11.6
IX
768–2,000[ 25]
December 12, 1992
7.8
Indonesia , Flores Sea offshore
27.7
VIII
2,500[ 26]
September 29, 1993
6.2
India , Maharashtra
10.0
VIII
9,748
June 6, 1994
6.8
Colombia , Cauca
12.1
IX
1,100
January 17, 1995
6.9
Japan , Kobe
21.9
XI
5,502–6,434
February 3, 1996
6.6
China , Yunnan
10.0
X
309–322
May 10, 1997
7.3
Iran , Khorasan
10.0
X
1,567
May 30, 1998
6.5
Afghanistan , Takhar
33.0
VII
4,000–4,500
August 17, 1999
7.6
Turkey , İzmit
17.0
X
17,127–18,373
June 4, 2000
7.9
Indonesia , Enggano Island offshore
44.0
VI
103[ 27]
January 26, 2001
7.6
India , Bhuj
16.0
X
13,805–20,023
March 25, 2002
6.1
Afghanistan , Baghlan Province
8.0
VII
1,200
December 26, 2003
6.6
Iran , Bam
15.0
IX
34,000
December 26, 2004
9.2–9.3
Indonesia , Sumatra offshore
30.0
IX
227,898
October 8, 2005
7.6
Pakistan , Balakot
15.0
XI
86,000–87,351
May 27, 2006
6.4
Indonesia , Yogyakarta
10.0
IX
5,749[ 28]
August 15, 2007
8.0
Peru , Ica offshore
39.0
IX
595
May 12, 2008
7.9
China , Sichuan
19.0
XI
87,587
September 30, 2009
7.6
Indonesia , Padang offshore
90.0
VII[ 29]
1,115
January 12, 2010
7.0
Haiti , Léogâne
13.0
X
46,000–316,000
March 11, 2011
9.1
Japan , Sendai offshore
29.0
IX
19,759
August 11, 2012
6.4
Iran , East Azerbaijan
9.0
VIII
306
September 24, 2013
7.7
Pakistan , Balochistan
15.0
IX
825
August 3, 2014
6.1
China , Yunnan
10.0
IX
617
April 25, 2015
7.8
Nepal , Gorkha District
8.2
X
8,962
April 16, 2016
7.8
Ecuador , Esmeraldas
20.6
VIII[ 30]
676
November 12, 2017
7.3
Iran –Iraq border Region
19.0
IX
630
September 28, 2018
7.5
Indonesia , Palu
20.0
X
4,340
November 26, 2019
6.4
Albania , Durrës
10.0
VIII
51
October 30, 2020
7.0
Greece Turkey Aegean Sea
21.0
VIII
119
August 14, 2021
7.2
Haiti , Nippes
10.0
IX
2,248
June 21, 2022
6.0
Afghanistan , Khost
10.0
VIII
1,052–1,163
February 6, 2023
7.8 & 7.7
Turkey , Southeastern Anatolia Syria , Aleppo and Idlib
10.0 & 7.4
XII
59,488–62,013
January 1, 2024
7.5
Japan , Ishikawa
10.0
X
412
Largest earthquakes by magnitude
A pie chart comparing the seismic moment release of the three largest 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.
Earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 and greater from 1900 to 2018. The apparent 3D volumes of the bubbles are linearly proportional to their respective fatalities.[ 31] The colour indicates the continent, and the legend counts the number of quakes for each. Notice the absence of Africa.
