Editing Lists of earthquakes (section)

=== Strongest earthquakes by magnitude each year since 1907 ===
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|-
! Year
! data-sort-type="usLongDate" | Date
! Magnitude
! Location
! Depth (km)
! MMI
! data-sort-type="number" | Deaths
! data-sort-type="number" | Injuries
|-
| 1907
| [[1907 Sumatra earthquake|1907, January 4]]<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.2 - 97 km WNW of Sinabang, Indonesia|1907|iscgem16957943}}</ref>
| 8.2
| {{flag|Dutch East Indies}}, Sumatra
| 25.0
| data-sort-value="8" | IV
| 2,188
| -
|-
| 1908
| 1908, March 26<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.5 - 6 km S of Copala, Mexico|1908|iscgem16957987}}</ref>
| 7.5
| {{flag|Mexico}}, Guerrero
| 200.0
| data-sort-value="8" | –
| -
| -
|-
| 1909
| 1909, July 7<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.7 - 52 km ESE of Farkh?r, Afghanistan|1909|iscgem16958149}}</ref>
| 7.7
| {{flag|Afghanistan}}, Badakhshan
| 200.0
| data-sort-value="8" | –
| -
| -
|-
| 1910
| [[1910 Taiwan earthquake|April 12, 1910]]<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.1 - 163 km NW of Hirara, Japan|1910|iscgem16958149}}</ref>
| 8.1
| Taiwan Island, off the northeast coast
| 235.0
| data-sort-value="8" | –
| 60
| -
|-
| 1911
| [[1911 Kikai Island earthquake|June 15, 1911]]<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.9 - 108 km NW of Naze, Japan|1912|iscgem16958149}}</ref>
| 7.9
| {{flag|Japan}}, Ryukyu Islands
| 150.0
| data-sort-value="8" | IX
| -
| -
|-
| 1912
| [[1912 Maymyo earthquake|May 23, 1912]]<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.9 - 32 km NW of Taunggyi, Myanmar|1912|iscgemsup16958191}}</ref>
| 7.9
| {{flag|Myanmar}}, Shan
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="8" | IX
| -
| -
|-
| 1913
| [[1913 Sulawesi–Mindanao earthquake|March 14, 1913]]<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.9 - 47 km ESE of Kalbay, Philippines|1913|iscgem914043}}</ref>
| 7.9
| {{flag|Philippines}}, Mindanao
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="8" | IX
| 138
| -
|-
| 1914
| May 26, 1914<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.2 - 130 km SE of Biak, Indonesia|1914|iscgem913984}}</ref>
| 8.2
| {{flag|Dutch East Indies}}, Papua
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="8" | -
| 100+
| -
|-
| 1915
| May 1, 1915<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.8 - 266 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia|1915|iscgem913898}}</ref>
| 7.8
| {{flag|Russian Empire}}, Kuril Islands
| 30.0
| data-sort-value="8" | -
| –
| -
|-
| 1916
| January 1, 1916<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.0 - 60 km SE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea|1916|iscgem913483}}</ref>
| 8.0
| {{flag|Territory of New Guinea}}, East New Britain
| 35.0
| data-sort-value="8" | -
| –
| -
|-
| 1917
| May 1, 1917<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.2 - Kermadec Islands region|1917|iscgem913483}}</ref>
| 8.2
| {{flag|New Zealand}}, Kermadec Islands
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="8" | -
| –
| -
|-
| 1918
| August 15, 1918<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.3 - 75 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines|1918|iscgem913230}}</ref>
| 8.3
| {{flag|Philippines}}, Mindanao
| 20.0
| data-sort-value="8" | -
| 52
| -
|-
| 1919
| April 30, 1919<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.1 - 166 km ENE of Neiafu, Tonga|1919|iscgem912773}}</ref>
| 8.1
| {{flag|Tonga}}
| 25.0
| data-sort-value="8" | -
| –
| -
|-
| 1920
| June 5, 1920<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.2 - 47 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan|1920|iscgem912519}}</ref>
| 8.2
| {{flag|Taiwan}}, Hualien
| 20.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VII
| –
| -
|-
| 1921
