List of earthquakes

The following is a list of major earthquakes.

1 USGS list of significant earthquakes
2 Other earthquakes not listed by the USGS
3 Recent earthquakes not listed above
- 3.1 2004
- 3.2 2005
- 3.3 2006
- 3.4 2007
- 3.5 2008
4 Largest earthquakes by magnitude
5 Deadliest earthquakes on record
6 See also
7 References
8 External links

USGS list of significant earthquakes

This is a list of significant earthquakes as listed by the USGS. For other ancient or recent earthquakes not listed here, see the tables below.

Date Time‡ Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Mag.MX† (M reference) 01556-01-23January 23, 1556 Shaanxi, China
see Shaanxi Earthquake34.5 109.7 830,000sm=n 8 (approx) 01668-08-17August 17, 1668 Anatolia, Turkey40 36 8,000 8 01700-01-26January 26, 1700 Cascadia subduction zone
see Cascadia Earthquake9 M (Satake et al, 1996) 01775-11-01November 1, 175510:16 Lisbon, Portugal
see 1755 Lisbon earthquake36 -11 80,000 8.7 MI (Johnston, 1996) 01811-12-16December 16, 18118:00 New Madrid, Missouri, USA
see New Madrid Earthquake36.6 -89.6 8.1 MI (Johnston, 1996) 01812-01-23January 23, 181215:00 New Madrid, Missouri, USA36.6 -89.6 7.8 MI (Johnston, 1996) 01812-02-07February 7, 18129:45 New Madrid, Missouri, USA36.6 -89.6 8 MI (Johnston, 1996) 01823-06-02June 2, 18238:00 south flank of Kilauea, Hawaii, USA19.3 -155 7 MI (Klein and Wright, 2000) 01836-06-10June 10, 183615:30 south San Francisco Bayregion, California, USA36.9 -121.5 6.5 MI (Bakun, 1999) 01838-06-31June 1838 San Francisco Peninsula, California, USA37.3 -123.2 6.8 MI (Bakun, 1999) 01843-01-05January 5, 18432:45 Marked Tree, Arkansas, USA35.5 -90.5 6.3 MI (Johnston, 1996) 01857-01-09January 9, 185716:24 Fort Tejon, California(San Andreas faultfrom Parkfieldto Wrightwood)
see Fort Tejon earthquake1 7.9 M (Grant and Sieh, 1993; Stein and Hanks, 1998) 01857-12-16December 16, 185721:00 Naples, Italy40.3 16 11,000 6.9 MI 01865-10-08October 8, 186520:46 San Jose, California, USA37.2 121.9 6.5 MI (Bakun, 1999) 01868-04-03April 3, 18682:25 Hilea, southeast Hawaii, Hawaii, USA19.2 -155.5 77 7.9 MI (Klein and Wright, 2000) 01868-10-21</spanOctober 21, 186815:53 Hayward, California, USA, Hayward Fault Zone37.7 -122.1 30 6.8 MI (Bakun, 1999) 01871-02-20February 20, 18718:42 Molokai, Hawaii, USA21.2 -156.9 6.8 MI (Klein and Wright, 2000) 01872-03-26March 26, 187210:30 Owens Valley, California, USA
see 1872 Lone Pine earthquake36.5 -118 27 7.6 M (Beanland and Clark, 1994) 01872-12-15December 15, 18725:40 north Cascades, Washington, USA47.9 -120.3 7.3 MI (Malone and Bor, 1979; Rogers et al., 1983) 01873-11-23November 23, 18735:00 California-Oregoncoast 42.2 -124.2 7.3 MI (Bakun, 2000) 01886-08-31August 31, 18862:51 Charleston, South Carolina, USA32.9 -80 60 7.3 MI (Johnston, 1996) 01890-04-24April 24, 189011:36 Corralitos, California, USA37 121.8 6.3 MI (Bakun, 1999) 01891-10-27October 27, 189121:38 Mino-Owari, Japan35.6 136.6 7,273 8 MS 01892-04-19April 19, 189210:50 Vacaville, California, USA38.5 -121.8 1 6.4 MI (Bakun, 1999) 01892-04-21April 21, 189217:43 Winters, California, USA38.6 -122 6.4 MI (Bakun, 1999) 01895-10-31October 31, 189511:08 Charleston, Missouri, USA37 -89.4 6.6 MI (Johnston, 1996) 01896-06-15June 15, 189619:32 Sanriku, Japan39.5 144 8.5 (approx) M 01897-06-12June 12, 189711:06 Assam, India26 91 1,500 8.3 01897-06-20June 20, 189720:14 Calaveras Fault, California, USA37 -121.6 6.3 MI (Bakun, 1999) 01898-03-31March 31, 18987:43 Mare Island, California, USA38.1 122.4 6.3 MI (Bakun, 1999) 01898-04-15April 15, 18987:07 Mendocino County, California, USA39.3 -123.9 6.8 MI (Bakun, 2000) 01899-09-04September 4, 18990:22 Cape Yakataga, Alaska, USA60 -142 7.9 MS 01899-09-10September 10, 189921:41 Yakutat Bay, Alaska, USA60 -142 8 MS 01900-10-09October 9, 190012:28 Kodiak Island, Alaska, USA57.1 -153.5 7.7 MS 01901-03-03March 3, 19017:45 Parkfield, California, USA36.2 -120.7 6.4 MS (Abe, 1988) 01904-08-27August 27, 190421:56 Fairbanks, Alaska, USA64.7 -148.1 7.3 MS 01905-07-09July 9, 19059:40 Mongolia49 99 8.4 M 01906-01-31January 31, 190615:36 Colombia-Ecuador1 -81.5 1,000 8.8 M 01906-04-18April 18, 190613:12 San Francisco, California(San Andreas faultfrom Cape Mendocinoto San Juan Bautista)
see San Francisco earthquake of 19063,000 7.8 M (Bakun, 1999) 01906-08-17August 17, 19060:40 Valparaíso, Chile-33 -72 20,000 8.2 M 01908-12-28December 28, 19084:20 Messina& Reggio Calabria, Italy38.3 15.6 70,000 7.2 MS 01911-07-01July 1, 191122:00 Calaveras fault, California, USA37.39 -121.8 6.5 MS 01915-10-03October 3, 19156:52 Pleasant Valley, Nevada, USA40.5 -117.5 7.1 M (Stover and Coffman, 1993) 01918-10-11October 11, 191814:14 Puerto Rico18.47 -67.63 116 7.5 MS (McCann, 1985) 01918-12-06December 6, 19188:41 Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada49.62 -125.92 7 ML (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954: Rogers, 1983) 01920-12-16December 16, 192012:05 Ningxia-Gansu, China
