Editing Lists of earthquakes

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[[File:Map of earthquakes 1900-.svg|thumb|400px|Earthquakes (6.0+ {{M|w|link=y}}) between 1900 and 2017]]
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[[Earthquake]]s are caused by movements within the [[Earth's crust]] and uppermost [[Earth's mantle|mantle]]. They range from weak events detectable only by [[seismometer]]s, 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, [[Moment magnitude scale|magnitude]], cost, fatalities, and number of scientific studies.

== Deadliest earthquakes ==
{{See also|Lists_of_20th-century_earthquakes#List_of_deadliest_earthquakes|l1=List of deadliest 20th-century earthquakes per year|Lists_of_21st-century_earthquakes#Deadliest_earthquakes_by_year|l2=List of deadliest 21st-century earthquakes per year|l3=List of natural disasters by death toll#Earthquakes}}
The following is a summary list of earthquakes with over approximately 100,000 deaths.<ref>{{cite web|title=Earthquakes with 50,000 or More Deaths|publisher=United States Geological Survey|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/most_destructive.php|access-date=February 12, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901233953/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/most_destructive.php|archive-date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> The [[893 Ardabil earthquake]] probably relates to the [[893 Dvin earthquake]], due to misreading of the Arabic word for [[Dvin (ancient city)|Dvin]], 'Dabil' as 'Ardabil'.<ref name="Ambraseys&Melville">{{cite book|last1=Ambraseys|first1=N.N.|author-link=Nicholas Ambraseys|last2=Melville|first2=C.P.|title=A History of Persian Earthquakes|series=Cambridge Earth Science|year=2005|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-02187-6|page=175|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1JkfKub5vakC&pg=PR7}}</ref> This is regarded as a 'fake earthquake'.<ref name="Gupta">{{cite book|last=Gupta|first=H.|author-link=Harsh Gupta|title=Encyclopedia of Solid Earth Geophysics|edition=2|series=Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences|year=2011|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-90-481-8701-0|page=566|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BHgOwNCGbnAC&pg=PA566}}</ref>
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! scope="col" style="width: 10%;" | Event
! scope="col" style="width: 10%;" | Date
! scope="col" style="width: 15%;" | Location
! scope="col" style="width: 10%;" | Fatalities
! scope="col" style="width:  8%;" | Magn{{soft hyphen}}itude
! scope="col" style="width: 44%;" class="unsortable" | Notes on fatalities
|-
| [[1976 Tangshan earthquake]] || {{dts|1976-07-28}} || {{Sort flagicon|China}} [[Hebei, China]] || data-sort-value="300000" |300,000+<ref name="year40"/> || 7.6 || Internal Tangshan reports found 263,299 local deaths. Official nationwide deaths stated to be 242,769. Scholars estimated >300,000.<ref name="year40">{{cite news|title=唐山大地震四十年：反思与"记忆"|work=东方历史评论|publisher=广东省东方历史研究基金会|last=王瓒玮|date=28 July 2016|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/107947175_120776}} Reprinted as: {{Cite news|url=https://www.jiemian.com/article/769233.html|title=唐山大地震40年：从死亡人数到天灾还是人祸仍是一地鸡毛|work=界面新闻|date=28 July 2016|author=王瓒玮|archive-date=15 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115010316/https://www.jiemian.com/article/769233.html}}</ref><ref name="Xia Mingfang">{{cite book|chapter=家庭的解体与重生：历史视野下的唐山大地震 |title=文明的"双相"——灾害与历史的缠绕|last=夏明方|editor-last=夏明方|date=2020|publisher=广西师范大学出版社|page=79|chapter-url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_8247540|via=澎湃新闻, 13 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722012805/https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_8247540|archive-date=22 July 2020}}</ref>
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| [[1920 Haiyuan earthquake]] || {{dts|1920-12-16}} || {{Sort flagicon|Republic of China (1912–1949)|1912}} [[Ningxia]]–[[Gansu]], China || data-sort-value="273400" |273,400 || 7.8 || Previously cited death toll was 230,000 and this figure was revised in 2010.<ref name="news.xinhuanet.com">{{cite web|title=Death toll of 1920 China earthquake higher than previously estimated|agency=Xinhua News Agency|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-12/16/c_13652388.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820065946/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-12/16/c_13652388.htm|archive-date=August 20, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Utsu">{{cite web|title=Search Page|last=Utsu|first=T.|work=Catalog of Damaging Earthquakes in the World (Through 2008)|url=http://iisee.kenken.go.jp/utsu/utsuweq_bak_eng.html|access-date=June 3, 2010}}</ref>
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| [[526 Antioch earthquake]] || {{dts|526|05|21}} || {{Sort flagicon|Byzantine Empire}} [[Antioch]], [[Byzantine Empire]] (modern-day [[Turkey]])|| data-sort-value="250000" |250,000<ref name="Sbeinati">{{cite journal|title=The historical earthquakes of Syria: an analysis of large and moderate earthquakes from 1365 B.C. to 1900 A.D.|last1=Sbeinati|first1=Mohamed Reda|last2=Darawchech|first2=Ryad|last3=Mouty|first3=Mikhail|journal=Annals of Geophysics|volume=48|issue=3|pages=347–435|date=June 2005|url=http://www.earth-prints.org/bitstream/2122/908/1/01Sbeinati.pdf|access-date=October 8, 2015}}</ref> || 7.0<ref name="NGDC_526">{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|last=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|year=1972|publisher=NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/131}}</ref> || [[Procopius]] (II.14.6), sources based on [[John of Ephesus]].
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| [[1139 Ganja earthquake]] || {{dts|1139|09|30}} || [[Ganja, Azerbaijan|Ganja]], [[Seljuk Empire]] (modern-day {{Sort flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[Azerbaijan]]) || data-sort-value="230000" |230,000–300,000<ref name="USGSList">{{cite web|title=Most Destructive Known Earthquakes on Record in the World|publisher=United States Geological Survey|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/most_destructive.php|access-date=April 22, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901233953/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/most_destructive.php|archive-date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> || 7.0 {{M|w}} || Death toll may have been a historical conflation with earthquakes on November 1137 in the [[Al-Jazira (caliphal province)|Jazira plain]] and the [[1138 Aleppo earthquake]].<ref name="Ambraseys2004" />
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| [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]] || {{dts|2004-12-26}} || {{Sort flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]] || data-sort-value="227898" |227,898 || 9.2 || Death toll includes those missing and presumed dead.<ref name="USGSList" />
|-
| [[1303 Hongdong earthquake]]
| {{dts|1303|07|25}}
| [[Shanxi]], [[Yuan dynasty]] (modern-day {{Sort flagicon|China}} China)
| 200,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Ruins of the Hongdong Earthquake (1303)|website=China Virtual Museums|url=http://www.kepu.net.cn/english/quake/ruins/|access-date=November 28, 2015}}</ref>
| 8.0
|
|-
| [[856 Damghan earthquake]] || {{dts|856|12|22}} || [[Damghan]], [[Abbasid Caliphate]] (modern-day {{Sort flagicon|Iran}} [[Iran]]) || data-sort-value="200000" |200,000 || 7.9 [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]] ||
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| [[1138 Aleppo earthquake]] || {{dts|1138-10-11}} || [[Aleppo]], [[Seljuk Empire]] (modern-day {{Sort flagicon|Syria}} [[Syria]]) || data-sort-value="130000" |130,000–230,000<ref name="Grunthal&Wahlstrom_2009" /> || 7.1<ref name="Grunthal&Wahlstrom_2009">{{cite journal|last1=Grǖnthal G.|last2=Wahlström R.|year=2009|title=A harmonized seismicity data base for the EuroMediterranean region|journal=Proceedings of the 27th ECGS Workshop 'Seismicity Patterns in the Euro-Med Region|pages=15–21|url=http://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/escidoc:239978:1/component/escidoc:239977/14335.pdf}}</ref> ||The figure of 230,000 dead is based on a historical conflation of this earthquake with earthquakes in November 1137 on the [[Al Jazira, Mesopotamia|Jazira plain]] and the [[1139 Ganja earthquake]] in the Azerbaijani city of [[Ganja, Azerbaijan|Ganja]]. The first mention of a 230,000 death toll was by [[Ibn Taghribirdi]] in the fifteenth century.<ref name="Ambraseys2004">Ambraseys, Nicholas N., [http://www.earth-prints.org/bitstream/2122/793/1/31Ambraseys.pdf "The 12th century seismic paroxysm in the Middle East: a historical perspective" (PDF)], Annals of Geophysics, Vol. 47, N. 2/3, April/June 2004, p. 743.</ref>
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| [[533 Aleppo earthquake]]||{{dts|533-11-29}}|| data-sort-value="130000" | {{Sort flagicon|Byzantine Empire}} [[Aleppo]], [[Byzantine Empire]] (modern-day [[Syria]]) || 130,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|last=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|year=1972|publisher=NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/136}}</ref> ||Unknown
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| [[1948 Ashgabat earthquake]] || {{dts|1948-10-06}} || {{Sort flagicon|Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic}} [[Ashgabat]], [[Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic|Turkmen SSR]] (modern-day [[Turkmenistan]]) || data-sort-value="110000" |110,000 || 7.3 {{M|s|link=y}} ||Previously cited death toll was 10,000 until a news release on December 9, 1988, advised that the correct death toll was 110,000.<ref name="USGSList" />
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| [[1923 Great Kantō earthquake]] || {{dts|1923-09-01}} || {{Sort flagicon|Empire of Japan}} [[Kantō region]], Japan || data-sort-value="105000" |105,385<ref>{{cite web|title=Today in Earthquake History|publisher=United States Geological Survey|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/today/index.php?month=9&day=1&submit=View+Date}}</ref> || 7.9 || Casualty estimates range from 100,000 to 142,800, the latter figure including 40,000 missing later presumed dead.