| November 15, 1921<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.8 - 71 km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan|1921|iscgem912367}}</ref>
| 7.8
| {{flag|Afghanistan}}, Badakhshan
| 240.0
| data-sort-value="8" | V
| –
| -
|-
| 1922
| [[1922 Vallenar earthquake|November 11, 1922]]<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.5 - 94 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile|1922|official19221111043251_30}}</ref>
| 8.5
| {{flag|Chile}}, Atacama
| 70.0
| data-sort-value="8" | -
| 500
| -
|-
| 1923
| February 3, 1923<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.4 - 121 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia|1923|official19230203160150_30}}</ref>
| 8.4
| {{flag|Soviet Union}}, Kamchatka Krai
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="8" | -
| 3
| -
|-
| 1924
| April 10, 1924<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.1 - 6 km E of Tibanbang, Philippines|1924|iscgem910733}}</ref>
| 8.1
| {{flag|Philippines}}, Mindanao
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="8" | -
| 500
| -
|-
| 1925
| November 10, 1925<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.3 - 60 km WNW of Sorong, Indonesia|1925|iscgem910733}}</ref>
| 7.3
| {{flag|Dutch East Indies}}, Papua
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="8" | -
| -
| -
|-
| 1926
| October 26, 1926<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.6 - 158 km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia|1926|iscgem910191}}</ref>
| 7.6
| {{flag|Dutch East Indies}}, Papua
| 35.0
| data-sort-value="8" | -
| -
| -
|-
| 1927
| [[1927 Gulang earthquake|May 22, 1927]]<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.7 - 31 km SSW of Wuwei, China|1927|iscgem909273}}</ref>
| 7.7
| {{flag|Republic of China}}, Gansu
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="8" | -
| 40,900
| -
|-
| 1928
| June 17, 1928<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.0 - 15 km ESE of San Gabriel Mixtepec, Mexico|1928|iscgem908744}}</ref>
| 8.0
| {{flag|Mexico}}, Oaxaca
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="8" | -
| 4
| -
|-
| 1929
| June 26, 1929<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.1 - South Sandwich Islands region|1929|iscgem908171}}</ref>
| 8.1
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}, South Sandwich Islands region
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="8" | -
| -
| -
|-
| 1930
| [[1930 Pyu earthquake|December 3, 1930]]<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.5 - 36 km SSW of Pyu, Myanmar|1930|iscgem907777}}</ref>
| 7.5
| {{flag|British Burma}}, Bago
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="8" | IX
| 30
| -
|-
| 1931
| [[1931 Fuyun earthquake|June 3, 1931]]<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.9 - 172 km SE of Altay, China|1931|iscgem906933}}</ref>
| 7.9
| {{flag|China}}, Xinjiang
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="8" | X
| 10,000
| -
|-
| 1932
| June 3, 1932<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.1 - 4 km ENE of Tonaya, Mexico|1932|iscgem906183}}</ref>
| 8.1
| {{flag|Mexico}}, Jalisco
| 35.0
| data-sort-value="8" | X
| 400
| -
|-
| 1933
| March 2, 1933<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.4 - 1933 Sanriku (Sanriku-oki) Earthquake, Japan|1933|official19330302173100_30}}</ref>
| 8.5
| {{flag|Japan}}, Sanriku coast
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="8" | V
| 3,000
| -
|-
| 1934
| January 15, 1934<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.0 - Nepal|1934|iscgem904745}}</ref>
| 8.0
| {{flag|Nepal}}, [[Sagarmatha Zone]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="8" | X
| 10,700
| -
|-
| 1935
| September 20, 1935<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.8 - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea|1935|iscgem904528}}</ref>
| 7.8
| {{flag|New Guinea}}, [[Sandaun Province]]