see 1920 Haiyuan earthquake36.6 105.32 200,000 8.6 MS 01922-01-31January 31, 192213:17 offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, USA40.7 -125.55 7.3 MG-R (Ellsworth, 1990) 01922-03-10March 10, 192211:21 Parkfield, California, USA35.9 120.9 6.1 M (Bakun and McEvilly, 1984) 01923-01-22January 22, 19239:04 offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, USA40.49 -125.32 7.2 MG-R (Ellsworth, 1990) 01923-09-01September 1, 19232:58 Kantō, Japan
see Great Kantō earthquake35.4 139.08 143,000 7.9 M 01925-03-01March 1, 19252:19 Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada47.76 -69.84 6.3 M (Bent, 1992) 01925-06-28June 28, 19251:21 Clarkston Valley, Montana, USA46.32 -111.52 6.6 M (Dosier, 1989) 01925-06-29June 29, 192514:42 Santa Barbara, California, USA34.3 -119.8 13 6.8 M (Stein and Hanks, 1998) 01926-10-22October 22, 192612:35 Monterey Bay, California, USA36.62 -122.35 6.1 MG-R (Ellsworth, 1990) 01926-10-22October 22, 192613:35 Monterey Bay, California, USA36.55 -122.18 6.1 MG-R (Ellsworth, 1990) 01927-03-07March 7, 19279:27 Tango, Japan35.8 134.92 3,020 7.6 MS 01927-05-22May 22, 192722:32 Gulang, Gansu, China37.39 102.31 40,000 7.9 MS 01927-11-04November 4, 192713:51 offshore Lompoc, California, USA34.92 -121.03 7.1 M (Stein and Hanks, 1998) 01929-11-18November 18, 192920:32 Grand Banks, Newfoundland, Canada44.69 -56.01 7.3 M (Bent, 1995) 01932-12-21December 21, 19326:10 Cedar Mountain, Nevada, USA38.51 -118.08 7.2 M 01933-03-02March 2, 193317:31 Sanriku, Japan39.22 144.62 2,990 8.4 M 01933-03-11March 11, 19331:54 Long Beach, California, USA
see Long Beach earthquake of 193333.6 -118 115 6.4 M (Hauksson & Gross, 1991) 01933-11-20November 20, 193323:21 Baffin Bay, Canada73 -69.98 7.4 M (Stein et al. 1979) 01934-01-15January 15, 19348:43 Bihar, India27.55 87.09 10,700 8.1 M (Chen and Molnar, 1977) 01934-06-08June 8, 19344:47 Parkfield, California, USA35.9 -120.9 6.1 M (Bakun and McEvilly, 1984) 01935-11-01November 1, 19356:03 Témiscaming, Quebec, Canada
See 1935 Timiskaming earthquake. 48.89 -79 6.2 M (Bent, 1996) 01937-07-22July 22, 193717:09 Salcha, Alaska, USA64.49 -146.85 7.3 MS 01938-01-23January 23, 19388:32 Maui, Hawaii, USA20.96 -156.18 6.8 MS (Klein and Wright, 2000) 01938-11-10November 10, 193820:18 Shumagin Islands, Alaska, USA55.33 -158.37 8.2 M 01939-12-26December 26, 193923:57 Erzincan, Turkey
see 1939 Erzincan earthquake39.77 39.53 32,700 7.8 MS 01940-05-19May 19, 19404:36 Imperial Valley, California, USA32.73 -115.5 9 7.1 M (Ellsworth, 1990) 01940-11-10November 10, 19401:39 Vrancea, RO45.80 26.70 4,000 7.4 M (LT, 2007) 01944-12-07December 7, 19444:35 Tonankai, Japan33.75 136 1,223 8.1 M 01946-04-01April 1, 194612:28 Unimak Island, Alaska, USA52.75 -163.5 165 7.3 MS (Stover and Coffman, 1993) 01946-06-23June 23, 194617:13 Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada49.75 -124.5 7.3 ML (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954: Rogers, 1983) 01946-08-04August 4, 194617:51 Dominican Republic19.25 -69 100 8 MS (Abe, 1981) 01946-12-20December 20, 194619:19 Nankaidō, Japan32.5 134.5 1,330 8.1 M 01947-10-16October 16, 19472:09 Fairbanks, Alaska, USA64.2 -148.3 7.2 M 01949-04-13April 13, 194919:55 Olympia, Washington, USA47.1 -122.7 8 7.1 ML (Baker and Langston, 1987) 01949-08-22August 22, 19494:01 Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
see 1949 Queen Charlotte earthquake53.62 -133.27 8.1 MS (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954) 01950-08-15August 15, 195014:09 Assam-Tibet28.5 96.5 1,526 8.6 M 01951-08-21August 21, 195110:57 Kona, Hawaii, USA19.5 -155.95 6.9 MS (Klein and Wright, 2000) 01952-07-21July 21, 195211:52 Kern County, California, USA34.95 -119.05 12 7.3 M (Stein and Hanks, 1998) 01952-11-04November 4, 195216:58 Kamchatka, Russia
see Kamchatka earthquakes52.76 160.06 9 M 01954-03-29March 29, 19546:17 Spain37.03 -3.51 7.9 M 01954-07-06July 6, 195411:13 Rainbow Mountain, Nevada, USA39.42 -118.53 6.6 M (Ellsworth, 1990) 01954-08-24August 24, 19545:51 Stillwater, Nevada, USA39.58 -118.45 6.8 M (Ellsworth, 1990) 01954-12-16December 16, 195411:07 Fairview Peak, Nevada, USA39.32 -118.2 7.1 M (Ellsworth, 1990) 01954-12-16December 16, 195411:11 Dixie Valley, Nevada, USA39.5 -118 6.8 M (Ellsworth, 1990) 01955-10-24October 24, 19554:10 Concord, California, USA38 -122.1 1 5.4 ML (Bolt and Miller, 1975) 01957-03-09March 9, 195714:22 Andreanof Islands, Alaska, USA
see 1957 Andreanof Islands Earthquake51.56 -175.39 9.1 M 01957-12-04December 4, 19573:37 Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia45.15 99.21 30 8.1 M 01958-04-07April 7, 195815:30 Huslia, Alaska, USA65.94 -156.37 7.3 M 01958-07-10July 10, 19586:15 Fairweather, Alaska, USA
comment caused megatsunamiin Lituya Bay, Alaska58.37 -136.66 5 7.7 M 01959-08-18August 18, 19596:37 Hebgen Lake, Montana, USA
see 1959 Yellowstone earthquake44.6 -110.64 28 7.3 M (Dosier, 1985) 01960-02-29February 29, 196023:40 Agadir, Morocco