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.[ 32]
Rank
Date
Location
Event
Magnitude
1
May 22, 1960
Valdivia , Chile
1960 Valdivia earthquake
9.4–9.6
2
March 27, 1964
Prince William Sound , Alaska, United States
1964 Alaska earthquake
9.2–9.3[ 33]
3
December 26, 2004
Sumatra , Indonesia
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
9.2–9.3[ 34] [ 35]
4
March 11, 2011
Pacific Ocean, Tōhoku region , Japan
2011 Tōhoku earthquake
9.0–9.1[ 36] [ 37]
5
November 4, 1952
Kamchatka , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake
9.0
6
January 31, 1906
Ecuador – Colombia
1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake
8.8
7
February 27, 2010
Maule , Chile
2010 Chile earthquake
8.8
8
February 3, 1965
Rat Islands , Alaska, United States
1965 Rat Islands earthquake
8.7
9
August 15, 1950
Assam , India – Tibet , China
1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake
8.6–8.7[ 38]
10
April 1, 1946
Aleutian Islands , Alaska, United States
1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake
8.6
11
March 28, 2005
Sumatra , Indonesia
2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake
8.6
12
March 9, 1957
Andreanof Islands , Alaska, United States
1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake
8.6
13
April 11, 2012
Sumatra , Indonesia
2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes
8.6
14
November 10, 1922
Atacama , Chile
1922 Vallenar earthquake
8.5–8.6
15
February 1, 1938
Banda Sea , Indonesia (then part of the Dutch East Indies )
1938 Banda Sea earthquake
8.5–8.6
16
October 13, 1963
Kuril Islands , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
1963 Kuril Islands earthquake
8.5
Pre-instrumental earthquakes
Date
Location
Event
Magnitude
July 8, 1730
Valparaíso , Chile (then part of the Spanish Empire )
1730 Valparaíso earthquake
9.1–9.3 (est.)[ 39]
October 17, 1737
Kamchatka Peninsula , Russian Empire
1737 Kamchatka earthquake
9.0–9.3 (est.)
December 16, 1575
Valdivia, Chile (then part of the Spanish Empire )
1575 Valdivia earthquake
9.0 (est.)
November 24, 1604
Arica , Chile (then part of the Spanish Empire )
1604 Arica earthquake
9.0 (est.)
May 17, 1841
Kamchatka , Russian Empire
1841 Kamchatka earthquake
9.0 (est.)
November 17, 1837
Valdivia , Chile
1837 Valdivia earthquake
8.8–9.5 (est.)[ 40]
August 31, 1420
Pacific Ocean, Atacama region (now Atacama , Chile)
1420 Caldera earthquake
8.8–9.4 (est.)
November 25, 1833
Sumatra , Indonesia (then part of the Dutch East Indies )
1833 Sumatra earthquake
8.8–9.2 (est.)
November 26, 1852
Banda Islands , Indonesia (then part of the Dutch East Indies )
1852 Banda Sea earthquake
8.8 (est.)[ 41]
October 28, 1707
Pacific Ocean, Shikoku region , Japan
1707 Hōei earthquake
8.7–9.3 (est.)[ 42]
January 26, 1700
Pacific Ocean, US, and Canada (then claimed by the Spanish Empire and the British Empire )
1700 Cascadia earthquake
8.7–9.2 (est.)
May 9, 1877
Iquique , Chile (then Peru)
1877 Iquique earthquake
8.7–8.9 (est.)
October 20, 1687
Lima, Peru (then part of the Spanish Empire )
1687 Peru earthquake
8.7 (est.)
July 13, 869
Pacific Ocean, Tōhoku region , Japan
869 Jōgan earthquake
8.6–9.0 (est.)
October 28, 1746
Lima, Peru (then part of the Spanish Empire )
1746 Lima–Callao earthquake
8.6–8.8 (est.)
September 20, 1498
Pacific Ocean, Chūbu region , Japan
1498 Meiō earthquake
8.6 (est.)
March 28, 1787
Oaxaca , Mexico (then part of the Spanish Empire )
1787 New Spain earthquake
8.6 (est.)
February 2, 1816
Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon , Portugal
1816 North Atlantic earthquake
8.6 (est.)
August 13, 1868
Arica, Peru (now part of present-day Chile)
1868 Arica earthquake
8.5–9.3 (est.)
November 1, 1755
Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon , Portugal
1755 Lisbon earthquake
8.5–9.0 (est.)
April 2, 1762
Chittagong , Bangladesh (then Kingdom of Mrauk U )
1762 Arakan earthquake
8.5–8.8 (est.)
July 21, 365
Mediterranean Sea, Crete , Greece
365 Crete earthquake
8.5+ (est.)
August 24, 1356
Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon , Portugal
1356 Lisbon earthquake [pt ]
8.5 (est.)
July 25, 1668
Shandong , China
1668 Shandong earthquake
8.5 (est.)[ 43]
May 24, 1751
Concepción , Chile (then part of the Spanish Empire )
1751 Concepción earthquake
8.5 (est.)