| 35.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VII
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1936
| April 1, 1936<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.8 - 161 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines|1936|iscgem903538}}</ref>
| 7.8
| {{flag|Dutch East Indies}}, [[Talaud Islands]]
| 35.0
| data-sort-value="8" | IX
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1937
| January 7, 1937<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.8 – southern Qinghai, China|1937|iscgem902908}}</ref>
| 7.8
| {{Flag country|Republic of China (1912–1949)}}, [[Qinghai]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1938
| [[1938 Banda Sea earthquake|February 1, 1938]]
| 8.5
| {{Flag|Dutch East Indies}}, [[Maluku (province)|Maluku]] offshore
| 60.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1939
| December 21, 1939<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.1 – 68&nbsp;km SSW of Gorontalo, Indonesia|1939|iscgem902275}}</ref>
| 8.1
| {{Flag|Dutch East Indies}}, [[Central Sulawesi]] offshore
| 150.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1940
| [[1940 Lima earthquake|May 24, 1940]]
| 8.2
| {{Flag|Peru|1825}}, [[Department of Lima|Lima]]
| 45.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 179–300
| 3,500
|-
| 1941
| [[1941 Hyūga-nada earthquake|November 18, 1941]]
| 8.0
| {{Flag country|Empire of Japan}}, [[Miyazaki Prefecture|Miyazaki]] offshore
| 35.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 2
| 0
|-
| 1942
| [[1942 Peru earthquake|August 24, 1942]]
| 8.2
| {{Flag|Peru|1825}}, [[Department of Ica|Ica]]
| 35.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 30
| 25
|-
| 1943
| [[1943 Ovalle earthquake|April 6, 1943]]
| 8.1
| {{Flag|Chile}}, [[Coquimbo Region|Coquimbo]]
| 35.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 11
| 0
|-
| 1944
| [[1944 Tōnankai earthquake|December 7, 1944]]
| 8.1
| {{Flag country|Empire of Japan}}, [[Wakayama Prefecture|Wakayama]] offshore
| 30.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 1,223
| 2,135
|-
| 1945
| [[1945 Balochistan earthquake|November 27, 1945]]
| 8.1
| {{Flag country|British Raj}}, [[Balochistan]] offshore
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 4,000
| 0
|-
| 1946
| [[1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake|April 1, 1946]]
| 8.6
| {{Flag|United States|1912}}, [[Alaska]] offshore
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="6" | VI
| 173
| 0
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1947
| May 27, 1947<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.6 – 138&nbsp;km SW of Insrom, Indonesia|1947|iscgem897871}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |7.6
| {{Flag|Dutch East Indies}}, [[Papua (province)|Papua]] offshore
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="6" | VI
| 0
| 0
|-
| [[1947 Satipo earthquake|November 1, 1947]]
| {{Flag|Peru|1825}}, [[Department of Junín|Junin]]
| 20.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 233
| 0
|-
| 1948
| [[1948 Lady Caycay earthquake|January 24, 1948]]
| 7.8
| {{Flag|Philippines|1936}}, [[Panay]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 50
| 0
|-
| 1949
| [[1949 Queen Charlotte Islands earthquake|August 22, 1949]]
| 8.0
| {{Flag|Canada|1921}}, [[Haida Gwaii]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1950
| [[1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake|August 15, 1950]]
| 8.6
| {{Flag icon|India}}{{Flag icon|China}} India–China, [[Assam]]–[[Tibet]] border region
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="11" | XI
| 4,800
| 0
|-
| 1951
| [[1951 East Rift Valley earthquakes|November 24, 1951]]
| 7.8
| {{Flag|Taiwan}}, [[East Rift Valley]]
| 30.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 85
| 1,200
|-
| 1952
| [[1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake|November 4, 1952]]