see 1960 Agadir earthquake) 30.5 -9.3 10,000 5.7 M 01960-05-22May 22, 196019:11 Valdivia, Chile
see Great Chilean Earthquake-38.24 -73.05 5,700 9.5 M 01964-03-28March 28, 19643:36 Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA
see Good Friday Earthquake61.02 -147.65 125 9.2 M 01964-06-16June 16, 19644:01 Niigata, Japan38.43 139.23 26 7.5 M 01965-02-04February 4, 19655:01 Rat Islands, Alaska, USA51.21 -178.5 8.7 M 01965-04-29April 29, 196508:29 Seattle-Tacoma, Washington, USA47.32 -122.33 7 6.5 ML (Algermissen and Harding, 1965) 01966-06-28June 28, 19664:26 Parkfield, California, USA35.88 -120.49 6.1 M (Tsai and Aki, 1969) 01966-09-12September 12, 196616:41 Truckee, California, USA39.38 -120.22 5.9 M (Tsai and Aki, 1970) 01967-12-10December 10, 196722:51 Koyna, India17.39 73.77 6.3 M (Langston, 1976) 01969-10-02October 2, 19696:19 Santa Rosa, California, USA38.3 -122.76 1 5.7 ML (Bolt and Miller, 1975) 01970-05-31May 31, 197020:23 Peru-9.25 -78.84 66,000 7.9 M 01970-07-31July 31, 197017:08 Colombia-1.49 -72.56 8 MS 01971-02-09February 9, 197114:00 Sylmar, California, USA
see Sylmar earthquake34.4 -118.39 65 6.7 M (Heaton, 1982) 01972-12-23December 23, 197206:29 Managua, Nicaragua
see 1972 Nicaragua earthquake12.35 86.12 6,000 6.2 MW (Brown, R. D., P. L. Ward, and G. Plafker (1973)) 01975-02-04February 4, 197511:36 Haicheng, China
see 1975 Haicheng earthquake40.72 122.73 10,000 7 M (Cipar, 1979) 01975-08-01August 1, 197520:20 Oroville, California, USA39.5 -121.39 5.8 M 01975-11-29November 29, 197514:47 south flank of Kilauea, Hawaii, USA19.45 -155.03 2 7.2 MS (Klein and Wright, 2000) 01976-02-04February 4, 19769:01 Guatemala15.3 -89.14 23,000 7.5 M 01976-07-27July 27, 197619:42 Tangshan, China
see Tangshan earthquake39.61 117.89 242,419* 7.6 M 01978-09-16September 16, 197819:38 Tabas, Yazd Province, Iran
see 1978 Tabas earthquake7.7 01979-08-06August 6, 197917:05 Coyote Lake, California, USA37.11 -121.52 5.7 M (Ellsworth, 1990) 01979-10-15October 15, 197923:17 Imperial Valley, California, USA32.82 -115.65 6.4 M (Hartzell and Heaton, 1983) 01980-01-24January 24, 198019:00 Livermore, California, USA37.71 -121.73 5.8 M (Bolt et al., 1981) 01980-05-25May 25, 198016:33 Mammoth Lakes, California, USA37.6 -118.83 6.1 M (Ellsworth, 1990) 01980-05-25May 25, 198016:49 Mammoth Lakes, California, USA37.65 -118.9 5.9 ML (Ellsworth, 1990) 01980-05-25May 25, 198019:44 Mammoth Lakes, California, USA37.55 -118.82 5.8 M (Ellsworth, 1990) 01980-05-27May 27, 198014:50 Mammoth Lakes, California, USA37.48 -118.8 6 M (Ellsworth, 1990) 01980-11-08November 8, 198010:27 Gorda Plate, California, USA41.12 -124.67 7.2 M (Ellsworth, 1990) 01980-11-23November 23, 198019:34 Irpinia, Southern Italy40.87 15.31 2735 6.8 M 01983-05-02May 2, 198323:42 Coalinga, California, USA36.23 -120.32 6.5 M (Ellsworth, 1990) 01980-03-31March 31, 1983 Popayan, Cauca, SA197 5.5 01983-10-28October 28, 198314:06 Borah Peak, Idaho, USA44.09 -113.8 2 7 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01983-11-16November 16, 198316:13 Kaoiki, Hawaii, USA19.44 155.38 6.7 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01984-04-24April 24, 198421:15 Morgan Hill, California, USA37.3 -121.71 6.2 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01984-11-23November 23, 198418:08 Round Valley, California, USA37.45 -118.6 5.7 M (Ellsworth, 1990) 01985-09-19September 19, 198513:17 Michoacán, Mexico
see 1985 Mexico City earthquake18.44 -102.36 9,500 8 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01985-12-23December 23, 19855:16 Nahanni, Northwest Territories, Canada62.16 -124.31 6.8 M (Wetmiller et al., 1988) 01986-05-07May 7, 198622:47 Andreanof Islands, Alaska, USA51.56 -174.81 8 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01986-07-08July 8, 19869:20 north Palm Springs, California, USA33.97 -116.78 6.1 M (Hartzell, 1989) 01986-07-21July 21, 198614:42 Chalfant Valley, California, USA37.53 -118.43 6.2 M (Ellsworth, 1990) 01987-10-01October 1, 198714:42 Whittier Narrows, California, USA
see Whittier Narrows earthquake34.06 -118.13 8 5.9 M (Hartzell and Iida, 1990) 01987-11-30November 30, 198719:23 Gulf of Alaska58.84 -142.6 7.9 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01988-10-22January 22, 19880:35 Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia-19.87 133.78 6.3 M (Choy and Bowman, 1990) 01988-10-22January 22, 19883:57 Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia-19.88 133.83 6.4 M (Choy and Bowman, 1990) 01988-10-22January 22, 198812:04 Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia-19.9 133.83 6.6 M (Choy and Bowman, 1990) 01988-03-06March 6, 198822:35 Gulf of Alaska57.26 -142.75 7.8 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01988-11-25November 25, 198823:46 Saguenay, Quebec, Canada48.06 -71.27 5.9 M (Boatwright and Choy, 1992) 01988-12-07December 7, 19887:41 Spitak, Armenia40.93 44.11 25,000 6.8 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01989-10-17October 17, 19890:04 Loma Prieta, California, USA