March 31, 1761
Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon , Portugal
1761 Lisbon earthquake
8.5 (est.)[ 44]
April 4, 1819
Copiapó , Chile
1819 Copiapó earthquake
8.5 (est.)[ 40]
November 19, 1822
Valparaíso , Chile
1822 Valparaíso earthquake
8.5 (est.)
February 20, 1835
Concepción , Chile
1835 Concepción earthquake
8.5 (est.)
February 8, 1843
Guadeloupe region, Lesser Antilles
1843 Guadeloupe earthquake
8.5 (est.)[ 45]
February 16, 1861
Sumatra , Indonesia (then part of the Dutch East Indies )
1861 Sumatra earthquake
8.5 (est.)
June 15, 1896
Pacific Ocean, Tōhoku region , Empire of Japan
1896 Sanriku earthquake
8.5 (est.)
June 6, 1505
Himalayas , northern Nepal
1505 Lo Mustang earthquake
8.2–8.8 (est.)
Largest earthquake by magnitude each year since 1937
Year
Date
Magnitude
Location
Depth (km)
MMI
Deaths
Injuries
1937
January 7, 1937[ 46]
7.8
China , Qinghai
15.0
VIII
0
0
1938
February 1, 1938
8.5–8.6
Dutch East Indies , Maluku offshore
60.0
VII
0
0
1939
December 21, 1939[ 47]
8.1
Dutch East Indies , Central Sulawesi offshore
150.0
VII
0
0
1940
May 24, 1940
8.2
Peru , Lima
45.0
VIII
179–300
3,500
1941
November 18, 1941
8.0
Japan , Miyazaki offshore
35.0
VII
2
0
1942
August 24, 1942
8.2
Peru , Ica
35.0
IX
30
25
1943
April 6, 1943
7.9–8.2
Chile , Coquimbo
35.0
VIII
11
0
1944
December 7, 1944
8.1
Japan , Wakayama offshore
30.0
VIII
1,223
2,135
1945
November 27, 1945
8.1
India , Balochistan offshore
15.0
X
4,000
0
1946
April 1, 1946
8.6
United States , Alaska offshore
15.0
VI
173
0
1947
May 27, 1947[ 48]
7.6
Dutch East Indies , Papua offshore
15.0
VI
0
0
November 1, 1947
Peru , Junin
20.0
IX
233
0
1948
January 24, 1948
7.8
Philippines , Panay
15.0
X
50
0
1949
August 22, 1949
8.0
Canada , Haida Gwaii
10.0
VIII
0
0
1950
August 15, 1950
8.6
India–China, Assam –Tibet border region
15.0
XI
4,800
0
1951
November 24, 1951
7.8
Taiwan , East Rift Valley
30.0
VII
85
1,200
1952
November 4, 1952
9.0
Soviet Union , Kamchatka
21.6
XI
2,336
0
1953
November 25, 1953[ 49]
7.9
Japan , Yokohama
25.0
V
1
0
1954
March 29, 1954[ 50]
7.8
Spain , Andalusia
626.2
IV
0
0
1955
February 27, 1955[ 51]
7.5
New Zealand , Kermadec Islands
15.0
I
0
0
1956
July 9, 1956
7.7
Greece , Dodecanese Islands
20.0
IX
56
0
1957
March 9, 1957
8.6–9.1
United States , Aleutian Islands , Alaska
25.0
VIII
2
0
1958
November 6, 1958
8.3
Soviet Union , Kuril Islands
35.0
X
0
51
1959
May 4, 1959
7.9
Soviet Union , Kamchatka
55.0
VIII
1
13
1960
May 22, 1960
9.5
Chile , Valdivia
25.0
XII
6,000
11,000
1961
August 19, 1961[ 52]
7.6
Peru , Madre de Dios Region
612.2
IV
0
0
1962
May 21, 1962[ 53]
7.5
Fiji offshore
390.0
I
0
0
1963
October 13, 1963
8.5
Soviet Union , Kuril Islands
35.0
IX
0
0
1964
March 27, 1964
9.1–9.2
United States , Alaska, Prince William Sound
25.0
XI
131
0
1965
February 3, 1965
8.7
United States , Alaska, Aleutian Islands
30.3
VI
0
0
1966
October 17, 1966
8.1
Peru , Arequipa
38.0
IX
125
3,000
1967
July 22, 1967
7.4