| 9.0
| {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}}, [[Kamchatka]]
| 21.6
| data-sort-value="11" | XI
| 2,336
| 0
|-
| 1953
| November 25, 1953<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.9 – off the east coast of Honshu, Japan|1953|iscgem892187}}</ref>
| 7.9
| {{Flag|Japan|1947}}, [[Yokohama]]
| 25.0
| data-sort-value="5" | V
| 1
| 0
|-
| 1954
| March 29, 1954<ref name="auto">{{cite anss|M 7.8 – Strait of Gibraltar|1954|iscgem890481}}</ref>
| 7.8
| {{Flag country|Francoist Spain}}, [[Andalusia]]
| 626.2
| data-sort-value="4" | IV
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1955
| February 27, 1955<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.5 – Kermadec Islands region|1955|iscgem889257}}</ref>
| 7.5
| {{Flag|New Zealand}}, [[Kermadec Islands]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="1" | I
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1956
| [[1956 Amorgos earthquake|July 9, 1956]]
| 7.7
| {{Flag|Greece|old}}, [[Dodecanese Islands]]
| 20.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 56
| 0
|-
| 1957
| [[1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake|March 9, 1957]]
| 8.6
| {{Flag|United States|1912}}, [[Aleutian Islands]], Alaska
| 25.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 2
| 0
|-
| 1958
| [[1958 Kuril Islands earthquake|November 6, 1958]]
| 8.3
| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}, [[Kuril Islands]]
| 35.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 0
| 51
|-
| 1959
| [[1959 Kamchatka earthquake|May 4, 1959]]
| 7.9
| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}, [[Kamchatka]]
| 55.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 1
| 13
|-
| 1960
| [[1960 Valdivia earthquake|May 22, 1960]]
| 9.5
| {{Flag|Chile}}, [[Valdivia]]
| 25.0
| data-sort-value="12" | XII
| 2,000
| 4,000
|-
| 1961
| August 19, 1961<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.6 – Peru-Brazil border region|1961|iscgem877215}}</ref>
| 7.6
| {{Flag|Peru}}, [[Madre de Dios Region]]
| 612.2
| data-sort-value="4" | IV
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1962
| May 21, 1962<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.5 – Fiji region|1962|iscgem874777}}</ref>
| 7.5
| {{Flag|Fiji|colonial}} offshore
| 390.0
| data-sort-value="1" | I
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1963
| [[1963 Kuril Islands earthquake|October 13, 1963]]
| 8.5
| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}, [[Kuril Islands]]
| 35.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1964
| [[1964 Alaska earthquake|March 27, 1964]]
| 9.2
| {{Flag|United States}}, Alaska, [[Prince William Sound]]
| 25.0
| data-sort-value="11" | XI
| 131
| 0
|-
| 1965
| [[1965 Rat Islands earthquake|February 3, 1965]]
| 8.7
| {{Flag|United States}}, Alaska, [[Aleutian Islands]]
| 30.3
| data-sort-value="6" | VI
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1966
| [[1966 Peru earthquake|October 17, 1966]]
| 8.1
| {{Flag|Peru}}, [[Arequipa]]
| 38.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 125
| 3,000
|-
| 1967
| [[1967 Mudurnu earthquake|July 22, 1967]]
| 7.3
| {{Flag|Turkey}}, [[Sakarya Province]]
| 30.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 86
| 0
|-
| 1968
| [[1968 Tokachi earthquake|May 16, 1968]]
| 8.3
| {{Flag|Japan|1947}}, [[Hokkaidō]]
| 26.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 52
| 330
|-
| 1969
| August 11, 1969<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.2 – Kuril Islands|1969|iscgem805430}}</ref>
| 8.2
| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}, [[Kuril Islands]]
| 30.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1970
| [[1970 Colombia earthquake|July 31, 1970]]
| 8.0
| {{Flag|Colombia}}, [[Amazonas (Colombian department)|Amazonas Department]]
| 644.8
| data-sort-value="4" | IV
| 1
| 4
|-
| 1971