see Loma Prieta earthquake37.14 -121.76 63 6.9 M (Wald et al., 1991) 01989-12-25December 25, 198914:24 Ungava Peninsula, Quebec, Canada60.07 -73.54 6 M (Bent, 1994) 01991-06-28June 28, 19911:43 Sierra Madre, California, USA34.25 -117.95 2 5.6 M (Wald et al., 1991) 01991-08-17August 17, 199122:17 Honeydew, California, USA41.79 -125.58 7.1 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01992-04-23April 23, 19924:50 Joshua Tree, California, USA33.87 -116.55 6.1 M (Hauksson et al., 1993) 01992-04-25April 25, 199218:06 Cape Mendocino, California, USA40.38 -124.05 7.2 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01992-04-26April 26, 19927:41 offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, USA40.55 -124.29 6.5 M (Oppenheimer et al., 1993) 01992-04-26April 26, 199211:18 offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, USA40.44 -124.43 6.7 M (Oppenheimer et al., 1993) 01992-06-28June 28, 199211:57 Landers, California, USA34.2 -116.52 3 7.3 M (Sieh et al. 1993) 01992-06-29June 29, 199210:14 Little Skull Mountain, Nevada, USA36.77 -116.32 5.7 M (Walter, 1993) 01992-09-02September 2, 19920:16 Nicaragua11.77 -87.35 116 7.7 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01993-09-23September 29, 199322:25 Latur-Killari, India18.08 76.52 9,748 6.2 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01994-01-17January 17, 199412:30 Northridge, California, USA
see 1994 Northridge Earthquake34.18 -118.56 60 6.7 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01994-06-09June 9, 19940:33 Bolivia-13.86 -67.49 5 8.2 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01994-09-01September 1, 199415:15 Cape Mendocino, California, USA40.38 -125.78 7.1 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01995-01-17January 17, 199505:46 Kobe, Japan
see Great Hanshin earthquake34.57 135.03 5,502 6.9 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01997-05-21May 21, 199722:51 Jabalpur, India23.07 80.12 38 5.8 M (Singh et al., 1999) 01998-07-17July 17, 19988:49 New Guinea-2.94 142.58 2,183 7 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01999-01-25January 25, 199918:19 Colombia4.45 -75.65 1,185 6.2 01999-08-17August 17, 19990:01 İzmit, Turkey
see İzmit earthquake40.77 30 17,118 7.6 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01999-09-20September 20, 199917:47 Chi-Chi, Taiwan
see Chi-Chi earthquake23.82 120.86 2,400 7.7 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01999-10-16October 16, 19999:46 Hector Mine, California, USA34.56 -116.44 7.2 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 01999-11-12November 12, 199916:57 Düzce, Turkey40.82 31.23 894 7.2 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 02000-09-03September 3, 20008:36 Napa, California, USA38.38 -122.41 5 M (BRK) 02000-11-16November 16, 20004:54 New Ireland, Papua New Guinea-4 152.33 8 02001-01-13January 13, 200117:33 El Salvador13.04 -88.66 844 7.7 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 02001-01-26January 26, 20013:16 Gujarat, India
see 2001 Gujarat Earthquake23.39 70.23 20,085 7.7 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 02001-02-28February 28, 200118:54 Olympia, Washington, USA
see Nisqually Earthquake47.11 -122.6 6.8 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 02001-06-23June 23, 200120:33 coastal Peru-16.3 -73.55 75 8.4 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 02002-03-25March 25, 200214:56 Hindu KushRegion, Afghanistan36.06 69.32 1,000 6.1 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 02002-04-20April 20, 200210:50 Au Sable Forks, New York44.51 -73.7 5.2 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 02002-11-03November 3, 200222:12 Denali National Park, Alaska, USA63.52 -147.44 7.9 M (QED) 02003-05-21May 21, 200318:44 Boumerdès, Algeria
see 2003 Algeria earthquake36.96 3.63 2,266 6.8 M (QED) 02003-09-25September 25, 200319:50 Hokkaidō, Japan41.82 143.91 8.3 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 02003-11-17November 17, 200306:43 Rat Islands, Alaska, USA51.15 178.65 7.8 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 02003-12-22December 22, 200319:15 San Simeon, California, USA35.71 -121.10 2 6.6 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 02003-12-26December 26, 200301:56 southeastern Iran
see Bam: 2003 earthquake29.00 58.31 31,000 6.6 M (PDE Monthly Listing) 02004-09-28September 28, 200417:15 Parkfield, California, USA
see Parkfield earthquake35.81 -120.37 6.0 M (QED) 02004-12-24December 26, 200400:58 off west coast northern Sumatra
see 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake3.30 95.87 300,000 is the Minimum number of dead and missing according to several sources 9.3 M (QED) 02008-05-12May 12, 200814:28 Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi China31.0 103.4 65,000 current estimate 8.0 M (QED) 02005-03-28March 28, 200516:09 Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
see 2005 Sumatra earthquake2.07 97.01 1,313 8.7 M (QED)