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| [[1556 Shaanxi earthquake]] || {{dts|1556-01-23}} || [[Shaanxi]], China || data-sort-value="100,000" | 100,000 || 8.0 || Direct deaths thought to be just over 100,000 while about 730,000 people died from famines or migrated elsewhere.<ref name="2005 Xie">''[https://books.google.com/books?id=0_2bizzqvFEC&pg=PA162 颤抖的地球—地震科学] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113222624/https://books.google.com/books?id=0_2bizzqvFEC&pg=PA162#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=13 November 2023}}'' (2005). Researched by [[China Earthquake Administration]] seismologists 冯万鹏,薑文亮,龚丽霞,公茂盛,胡进军; Revised by CEA seismologists 王文清,续春荣,张宝红; Edited by CEA chiefs 谢礼立,张景发. Tsinghua University Press. Pages XIII, 162. "1556年陕西华县8级大地震，死亡的83万人中, 据估计死于瘟疫者不下七八成" [Among the 830,000 died, it is estimated that no less than 70% or 80% died from plagues]</ref><ref name="1998 law">{{cite book|editor-last=邬福肇|editor-last2=曹康泰|editor-last3=陈章立|title=中华人民共和国防震减灾法释义|publisher=法律出版社|date=1998|chapter=第三章 地震灾害预防|chapter-url=http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/c2170/200011/2be159a6f944411bab7d9d5448d90dc3.shtml|access-date=4 August 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804065612/http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/c2170/200011/2be159a6f944411bab7d9d5448d90dc3.shtml|archive-date=4 August 2023|quote=１５５６年我国陕西的华县８级大地震，共死亡约８３万人，但实际上其中７０多万人死于其后的瘟疫和饥荒。}}</ref><ref name="2008 Gao">{{cite journal|title=大地震后传染病的防疫要点|last1=高东旗|last2=王常有|last3=杜玉萍|last4=王晓燕|journal=华北国防医药|year=2008|issue=3|url=https://coaa.istic.ac.cn/openJournal/periodicalArticle/0120100337970296|quote=1556年陕西发生大地震，当时死亡10万人，而第2年发生大瘟疫，却死亡70多万人 [100,000 died in 1556, while a plague struck the subsequent year and led to a further death of 700,000-odd.]}}</ref><ref name="2008 Q&A">{{cite book|title=地震知识百问百答|date=2008|editor=[[China Earthquake Administration]]|publisher=地震出版社|url=https://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_05/30/1212139484781.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090509075627/https://www.cea.gov.cn/manage/html/8a8587881632fa5c0116674a018300cf/_content/08_05/30/1212139484781.html|archive-date=2009-05-09|quote=实则直接死于地震的只有十数万人，其余70余万人均死于瘟疫和饥荒 [Actually, direct deaths from earthquake amount to 100,000-odd, the remaining 700,000-odd died from plagues and famine]}}</ref>
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| [[2010 Haiti earthquake]] || {{dts|2010-01-12}} || {{Sort flagicon|Haiti}} Haiti || 46,000–316,000|| 7.0 || Estimates vary from 316,000 (Haitian government) to 222,570 ([[United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs|UN OCHA]] estimate)<ref>[http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=2679 Haiti Dominates Earthquake Fatalities in 2010] (January 11, 2011), U.S. Geological Survey.</ref> to 158,000 (''[[Medicine, Conflict and Survival]]'') to between 46,000 and 85,000 (report commissioned by [[USAID]]).<ref>Maura R. O'Connor, [Two Years Later, Haitian Earthquake Death Toll in Dispute], ''Columbia Journalism Review'' (January 12, 2012).</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13606720 Report challenges Haiti earthquake death toll] (June 1, 2011), BBC.</ref>
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| [[1290 Zhili earthquake]] || {{dts|1290|09|27}} || [[Ningcheng County|Ningcheng]], [[Yuan dynasty]] (modern-day {{Sort flagicon|China}} China) || data-sort-value="100000" |7,000–100,000 || 6.8 {{M|s}}|| Estimates also suggests lower values of at least 7,000.<ref>{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|last=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|year=1972|publisher=NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/488}}</ref>
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===Deadliest earthquakes by year since 1929===
{| class="sortable wikitable sticky-header" style="font-size:100%;"
|-
! Date
! Magnitude
! Location
! Depth (km)
! [[Modified Mercalli intensity scale|MMI]]
! data-sort-type="number" | Deaths
|-
| [[1929 Kopet Dag earthquake|May 1, 1929]]
| 7.2
| {{flag|Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic}}, [[Ahal Region]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 3,257–3,800
|-
| [[1930 Irpinia earthquake|July 23, 1930]]
| 6.6
| {{Flag|Italy|1861}}, [[Irpinia]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 1,404
|-
| [[1931 Fuyun earthquake|August 10, 1931]]
| 8.0
| {{Flag|China|1928}}, [[Xinjiang]] Province
| 20.0
| data-sort-value="11" | XI
| 10,000
|-
| [[1932 Mazandaran earthquake|May 20, 1932]]
| 5.4
| {{Flag|Persia|1906}}, [[Mazandaran province]]
| 12.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 1,070
|-
| [[1933 Diexi earthquake|August 25, 1933]]
| 7.3
| {{flag|China|1928}}, [[Sichuan]] Province
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 6,865–9,300
|-
| [[1934 Nepal–India earthquake|January 15, 1934]]
| 8.0
| {{flag|Nepal}}, [[Koshi Province|Koshi]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 10,700–12,000
|-
| [[1935 Quetta earthquake|May 30, 1935]]
| 7.7
| {{flag|British Raj}}, [[Khanate of Kalat]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 30,000–60,000
|-
| [[1936 Lingshan earthquake|April 1, 1936]]
| 6.8
| {{flag|China|1928}}, [[Guangxi|Guangxi Province]]
| 0.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 1,001
|-
| [[1937 Heze earthquakes|July 31, 1937]]
| 6.9
| {{Flag|China|1928}}, [[Shandong Province]]
| 25.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 3,252
|-
| [[1938 Kırşehir earthquake|April 19, 1938]]
| 6.6
| {{Flag|Turkey}}, [[Kırşehir Province]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 224
|-
| [[1939 Erzincan earthquake|December 27, 1939]]
| 7.8
| {{Flag|Turkey}}, [[Erzincan Province]]
| 20.0
| data-sort-value="12" | XII
| 32,700–32,968
|-
| [[1940 Vrancea earthquake|November 10, 1940]]
| 7.7
| {{Flag|Romania}}, [[Vrancea County]]
| 133.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 1,000
|-
| [[1941 Jabal Razih earthquake|January 11, 1941]]
| 5.8–6.5
| {{Flag|Yemen|1927}}, [[Razih District]]
| 35.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 1,200
|-
| [[1942 Niksar–Erbaa earthquake|December 20, 1942]]
| 7.0
| {{Flag|Turkey}}, [[Erbaa]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 3,000
|-
| [[1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake|November 27, 1943]]
| 7.5
| {{Flag|Turkey}}, [[Çankırı]]
| 20.0
| data-sort-value="11" | XI
| 2,824–5,000
|-
| [[1944 San Juan earthquake|January 15, 1944]]
| 7.0
| {{Flag|Argentina}}, [[San Juan Province, Argentina|San Juan]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 10,000
|-
| [[1945 Balochistan earthquake|November 28, 1945]]
| 8.1
| {{Flag|British Raj}}, [[Makran|Makran Coast]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 300–4,000
|-
| [[1946 Dominican Republic earthquake|August 4, 1946]]
| 7.8
| {{Flag|Dominican Republic}}, [[Samaná Province|Samaná]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 2,550
|-
| [[1947 Satipo earthquake|August 4, 1947]]
| 7.7
| {{Flag|Peru}}, [[Junín Province]]
| 20.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 233–2,233
|-
| [[1948 Ashgabat earthquake|October 6, 1948]]
| 7.3
| {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}}, [[Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 10,000–110,000
|-
| [[1949 Khait earthquake|July 10, 1949]]
| 7.5
| {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}}, [[Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic]]
| 18.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 7,200
|-
| [[1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake|August 15, 1950]]
| 8.6
| {{Flag|India}}, [[Assam]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="11" | XI
| 4,800
|-
| [[1951 El Salvador earthquake|May 6, 1951]]
| 5.9–6.2
| {{Flag|El Salvador}}, [[Usulután Department|Usulután]]
| 85.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 400–1,100
|-
| [[1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake|November 5, 1952]]
| 9.0
| {{Flag|Soviet Union|1936}}, [[Russian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
| 21.6
| data-sort-value="11" | XI
| 2,336
|-
| [[1953 Yenice–Gönen earthquake|March 18, 1953]]
| 7.5
| {{Flag|Turkey}}, [[Balıkesir Province]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 1,070
|-
| [[1954 Chlef earthquake|September 9, 1954]]
| 6.7
| {{Flag|France|1830}}, [[Chlef Province]], [[Algeria]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="11" | XI
| 1,243–1,409
|-
| [[1955 Lanao earthquake|March 31, 1955]]
| 7.4
| {{Flag|Philippines|1936}}, [[Western Mindanao]]
| 35.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 465
|-
| [[1956 Hormozgan earthquake|October 31, 1956]]
| 6.4
| {{Flag|Iran|1925}}, [[Hormozgan province|Hormozgan]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 347
|-
| [[1957 Farsinaj earthquake|December 13, 1957]]
| 6.5
| {{Flag|Iran|1925}}, [[Hamadan province|Hamadan]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 1,130
|-
| [[1958 Firuzabad earthquake|August 16, 1958]]
| 6.7
| {{Flag|Iran|1925}}, [[Lorestan province|Lorestan]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 132
|-
| [[1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake|August 18, 1959]]
| 7.3
| {{Flag|United States|1959}}, [[Montana]]
| 5.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 28
|-
| [[1960 Agadir earthquake|February 29, 1960]]
| 5.8
| {{Flag|Morocco}}, [[Souss-Massa]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 12,000–15,000
|-
| [[1961 Fars earthquake|June 11, 1961]]
| 6.4
| {{Flag|Iran|1925}}, [[Fars province]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 60
|-
| [[1962 Buin Zahra earthquake|September 1, 1962]]
| 7.1
| {{Flag|Iran|1925}}, [[Qazvin province]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 12,225
|-
| [[1963 Skopje earthquake|July 26, 1963]]
| 6.1
| {{Flag|Yugoslavia}}, [[Socialist Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 1,070
|-
| [[1964 Alaska earthquake|March 27, 1964]]
| 9.2
| {{Flag|United States}}, Alaska
| 25.0
| data-sort-value="11" | XI
| 131
|-
| [[1965 Valparaíso earthquake and the El Cobre dam failures|March 28, 1965]]
| 7.4–7.6
| {{Flag|Chile}}, [[Valparaíso Region]]
| 70.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 400–500
|-
| [[1966 Xingtai earthquakes|March 22, 1966]]
| 6.8
| {{Flag|China}}, [[Hebei]]
| 20.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 8,064
|-
| [[1967 Caracas earthquake|July 29, 1967]]
| 6.6
| {{Flag|Venezuela|1954}}, [[Vargas (state)|Vargas]]
| 25.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 225–300
|-
| [[1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquakes|August 31, 1968]]
| 7.1
| {{Flag|Iran|1925}}, [[South Khorasan province]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 15,900
|-
| [[1969 Yangjiang earthquake|July 25, 1969]]
| 6.4
| {{Flag|China}}, [[Guangdong]]
| 20.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 3,000
|-
| [[1970 Ancash earthquake|May 31, 1970]]
| 7.9
| {{Flag|Peru}}, [[Department of Ancash|Ancash]]