| [[1971 Solomon Islands earthquakes|July 26, 1971]]
| 8.0
| {{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}, [[Kokopo]]
| 37.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 3
| 5
|-
| 1972
| 1972<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.0 – Mindanao, Philippines|1972|iscgem765501}}</ref>
| 8.0
| {{Flag|Philippines|1936}}, [[Mindanao]]
| 60.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1973
| [[1973 Nemuro earthquake|June 17, 1973]]
| 7.8
| {{Flag|Japan|1947}}, [[Hokkaidō]]
| 43.3
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 0
| 27
|-
| 1974
| [[1974 Lima earthquake|October 3, 1974]]
| 8.1
| {{Flag|Peru}}, [[Lima]]
| 13.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 78
| 2,400
|-
| 1975
| [[1975 North Atlantic earthquake|May 26, 1975]]
| 7.8
| north [[Atlantic Ocean]]
| 33.0
| data-sort-value="6" | VI
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1976
| [[1976 Moro Gulf earthquake|August 17, 1976]]
| 8.0
| {{Flag|Philippines|1936}}, [[Moro Gulf]]
| 33.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 8,000
| 10,000
|-
| 1977
| [[1977 Sumba earthquake|August 19, 1977]]
| 8.3
| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, [[Bima]]
| 25.0
| data-sort-value="6" | VI
| 189
| 1,100
|-
| 1978
| [[1978 Miyagi earthquake|June 12, 1978]]
| 7.6
| {{Flag|Japan|1947}}, [[Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi]]
| 44.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 28
| 1,325
|-
| 1979
| [[1979 Tumaco earthquake|December 12, 1979]]
| 8.1
| {{Flag|Colombia}}, [[Nariño Department|Nariño]] offshore<br>{{Flag|Ecuador|1900}}, [[Esmeraldas Province|Esmeraldas]] offshore
| 24.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 600
| 0
|-
| 1980
| July 17, 1980<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.9 – 199&nbsp;km S of Lata, Solomon Islands|1980|usp00018y0}}</ref>
| 7.7
| {{Flag|Solomon Islands}}, [[Santa Cruz Islands]]
| 33.0
| data-sort-value="6" | VI
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1981
| September 1, 1981<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.6 – off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand|1981|usp0001fkx}}</ref>
| 7.5
| {{Flag|New Zealand}}, offshore
| 25.0
| data-sort-value="4" | IV
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1982
| [[1982 El Salvador earthquake|June 19, 1982]]
| 7.3
| {{Flag|El Salvador}}, offshore
| 73.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 43
| 0
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1983
| March 18, 1983<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.6 – 157&nbsp;km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea|1983|usp0001tr1}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |7.7
| {{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}, [[New Ireland (island)|New Ireland]]
| 70.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 0
| 0
|-
| [[1983 Sea of Japan earthquake|May 26, 1983]]
| {{Flag|Japan}}, off the coast of Honshu
| 15.1
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 104
| 324
|-
| 1984
| February 7, 1984<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.6 – 85&nbsp;km SE of Honiara, Solomon Islands|1984|usp00021u7}}</ref>
| 7.5
| {{Flag|Solomon Islands}}, [[Honiara]]
| 18.1
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1985
| [[1985 Mexico City earthquake|September 19, 1985]]
| 8.0
| {{Flag|Mexico}}, Mexico City
| 27.9
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 40,000
| 50,000
|-
| 1986
| May 7, 1986<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.0 – 85&nbsp;km SSW of Atka, Alaska|1986|usp0002tmu}}</ref>
| 8.0
| {{Flag|United States}}, [[Aleutian Islands]], Alaska
| 19.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1987
| November 30, 1987<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.9 – 200&nbsp;km WSW of Yakutat, Alaska|1987|usp0003aq8}}</ref>
| 7.8
