Editing Lists of earthquakes (section)

==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.

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{| class="sortable wikitable sticky-header"
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! Rank !! Event origin time !! ISC Event # !! Papers !! ISC code !! Event
|- –
!1
| 2011-03-11 05:46:23 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-16461282}}|| 2069 || TOHOKU2011 || [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]]
|-
!2
| 2008-05-12 06:28:00 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-13228121}} || 1706 || WENCHUAN2008 || [[2008 Sichuan earthquake]]
|-
!3
| 2004-12-26 00:58:52 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-7453151}} || 967 || SUMATRA2004 || [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]]
|-
!4
| 1999-09-20 17:47:16 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-1718616}} || 771 || CHI-CHI1999 || [[1999 Jiji earthquake]]
|-
!5
| 1995-01-16 20:46:51 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-124708}} || 558 || SHYOGO1995 || [[Great Hanshin earthquake|1995 Great Hanshin earthquake]]
|-
!6
| 2010-02-27 06:34:13 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-14340585}} || 551 || MAULE2010 || [[2010 Chile earthquake]]
|-
!7
| 1994-01-17 12:30:54 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-189275}} || 548 || NORTHRIDGE1994 || [[1994 Northridge earthquake]]
|-
!8
| 2009-04-06 01:32:42 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-13438018}} || 525 || LAQUILA2009 || [[2009 L'Aquila earthquake]]
|-
!9
| 1989-10-18 00:04:14 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-389808}} || 520 || LOMAPRIETA1989 || [[1989 Loma Prieta earthquake]]
|-
!10
| 2015-04-25 06:11:26 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-607208674}} || 516 || GORKHA2015 || [[April 2015 Nepal earthquake|2015 Nepal earthquake]]
|-
!11
| 1992-06-28 11:57:35 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-289086}} || 440 || LANDERS1992 || [[1992 Landers earthquake]]
|-
!12
| 1999-08-17 00:01:38 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-1655218}} || 428 || IZMIT1999 || [[1999 İzmit earthquake]]
|-
!13
| 2016-04-15 16:25:06 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-610289055}} || 366 || KUMAMOTO2016 || [[2016 Kumamoto earthquakes]]
|-
!14
| 2013-04-20 00:02:47 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-607304721}} || 342 || LUSHAN2013 || [[2013 Lushan earthquake]]
|-
!15
| 1964-03-28 03:36:13 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-869809}} || 333 || ALASKA1964 || [[1964 Alaska earthquake]]
|-
!16
| 1960-05-22 19:11:20 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-879136}} || 290 || VALDIVIA1960 || [[1960 Valdivia earthquake]]
|-
!17
| 2023-02-06 01:17:34 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-	625613033}} || 277 || TURKYIE-SYRIA2023 || [[2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes]]
|-
!18
| 2016-08-24 01:36:33 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-611462212}} || 259 || AMATRICE2016 || [[August 2016 Central Italy earthquake|2016 Central Italy earthquake]]
|-
!19
| 2010-09-03 16:35:46 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-15155483}} || 257 || DARFIELD2010 || [[2010 Canterbury earthquake]]
|-
!20
| 2001-01-26 03:16:40 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-1763683}} || 256 || BHUJ2001 || [[2001 Gujarat earthquake]] 
|-
!21
| 1985-09-19 13:17:50 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-516095}} || 253 || MEXICOCITY1985 || [[1985 Mexico City earthquake]]
|-
!22
| 2022-01-15 04:14:45 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-621831271}} || 252 || HUNGATONGAHUNGAAPAI2022 || [[2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami]]
|-
!23
| 2016-11-13 11:02:59 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-615035032}} || 251 || KAIKOURA2016 || [[2016 Kaikōura earthquake]]
|-
!24
| 1971-02-09 14:00:40 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-787038}} || 244 || SANFERNANDO1971 || [[1971 San Fernando earthquake]]
|-
!25