| 45.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 66,794–70,000
|-
| [[1971 Bingöl earthquake|May 22, 1971]]
| 6.6
| {{Flag|Turkey}}, [[Bingöl Province|Bingöl]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 875<ref>{{cite web|title=22 Mayıs 1971 Bingöl Depremi Ms:6.8|website=AFAD|language=tr|url=https://deprem.afad.gov.tr/tarihteBuAy?id=23|access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| [[1972 Qir earthquake|April 10, 1972]]
| 6.7
| {{Flag|Iran|1925}}, [[Fars province|Fars]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 5,374
|-
| [[1973 Luhuo earthquake|February 6, 1973]]
| 7.6
| {{Flag|China}}, [[Sichuan]]
| 11.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 2,175–2,204
|-
| [[1974 Zhaotong earthquake|May 10, 1974]]
| 7.1
| {{Flag|China}}, [[Yunnan]]
| 14.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 1,641–20,000
|-
| [[1975 Lice earthquake|September 6, 1975]]
| 6.7
| {{Flag|Turkey}}, [[Diyarbakır Province|Diyarbakır]]
| 26.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 2,311
|-
| [[1976 Tangshan earthquake|July 28, 1976]]
| 7.6
| {{Flag|China}}, [[Hebei Province|Hebei]]
| 12.2
| data-sort-value="11" | XI
| 242,719–655,000
|-
| [[1977 Vrancea earthquake|March 4, 1977]]
| 7.5
| {{Flag|Romania|1948}}, [[Vrancea County|Vrancea]]
| 85.3
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 1,700
|-
| [[1978 Tabas earthquake|September 16, 1978]]
| 7.4
| {{Flag|Iran|1925}}, [[Yazd province|Yazd]]
| 33.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 15,000–25,000
|-
| [[1979 Tumaco earthquake|December 12, 1979]]
| 8.2
| {{Flag|Colombia}}, [[Nariño Department|Nariño]]
| 33.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 300–600
|-
| [[1980 El Asnam earthquake|October 10, 1980]]
| 7.1
| {{Flag|Algeria}}, [[Chlef Province|Chlef]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 2,633–5,000
|-
| [[1981 Golbaf earthquake|June 11, 1981]]
| 6.6
| {{Flag|Iran}}, [[Kerman province|Kerman]]
| 33.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 3,000
|-
| [[1982 North Yemen earthquake|December 13, 1982]]
| 6.2
| {{Flag|North Yemen}}, [[Dhamar Governorate|Dhamar]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 2,800
|-
| [[1983 Erzurum earthquake|October 30, 1983]]
| 6.6
| {{Flag|Turkey}}, [[Erzurum Province|Erzurum]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 1,340
|-
| [[1984 Nagano earthquake|September 13, 1984]]
| 6.3
| {{Flag|Japan|1947}}, [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]]
| 2.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 14
|-
| [[1985 Mexico City earthquake|September 19, 1985]]
| 8.0
| {{Flag|Mexico}}, [[Michoacán]]
| 20.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 5,000–45,000
|-
| [[1986 San Salvador earthquake|October 10, 1986]]
| 5.7
| {{Flag|El Salvador}}, [[San Salvador department|San Salvador]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 1,000–1,500
|-
| [[1987 Ecuador earthquakes|March 6, 1987]]
| 7.1
| {{Flag|Ecuador|1900}}, [[Sucumbios Province|Sucumbíos]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 1,000
|-
| [[1988 Armenian earthquake|December 7, 1988]]
| 6.8
| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}, [[Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic]]
| 5.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 25,000–50,000
|-
| [[1989 Gissar earthquake|January 23, 1989]]
| 5.3
| {{Flag|Soviet Union}}, [[Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic]]
| 33.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 274
|-
| [[1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake|June 21, 1990]]
| 7.4
| {{Flag|Iran}}, [[Gilan province|Gilan]]
| 18.5
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 35,000–40,000
|-
| [[1991 Uttarkashi earthquake|October 20, 1991]]
| 6.8
| {{Flag|India}}, [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| 11.6
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 768–2,000<ref>{{cite anss|M 6.8 – 32&nbsp;km E of Uttarkashi, India|1991|usp0004y1r/impact|access-date=March 28, 2022}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref>
|-
| [[1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami|December 12, 1992]]
| 7.8
| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, [[Flores Sea]] offshore
| 27.7
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 2,500<ref>{{cite web|title=Today in Earthquake History|publisher=United States Geological Survey|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/today/index.php?month=12&day=12&submit=View+Date|access-date=March 27, 2022}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
|-
| [[1993 Latur earthquake|September 29, 1993]]
| 6.2
| {{Flag|India}}, [[Maharashtra]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 9,748
|-
| [[1994 Páez River earthquake|June 6, 1994]]
| 6.8
| {{Flag|Colombia}}, [[Cauca Department|Cauca]]
| 12.1
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 1,100
|-
| [[Great Hanshin earthquake|January 17, 1995]]
| 6.9
| {{Flag|Japan|1947}}, [[Kobe]]
| 21.9
| data-sort-value="11" | XI
| 5,502–6,434
|-
| [[1996 Lijiang earthquake|February 3, 1996]]
| 6.6
| {{Flag|China}}, [[Yunnan]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 309–322
|-
| [[1997 Qayen earthquake|May 10, 1997]]
| 7.3
| {{Flag|Iran}}, [[Khorasan province|Khorasan]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 1,567
|-
| [[May 1998 Afghanistan earthquake|May 30, 1998]]
| 6.5
| {{Flag|Afghanistan|1997}}, [[Takhar Province|Takhar]]
| 33.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 4,000–4,500
|-
| [[1999 İzmit earthquake|August 17, 1999]]
| 7.6
| {{Flag|Turkey}}, [[İzmit]]
| 17.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 17,127–18,373
|-
| [[2000 Enggano earthquake|June 4, 2000]]
| 7.9
| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, [[Enggano Island]] offshore
| 44.0
| data-sort-value="6" | VI
| 103<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.9 – 103&nbsp;km S of Bengkulu, Indonesia|2000|usp0009txv}}</ref>
|-
| [[2001 Gujarat earthquake|January 26, 2001]]
| 7.6
| {{Flag|India}}, [[Bhuj]]
| 16.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 13,805–20,023
|-
| [[2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes|March 25, 2002]]
| 6.1
| {{Flag|Afghanistan|2002}}, [[Baghlan Province]]
| 8.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII
| 1,200
|-
| [[2003 Bam earthquake|December 26, 2003]]
| 6.6
| {{Flag|Iran}}, [[Bam, Iran|Bam]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 34,000
|-
| [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|December 26, 2004]]
| 9.2–9.3
| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, [[Sumatra]] offshore
| 30.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 227,898
|-
| [[2005 Kashmir earthquake|October 8, 2005]]
| 7.6
| {{Flag|Pakistan}}, [[Balakot]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="11" | XI
| 86,000–87,351
|-
| [[2006 Yogyakarta earthquake|May 27, 2006]]
| 6.4
| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, [[Yogyakarta]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 5,749<ref>{{cite anss|M 6.3 – 10&nbsp;km E of Pundong, Indonesia|2006|usp000ej1c}}</ref>
|-
| [[2007 Peru earthquake|August 15, 2007]]
| 8.0
| {{Flag|Peru}}, [[Ica, Peru|Ica]] offshore
| 39.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 595
|-
| [[2008 Sichuan earthquake|May 12, 2008]]
| 7.9
| {{Flag|China}}, [[Sichuan]]
| 19.0
| data-sort-value="11" | XI
| 87,587
|-
| [[2009 Sumatra earthquakes|September 30, 2009]]
| 7.6
| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, [[Padang]] offshore
| 90.0
| data-sort-value="7" | VII<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.6 – 30&nbsp;km WSW of Pariaman, Indonesia|2022|usp000h237/executive|access-date=January 8, 2022}}</ref>
| 1,115
|-
| [[2010 Haiti earthquake|January 12, 2010]]
| 7.0
| {{Flag|Haiti}}, [[Léogâne]]
| 13.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 46,000–160,000
|-
| [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|March 11, 2011]]
| 9.1
| {{Flag|Japan}}, [[Sendai]] offshore
| 29.0
| data-sort-value="11" | XI
| 19,759
|-
| [[2012 East Azerbaijan earthquakes|August 11, 2012]]
| 6.4
| {{Flag|Iran}}, [[East Azerbaijan]]
| 9.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 306
|-
| [[2013 Balochistan earthquakes|September 24, 2013]]
| 7.7
| {{Flag|Pakistan}}, [[Balochistan]]
| 15.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 825
|-
| [[2014 Ludian earthquake|August 3, 2014]]
| 6.1
| {{Flag|China}}, [[Yunnan]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 617
|-
| [[April 2015 Nepal earthquake|April 25, 2015]]
| 7.8
| {{Flag|Nepal}}, [[Gorkha District]]
| 8.2
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 8,962
|-
| [[2016 Ecuador earthquake|April 16, 2016]]
| 7.8
| {{Flag|Ecuador}}, [[Esmeraldas, Ecuador|Esmeraldas]]
| 20.6
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII<ref>{{cite anss|M 7.8 – 27&nbsp;km SSE of Muisne, Ecuador|2016|us20005j32/executive|access-date=January 8, 2022}}</ref>
| 676
|-
| [[2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake|November 12, 2017]]
| 7.3
| {{Sort flagicon|Iran}}{{Sort flagicon|Iraq}} [[Iran]]–[[Iraq]] border Region
| 19.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 630
|-
| [[2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami|September 28, 2018]]
| 7.5
| {{Flag|Indonesia}}, [[Palu]]
| 20.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 4,340
|-
| [[2019 Albania earthquake|November 26, 2019]]
| 6.4
| {{Flag|Albania}}, [[Durrës]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 51
|-
| [[2020 Aegean Sea earthquake|October 30, 2020]]
| 7.0
| {{Flag|Greece}}<br>{{Flag|Turkey}}<br>[[Aegean Sea]]
| 21.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 119
|-
| [[2021 Haiti earthquake|August 14, 2021]]
| 7.2
| {{Flag|Haiti}}, [[Nippes]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="9" | IX
| 2,248
|-
| [[June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake|June 21, 2022]]
| 6.0
| {{Flag|Afghanistan}}, [[Khost Province|Khost]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="8" | VIII
| 1,052–1,163
|-
| [[2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes|February 6, 2023]]
| 7.8 & 7.7
| {{Flag|Turkey}}, [[Southeastern Anatolia Region|Southeastern Anatolia]]<br>{{flagicon|Ba'athist Syria}} [[Syria]], [[Aleppo Governorate|Aleppo]] and [[Idlib Governorate|Idlib]]
| 10.0 & 7.4
| data-sort-value="12" | XII
| 59,488–62,013
|-
| [[2024 Noto earthquake|January 1, 2024]]
| 7.5
| {{Flag|Japan}}, [[Ishikawa Prefecture|Ishikawa]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="10" | X
| 526
|-
| [[2025 Myanmar earthquake|March 28, 2025]] 
| 7.7
| {{Flag|Myanmar}}, [[Sagaing Region]]
| 10.0
| data-sort-value="10" |X
| 5,456
|-
|}
{{clear}}

==Strongest earthquakes by magnitude==
{{Anchor|Strongest earthquakes by magnitude}}
[[File:Graph of largest earthquakes 1906-2005.png|thumb|400px|A [[pie chart]] comparing the [[seismic moment]] release of the three strongest 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.]]