† MG-R = Gutenberg and Richter's (1954) magnitude, MS = 20 s surface-wave magnitude, M = moment magnitude (Hanks and Kanamori, 1979), and MI is an intensity magnitude, ML is local magnitude (Richter, 1935).
‡ GMT
* Fatalities estimated as high as 655,000.

Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) [1]

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Date Site Deaths Magnitude or intensity* Comments Source 464 BC Sparta, Greece ? – Led to a helotuprising and strained relations with Athens, one of the factors that led to the Peloponnesian War– 226 BC Rhodes, Greece ? – Destroyed Colossus of Rhodesand city of Kameiros– 365 Knossos, Crete(Greece) "thousands" XI 365 Crete earthquake Ammianus Marcellinus [1]and numerous other late antiquewriters[2]365 Cyrene, Libya ? – – May 19, 526 Antioch, Syria250,000 – Procopius, II.14.6; sources based on John of Ephesus 844 Damascus, Syria50,000 VIII – 847 Mosul, Iraq50,000 – – 847 Damascus, Syria70,000 X – 856 Corinth, Greece45,000 – – 893 Caucasus82,000 – – 893 Udaipur, India180,000 – – 893 Ardabil, Iran150,000 – – 1036 Shanxi, China23,000 – – 1042 Palmyra, Baalbek, Syria50,000 X – 1057 Chihli(Hopeh), China25,000 – – 1138Ganzah, Aleppo, Syria230,000 XI 1156-1157 Syria ? – – 1170 Sicily15,000 – – July 5, 1201 Eastern Mediterranean1,100,000 IX Damage across a wide area from Syriato Upper Egypt– 1268 Cilicia, Anatolia(Turkey) 60,000 – 1268 Cilicia earthquake– September 27, 1290 Chihli(Hopeh), China100,000 6.7 – May 26, 1293 Kamakura, Japan30,000 – – October 18, 1356 Basel, Switzerland1,000 6.5 Basel earthquake– May 21, 1382 Canterbury, United Kingdom ? 5.8 Struck during synod - later called "Earthquake Synod" - called to condemn heresy of John Wycliffe- some saw as portentious [3]/[4]September 10, 1509 Istanbul, Turkey
see 1509 Istanbul earthquake10,000 7.2 – January 26, 1531 Lisbon, Portugal30,000 – – July 13, 1605 Qiongshan, Hainan, China3,000 X – April 6, 1667 Dubrovnik, Croatia3,000 7,5 – November 25, 1667 Shemakha, Azerbaijan80,000 XII – June 7, 1692 Port Royal, Jamaica30,000 – – January 11, 1693 Catania Province, Sicily60,000 – – 1693 Naples, Italy93,000 – – 1707 Japan(seismic wave) 30,000 – – December 30, 1730[citation needed] Hokkaidō, Japan[citation needed] 137,000[citation needed] – – 1731 Beijing, China100,000 – – October 16, 1737 Kamchatka, Russia9.3 See Kamchatka earthquakes– June 7, 1755Northern Persia40,000 – – November 18, 1755 Boston, Massachusetts0 – – February 28, 1780 Iran200,000 – Latitude: 38, longitude: 46.2 – February 4—5, March 28, 1783 Calabria, Italy35,000 – – February 4, 1797 Quito, Ecuador& Cuzco, Peru41,000 – – 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 – May 8, 1847 Zenkoji, Japanmore than 8,300 7.4 2,094 houses lost by fire with quake at Nagano– January 23, 185521:11 local time Wairarapa, New Zealand4 ~8.0 Raised sections of Wellingtoncoastline by 2 metres – November 11, 1855 Ansei Edo, Japanmore than 4,700 6.9 10,000 house destroyed in Edo 安政の大地震in Japanese February 16, 1861 Sumatra, East Indies (now Indonesia) 8.5 – September 9, 1880, 7:04 local time Zagreb, Croatia1 6.3 – April 4, 1905 Kangra, India20,000 7.8 Kangra district HQ Dharamsaladevastated [2]June 11, 1909 Lambesc, France46 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 earthquake258 7.9 Much of city destroyed; 40 km² of seabed raised to become dry land – December 25, 1932, Gansu, China70,000 7.6 – April 21, 1935, 6:02 local time Shinchiku-Taichū, Taiwan3,279 7.1 – December 20, 1942, Turkey
see NAFZ6.9 – November 26, 1943, Turkey
see NAFZ7.7 – January 15, 1944, 20:50 GMT-3 San Juan, Argentina8,000 ~ 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 NAFZ7.5 – August 17, 1949, Turkey
see NAFZ7.1 – August 13, 1951, Turkey
see NAFZ6.8 – August 8-August 12, 1953 Kefalonia, Greece
476 7.2 113 tremors over five days – May 26, 1957, Turkey
see NAFZ6.8 – July 26, 1963 Skopje, Yugoslavia6.1 see 1963 Skopje earthquake– August 19, 1966, Turkey
see NAFZ6.6 – July 22, 1967, Turkey
see NAFZ7.0 – October 25and 26, 1969, 16:30 and 8:00 local time Banja Luka, Bosnia and Hercegovina1 and 20 6.2 and 7.0 – May 22, 1971, Turkey
see NAFZ6.8 – December 23, 1972 Managua, Nicaragua5,000 – 20,000 6.3 Somozamishandling of earthquake aid has been cited as a contributing factor to the Sandinistarevolution; devastated largest city in Nicaragua (Managua) – June 30, 1975Norris Junction, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA0 6.1 Largest earthquake in Yellowstone Calderasince 1959Hebgen Lake event – March 4, 1977 Bucharest, Romania
see 1977 Bucharest Earthquake1500 7.5 Lasted ~5 minutes and left the capital devastated. – April 15, 1979 Herceg Novi, Dubrovnik, Montenegro, Croatia100 5.6 – December 28, 1989 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia13 5.6 This is the only deadly Australian earthquake recorded to date – June 21, 1990Northwestern Iran; see Manjil-Rudbar Earthquake40000 7.7 – March 13, 1992 Turkey
see NAFZ6.5 –

Note: Magnitudes are generally estimations from intensity data. When no magnitude was available, the maximum intensity, written as a Roman numeral from I to XII, is given.

Recent earthquakes not listed above

2004

Date Time‡ Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Comments Magnitude September 5, 200419:07 (UTC), 23:57 (Local) Off central Tōkai region, western Japan 0 20+ injured, tsunamiand flooding6.9 and 7.4 October 8, 200415:35 Mindoro, Philippines13.21 121.65 — Sporadic blackouts6.6 October 9, 200422:26 80 kilometres southwest of Managua, Nicaragua12 86 0 Minimal damage 6.9 October 23, 200417:56 Ojiya, Japan
see 2004 Chūetsu earthquake37.3 138.8 46 4801 injured; 103,000+ displaced 6.9 October 27, 200418:34 Vrancea, Romania0 Telephoneservice interrupted; felt also in Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldovaand Turkey5.8 (Istanbul's Kandilli Observatoryreported 6.5) November 10, 200422:58 Solomon Islands9 159 0 No injuries nor damage 6.9 November 11, 200421:36 96 kilometres west-northwest of Dili, East Timor6 21 injured 7.3 November 15, 2004around 9:00 off coast of Chocó, Colombia0 11+ injured, 18 homes destroyed, half near Buenaventura6.7 November 21, 200445 kilometres north-northwest of Dominica1 Half-dozen injured, damage also in Guadeloupe6.0 November 21, 200448 kilometres south-southwest of San José, Costa Rica8 Half-dozen injured 6.2 November 28, 200418:32 900 kilometres northwest of Tokyo, Japan, 50 km below sea level0 8 injured, utility services interrupted in hundreds of homes 7.1 December 23, 200414:59 495 kilometres north of Macquarie Island, SW of New Zealand50.24°S 160.13°E 0 Minimal damage reported in southern New Zealand 8.1