| {{Flag|United States}}, [[Gulf of Alaska]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="6" | VI
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1988
| March 6, 1988<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.8 – Gulf of Alaska|1988|usp0003dnb}}</ref>
| 7.7
| {{Flag|United States}}, [[Gulf of Alaska]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="5" | V
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1989
| May 23, 1989<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.0, Macquarie Island region|1989|official19890523105446320_10/executive}}</ref>
| 8.0
| {{Flag|Australia}}, [[Macquarie Island]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="5" | V
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1990
| [[1990 Luzon earthquake|July 16, 1990]]
| 7.7
| {{Flag|Philippines}}, [[Luzon]]
| 24.4
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 1,621
| 3,000
|-
| 1991
| [[1991 Limon earthquake|April 22, 1991]]
| 7.6
| {{Flag|Costa Rica}}, [[Limón]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 127
| 759
|-
| 1992
| [[1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami|December 12, 1992]]
| 7.8
| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, [[Lesser Sunda Islands|Sunda Islands]]
| 23.5
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 2,500
| 0
|-
| 1993
| [[1993 Guam earthquake|August 8, 1993]]
| 7.8
| {{Flag|Guam}}, Offshore
| 59.3
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 0
| 71
|-
| 1994
| [[1994 Kuril Islands earthquake|October 5, 1994]]
| 8.3
| {{Flag|Russia}}, [[Kuril Islands]]
| 3.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 12
| 1,742
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| [[1995 Colima–Jalisco earthquake|October 9, 1995]]
| rowspan="2" | 8.1
| {{Flag|Mexico}}, [[Colima]]
| 33.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 49
| 100
|-
|[[1995 Antofagasta earthquake|July 30, 1995]]
|{{Flag|Chile}}, [[Antofagasta]]
|40.0
|VII
|3
|58
|-
| 1996
| [[1996 Biak earthquake|February 17, 1996]]
| 8.2
| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, [[Biak]]
| 11.5
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 166
| 423
|-
| 1997
| [[1997 Kamchatka earthquake|December 5, 1997]]<ref>{{cite anss|1997|M 7.8 – 156&nbsp;km S of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia|usp0008btk}}</ref>
| 7.8
| {{Flag|Russia}}, [[Kamchatka Peninsula]]
| 23.5
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1998
| [[1998 Balleny Islands earthquake|March 25, 1998]]
| 8.1
| {{Flag|Antarctica}}, [[Balleny Islands]]
| 10.0
|
| 0
| 0
|-
| 1999
| [[1999 Jiji earthquake|September 21, 1999]]
| 7.6
| {{Flag|Taiwan}}, [[Nantou County]]
| 15.5
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 2,444
| 11,305
|-
| 2000
| [[2000 New Ireland earthquakes|November 16, 2000]]
| 8.0
| {{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}, [[New Ireland (island)|New Ireland]]
| 13.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 2
| 0
|-
| 2001
| [[2001 southern Peru earthquake|June 23, 2001]]
| 8.4
| {{Flag|Peru}}, [[Arequipa]]
| 33.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 145
| 2,713
|-
| 2002
| [[2002 Denali earthquake|November 3, 2002]]
| 7.9
| {{Flag|United States}}, [[Alaska]]
| 4.2
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 0
| 1
|-
| 2003
| [[2003 Tokachi earthquake|September 26, 2003]]
| 8.3
| {{Flag|Japan}}, [[Hokkaidō]]
| 23.5
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 0
| 849
|-
| 2004
| [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|December 26, 2004]]
| 9.3
| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, [[Sumatra]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 227,898
| 125,000
|-
| 2005
| [[2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake|March 28, 2005]]
| 8.6
| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, [[Simeulue]]