[[File:USGS magnitude 8 earthquakes since 1900.svg|thumb|400px|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Magnitude 8 and Greater Earthquakes Since 1900|publisher=United States Geological Survey|url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/mag8/magnitude8_1900_date.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414014457/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/mag8/magnitude8_1900_date.php|archive-date=April 14, 2016}}</ref> 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 [[seismograph]]s – starting around 1900 – magnitudes are estimated from historical reports of the extent and severity of damage.<ref>{{citation|last1=Johnston|first1=Arch C.|last2=Halchuk|first2=Stephen|date=June–July 1993|title=The seismicity data base for the Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program|journal=Annali di Geofisica|volume=36|issue=3–4|pages=133–151|url=http://www.annalsofgeophysics.eu/index.php/annals/article/download/4260/4329}}, pp. 140, 142 ''et seq''.</ref>

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{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header"
|-
! Rank
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Event
! scope="col" | Magnitude
|-
!1
| {{dts|1960-05-22}}
| {{Flag icon|Chile}} [[Valdivia]], Chile
| [[1960 Valdivia earthquake]]
| 9.4–9.6
|-
!2
| {{dts|1964-03-27}}
| {{Flag icon|United States}} [[Prince William Sound]], Alaska, United States
| [[1964 Alaska earthquake]]
| 9.2–9.3<ref name="alaska64">{{cite anss|M 9.2 – The 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska Earthquake|1964|iscgem869809/technical}}</ref>
|-
!3
| {{dts|2004-12-26}}
| {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} [[Sumatra]], Indonesia
| [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|2004 Indian Ocean earthquake]]
| 9.2–9.3<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Stein|first1=Seth|last2=Okal|first2=Emile A.|date=2007-01-01|title=Ultralong Period Seismic Study of the December 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Implications for Regional Tectonics and the Subduction Process|journal=Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America|language=en|volume=97|issue=1A|pages=S279–S295|bibcode=2007BuSSA..97S.279S|issn=1943-3573|doi=10.1785/0120050617|url=https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/bssa/article/97/1A/S279/146573/Ultralong-Period-Seismic-Study-of-the-December}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Fujii|first1=Yushiro|last2=Satake|first2=Kenji|last3=Watada|first3=Shingo|last4=Ho|first4=Tung-Cheng|title=Re-examination of Slip Distribution of the 2004 Sumatra–Andaman Earthquake (Mw 9.2) by the Inversion of Tsunami Data Using Green's Functions Corrected for Compressible Seawater Over the Elastic Earth|date=2021-12-01|journal=Pure and Applied Geophysics|language=en|volume=178|issue=12|pages=4777–4796|issn=1420-9136|doi=10.1007/s00024-021-02909-6|doi-access=free}}</ref>
|-
!4
| {{dts|2011-03-11}}
| {{Flag icon|Japan}} Pacific Ocean, [[Tōhoku region]], Japan
| [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami|2011 Tōhoku earthquake]]
| 9.0–9.1<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Romano|first1=F.|last2=Piatanesi|first2=A.|last3=Lorito|first3=S.|last4=D'Agostino|first4=N.|last5=Hirata|first5=K.|last6=Atzori|first6=S.|last7=Yamazaki|first7=Y.|last8=Cocco|first8=M.|date=2012-04-27|title=Clues from joint inversion of tsunami and geodetic data of the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake|journal=Scientific Reports|language=en|volume=2|issue=1|pages=385|bibcode=2012NatSR...2..385R|issn=2045-2322|pmid=22545193|doi=10.1038/srep00385|pmc=3338116}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Wang|first1=Zhen|last2=Kato|first2=Teruyuki|last3=Zhou|first3=Xin|last4=Fukuda|first4=Jun’ichi|date=2016-11-28|title=Source process with heterogeneous rupture velocity for the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake based on 1-Hz GPS data|journal=Earth, Planets and Space|volume=68|issue=1|pages=193|bibcode=2016EP&S...68..193W|issn=1880-5981|doi=10.1186/s40623-016-0572-4|doi-access=free}}</ref>
|-
!5
| {{dts|1952-11-04}}
| {{Flag icon|Soviet Union|1936}} [[Kamchatka Peninsula|Kamchatka]], [[Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| [[1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake]]
| 9.0
|-
!6
| {{dts|1906-01-31}}
| {{Flag icon|Ecuador|1900}}{{Flag icon|Colombia}} Ecuador – Colombia
| [[1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake]]
| 8.8
|-
!6
| {{dts|2010-02-27}}
| {{Flag icon|Chile}} [[Maule Region|Maule]], Chile
| [[2010 Chile earthquake]]
| 8.8
|- 
!7
| {{dts|1965-02-03}}
| {{Flag icon|United States}} [[Rat Islands]], Alaska, United States
| [[1965 Rat Islands earthquake]]
| 8.7
|-
!8
| {{dts|1950-08-15}}
| {{Flag icon|India}}{{Flag icon|China}} [[Assam]], India&nbsp;– [[Tibet]], China
| [[1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake]]
| 8.6–8.7<ref name="usgs">{{cite anss|M 8.6 – 1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake|1950|official19500815140934_30}}</ref>
|-
!9
| {{dts|1946-04-01}}
| {{Flag icon|United States|1912}} [[Aleutian Islands]], Alaska, United States
| [[1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake]]
| 8.6
|-
!9
| {{dts|2005-03-28}}
| {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} [[Sumatra]], Indonesia
| [[2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake]]
| 8.6
|-
!9
| {{dts|1957-03-09}}
| {{Flag icon|United States|1912}} [[Andreanof Islands]], Alaska, United States
| [[1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake]]
| 8.6
|-
!9
| {{dts|2012-04-11}}
| {{Flag icon|Indonesia}} [[Sumatra]], Indonesia
| [[2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes]]
| 8.6
|-
!10
| {{dts|1922-11-10}}
| {{Flag icon|Chile}} [[Atacama Region|Atacama]], Chile
| [[1922 Vallenar earthquake]]
| 8.5–8.6
|-
!10
| {{dts|1938-02-01}}
| {{Flag icon|Dutch East Indies}} [[Banda Sea]], Indonesia (then part of the [[Dutch East Indies]])
| [[1938 Banda Sea earthquake]]
| 8.5–8.6
|-
!11
| {{dts|1963-10-13}}
| {{Flag icon|Soviet Union}} [[Kuril Islands]], [[Russian SFSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| [[1963 Kuril Islands earthquake]]
| 8.5
|-
!11
| {{dts|1933-03-02}}
| {{Flag icon|Japan}} [[Iwate Prefecture]], [[Japan]]
| [[1933 Sanriku earthquake]]<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.4 - 1933 Sanriku (Sanriku-oki) Earthquake, Japan|1933|official19330302173100_30}}</ref>
| 8.5
|}

===Pre-instrumental earthquakes===
{{static-row-numbers}}
{| class="wikitable sortable static-row-numbers sticky-header"
|-
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Location
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Event
! scope="col" | Magnitude
|-
| {{dts|1730-07-08}}
| {{sort flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Valparaíso]], Chile (then part of the [[Spanish Empire]])
| [[1730 Valparaíso earthquake]]
| 9.1–9.3 (est.)<ref name="Carvajal_etal_2017">{{cite journal|last1=Carvajal|first1=M.|last2=Cisternas|first2=M.|last3=Catalán|first3=P.A.|year=2017|title=Source of the 1730 Chilean earthquake from historical records: Implications for the future tsunami hazard on the coast of Metropolitan Chile|journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth|volume=122|issue=5|pages=3648–3660|bibcode=2017JGRB..122.3648C|doi=10.1002/2017JB014063|s2cid=133806784}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|1737-10-17}}
| {{sort flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Kamchatka Peninsula]], [[Russian Empire]]
| [[1737 Kamchatka earthquake]]
| 9.0–9.3 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1575-12-16}}
| {{sort flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Valdivia, Chile]] (then part of the [[Spanish Empire]])
| [[1575 Valdivia earthquake]]
| 9.0 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1604-11-24}}
| {{sort flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Arica]], Chile (then part of the [[Spanish Empire]])
| [[1604 Arica earthquake]]
| 9.0 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1841-05-17}}
| {{sort flagicon|Russian Empire}} [[Kamchatka Peninsula|Kamchatka]], [[Russian Empire]]
| [[1841 Kamchatka earthquake]]
| 9.0 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1837-11-17}}
| {{sort flagicon|Chile}} [[Valdivia]], Chile
| [[1837 Valdivia earthquake]]
| 8.8–9.5 (est.)<ref name="Junfang">{{cite journal|author1=Jin Junfang|author2=Yin Shuyan|author3=Yan Junping|title=Symmetry and tendency judgment of Ms ≥ 8.0 strong earthquakes in Chile|journal=Geodesy and Geodynamics|year=2014|volume=5|issue=1|pages=34–40|bibcode=2014G&G.....5...34J|doi=10.3724/SP.J.1246.2014.01034|doi-access=free}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|1420-08-31}}
| {{sort flagicon|Chile}} Pacific Ocean, Atacama region (now [[Atacama Region|Atacama]], Chile)
| [[1420 Caldera earthquake]]
| 8.8–9.4 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1833-11-25}}
| {{sort flagicon|Dutch East Indies}} [[Sumatra]], Indonesia (then part of the [[Dutch East Indies]])
| [[1833 Sumatra earthquake]]
| 8.8–9.2 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1852-11-26}}
| {{sort flagicon|Dutch East Indies}} [[Banda Islands]], Indonesia (then part of the [[Dutch East Indies]])
| [[1852 Banda Sea earthquake]]
| 8.8 (est.)<ref name="Ringer">{{cite journal|author1=H. Ringer|author2=J. P. Whitehead|author3=J. Krometis|author4=R. A. Harris|author5=N. Glatt-Holtz|author6=S. Giddens|author7=C. Ashcraft|author8=G. Carver|author9=A. Robertson |author10=M. Harward|author11=J. Fullwood|author12=K. Lightheart|author13=R. Hilton|author14=A. Avery|author15=C. Kesler|author16=M. Morrise|author17=M. H. Klein|title=Methodological Reconstruction of Historical Seismic Events From Anecdotal Accounts of Destructive Tsunamis: A Case Study for the Great 1852 Banda Arc Mega-Thrust Earthquake and Tsunami|journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth|year=2021|volume=126|issue=4|arxiv=2009.14272|bibcode=2021JGRB..12621107R|doi=10.1029/2020JB021107|s2cid=222066748|url=http://www.geology.byu.edu/Home/sites/default/files/2021_jgr_banda_1852_reconstruciton.pdf|access-date=June 19, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://www.geology.byu.edu/Home/sites/default/files/2021_jgr_banda_1852_reconstruciton.pdf|archive-date=October 9, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|1707-10-28}}
| {{sort flagicon|Japan}} Pacific Ocean, [[Shikoku region]], Japan
| [[1707 Hōei earthquake]]
| 8.7–9.3 (est.)<ref name="Hoei 1707">{{cite web|title=M 9.3Re-evaluation of Mw of the 1707 Hoei earthquake – near the east coast of Honshu, Japan|publisher=[[National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology|AIST]]|url=https://unit.aist.go.jp/ievg/gever/en/materials/sharing/G-EVER1_P_Ishikawa_AIST.pdf}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|1700-01-26}}
| {{sort flagicon|Spanish Empire}}[[File:Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg|24px]] Pacific Ocean, US, and Canada (then claimed by the [[Spanish Empire]] and the [[British Empire]])
| [[1700 Cascadia earthquake]]
| 8.7–9.2 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1877-05-09}}
| {{sort flagicon|Peru|1825}} [[Iquique]], Chile (then Peru)
| [[1877 Iquique earthquake]]
| 8.7–8.9 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1687-10-20}}
|{{sort flagicon|Spanish Empire}} Lima, Peru (then part of the [[Spanish Empire]])
| [[1687 Peru earthquake]]
| 8.7 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|869-07-13}}
| {{sort flagicon|Japan}} Pacific Ocean, [[Tōhoku region]], Japan
| [[869 Jōgan earthquake]]