Turkey , Sakarya Province
30.0
X
86
0
1968
May 16, 1968
8.3
Japan , Hokkaidō
26.0
VIII
52
330
1969
August 11, 1969[ 54]
8.2
Soviet Union , Kuril Islands
30.0
VIII
0
0
1970
July 31, 1970
8.0
Colombia , Amazonas Department
644.8
IV
1
4
1971
July 26, 1971
8.1
Papua New Guinea , Kokopo
37.0
IX
3
5
1972
1972[ 55]
8.0
Philippines , Mindanao
60.0
VII
0
0
1973
June 17, 1973
7.8
Japan , Hokkaidō
43.3
VIII
0
27
1974
October 3, 1974
8.1
Peru , Lima
13.0
IX
78
2,400
1975
May 26, 1975
7.9
north Atlantic Ocean
33.0
VI
0
0
1976
August 17, 1976
8.0
Philippines , Moro Gulf
33.0
VIII
8,000
10,000
1977
August 19, 1977
8.3
Indonesia , Bima
25.0
VI
189
1,100
1978
June 12, 1978
7.7
Japan , Miyagi
44.0
VIII
28
1,325
1979
December 12, 1979
8.2
Colombia , Nariño offshore Ecuador , Esmeraldas offshore
24.0
IX
600
0
1980
July 17, 1980[ 56]
7.7
Solomon Islands , Santa Cruz Islands
33.0
VI
0
0
1981
September 1, 1981[ 57]
7.6
New Zealand , offshore
25.0
IV
0
0
1982
June 19, 1982
7.3
El Salvador , offshore
73.0
VII
43
0
1983
March 18, 1983[ 58]
7.7
Papua New Guinea , New Ireland
70.0
VII
0
0
May 26, 1983
Japan , off the coast of Honshu
15.1
VIII
104
324
1984
February 7, 1984[ 59]
7.6
Solomon Islands , Honiara
18.1
VIII
0
0
1985
September 19, 1985
8.0
Mexico , Mexico City
27.9
IX
10,000
30,000
1986
May 7, 1986[ 60]
8.0
United States , Aleutian Islands , Alaska
19.0
VII
0
0
1987
November 30, 1987[ 61]
7.9
United States , Gulf of Alaska
10.0
VI
0
0
1988
March 6, 1988[ 62]
7.7
United States , Gulf of Alaska
15.0
V
0
0
1989
May 23, 1989[ 63]
8.0
Australia , Macquarie Island
10.0
V
0
0
1990
July 16, 1990
7.7
Philippines , Luzon
24.4
IX
1,621
3,000
1991
April 22, 1991
7.6
Costa Rica , Limón
10.0
IX
127
759
1992
December 12, 1992
7.8
Indonesia , Sunda Islands
23.5
VIII
2,500
0
1993
August 8, 1993
7.8
Guam , Offshore
59.3
IX
0
71
1994
October 5, 1994
8.3
Russia , Kuril Islands
3.0
IX
12
1,742
1995
July 30, 1995
8.0
Chile , Antofagasta
30.5
VII
3
59
1996
February 17, 1996
8.2
Indonesia , Biak
11.5
VIII
166
423
1997
December 5, 1997 [ 64]
7.8
Russia , Kamchatka Peninsula
23.5
VIII
0
0
1998
March 25, 1998
8.1
Antarctica , Balleny Islands
10.0
0
0
1999
September 21, 1999
7.7
Taiwan , Nantou County
15.5
IX
2,444
11,305
2000
November 16, 2000
8.0
Papua New Guinea , New Ireland
13.0
VII
2
0
2001
June 23, 2001
8.4
Peru , Arequipa
33.0
VIII
145
2,713
2002
November 3, 2002
7.9
United States , Alaska
4.2
IX
0
1
2003
September 26, 2003
8.3
Japan , Hokkaidō
23.5
IX
0
849
2004
December 26, 2004
9.2–9.3
Indonesia , Sumatra
10.0
IX
227,898
125,000
2005
March 28, 2005
8.6
Indonesia , Simeulue
21.0
IX
1313
300
2006
November 15, 2006
8.3
Russia , Kuril Islands
10.0
VI
0
1
2007
September 12, 2007
8.4
Indonesia , Sumatra
34.0
VIII
23
0
2008
May 12, 2008
7.9
China , Sichuan
19.0
XI
87,587
374,177
2009
September 29, 2009
8.1
Samoa , Offshore
18.0
VII
189
7
2010
February 27, 2010
8.8
Chile , Concepción
22.9
IX
550
12,000
2011
March 11, 2011
9.0–9.1
Japan , Honshu
29.0
IX