| 21.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 1313
| 300
|-
| 2006
| [[2006 Kuril Islands earthquake|November 15, 2006]]
| 8.3
| {{Flag|Russia}}, [[Kuril Islands]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="6" | VI
| 0
| 1
|-
| 2007
| [[2007 Bengkulu earthquakes|September 12, 2007]]
| 8.4
| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, [[Sumatra]]
| 34.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 23
| 0
|-
| 2008
| [[2008 Sichuan earthquake|May 12, 2008]]
| 7.9
| {{Flag|China}}, [[Sichuan]]
| 19.0
| data-sort-value="11" | XI
| 87,587
| 374,177
|-
| 2009
| [[2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami|September 29, 2009]]
| 8.1
| {{Flag|Samoa}}, Offshore
| 18.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 189
| 7
|-
| 2010
| [[2010 Chile earthquake|February 27, 2010]]
| 8.8
| {{Flag|Chile}}, [[Concepción, Chile|Concepción]]
| 22.9
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 550
| 12,000
|-
| 2011
| [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|March 11, 2011]]
| 9.0–9.1
| {{Flag|Japan}}, [[Honshu]]
| 29.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 19,747
| 6,000
|-
| 2012
| [[2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes|April 11, 2012]]
| 8.6
| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, Indian Ocean
| 20.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 10
| 12
|-
| 2013
| [[2013 Okhotsk Sea earthquake|May 24, 2013]]
| 8.3
| {{Flag|Russia}}, [[Sea of Okhotsk]]
| 598.1
| data-sort-value="6" | VI
| 0
| 0
|-
| 2014
| [[2014 Iquique earthquake|April 1, 2014]]
| 8.2
| {{Flag|Chile}}, [[Iquique]]
| 25.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 6
| 9
|-
| 2015
| [[2015 Illapel earthquake|September 16, 2015]]
| 8.3
| {{Flag|Chile}}, [[Coquimbo]]
| 22.4
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 21
| 34
|-
| 2016
| [[2016 Solomon Islands earthquakes#December 17 earthquake|December 17, 2016]]
| 7.9
| {{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}, [[New Ireland (island)|New Ireland]]
| 94.5
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 0
| 0
|-
| 2017
| [[2017 Chiapas earthquake|September 7, 2017]]
| 8.2
| {{Flag|Mexico}}, [[Chiapas]]
| 47.4
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 98
| 250
|-
| 2018
| [[2018 Fiji earthquakes|August 19, 2018]]
| 8.2
| {{Flag|Fiji}}, offshore
| 600.0
| data-sort-value="5" | V
| 0
| 0
|-
| 2019
| [[2019 Peru earthquake|May 26, 2019]]
| 8.0
| {{Flag|Peru}}, [[Loreto Province|Loreto]]
| 122.6
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 2
| 0
|-
| 2020
| [[2021 Chignik earthquake#July 2020|July 22, 2020]]
| 7.8
| {{Flag|United States}}, [[Alaska Peninsula]] offshore
| 28.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 0
| 0
|-
| 2021
| [[2021 Chignik earthquake|July 28, 2021]]
| 8.2
| {{Flag|United States}}, [[Alaska Peninsula]] offshore
| 32.2
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 0
| 0
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| [[2022 Papua New Guinea earthquake|September 11, 2022]]
| rowspan="2" |7.6
| {{Flag|Papua New Guinea}}, [[Morobe Province|Morobe]]
| 61.4
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 21
| 42
|-
| [[2022 Michoacán earthquake|September 19, 2022]]
| {{Flag|Mexico}}, [[Michoacán]]
| 25.5
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 2
| 35
|-
| 2023
| [[2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes|February 6, 2023]]
| 7.8
| {{Flag|Turkey}}, [[Southeastern Anatolia Region|Southeastern Anatolia]]
| 17.9
| data-sort-value="12" | XII
| 59,488–62,013
| 121,704
|-
| 2024
| [[2024 Noto earthquake|January 1, 2024]]
| 7.5
| {{Flag|Japan}}, [[Ishikawa Prefecture|Ishikawa]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 526
| 1,389
|-
| 2025
| [[2025 Myanmar earthquake|March 28, 2025]]
| 7.7
| {{Flag|Myanmar}}, [[Sagaing Region|Sagaing]]
| 10.0
| 
| 3800+ 
| 3,500 +
|-
|}