| 8.6–9.0 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1746-10-28}}
|{{sort flagicon|Spanish Empire}} Lima, Peru (then part of the [[Spanish Empire]])
| [[1746 Lima–Callao earthquake]]
| 8.6–8.8 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1498-09-20}}
| {{sort flagicon|Japan}} Pacific Ocean, [[Chūbu region]], Japan
| [[1498 Meiō earthquake]]
| 8.6 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1787-03-28}}
| {{sort flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Oaxaca]], Mexico (then part of the [[Spanish Empire]])
| [[1787 New Spain earthquake]]
| 8.6 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1816-02-02}}
| {{sort flagicon|Kingdom of Portugal}} Atlantic Ocean, [[Lisbon]], Portugal
| [[1816 North Atlantic earthquake]]
| 8.6 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1868-08-13}}
|{{sort flagicon|Peru|variant=1836}} Arica, Peru (now part of present-day Chile)
| [[1868 Arica earthquake]]
| 8.5–9.3 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1755-11-01}}
|{{sort flagicon|Kingdom of Portugal}} Atlantic Ocean, [[Lisbon]], Portugal
| [[1755 Lisbon earthquake]]
| 8.5–9.0 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1762-04-02}}
| [[File:Flag of the British East India Company (1707).svg|24px]] [[Chittagong]], [[Bangladesh]] (then [[Kingdom of Mrauk U]])
| [[1762 Arakan earthquake]]
| 8.5–8.8 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|365-07-21}}
| {{sort flagicon|Greece}} Mediterranean Sea, [[Crete]], Greece
| [[365 Crete earthquake]]
| 8.5+ (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1356-08-24}}
| {{sort flagicon|Kingdom of Portugal}} Atlantic Ocean, [[Lisbon]], Portugal
| {{Interlanguage link|1356 Lisbon earthquake|pt|Sismo de Lisboa de 1356}}
| 8.5 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1668-07-25}}
| {{sort flagicon|Qing dynasty}} [[Shandong]], China
| [[1668 Shandong earthquake]]
| 8.5 (est.)<ref>{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information CHINA: SHANDONG PROVINCE|website=NGCD|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/1054|access-date=December 9, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|1751-05-24}}
| {{sort flagicon|Spanish Empire}} [[Concepción, Chile|Concepción]], Chile (then part of the [[Spanish Empire]])
| [[1751 Concepción earthquake]]
| 8.5 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1761-03-31}}
| {{sort flagicon|Kingdom of Portugal}} Atlantic Ocean, [[Lisbon]], Portugal
| [[1761 Lisbon earthquake]]
| 8.5 (est.)<ref>{{cite web|last=NCEI Global Historical Hazard Database|title=Significant Earthquake Information PORTUGAL: LISBON|website=ngdc.noaa.gov|language=en|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/6035|access-date=February 1, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|1819-04-04}}
| {{sort flagicon|Chile}} [[Copiapó]], Chile
| [[1819 Copiapó earthquake]]
| 8.5 (est.)<ref name="Junfang" />
|-
| {{dts|1822-11-19}}
| {{sort flagicon|Chile}} [[Valparaíso]], Chile
| [[1822 Valparaíso earthquake]]
| 8.5 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1835-02-20}}
| {{sort flagicon|Chile}} [[Concepción, Chile|Concepción]], Chile
| [[1835 Concepción earthquake]]
| 8.5 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1843-02-08}}
| {{Flag|Guadeloupe}} region, Lesser Antilles
| [[1843 Guadeloupe earthquake]]
| 8.5 (est.)<ref name="Hough">{{cite journal|author=Hough S.E.|author-link=Susan Hough|year=2013|title=Missing great earthquakes|journal=Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth|volume=118|issue=3|pages=1098–1108|bibcode=2013JGRB..118.1098H|doi=10.1002/jgrb.50083|doi-access=free|s2cid=128458643}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|1861-02-16}}
| {{sort flagicon|Dutch East Indies}} [[Sumatra]], Indonesia (then part of the [[Dutch East Indies]])
| [[1861 Sumatra earthquake]]
| 8.5 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1896-06-15}}
| {{sort flagicon|Empire of Japan}} Pacific Ocean, [[Tōhoku region]], [[Empire of Japan]]
| [[1896 Sanriku earthquake]]
| 8.5 (est.)
|-
| {{dts|1505-06-06}}
| {{sort flagicon|Nepal}} [[Himalayas]], northern [[Nepal]]
| [[1505 Lo Mustang earthquake]]
| 8.2–8.8 (est.)
|}
{{Clear}}

=== Strongest earthquakes by magnitude each year since 1907 ===
{| class="sortable wikitable sticky-header" style="font-size:100%;"
|-
! 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 +
|-
|}

===Strongest earthquakes 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]] (M<sub>w</sub>).

{| class="sortable wikitable sticky-header" style="font-size:100%;"
|-
! Country/Territory
! Magnitude
! Date
! More information
|-
| {{flag|Afghanistan}}
| {{nts|7.8}}
| {{dts|November 15, 1921}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 7.8 – 71&nbsp;km SSW of Jurm, Afghanistan|1909|iscgem912367}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Albania}}
| {{nts|6.7}}
| {{dts|November 30, 1967}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.7 – 7&nbsp;km WNW of Lukovo, North Macedonia|1967|iscgem829860}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Algeria}}
| {{nts|7.1}}
| {{dts|October 10, 1980}}
| [[1980 El Asnam earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|American Samoa}}
| {{nts|6.4}}
| {{dts|October 11, 1944}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.4 – 188&nbsp;km SW of Vailoatai, American Samoa|1944|iscgem899573}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Andorra}}
| {{nts|6.7}} {{M|e|link=y}}
| {{dts|February 2, 1428}}
| [[1428 Catalonia earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Angola}}
| {{nts|6.0}}
| {{dts|May 24, 1914}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.0 – 67&nbsp;km N of Sumbe, Angola|1914|iscgem913983}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Anguilla}}
| {{nts|6.3}}
| {{dts|February 16, 1906}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.3 – 121&nbsp;km NNW of The Valley, Anguilla|1906|iscgemsup610548626}}</ref>
|-
| [[Antarctica]]
| {{nts|8.1}}
| {{dts|March 25, 1998}}
| [[1998 Balleny Islands earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Antigua and Barbuda}}
| {{nts|8.0}} [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]
| {{dts|April 16, 1690}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|date=1972|publisher=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service: NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/1119|access-date=9 June 2024|author1=National Geophysical Data Center}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Argentina}}
| {{nts|7.5}}
| {{dts|November 23, 1977}}
| [[1977 San Juan earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Armenia}}
| {{nts|6.8}} [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]
| {{dts|December 7, 1988}}
| [[1988 Armenian earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Aruba}}
| {{nts|4.7}}
| {{dts|August 27, 2011}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 4.7 - 101 km NNE of Punto Fijo, Venezuela|1989|usp000j74j}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Australia}}
| {{nts|8.0}}
| {{dts|May 23, 1989}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 8.0 – Macquarie Island region|1989|iscgem405456}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Austria}}
| {{nts|5.6}}–6.5
| {{dts|September 15, 1590}}
| [[1590 Neulengbach earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Azerbaijan}}
| {{nts|7.0}}–7.3
| {{dts|September 30, 1139}}
| [[1139 Ganja earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Bahamas}}
| {{nts|3.2}}
| {{dts|February 22, 1992}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 3.2 - 27 km SW of Freeport, Bahamas|1992|usp00053cp}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| {{nts|8.5}}–8.8
| {{dts|April 2, 1762}}
| [[1762 Arakan earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Barbados}}
| {{nts|6.5}}
| {{dts|February 18, 2014}} & {{dts|July 16, 2015}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.5 – 171&nbsp;km NNE of Greenland, Barbados|2014|usc000mskt}}</ref><ref>{{cite anss|M 6.5 – 128&nbsp;km NE of Bathsheba, Barbados|2015|us20002xx1}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Belgium}}
| {{nts|6.0}}–6.5 [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]
| {{dts|September 18, 1692}}
| [[1692 Northwestern Europe earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Belize}}
| {{nts|4.7}} {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|June 28, 1985}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 4.7 – 55&nbsp;km ESE of Dangriga, Belize|1985|usp0002g7g}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Benin}}
| {{nts|4.4}} {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|September 11, 2009}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 4.4 – 13&nbsp;km NNE of Abomey-Calavi, Benin|2009|usp000h1dy}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Bermuda}}
| {{nts|5.3}}
| {{dts|August 27, 1988}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.3 - 121 km S of Hamilton, Bermuda|1988|usp0003kef}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Bhutan}}
| {{nts|7.6}}–8.6
| {{dts|May 4, 1714}}
| [[1714 Bhutan earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Bolivia}}
| {{nts|8.2}}
| {{dts|June 9, 1994}}
| [[1994 Bolivia earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
| {{nts|6.1}}
| {{dts|October 27, 1969}}
| [[1969 Banja Luka earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Botswana}}
| {{nts|6.7}} [[Richter magnitude scale|M<sub>L</sub>]]
| {{dts|October 11, 1952}}
| <ref>{{cite journal|last1=Simon|first1=RE|last2=Kwadiba|first2=MTO|last3=King|first3=JG|last4=Moidaki|first4=M|title=A History of Botswana's Seismic Network|journal=Botswana Notes and Records|year=2012|volume=44|pages=184–192|jstor=43855570|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43855570}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Brazil}}
| {{nts|7.6}}
| {{dts|November 9, 1963}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 7.6 – 132&nbsp;km SW of Tarauacá, Brazil|1963|iscgem17294529}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|British Indian Ocean Territory}}
| {{nts|7.3}}
| {{dts|November 30, 1983}}
| [[1983 Chagos Archipelago earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|British Virgin Islands}}
| {{nts|5.9}}
| {{dts|June 26, 1985}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.9 - 65 km NNE of Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands|1985|usp0002g66}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Brunei}}
| {{nts|5.2}} {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|February 22, 1992}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.2 – 68&nbsp;km N of Tutong, Brunei|1992|usp00053ca}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Bulgaria}}
| {{nts|7.2}}
| {{dts|March 31, 1901}} & {{dts|April 4, 1904}}
| [[1901 Black Sea earthquake]] & [[1904 Kresna earthquakes]]
|-
| {{flag|Burundi}}
| {{nts|5.4}}
| {{dts|October 30, 1966}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.4 – 20&nbsp;km S of Gitega, Burundi|1966|iscgem842935}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Cameroon}}
| {{nts|5.9}}
| {{dts|September 12, 1945}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.9 – 93&nbsp;km NW of Ouésso, Republic of the Congo|1945|iscgem899094}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Canada}}
| {{nts|8.7}}–9.2
| {{dts|January 26, 1700}}
| [[1700 Cascadia earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Cape Verde}}
| {{nts|6.5}}
| {{dts|August 15, 1941}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.5 – 267&nbsp;km NNW of Ponta do Sol, Cabo Verde|1941|iscgem900952}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Caribbean Netherlands}}