| 1976-07-27 19:42:53 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-711732}} || 235 || TANGSHAN1976 || [[1976 Tangshan earthquake]]
|-
!26
| 2003-09-25 19:50:07 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-7134409}} || 221 || TOKACHI-OKI2003 || [[2003 Tokachi earthquake]]
|-
!27
| 2019-07-06 03:19:55 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-616203758}} || 221 || RIDGECREST2019B || [[2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes]]
|-
!28
| 1980-11-23 18:34:52 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-635924}} || 212 || IRPINIA1980 || [[1980 Irpinia earthquake]]
|-
!29
| 2004-10-23 08:55:58 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-7421058}} || 205 || MID-NIIGATA2004 || [[2004 Chūetsu earthquake]]
|-
!30
| 2012-05-20 02:03:53 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-601025379}} || 205 || EMILIA2012A || [[2012 Northern Italy earthquakes]]
|-
!31
| 2011-02-21 23:51:42 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-16168897}} || 204 || CHRISTCHURCH2011 || [[2011 Christchurch earthquake]]
|-
!32
| 1976-05-06 20:00:12 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-713583}} || 199 || FRIULI1976 || [[1976 Friuli earthquake]]
|-
!33
| 2005-03-28 16:09:35 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-7486110}} || 197 || NIAS2005 || [[2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake]]
|-
!34
| 2004-09-28 17:15:24 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-7406045}} || 197 || PARKFIELD2004 || [[Parkfield earthquake|2004 Parkfield earthquake]]
|-
!35
| 2023-02-06 10:24:50 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-625614289}} || 195 || TURKYIE-SYRIA2023A || [[2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes]]
|-
!36
| 2016-10-30 06:40:19 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-609624987}} || 194 || NORCIA2016 || [[October 2016 Central Italy earthquakes|2016 Central Italy earthquakes]]
|-
!37
| 1923-09-01 02:58:35 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-911526}} || 193 || KANTO1923 || [[1923 Great Kantō earthquake]]
|-
!34
| 1999-10-16 09:46:45 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-1643776}} || 184 || HECTOR-MINE1999 || [[1999 Hector Mine earthquake]]
|-
!35
| 2005-10-08 03:50:37 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-7703077}} || 181 || KASHMIR2005 || [[2005 Kashmir earthquake]]
|-
!38
| 2017-08-08 13:19:49 || {{EQ-isc-link|-610874246}} || 178 || JUIZHAIGOU2017 || [[2017 Jinghe earthquake]]
|-
!39
| 2001-11-14 09:26:12 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-2331800}} || 176 || KUNLUN2001 || [[2001 Kunlun earthquake]]
|-
!40
| 2015-09-16 22:54:30 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-611531714}} || 175 || ILLAPEL2015 || [[2015 Illapel earthquake]]
|-
!41
| 2014-04-01 23:46:47 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-610102185}} || 167 || IQUIQUE2014 || [[2014 Iquique earthquake]]
|-
!42
| 2021-05-21 18:04:13 || {{EQ-isc-link|-620437814}} || 166 || MADUO2021 || [[2021 Maduo earthquake]]
|-
!43
| 1979-10-15 23:16:57 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-657282}} || 165 || IMPERIAL1979 || [[1979 Imperial Valley earthquake]]
|-
!44
| 2002-11-03 22:12:41 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-6123395}} || 164 || DENALI2002 || [[2002 Denali earthquake]]
|-
!45
| 1999-11-12 16:57:19 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-1650092}} || 162 || DUZCE1999 || [[1999 Düzce earthquake]]
|-
!46
| 2010-04-04 22:40:43 || {{EQ-isc-link|-600257057}} || 158 ||EL-MAYOR-CUCAPAH2010 || [[2010 Baja California earthquake]]
|-
!47
| 2019-07-04 17:33:50 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-616217956}} || 158 || RIDGECREST2019A || [[2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes]]
|-
!48
| 2010-01-12 21:53:10 ||{{EQ-isc-link|-14226221}} || 157 || HAITI2010 || [[2010 Haiti earthquake]]
|}
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Modified from figure 2, "The most studied events", at the ISC's [https://www.isc.ac.uk/event_bibliography/overview.php Overview of the ISC Event Bibliography].

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