2005

Date Time‡ Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Comments Magnitude February 11, 200521:00:23.9 114 kilometres southwest of Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada60.21°N 139.50°W 0 No damage nor injuries 5.5 February 22, 200502:25:21 UTC, 05:55:21 Local Time Zarand, Iran
see 2005 Zarand earthquake30.726°N 56.817°E At least 790 Hundreds injured, damage in some 40 villages, centered 150 miles from Bam, Iran 6.4 March 6, 200519:06:52 UTC, 3:06:52 AM Local Time Near Sua-ho, Taiwan24.607°N 121.859°E 0 Followed minutes later by a magnitude 5.4 aftershock. 5.7 March 6, 200506:17:49 UTC, 1:17:49 AM Local Time Gaspé Peninsula, Canada47.750°N 69.730°W 0 102 km (63 miles) WNW (303°) from Fort Kent, Maine5.4 March 20, 200501:53 UTC, 10:53 AM Local Time Offshore of Fukuoka, Japan
see Fukuoka earthquake33.54°N 130.12°E 1 1145 injured; 3000+ displaced 7.0 June 12, 200515:41 UTC, 8:41 AM Local Time Anza, California, USA33.533°E 116.578°SE 0 5.2 June 13, 200522:44:33 UTC, 18:44:33 Local Time Tarapacá, Chile19.896°S 69.125°W 11 115 km (70 miles) ENE of Iquique, Chile. 7.8 June 15, 200502:50:53 UTC, 18:50:53 Local Time June 14 Offshore of Northern California, USA41.284°N 125.983°W 0 157 km (98 miles) WSW of Crescent City, California. 7.2 June 16, 200520:53 UTC, 01:53 PM Yucaipa, California, USA34.058N 117.011W 5 km NE of Yucaipa, CA 4.9 July 25, 200504:10:00 UTC, 10:10:00 PM Mountain Daylight Time local Butte, Montana, USA45.35°N 112.867°W 0 77 km (48 miles) SSW of Butte, MT 5.6 August 16, 200502:46:30 UTC, 11:46:30 Local Time August 16 Off the east coast of Honshū, Japan　
see Miyagi earthquake38.259°N 148.980°E 0 95 km (60 miles) E of Sendai, Miyagi. 7.2 September 25, 200501:56 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, 200503:50:38 UTC, 08:50:38 Local Time October 8 Kashmir
see 2005 Kashmir earthquake34.43°N 73.54°E >75000 19 km (11.8 miles) northeast of Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan7.6 November 26, 200500:49:37 UTC, 08:49:37 Local Time Jiujiang, Jiangxiprovince, China29.7°N 115.7°E 13 Midway between Ruichang County seat and Jiujiang City 5.7 December 5, 200512:19:55 UTC, 14:19:55 Local Time Lake Tanganyikaregion
see 2005 Lake Tanganyika earthquake6.212°S 29.599°E 2 55 km (35 miles) SE of Kalemie, DR Congo6.8

2006

Date Time‡ Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Comments Magnitude January 8, 200611:34:52 UTC, 13:34:52 Local Time Southern Greece
see 2006 Southern Greece earthquake36.250°N 23.498°E 195 km (120 miles) S of Athens6.9 February 23, 200600:19 Local Time Northern Mozambique 140 miles southwest of Beira 7.5 April 20, 200623:25:04 UTC Koryak Autonomous Okrug, Russia
see 2006 Kamchatka earthquakes61.075°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, 200615:26:39 UTC Tonga20.130°S 174.164°W 0 Several aftershocks, up to 6.0 on the Richter Scale 7.9 May 16, 200610:39:23 UTC Kermadec Islands31.559°S 179.296°W 0 7.4 May 27, 200622:54:02 UTC Java, Indonesia
see May 2006 Java earthquake7.977°S 110.318°E 6234 25 km (15 miles) SSW of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, over 6,200 dead, 33,000 injured, more than 200,000 left homeless 6.3 Jul 17, 200608:19:25 UTC South of Java, Indonesia
see July 2006 Java earthquake9.334°S 107.263°E >400 225 km (140 miles) NE of Christmas Island; 240 km (150 miles) SSW of Tasikmalaya7.7 Aug 11, 200614:30:39 UTC Guerrero, Mexico18.486°N 100.930°W 0 75 km (45 miles) WNW of Arcelia, Guerrero, Mexico 6.0 Aug 11, 200620:54:12 UTC Pulau Simeuleu, Sumatra, Indonesia2.374°N 96.321°E 0 285 km (175 miles) WNW of Sibolga, Sumatra, Indonesia 6.0 Aug 20, 200603:41:47 UTC Scotia Sea61.023°S 34.373°W 0 495 km (305 miles) WSW of Bristol Island, South Sandwich Islands7.1 September 10, 200614:56:07 UTC Gulf of Mexico26.339°N 86.568°W 0 418 km (260 miles) WSW of Clearwater, Florida6.0 October 15, 200617:07:48 UTC Hawaii(See 2006 Hawaii earthquake) 19.801°N 156.053°W 0 6.7 November 15, 200611:14:16 UTC Kuril Islands46.616°N 153.224°E 0 Small tsunamihit Northern Japan, several aftershocks as strong as magnitude 6.3 8.3 November 29, 200607:22:55 UTC Sudbury, Ontario, Canada46.48°N 81.17°W 0 Epicentre near Lively. No major damage; reported to have been felt as far as Toronto. 4.1 December 26, 200612:26:21 UTC 91 km (56 miles) SSE of Kaohsiung, TaiwanSee:2006 Hengchun earthquake21.818°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