| {{nts|5.2}}
| {{dts|March 10, 2017}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.2 – 64&nbsp;km N of Coro, Venezuela|2017|us1000885n}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Cayman Islands}}
| {{nts|7.7}}
| {{dts|January 28, 2020}}
| [[2020 Caribbean earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Central African Republic}}
| {{nts|4.9}} {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|February 6, 1994}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 4.9 – 55&nbsp;km N of Zemio, Central African Republic|1994|usp000683z}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Chile}}
| {{nts|9.4}}–9.6
| {{dts|May 22, 1960}}
| [[1960 Valdivia earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|China}}
| {{nts|8.6}}
| {{dts|August 15, 1950}}
| [[1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Christmas Island}}
| {{nts|6.9}}
| {{dts|July 24, 1979}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.9 - south of Java, Indonesia|1979|usp000121k}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}}
| {{nts|7.9}}
| {{dts|June 18, 2000}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 7.9 – South Indian Ocean|2000|usp0009ut0}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Colombia}}
| {{nts|8.8}}
| {{dts|January 31, 1906}}
| [[1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Comoros}}
| {{nts|6.2}}
| {{dts|August 23, 1918}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.2 – 1&nbsp;km NNE of Vanadjou, Comoros|1918|iscgemsup913245}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Congo}}
| {{nts|5.2}}
| {{dts|April 26, 1998}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.2 – 116&nbsp;km SW of Impfondo, Republic of the Congo|1998|usp0008m0b}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Costa Rica}}
| {{nts|7.7}}
| {{dts|April 22, 1991}}
| [[1991 Limon earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Croatia}}
| {{nts|6.7}}
| {{dts|July 2, 1898}}
| [[1898 Trilj earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Cuba}}
| {{nts|7.1}}
| {{dts|February 20, 1917}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 7.1 – 84&nbsp;km SW of Niquero, Cuba|1917|iscgem913414}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Curaçao}}
| {{nts|4.4}}
| {{dts|October 31, 2024}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 4.4 - 73 km WNW of Dorp Rincon, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba|2024|us7000nsn0}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Cyprus}}
| {{nts|7.0}}–7.5
| {{dts|May 11, 1222}}
| [[1222 Cyprus earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Czech Republic}}
| {{nts|4.8}} {{M|l}}
| {{dts|December 23, 1985}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 4.8 – 0&nbsp;km NW of Skalná, Czechia|1985|usp0002p9f}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
| {{nts|6.9}}
| {{dts|December 13, 1910}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.9 – 39&nbsp;km WSW of Karema, Tanzania|1910|iscgem16958124}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}
| {{nts|4.4}} {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|February 19, 2010}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 4.4 – 47&nbsp;km WNW of Thyborøn, Denmark|2010|usp000h7fy}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Djibouti}}
| {{nts|6.5}}
| {{dts|August 20, 1989}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.5 – 12&nbsp;km ENE of Gâlâfi, Djibouti|1989|usp0003ynm}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Dominica}}
| {{nts|6.4}}
| {{dts|January 8, 1959}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.4 – 18&nbsp;km SSE of Berekua, Dominica|iscgem881160|1959}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Dominican Republic}}
| {{nts|7.8}}
| {{dts|August 4, 1946}}
| [[1946 Dominican Republic earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|East Timor}}
| {{nts|7.2}}
| {{dts|September 29, 1905}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 7.2 – 58&nbsp;km ENE of Lospalos, Timor Leste|1905|iscgem16957874}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Ecuador}}
| {{nts|8.8}}
| {{dts|January 31, 1906}}
| [[1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Egypt}}
| {{nts|7.3}}
| {{dts|November 22, 1995}}
| [[1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|El Salvador}}
| {{nts|8.0}} {{M|I|link=yes}}
| {{dts|December 19, 1862}}
| <ref>{{cite book|title=Natural Hazards in El Salvador|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xZp0mS_QWHMC&pg=PA394|chapter=Seismic history of the Middle America subduction zone along El Salvador, Guatemala, and Chiapas, Mexico: 1526–2000|last1=White|first1=R. A.|last2=Ligorria|first2=J. P.|last3=Cifuentes|first3=I. L.|year=2004|publisher=[[Geological Society of America]]|isbn=978-0-8137-2375-4|page=394}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Equatorial Guinea}}
| {{nts|4.9}} {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|March 28, 1999}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 4.9 – 8&nbsp;km NNW of Malabo, Equatorial Guinea|1999|usp00095cr}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Eritrea}}
| {{nts|6.6}}
| {{dts|December 28, 1977}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.6 – 144&nbsp;km NE of Massawa, Eritrea|1977|usp0000s8t}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Estonia}}
| {{nts|4.5}}–4.7 {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|October 25, 1976}}
| [[Osmussaar earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Eswatini}}
| {{nts|4.4}} {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|August 4, 1987}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 4.4 – 16&nbsp;km ENE of Sidvokodvo, Eswatini|1987|usp000378n}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Ethiopia}}
| {{nts|6.5}}
| {{dts|August 25, 1906}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.5 – 8&nbsp;km E of Goba, Ethiopia|1906|iscgem16957915}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Falkland Islands}}
| {{nts|7.4}}
| {{dts|August 17, 1908}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 7.4 - Falkland Islands region|1908|iscgemsup16957996}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Faroe Islands}}
| {{nts|3.2}}
| {{dts|February 21, 2007}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 3.2 - 198 km NE of Kirkja, Faroe Islands|2007|usp000f59b}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Fiji}}
| {{nts|8.2}}
| {{dts|August 19, 2018}}
| [[2018 Fiji earthquakes]]
|-
| {{flag|Finland}}
| {{nts|4.7}} {{M|unk}}
| {{dts|November 4, 1898}}
| <ref name="FinLargest">{{cite web|title=Largest earthquake in Finland|publisher=Sodankylän Geofysiikan Observatorio, Oulun Toimintayksikkö (University of [[Oulu]])|url=http://www.oulu.fi/sgo-oty/quakes/tornio04111898.html|access-date=June 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060528002529/http://www.oulu.fi/sgo-oty/quakes/tornio04111898.html|archive-date=May 28, 2006}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|France}}
| {{nts|6.4}}–6.5 {{M|unk}}
| {{dts|January 25, 1799}}
| [[1799 Vendée earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|French Guiana}}
| {{nts|6.9}}
| {{dts|August 4, 1885}}
| <ref name="Assumpçao">{{cite journal|last1=Marcelo Assumpção, Alberto V. Veloso|year=2020|title=The 1885 M 6.9 Earthquake in the French Guiana–Brazil Border: The Largest Midplate Event in the Nineteenth Century in South America|journal=Seismological Research Letters|volume=91|issue=5|pages=2497–2510|bibcode=2020SeiRL..91.2497A|doi=10.1785/0220190325|s2cid=219502957|url=https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/article-abstract/91/5/2497/586518/The-1885-M-6-9-Earthquake-in-the-French-Guiana?redirectedFrom=fulltext}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|French Polynesia}}
| {{nts|5.6}}
| {{dts|March 6, 1965}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.6 – South Pacific Ocean|1965|iscgem858385}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Gabon}}
| {{nts|6.0}}
| {{dts|September 23, 1974}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.2 – 64&nbsp;km NNE of Lastoursville, Gabon|1974|usp000084t}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Georgia (country)}} [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]
| {{nts|7.0}}
| {{dts|April 29, 1991}}
| [[1991 Racha earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}
| {{nts|6.4}} {{M|l}}
| {{dts|February 18, 1756}}
| [[1756 Düren earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Ghana}}
| {{nts|6.4}}
| {{dts|June 22, 1939}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.4 – 8&nbsp;km ENE of Swedru, Ghana|1939|iscgem902037}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Greece}}
| {{nts|8.5}}+
| {{dts|July 21, 365}}
| [[365 Crete earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Greenland}}
| {{nts|7.4}}
| {{dts|November 20, 1933}}
| [[1933 Baffin Bay earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Grenada}}
| {{nts|7.0}} [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]
| {{dts|December 3, 1831}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=NCEI Significant Earthquake Information|publisher=National Geophysical Data Center|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/6043|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Guadeloupe}}
| {{nts|8.5}} {{M|unk}}
| {{dts|February 8, 1843}}
| [[1843 Guadeloupe earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Guam}}
| {{nts|7.8}}
| {{dts|August 8, 1993}}
| [[1993 Guam earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Guatemala}}
| {{nts|7.7}}
| {{dts|August 6, 1942}}
| [[1942 Guatemala earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Guinea}}
| {{nts|6.3}}
| {{dts|December 22, 1983}}
| [[1983 Guinea earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Guyana}}
| {{nts|5.5}}
| {{dts|January 31, 2021}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.5 – 82&nbsp;km SSE of Lethem, Guyana|2021|us6000ddge}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Haiti}}
| {{nts|8.1}} {{M|s|link=y}}
| {{dts|May 7, 1842}}
| [[1842 Cap-Haïtien earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Honduras}}
| {{nts|7.6}}
| {{dts|February 8, 2025}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 7.6 - 209&nbsp;km SSW of George Town, Cayman Islands|2025|us7000pcdl}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Hong Kong}}
| {{nts|3.8}} {{M|l|link=y}}
| {{dts|January 5, 2020}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 3.8 – 14&nbsp;km SW of Tai O, Hong Kong|2020|us70006v48}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Hungary}}
| {{nts|6.2}}–6.5
| {{dts|June 28, 1763}}
| [[1763 Komárom earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Iceland}}
| {{nts|7.0}}
| {{dts|January 22, 1910}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 7.0 – 79&nbsp;km N of Norðurþing, Iceland|1910|iscgem16958067}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|India}}
| {{nts|8.6}}
| {{dts|August 15, 1950}}
| [[1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Indonesia}}
| {{nts|9.2}}–9.3
| {{dts|December 26, 2004}}
| [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]]
|-
| {{flag|Iran}}
| {{nts|7.9}} {{M|s|link=y}}
| {{dts|December 22, 856}}
| [[856 Damghan earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Iraq}}
| {{nts|7.0}}
| {{dts|September 22, 1666}}