19,747
6,000
2012
April 11, 2012
8.6
Indonesia , Indian Ocean
20.0
VII
10
12
2013
May 24, 2013
8.3
Russia , Sea of Okhotsk
598.1
VI
0
0
2014
April 1, 2014
8.2
Chile , Iquique
25.0
VIII
6
9
2015
September 16, 2015
8.3
Chile , Coquimbo
22.4
IX
21
34
2016
December 17, 2016
7.9
Papua New Guinea , New Ireland
94.5
VII
0
0
2017
September 7, 2017
8.2
Mexico , Chiapas
47.4
IX
98
250
2018
August 19, 2018
8.2
Fiji , offshore
600.0
V
0
0
2019
May 26, 2019
8.0
Peru , Loreto
122.6
VIII
2
0
2020
July 22, 2020
7.8
United States , Alaska Peninsula offshore
28.0
VII
0
0
2021
July 28, 2021
8.2
United States , Alaska Peninsula offshore
32.2
VII
0
0
2022
September 11, 2022
7.6
Papua New Guinea , Morobe
61.4
VIII
21
42
September 19, 2022
Mexico , Michoacán
25.5
VIII
2
35
2023
February 6, 2023
7.8
Turkey , Southeastern Anatolia
17.9
XII
59,488–62,013
121,704
2024
January 1, 2024
7.5
Japan , Ishikawa
10.0
XI
474
1,380
Largest earthquake 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 ).
Country/Territory
Magnitude
Date
More information
Afghanistan
7.8
November 15, 1921
[ 65]
Albania
6.7
November 30, 1967
[ 66]
Algeria
7.1
October 10, 1980
1980 El Asnam earthquake
American Samoa
6.4
October 11, 1944
[ 67]
Andorra
6.7
February 2, 1428
1428 Catalonia earthquake
Angola
6.0
May 24, 1914
[ 68]
Anguilla
6.3
February 16, 1906
[ 69]
Antarctica
8.1
March 25, 1998
1998 Balleny Islands earthquake
Antigua and Barbuda
8.0 Ms
April 16, 1690
[ 70]
Argentina
7.5
November 23, 1977
1977 San Juan earthquake
Armenia
6.8 Ms
December 7, 1988
1988 Armenian earthquake
Australia
8.0
May 23, 1989
[ 71]
Austria
5.6 –6.5
September 15, 1590
1590 Neulengbach earthquake
Azerbaijan
7.0 –7.3
September 30, 1139
1139 Ganja earthquake
Bangladesh
8.5 –8.8
April 2, 1762
1762 Arakan earthquake
Barbados
6.5
February 18, 2014 & July 16, 2015
[ 72] [ 73]
Belgium
6.0 –6.5 Ms
September 18, 1692
1692 Northwestern Europe earthquake
Belize
4.7
June 28, 1985
[ 74]
Benin
4.4
September 11, 2009
[ 75]
Bhutan
7.6 –8.6
May 4, 1714
1714 Bhutan earthquake
Bolivia
8.2
June 9, 1994
1994 Bolivia earthquake
Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.1
October 27, 1969
1969 Banja Luka earthquake
Botswana
6.7 ML
October 11, 1952
[ 76]
Brazil
7.6
November 9, 1963
[ 77]
British Indian Ocean Territory
7.3
November 30, 1983
1983 Chagos Archipelago earthquake
Brunei
5.2
February 22, 1992
[ 78]
Bulgaria
7.2
March 31, 1901 & April 4, 1904
1901 Black Sea earthquake & 1904 Kresna earthquakes
Burundi
5.4
October 30, 1966
[ 79]
Cameroon
5.9
September 12, 1945
[ 80]
Canada
8.7 –9.2
January 26, 1700
1700 Cascadia earthquake
Cape Verde
6.5
August 15, 1941
[ 81]
Caribbean Netherlands
5.2
March 10, 2017
[ 82]
Cayman Islands
7.7
January 28, 2020
2020 Caribbean earthquake
Central African Republic
4.9
February 6, 1994
[ 83]
Chile
9.4 –9.6
May 22, 1960
1960 Valdivia earthquake
China
8.6
August 15, 1950
1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
7.9
June 18, 2000
[ 84]
Colombia
