Historical Earthquakes
The most significant earthquakes in recorded history.
| Mag | Event | Date | Location | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.1 | 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake & Tsunami | 2011-03-11 | Japan | 19,749 |
| 9.1 | 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake & Tsunami | 2004-12-26 | Indonesia | 227,898 |
| 7.0 | 2010 Haiti Earthquake | 2010-01-12 | Haiti | 316,000 |
| 9.5 | 1960 Great Chilean Earthquake | 1960-05-22 | Chile | 1,655 |
| 7.9 | 1906 San Francisco Earthquake | 1906-04-18 | United States | 3,000 |
| 7.9 | 2008 Sichuan Earthquake | 2008-05-12 | China | 69,227 |
| 7.5 | 1976 Tangshan Earthquake | 1976-07-28 | China | 242,000 |
| 7.6 | 2005 Kashmir Earthquake | 2005-10-08 | Pakistan | 86,000 |
| 6.9 | 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake | 1995-01-17 | Japan | 6,434 |
| 9.2 | 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake | 1964-03-27 | United States | 131 |
| 7.8 | 2015 Nepal Earthquake | 2015-04-25 | Nepal | 8,964 |
| 7.6 | 1999 Izmit Earthquake | 1999-08-17 | Turkey | 17,127 |
| 7.8 | 2023 Turkey–Syria Earthquake | 2023-02-06 | Turkey/Syria | 59,259 |
| 8.8 | 2010 Chile Earthquake | 2010-02-27 | Chile | 525 |
| 8.0 | 1985 Mexico City Earthquake | 1985-09-19 | Mexico | 9,500 |
| 6.2 | 2011 Christchurch Earthquake | 2011-02-22 | New Zealand | 185 |
| 8.0 | 1556 Shaanxi Earthquake | 1556-01-23 | China | 830,000 |
| 8.5 | 1755 Lisbon Earthquake | 1755-11-01 | Portugal | 60,000 |
| 7.5 | 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake | 2024-01-01 | Japan | 245 |
| 6.7 | 1994 Northridge Earthquake | 1994-01-17 | United States | 57 |