| <ref name="Onur_etal_2016">{{cite journal|last1=Onur|first1=T.|last2=Gok|first2=R.|last3=Abdulnaby|first3=W.|last4=Mahdi|first4=H.|last5=Numan|first5=N.M.|last6=Al-Shukri|first6=H.|last7=Shakir|first7=A.|last8=Chlaib|first8=H.|last9=Ameen|first9=T.H. |last10=Abd |first10=N.|year=2016|title=A Comprehensive Earthquake Catalogue for Iraq in Terms of Moment Magnitude|journal=Seismological Research Letters|volume=88|issue=3|pages=798–811|osti=1466119|doi=10.1785/0220160078|url=https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1466119}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Ireland}}
| {{nts|4.0}} {{M|l}}
| {{dts|June 6, 2012}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 4.0 – 60&nbsp;km W of Belmullet, Ireland|2012|usp000jmdw}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Israel}}
| {{nts|7.3}}
| {{dts|December 5, 1033}}
| [[1033 Jordan Rift Valley earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Italy}}
| {{nts|7.4}}
| {{dts|January 11, 1693}}
| [[1693 Sicily earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Jamaica}}
| {{nts|7.7}}
| {{dts|January 28, 2020}}
| [[2020 Caribbean earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Japan}}
| {{nts|9.0}}–9.1
| {{dts|March 11, 2011}}
| [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]]
|-
| {{flag|Jersey}}
| {{nts|5.4}}
| {{dts|July 30, 1926}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.4 – 18&nbsp;km E of Saint Helier, Jersey|1926|iscgemsup909960}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Jordan}}
| {{nts|7.3}}
| {{dts|December 5, 1033}}
| [[1033 Jordan Rift Valley earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Kazakhstan}}
| {{nts|8.0}}
| {{dts|July 11, 1889}} & {{dts|January 3, 1911}}
| |[[1889 Chilik earthquake]] & [[1911 Kebin earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Kenya}}
| {{nts|6.7}}
| {{dts|January 6, 1928}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.7 – 33&nbsp;km WNW of Nyahururu, Kenya|1928|iscgem908452}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Kiribati}}
| {{nts|5.9}} {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|May 23, 1982}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.9 – Gilbert Islands, Kiribati region|1982|usp0001mg1}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Kosovo}}
| {{nts|6.1}} {{M|l|link=y}}
| {{dts|February 26, 1755}} & {{dts|August 10, 1921}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Të gjitha tërmetet që kanë ndodhur në territorin e Kosovës|language=Albanian|trans-title=All earthquakes that have occurred in the territory of Kosovo|date=September 24, 2019|url=https://www.monitor.al/te-gjitha-termetet-qe-kane-ndodhur-ne-territorin-e-kosoves/}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Kuwait}}
| {{nts|4.7}} {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|June 2, 1993}} & {{dts|November 11, 2020}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 4.7 – 44&nbsp;km S of Al Jahra, Kuwait|1993|usp0005txp}}</ref><ref>{{cite anss|M 4.7 – 38&nbsp;km NW of Al Wafrah, Kuwait|2020|us7000cdef}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
| {{nts|8.0}}
| {{dts|July 11, 1889}} & {{dts|January 3, 1911}}
| |[[1889 Chilik earthquake]] & [[1911 Kebin earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Laos}}
| {{nts|6.7}}
| {{dts|December 22, 1925}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.7 – 41&nbsp;km S of Luang Namtha, Laos|1925|iscgem910778}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Lebanon}}
| {{nts|7.5}}
| {{dts|July 9, 551}}
| [[551 Beirut earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Liberia}}
| {{nts|4.5}} {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|November 25, 1995}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 4.5 – 16&nbsp;km SW of Tubmanburg, Liberia|1995|usp00077es}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Libya}}
| {{nts|6.8}}
| {{dts|April 19, 1935}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.8 – near the coast of Libya|1935|iscgem904213}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Liechtenstein}}
| {{nts|3.6}}
| {{dts|December 12, 2013}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 3.6 – 1&nbsp;km SSW of Balzers, Liechtenstein|2013|usc000linq}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Luxembourg}}
| {{nts|2.9}} [[Richter magnitude scale|M<sub>L</sub>]]
| {{dts|September 3, 1986}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 2.9 – 2&nbsp;km E of Wilwerwiltz, Luxembourg|1986|usp0002xsf}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Madagascar}}
| {{nts|6.2}}
| {{dts|July 4, 1919}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.2 – 283&nbsp;km WSW of Anakao, Madagascar|1919|iscgemsup912832}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Malawi}}
| {{nts|6.3}}
| {{dts|March 10, 1989}}
| [[1989 Malawi earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Malaysia}}
| {{nts|6.6}}
| {{dts|August 11, 1923}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.6 – 26&nbsp;km NNW of Lahad Datu, Malaysia|1923|iscgem911497}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Maldives}}
| {{nts|7.4}}
| {{dts|February 29, 1944}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 7.4 – 212&nbsp;km E of Fuvahmulah, Maldives|1944|iscgem899313}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Mali}}
| {{nts|4.2}} {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|January 11, 1999}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 4.2 – 75&nbsp;km NW of Kolokani, Mali|1999|usp00090ya}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Malta}}
| {{nts|5.5}}
| {{dts|April 21, 2023}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.5 – 109&nbsp;km SE of Birżebbuġa, Malta|2023|us6000k67y}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Marshall Islands}}
| {{nts|5.7}}
| {{dts|March 22, 1982}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.6 – Marshall Islands region|1982|usp0001k93}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Martinique}}
| {{nts|7.5}}–8.0
| {{dts|January 11, 1839}}
| [[1839 Martinique earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Mauritania}}
| {{nts|4.6}} {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|September 3, 1993}} & {{dts|March 1, 2012}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 4.6 – Mauritania|1993|usp0005zpw}}</ref><ref>{{cite anss|M 4.6 – 76&nbsp;km E of Zouerate, Mauritania|2012|usp000jfnn}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Mauritius}}
| {{nts|6.4}}
| {{dts|June 19, 1976}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.1 – 279&nbsp;km NE of Port Mathurin, Mauritius|1976|usp0000gys}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Mayotte}}
| {{nts|5.9}}
| {{dts|May 15, 2018}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.9 – 32&nbsp;km E of Pamandzi, Mayotte|2018|us1000e5k1}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Mexico}}
| {{nts|8.6}}
| {{dts|March 28, 1787}}
| [[1787 New Spain earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Federated States of Micronesia}}
| {{nts|7.8}}
| {{dts|August 16, 1911}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 7.8 – State of Yap, Federated States of Micronesia|1911|iscgem16958156}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Moldova}}
| {{nts|3.9}} {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|April 2, 1988}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 3.9 – 12&nbsp;km S of Ocnița, Moldova|1988|usp0003ejy}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flag|Monaco}}
| {{nts|6.3}}
| {{dts|July 19, 1963}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.3 – Ligurian Sea|1963|iscgem872748}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Mongolia}}
| {{nts|8.3}}
| {{dts|July 23, 1905}}
| [[1905 Bolnai earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Montenegro}}
| {{nts|6.9}}
| {{dts|April 15, 1979}}
| [[1979 Montenegro earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Morocco}}
| {{nts|6.8}}
| {{dts|November 27, 1755}} & {{dts|September 8, 2023}}
| [[1755 Meknes earthquake]] & [[2023 Al Haouz earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Mozambique}}
| {{nts|7.0}}
| {{dts|February 22, 2006}}
| [[2006 Mozambique earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Myanmar}}
| {{nts|8.5}}–8.8
| {{dts|April 2, 1762}}
| [[1762 Arakan earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Namibia}}
| {{nts|5.4}}
| {{dts|April 4, 2021}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.4 – 68&nbsp;km NNW of Khorixas, Namibia|2021|us6000dyuk}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Nepal}}
| {{nts|8.2}}–8.8
| {{dts|June 6, 1505}}
| [[1505 Lo Mustang earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Netherlands}}
| {{nts|5.3}}
| {{dts|April 13, 1992}}
| [[1992 Roermond earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|New Caledonia}}
| {{nts|7.9}}
| {{dts|August 9, 1901}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|date=1972|publisher=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service: NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/2595|access-date=9 June 2024|author1=National Geophysical Data Center}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|New Zealand}}
| {{nts|8.2}}
| {{dts|January 23, 1855}} & {{dts|May 1, 1917}}
| [[1855 Wairarapa earthquake]]<ref>{{cite anss|M 8.2 – Kermadec Islands region|1917|iscgem913483}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Nicaragua}}
| {{nts|7.7}}
| {{dts|September 2, 1992}}
| [[1992 Nicaragua earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Niger}}
| {{nts|4.6}} {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|January 18, 2017}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 4.6 – 259&nbsp;km WNW of Bilma, Niger|2017|us10007u0v}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Nigeria}}
| {{nts|4.5}} {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|March 7, 2000}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 4.5 – 34&nbsp;km S of Siluko, Nigeria|2000|usp0009pd8}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|North Korea}}
| {{nts|7.7}}
| {{dts|September 29, 1973}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.5 – 61&nbsp;km SSE of Ungsang-nodongjagu, North Korea|1973|usp00003kr}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|North Macedonia}}
| {{nts|6.7}}
| {{dts|March 8, 1931}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.7 – 3&nbsp;km SW of Kuklis, North Macedonia|1931|iscgem906655}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}}
| {{nts|7.7}}
| {{dts|December 28, 1940}} & {{dts|July 29, 2016}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 7.7 – Mariana Islands region|1940|iscgem901750}}</ref><ref>{{cite anss|M 7.7 – Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands|2016|us100068jg}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Norway}}
| {{nts|6.8}}
| {{dts|August 30, 2012}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.8 – 89&nbsp;km NW of Olonkinbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen|2012|usp000jr55}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Oman}}
| {{nts|5.7}}
| {{dts|March 30, 1966}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.7 – 291&nbsp;km ESE of Sur, Oman|1966|iscgem849714}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Pakistan}}
| {{nts|8.1}}
| {{dts|November 28, 1945}}
| [[1945 Balochistan earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Palau}}
| {{nts|6.5}}
| {{dts|May 31, 1982}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.4 – 121&nbsp;km ESE of Kayangel, Palau|1982|usp0001mm3}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Palestine}}
| {{nts|7.3}}
| {{dts|December 5, 1033}}
| [[1033 Jordan Rift Valley earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Panama}}
| {{nts|7.9}}–8.3 [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]
| {{dts|September 7, 1882}}