8.8
January 31, 1906
1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake
Comoros
6.2
August 23, 1918
[ 85]
Congo
5.2
April 26, 1998
[ 86]
Costa Rica
7.7
April 22, 1991
1991 Limon earthquake
Croatia
6.7
July 2, 1898
1898 Trilj earthquake
Cuba
7.1
February 20, 1917
[ 87]
Cyprus
7.0 –7.5
May 11, 1222
1222 Cyprus earthquake
Czech Republic
4.8 ML
December 23, 1985
[ 88]
Democratic Republic of the Congo
6.9
December 13, 1910
[ 89]
Denmark
4.4
February 19, 2010
[ 90]
Djibouti
6.5
August 20, 1989
[ 91]
Dominica
6.4
January 8, 1959
[ 92]
Dominican Republic
7.8
August 4, 1946
1946 Dominican Republic earthquake
East Timor
7.2
September 29, 1905
[ 93]
Ecuador
8.8
January 31, 1906
1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake
Egypt
7.3
November 22, 1995
1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake
El Salvador
8.0
December 19, 1862
[ 94]
Equatorial Guinea
4.9
March 28, 1999
[ 95]
Eritrea
6.6
December 28, 1977
[ 96]
Estonia
4.5 –4.7
October 25, 1976
Osmussaar earthquake
Eswatini
4.4
August 4, 1987
[ 97]
Ethiopia
6.5
August 25, 1906
[ 98]
Fiji
8.2
August 19, 2018
2018 Fiji earthquakes
Finland
4.7 Muk
November 4, 1898
[ 99]
France
6.4 –6.5 Muk
January 25, 1799
1799 Vendée earthquake
French Guiana
6.9
August 4, 1885
[ 100]
French Polynesia
5.6
March 6, 1965
[ 101]
Gabon
6.0
September 23, 1974
[ 102]
Georgia (country)
7.0
April 29, 1991
1991 Racha earthquake
Germany
6.4 ML
February 18, 1756
1756 Düren earthquake
Ghana
6.4
June 22, 1939
[ 103]
Greece
8.5 +
July 21, 365
365 Crete earthquake
Greenland
7.4
November 20, 1933
1933 Baffin Bay earthquake
Grenada
7.0 Ms
December 3, 1831
[ 104]
Guadeloupe
8.5 Muk
February 8, 1843
1843 Guadeloupe earthquake
Guam
7.8
August 8, 1993
1993 Guam earthquake
Guatemala
7.7
August 6, 1942
1942 Guatemala earthquake
Guinea
6.3
December 22, 1983
1983 Guinea earthquake
Guyana
5.5
January 31, 2021
[ 105]
Haiti
8.1
May 7, 1842
1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake
Honduras
7.5
January 10, 2018
2018 Swan Islands earthquake
Hong Kong
3.8
January 5, 2020
[ 106]
Hungary
6.2 –6.5
June 28, 1763
1763 Komárom earthquake
Iceland
7.0
January 22, 1910
[ 107]
India
8.6
August 15, 1950
1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake
Indonesia
9.2 –9.3
December 26, 2004
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Iran
7.9
December 22, 856
856 Damghan earthquake
Iraq
7.0
September 22, 1666
[ 108]
Ireland
4.0 ML
June 6, 2012
[ 109]
Israel
7.3
December 5, 1033
1033 Jordan Rift Valley earthquake
Italy
7.4
January 11, 1693
1693 Sicily earthquake
Jamaica
7.7
January 28, 2020
2020 Caribbean earthquake
Japan
9.0 –9.1
March 11, 2011
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Jersey
5.4
July 30, 1926
[ 110]
Jordan
7.3
December 5, 1033
1033 Jordan Rift Valley earthquake
Kazakhstan
8.0
July 11, 1889 & January 3, 1911
1889 Chilik earthquake & 1911 Kebin earthquake
Kenya
6.7
January 6, 1928
[ 111]
Kiribati
5.9
May 23, 1982
[ 112]
Kosovo
6.1