2007

Date Time‡ Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Comments Magnitude January 13, 200704:23:20 UTC East of the Kuril Islands46.288°N 154.448°E 0 Several aftershocks up to magnitude 6. Tsunamiwarnings issued for the entire Pacific basin. The second great earthquake to strike this region in three months. 8.2 January 20, 200720:56:51 Local Time Gangwon-do,South Korea37.75°N 128.69°E 0 4.8 January 21, 200707:39:00 UTC Province of Agri, Turkey39.803°N 42.807°E 0 Demolished homes in several villages 5.1 January 21, 200711:27:42 UTC Molucca Sea1.207°N 126.292°E 4 Preceded by a magnitude 6 foreshock. Several aftershocks up to magnitude 6.2. 7.5 February 12, 200711:27:42 UTC Cabo de São Vicente, Portugal36.09°N 10.26°E Main: 2007 Iberian Peninsula earthquake6.1 March 6, 200705:49:28 UTC Sumatra, Indonesia0.490°S 100.529°E >60 Main: March 2007 Sumatra earthquakes
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, 200700:40:02 (UTC) Vanuatu20.597°S 169.413°E 0 7.2 March 25, 200700:42:02 (UTC) Off the west coast of Honshū, Japan37.537°N 136.438°E 1 Main: 2007 Noto earthquake
110 injured. Tsunami warnings issued for the nearby coastal areas, 6-inch tsunami hit shore closest to epicenter. 6.7 April 1, 200720:39:56 (UTC) Solomon Islands8.474°S 156.950°E >28 Main: 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake
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 13, 200705:42:23 (UTC) Guerrero, Mexico17.353°N 100.101°W 0 Followed by a magnitude 5.4 aftershock. Extensive power outages in Mexico Cityand Acapulco, but no serious damage. 6.0 April 20, 200701:45:56 (UTC) Southwestern Ryukyu Islands, Japan25.714°N 125.250°E 0 Preceded by a magnitude 6 foreshock, followed by many aftershocks up to magnitude 5.9. 6.1 April 28, 200707:18:11 (UTC) Kent, United Kingdom51.080°N 1.170°E 0 Main: 2007 Kent earthquake
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, 200708:56:18 (UTC) Laos20.470°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, 200721:34:58 (UTC) Yunnan, China23.013°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, 200719:29:46 (UTC) Offshore Guatemala13.628°N 90.732°W 0 Phone communications down throughout Guatemala. Many houses damaged and some people possibly missing. Shaking felt into El Salvadorand waveform registered as far away as Midway Island. A magnitude 5.8 quake struck the same area five days beforehand. 6.8 July 6, 200701:09:21 (UTC) Chiapas, Mexico16.678°N 93.479°W 0 Power and phone service knocked out. Buildings and businesses in three Mexican states evacuated. 6.1 July 16, 200701:13:28 (UTC) Honshū, Japan37.574°N 138.440°E 9 Main: 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake
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 July 18, 200720:30:00 (EAT) Nairobi, Kenya

Ol 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 Africa5.9 July 20, 200704:40:00 Local San Francisco, California37°48′4″N, 122°11′3″W 0 Slight damage, no injuries reported. 4.2 August 1, 200717:08:54 (UTC) Vanuatu15.671°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 August 2, 200702:37:43 (UTC) Tatar Strait, Russia47.259°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 August 8, 200717:04:58 (UTC) Java, Indonesia5.968°S 107.655°E 0 Felt throughout west and central Java. Hypocenter too deep to set off tsunami warnings. 7.5 August 15, 2007 23:40:58 UTC 40.2 km (25 miles) northwest of Chincha Alta, Peru13.322°S 76.508°W 519 Main: 2007 Peru earthquake
519 people killed with 1,366 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 September 12, 2007 11:10:23 (UTC) Sumatra, Indonesia4.517°S 101.382°E 23 Main: September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes
Buildings swayed in Jakarta. Many buildings collapsed on the west coast of Sumatra. At least 23 dead, and over a hundred injured. Tsunami alert issued for the entire Indian Ocean region. Followed by two other earthquakes measuring 7.9 and 7.0, and over a hundred aftershocks. 8.5 September 28, 200713:38:58 UTC Mariana Islands21.980°N 142.685°E 0 This was a deep focus earthquake, thus no Tsunami warnings were issued. A magnitude 6.9 occurred further South of the islands on September 30. 7.4 September 30, 20075:23:36 UTC Auckland Islands, New Zealand49.394°S 163.842°E 0 Followed by a magnitude 6.6 aftershock. 7.4 October 15, 200712:29 UTC Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand44.68°S 167.21°E 0 Followed by 7 major aftershocks all being above magnitude 4, with the largest being 6.2. 6.7 October 24, 200721:02:51 UTC Southern Sumatra, Indonesia3.909°S 101.061°E 0 Considered to be an aftershock of the magnitude 8.5 quake that struck the same region on September 12, 2007. 6.8 October 31, 200703:04:54 UTC Alum Rock, California, USA37.4325°N 121.7757°W 0 Occurred on the Calaveras Fault. No major damage. Largest quake to hit the San FranciscoBay Area since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. 5.4 October 31, 200703:30:20 UTC Pagan Region, Northern Mariana Islands18.854°N 145.315°E 0 Deep enough to not warrant a tsunami warning. 7.2 November 14, 200715:40:53 UTC Antofagasta, Chile22.189°S 69.843°W 2 Main: 2007 Antofagasta earthquake
Two killed, dozens more injured, at least 4,000 left homeless. A tsunami warning was initially issued for the whole south Pacific, but was lifted within an hour. 7.7 November 25, 200716:02:18 UTC Sumbawa, Indonesia8.294°S 118.360°E 3 Two earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 occurring within hours of each other. At least 3 killed, hundreds injured and many houses destroyed. 6.5 and 6.5 November 29, 200719:00:19 UTC Martinique Region, Windward Islands14.951°N 61.241°W 1 Strongest earthquake to affect the Eastern Caribbean in decades. Widespread moderate to locally severe damage reported throughout Martinique and Dominica with furthest reports of damage coming from Barbados 274 km from the epicenter where landslips caused partial collapse of apartment buildings. Felt from Puerto Rico in the north to as far as Guyana and Venezuela in the south. No tsunami warning issued due to the deep hypocenter of the earthquake [5]. 7.4 December 9, 200702:03:29 UTC Minas Gerais, Brazil15.049°S 44.199°W 1 One killed, six more injured, six houses completely leveled. Sixty residents in two small towns near the epicenter were evacuated. 4.9 December 9, 200707:28:24 UTC South of the Fiji Islands26.156°S 177.453°W 0 7.8 December 19, 200709:30:30 UTC Andreanof Islands, Aleutians, Alaska51.495°N 179.473°W 0 7.2