February 26, 1755 & August 10, 1921
[ 113]
Kuwait
4.7
June 2, 1993 & November 11, 2020
[ 114] [ 115]
Kyrgyzstan
8.0
July 11, 1889 & January 3, 1911
1889 Chilik earthquake & 1911 Kebin earthquake
Laos
6.7
December 22, 1925
[ 116]
Lebanon
7.5
July 9, 551
551 Beirut earthquake
Liberia
4.5
November 25, 1995
[ 117]
Libya
6.8
April 19, 1935
[ 118]
Liechtenstein
3.6
December 12, 2013
[ 119]
Luxembourg
2.9 ML
September 3, 1986
[ 120]
Madagascar
6.2
July 4, 1919
[ 121]
Malawi
6.3
March 10, 1989
1989 Malawi earthquake
Malaysia
6.6
August 11, 1923
[ 122]
Maldives
7.4
February 29, 1944
[ 123]
Mali
4.2
January 11, 1999
[ 124]
Malta
5.5
April 21, 2023
[ 125]
Marshall Islands
5.7
March 22, 1982
[ 126]
Martinique
7.5 –8.0
January 11, 1839
1839 Martinique earthquake
Mauritania
4.6
September 3, 1993 & March 1, 2012
[ 127] [ 128]
Mauritius
6.4
June 19, 1976
[ 129]
Mayotte
5.9
May 15, 2018
[ 130]
Mexico
8.6
March 28, 1787
1787 New Spain earthquake
Federated States of Micronesia
7.8
August 16, 1911
[ 131]
Moldova
3.9
April 2, 1988
[ 132]
Monaco
6.3
July 19, 1963
[ 133]
Mongolia
8.3
July 23, 1905
1905 Bolnai earthquake
Montenegro
6.9
April 15, 1979
1979 Montenegro earthquake
Morocco
6.8
November 27, 1755 & September 8, 2023
1755 Meknes earthquake & 2023 Al Haouz earthquake
Mozambique
7.0
February 22, 2006
2006 Mozambique earthquake
Myanmar
8.5 –8.8
April 2, 1762
1762 Arakan earthquake
Namibia
5.4
April 4, 2021
[ 134]
Nepal
8.2 –8.8
June 6, 1505
1505 Lo Mustang earthquake
Netherlands
5.3
April 13, 1992
1992 Roermond earthquake
New Caledonia
7.9
August 9, 1901
[ 135]
New Zealand
8.2
January 23, 1855 & May 1, 1917
1855 Wairarapa earthquake [ 136]
Nicaragua
7.7
September 2, 1992
1992 Nicaragua earthquake
Niger
4.6
January 18, 2017
[ 137]
Nigeria
4.5
March 7, 2000
[ 138]
North Korea
7.7
September 29, 1973
[ 139]
North Macedonia
6.7
March 8, 1931
[ 140]
Northern Mariana Islands
7.7
December 28, 1940 & July 29, 2016
[ 141] [ 142]
Norway
6.8
August 30, 2012
[ 143]
Oman
5.7
March 30, 1966
[ 144]
Pakistan
8.1
November 28, 1945
1945 Balochistan earthquake
Palau
6.5
May 31, 1982
[ 145]
Palestine
7.3
December 5, 1033
1033 Jordan Rift Valley earthquake
Panama
7.9 –8.3 Ms
September 7, 1882
1882 Panama earthquake
Papua New Guinea
8.2
May 6, 1919
[ 146]
Paraguay
6.5
February 28, 1989
[ 147]
Peru (now part of present-day Chile)
8.5 –9.3
August 13, 1868
1868 Arica earthquake
Philippines
8.3
August 15, 1918
1918 Celebes Sea earthquake
Poland
5.6
December 3, 1786
[ 148]
Portugal
8.5 –9.0
November 1, 1755
1755 Lisbon earthquake
Puerto Rico
8.0
May 2, 1787
1787 Boricua earthquake
Réunion
5.3
April 5, 2007
[ 149]
Romania
7.9
October 26, 1802
1802 Vrancea earthquake
Russia
9.0 –9.3
October 16, 1737
1737 Kamchatka earthquake
Rwanda
5.9
February 3, 2008
2008 Lake Kivu earthquake
Saint Barthélemy
5.4
November 18, 1990
[ 150]
Saint Kitts and Nevis
6.5
March 16, 1985
[ 151]
Saint Lucia
7.3
March 19, 1953
[ 152]
Saint Martin
5.0
July 4, 2012
[ 153]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
7.2
November 18, 1929
1929 Grand Banks earthquake
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
6.1
July 6, 1940
[ 154]
Samoa
8.3 –8.5
June 25, 1917
1917 Samoa earthquake
São Tomé and Príncipe
5.5
December 19, 2019
[ 155]
Saudi Arabia
7.3
November 22, 1995
1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake
Senegal
5.5
May 21, 1986
[ 156]
Serbia
6.0
May 15, 1927
[ 157]
Seychelles
5.2
April 28, 1995
[ 158]
Slovakia
6.2 –6.5
June 28, 1763
1763 Komárom earthquake
Slovenia
6.1 ML
April 14, 1895
1895 Ljubljana earthquake
Solomon Islands
8.1
April 1, 2007
2007 Solomon Islands earthquake
Somalia
6.0
January 22, 1929
[ 159]
South Africa
6.8
December 31, 1932
[ 160]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
8.1 –8.3
August 12, 2021
2021 South Sandwich Islands earthquakes
South Korea
7.5
June 26, 1681
1681 Yangyang earthquake [ko ]
South Sudan
7.2
May 20, 1990
1990 South Sudan earthquakes
Spain
7.8
March 29, 1954
[ 50]
Sri Lanka
5.7
August 30, 1973
[ 161]
Sudan
6.0
May 12, 1938
[ 162]
Switzerland
6.0 –7.1
October 18, 1356
1356 Basel earthquake
Syria
7.6 Ms
May 20, 1202
1202 Syria earthquake
Taiwan
8.2
June 5, 1920
1920 Hualien earthquake
Tajikistan
7.5
July 10, 1949
1949 Khait earthquake
Tanzania
7.0
July 8, 1919
[ 163]
Thailand
6.1
May 5, 2014
2014 Mae Lao earthquake
Tonga
8.3 –8.5
June 25, 1917
1917 Samoa earthquake
Trinidad and Tobago
7.5 Mfa
January 10, 1888
[ 164]
Tunisia
7.2 or less
October 9, 859
[ 165]
Turkey
7.8 –8.0 Ms
August 17, 1668
1668 North Anatolia earthquake
Turkmenistan
8.2 Ms
July 7, 1895
[ 166]
Tuvalu
5.4
February 5, 1983
[ 167]
Uganda
6.5
June 30, 1952
[ 168]
Ukraine
6.7
September 11, 1927
1927 Crimean earthquakes
United Arab Emirates
5.0
March 11, 2002
[ 169]
United Kingdom
6.1 ML
June 7, 1931
1931 Dogger Bank earthquake
United States
9.2 –9.3
March 27, 1964
1964 Alaska earthquake
U.S. Virgin Islands
7.2
November 18, 1867
1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and tsunami
Uruguay
5.5 Ms
June 5, 1888
1888 Río de la Plata earthquake
Uzbekistan
7.4 Ms
October 21, 1907
1907 Qaratog earthquake
Vanuatu
8.1
September 20, 1920
[ 170]
Venezuela
7.6 –7.7
April 29, 1894 & October 29, 1900
1894 Venezuelan earthquake [ 171] & 1900 San Narciso earthquake
Vietnam
6.8
November 1, 1935
[ 172]
Wallis and Futuna
7.6
May 23, 1956
[ 173]
Yemen
6.7
December 18, 1908
[ 174]
Zambia
6.5
May 1, 1919
[ 175]
Zimbabwe
5.5
September 25, 1963
[ 176]
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.
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.
Modified from figure 2, "The most studied events", at the ISC's Overview of the ISC Event Bibliography .
International Seismological Centre . Event Bibliography . Thatcham, United Kingdom. 2018.
Lists by time period
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Lists by location
By country
By region
See also
References
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