2008

Date Time‡ Place Lat. Long. Fatalities Comments Magnitude January 5, 200811:01:05 UTC Queen Charlotte Islands, Canada51.299°N 130.713°W 0 Two earthquakes of magnitude 6.6 and 6.4 occurring within 45 minutes of each other. The first was preceded by a magnitude 5.6 foreshock approx 20 minutes before. Aftershocks of magnitude 5.0. 6.6 and 6.4 January 6, 200805:14:17 UTC Athens, Greece37.150°N 22.934°W 0 6.5 [6]February 3, 200807:34:12 UTC Lac Kivu region, Democratic Republic of the Congo2.314°S 28.896°E >39 Main: 2008 Lake Kivu earthquake
At least 39 killed and over 300 injured. Many buildings - commercial, religious, and residential - destroyed. Followed by several destructive aftershocks up to magnitude 5.0. 6.0 February 14, 200813:34 UTC Kalamata, Greece36.646°N 21.833°E 0 6.5 and 6.4 [7]February 20, 200808:08:31 UTC Simeulue, Indonesia2.751°N 95.966°E 3 Quake lasted for almost a minute. Strongly felt more than 300 km (185 miles) away in Banda Aceh, where people left their offices after buildings started shaking. Precautionary tsunami alerts for Indonesia and nearby coastal areas were briefly issued. [8]7.5 February 20, 200815:26:52 UTC Storfjorden, Svalbard(Norway) 77.41°N 14.48°E 0 The quake's epicenter was about 140 km south-east of Longyearbyen. The quake may be Norway's biggest quake in a hundred years. 6.2 February 21, 200814:16:05 UTC Wells, Nevada, USA41.076°N 114.771°W 0 Earthquake near Wells, Nevada. It was the largest earthquake in the continental United States since the M6.6 June 17, 2005 earthquake offshore northern California. 6.0 February 27, 200800:56:45 UTC Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, UK53.321°N 0.314°W 0 Main: 2008 Lincolnshire earthquake
Earthquake reported 15 km north east of Lincoln. Tremor felt across the UK, as far north as Newcastle-upon-Tyneand south as London. Quake lasted for approximately 20 seconds.[9]5.2 April 18, 200809:36:56 UTC (04:36:56 Central) Southeastern Illinois38.481°N 87.826°W 0 Main: 2008 Illinois earthquake
Earthquake centered 66 km (41 miles) NNW of Evansville, Indiana, near the village of West Salem, Illinois. It was felt widespread across southern Illinois and eastern portions of Missouri including St. Louis, 203 km (126 miles) away. Aftershocks were felt as far south as Tennessee and Georgia in the United States and Ontario in Canada.[10][11][12]5.2 May 7, 200816:45:00 UTC Tokyo, Japan36.141°N 141.540°E 0 Earthquake centered 100 miles of the coast of Japanat depth of 25 miles. Half an hour later hit another quake in the same area measuring a magnitude of 5.2. Two people got injured from falling furniture. This was the strongest earthquakein Tokyosince 1923 Great Kantō earthquake [13]. 6.8 May 12, 200806:28:00 UTC Sichuan Province, China31.099°N 103.279°E 69,136+ Main: 2008 Sichuan earthquake
Earthquake centered 92 km northwest of Chengdu. Felt as far away as Beijingand Shanghai, where office buildings swayed with the impact[14][15]. So far more than 7,000 aftershocks[16][17]have been recorded, including 110 strong aftershocks and a 6.0Mw aftershock on May 25, killing eight people, injuring hundreds, and causing billions in damage[18][19]. Fatalities last updated 9th June 2008. 8.0 May 24, 200819:20:46 UTC El Calvario, Colombia(50 km from Bogota) 4.447°N 73.670°W 6 Main: 2008 El Calvario earthquake
Preceded by a foreshock of magnitude 4.0 roughly two hours before. 5.9 May 29, 200815:46 UTC Selfoss, Southern Iceland(30 miles from Reykjavik) 63.992°N 21.014°W 0 Main: 2008 Iceland earthquake
Demolished and considerably damaged homes and up to 30 minor injuries reported. Followed by a number of aftershocks around magnitude 4. Buildings and businesses evacuated and people were advised to stay outside by the civil defence. 6.3 June 8, 200813:25 UTC Peloponnesereigon, 32 km SW of Patras38.029°N 21.464°E 2 Main: 2008 Peloponnese earthquake
Caused damage, injured at least 220, and made at least 2,000 homeless. 6.1

Largest earthquakes by magnitude

Pos. Date Location Magnitude 1 May 22, 1960 Valdivia, Chile(see: 1960 Valdivia earthquake) 9.5 2 December 26, 2004Off west coast northern Sumatra, Indonesia(see: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake) 9.3 3 October 16, 1737 Kamchatka, Russia(see: Kamchatka earthquakes) ~9.3 3 March 27, 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA(see: Good Friday Earthquake) 9.2 5 November 4, 1952 Kamchatka, Russia9.0 6 January 26, 1700 Cascadia subduction zone(see: 1700 Cascadia earthquake) ~9 7 January 31, 1906 Colombia-Ecuador8.8 8 February 4, 1965 Rat Islands, Alaska, USA8.7 8 November 25, 1833 Sumatra, Indonesia8.7 10 November 1, 1755 Lisbon, Portugal(see: 1755 Lisbon earthquake) ~8.7 11 March 28, 2005 Sumatra, Indonesia8.6-8.7* 12 March 9, 1957 Andreanof Islands, Alaska, USA(see: 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake) 8.6 12 December 16, 1920 Ningxia-Gansu, China8.6 12 August 15, 1950 Assam-Tibet8.6 15 December 16, 1575 Valdivia, Chile8.5 15 September 12, 2007 Sumatra, Indonesia8.5

* Scientists have not yet agreed on an official magnitude.

Deadliest earthquakes on record

Rank Name Date Location Fatalities Magnitude Comments 1 "Shaanxi"January 23, 1556 Shaanxi, China830,000 8 2 "Tangshan"July 27, 1976 Tangshan, China255,000 (official) 7.5 Estimated death toll as high as 655,000. 3 "Indian Ocean"December 26, 2004Off West coast of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia ~230,210 dead and missing 9.3 Deaths from earthquake and tsunami. 4 "Aleppo"August 9, 1138 Aleppo, Syria230,000 8.5 Death toll disputed as first mention of 230,000 dead was in the 15th century. 5 "Damghan" December 22, 856 Damghan, Iran200,000 "Gansu" December 16, 1920 Ningxia-Gansu, China200,000 8.6 Major fractures, landslides. 7 "Ardabil" March 23, 893+ Ardabil, Iran150,000 8 "Great Kantō" September 1, 1923 Kantō, Japan143,000 7.9 Great Tokyo fire. 9 "Ashgabat" October 6, 1948 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan110,000 7.3 10 "Kashmir"October 8, 2005 India& N.W.F.P, Pakistan100,000 (estimated), 80,000 (official) 7.6 or 7.8 3.5 million people homeless, 100,000 feared dead Source: USGS [3]