| [[1882 Panama earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
| {{nts|8.2}}
| {{dts|May 6, 1919}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 8.2 – 183&nbsp;km ESE of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea|1919|iscgem912783}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Paraguay}}
| {{nts|6.5}}
| {{dts|February 28, 1989}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.5 – 86&nbsp;km E of General Enrique Mosconi, Argentina|1989|usp0003sea}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Peru}} (now part of present-day Chile)
| {{nts|8.5}}–9.3
| {{dts|August 13, 1868}}
| [[1868 Arica earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Philippines}}
| {{nts|8.3}}
| {{dts|August 15, 1918}}
| [[1918 Celebes Sea earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}
| {{nts|5.6}}
| {{dts|December 3, 1786}}
| <ref>{{cite journal|last1=Wiejacz|first1=Paweł|last2=Debski|first2=Wojciech|title=Podhale, Poland, earthquake of November 30, 2004|journal=Acta Geophysica|year=2009|volume=57|issue=2|pages=346–366|bibcode=2009AcGeo..57..346W|doi=10.2478/s11600-009-0007-8|s2cid=128410108|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227232034}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Portugal}}
| {{nts|8.5}}–9.0
| {{dts|November 1, 1755}}
| [[1755 Lisbon earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Puerto Rico}}
| {{nts|8.0}}
| {{dts|May 2, 1787}}
| [[1787 Boricua earthquake]]
|-
| {{Flag|Réunion}}
| {{nts|5.3}} {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|April 5, 2007}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.3 – 15&nbsp;km WSW of Sainte-Rose, Reunion|2007|usp000f8th}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Romania}}
| {{nts|7.9}}
| {{dts|October 26, 1802}}
| [[1802 Vrancea earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Russia}}
| {{nts|9.0}}–9.3
| {{dts|October 16, 1737}}
| [[1737 Kamchatka earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Rwanda}}
| {{nts|5.9}}
| {{dts|February 3, 2008}}
| [[2008 Lake Kivu earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Saint Barthélemy}}
| {{nts|5.4}}
| {{dts|November 18, 1990}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.4 – 26&nbsp;km NE of Upper Hell's Gate; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba|1990|usp0004h3a}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
| {{nts|6.5}}
| {{dts|March 16, 1985}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.5 – 18&nbsp;km SE of Market Shop; Saint Kitts and Nevis|1985|usp0002cy6}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Saint Lucia}}
| {{nts|7.3}}
| {{dts|March 19, 1953}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 7.3 – 18&nbsp;km WSW of Soufrière, Saint Lucia|1953|iscgem891566}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Saint Martin}}
| {{nts|5.0}}
| {{dts|July 4, 2012}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.0 – 13&nbsp;km ESE of Blowing Point Village, Anguilla|2012|usp000jnm9}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Saint Pierre and Miquelon}}
| {{nts|7.2}}
| {{dts|November 18, 1929}}
| [[1929 Grand Banks earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
| {{nts|6.1}}
| {{dts|July 6, 1940}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.1 – 13&nbsp;km W of Barrouallie; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|1940|iscgem901464}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Samoa}}
| {{nts|8.3}}–8.5
| {{dts|June 25, 1917}}
| [[1917 Samoa earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}
| {{nts|5.5}}
| {{dts|December 19, 2019}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.5 – 87&nbsp;km ENE of Santo Antonio; Sao Tome and Principe|2019|us70006nih}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
| {{nts|7.3}}
| {{dts|November 22, 1995}}
| [[1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Senegal}}
| {{nts|5.5}}
| {{dts|May 21, 1986}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.5 – 289&nbsp;km W of Mermoz Boabab, Senegal|1986|usp0002u8a}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Serbia}}
| {{nts|6.0}}
| {{dts|May 15, 1927}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.0 – 8&nbsp;km WNW of Kragujevac, Serbia|1927|iscgem909252}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Seychelles}}
| {{nts|5.2}} {{M|b|link=y}}
| {{dts|April 28, 1995}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.2 – South Indian Ocean|1995|usp0006wgh}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Slovakia}}
| {{nts|6.2}}–6.5
| {{dts|June 28, 1763}}
| [[1763 Komárom earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Slovenia}}
| {{nts|6.1}} [[Richter magnitude scale|M<sub>L</sub>]]
| {{dts|April 14, 1895}}
| [[1895 Ljubljana earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Solomon Islands}}
| {{nts|8.1}}
| {{dts|April 1, 2007}}
| [[2007 Solomon Islands earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}}
| {{nts|6.0}}
| {{dts|January 22, 1929}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.0 – northwestern Somalia|1929|iscgem907872}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|South Africa}}
| {{nts|6.8}}
| {{dts|December 31, 1932}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.8 – 118&nbsp;km ESE of Richards Bay, South Africa|1932|iscgem906542}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands}}
| {{nts|8.1}}–8.3
| {{dts|August 12, 2021}}
| [[2021 South Sandwich Islands earthquakes]]
|-
| {{flag|South Korea}}
| {{nts|7.5}}
| {{dts|June 26, 1681}}
| {{Interlanguage link|1681 Yangyang earthquake|lt=|ko|1681년 양양 지진|WD=}}
|-
| {{flag|South Sudan}}
| {{nts|7.2}}
| {{dts|May 20, 1990}}
| [[1990 South Sudan earthquakes]]
|-
| {{flag|Spain}}
| {{nts|7.8}}
| {{dts|March 29, 1954}}
| <ref name="auto" />
|-
| {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
| {{nts|5.7}}
| {{dts|August 30, 1973}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.9 – 275&nbsp;km E of Kalmunai, Sri Lanka|1973|usp000039m}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Sudan}}
| {{nts|6.0}}
| {{dts|May 12, 1938}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.0 – 70&nbsp;km SSW of Tokar, Sudan|1938|iscgem902482}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Switzerland}}
| {{nts|6.0}}–7.1
| {{dts|October 18, 1356}}
| [[1356 Basel earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Syria}}
| {{nts|7.6}} [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]
| {{dts|May 20, 1202}}
| [[1202 Syria earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Taiwan}}
| {{nts|8.2}}
| {{dts|June 5, 1920}}
| [[1920 Hualien earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Tajikistan}}
| {{nts|7.5}}
| {{dts|July 10, 1949}}
| [[1949 Khait earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Tanzania}}
| {{nts|7.0}}
| {{dts|July 8, 1919}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 7.0 – 17&nbsp;km SSW of Sumbawanga, Tanzania|1919|iscgem912837}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Thailand}}
| {{nts|6.1}}
| {{dts|May 5, 2014}}
| [[2014 Mae Lao earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Tonga}}
| {{nts|8.3}}–8.5
| {{dts|June 25, 1917}}
| [[1917 Samoa earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
| {{nts|7.5}} {{M|fa}}
| {{dts|January 10, 1888}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|date=1972|publisher=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service: NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/2381|access-date=9 June 2024|author1=National Geophysical Data Center}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Tunisia}}
| {{nts|7.2}} or less
| {{dts|October 9, 859}}
| <ref>{{cite journal|last1=Kázmér|first1=Miklós|date=May 19, 2020|title=Repeated historical earthquakes in Sousse, Monastir and El-Jem (Tunisia)—an archaeoseismological study|journal=Arabian Journal of Geosciences|volume=14|issue=3|page=214|doi=10.1007/s12517-020-06372-w|s2cid=231738302|url=https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12517-020-06372-w.pdf|access-date=July 22, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Turkey}}
| {{nts|7.8}}–8.0 [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]
| {{dts|August 17, 1668}}
| [[1668 North Anatolia earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Turkmenistan}}
| {{nts|8.2}} [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]
| {{dts|July 7, 1895}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|date=1972|publisher=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service: NCEI/WDS Global Historical Tsunami Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/2474|access-date=9 June 2024|author1=National Geophysical Data Center}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Tuvalu}}
| {{nts|5.4}}
| {{dts|February 5, 1983}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.8 – 290&nbsp;km N of Kulia Village, Tuvalu|1983|usp0001sv7}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Uganda}}
| {{nts|6.5}}
| {{dts|June 30, 1952}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.5 – 53&nbsp;km N of Rukungiri, Uganda|1952|iscgemsup893101}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Ukraine}}
| {{nts|6.7}}
| {{dts|September 11, 1927}}
| [[1927 Crimean earthquakes]]
|-
| {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
| {{nts|5.0}}
| {{dts|March 11, 2002}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.0 – 14&nbsp;km NW of Reef Al Fujairah City, United Arab Emirates|2002|usp000b04s}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| {{nts|6.1}} [[Richter magnitude scale|M<sub>L</sub>]]
| {{dts|June 7, 1931}}
| [[1931 Dogger Bank earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|United States}}
| {{nts|9.2}}–9.3
| {{dts|March 27, 1964}}
| [[1964 Alaska earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|U.S. Virgin Islands}}
| {{nts|7.2}}
| {{dts|November 18, 1867}}
| [[1867 Virgin Islands earthquake and tsunami]]
|-
| {{flag|Uruguay}}
| {{nts|5.5}} [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]
| {{dts|June 5, 1888}}
| [[1888 Río de la Plata earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
| {{nts|7.4}} [[Surface wave magnitude|M<sub>s</sub>]]
| {{dts|October 21, 1907}}
| [[1907 Qaratog earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Vanuatu}}
| {{nts|8.1}}
| {{dts|September 20, 1920}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 8.1 – 97&nbsp;km WSW of Isangel, Vanuatu|1920|iscgem912618}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Venezuela}}
| {{nts|7.6}}–7.7
| {{dts|April 29, 1894}} & {{dts|October 29, 1900}}
| [[1894 Venezuelan earthquake]]<ref name="Salcedo-Hurtado1">{{cite journal|last1=Salcedo-Hurtado|first1=Elkin de J.|last2=Audemard|first2=Franck A.|last3=García-Millán|first3=Nathalie|title=Parámetros focales del terremoto del 28 de abril de 1894 en los Andes venezolanos usando datos macrosísmicos|language=es|trans-title=Focal parameters of the April 28, 1894 earthquake in the Venezuelan Andes using macrosismic data|journal=Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales|year=2021|volume=45|issue=175|pages=591–606|issn=0370-3908|doi=10.18257/raccefyn.1195|doi-access=free}}</ref> & [[1900 San Narciso earthquake]]
|-
| {{flag|Vietnam}}
| {{nts|6.8}}
| {{dts|November 1, 1935}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.8 – 27&nbsp;km SE of Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam|1935|iscgem904624}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Wallis and Futuna}}
| {{nts|7.6}}
| {{dts|May 23, 1956}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 7.6 – 144&nbsp;km SSW of Leava, Wallis and Futuna|1956|iscgem888284}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Yemen}}
| {{nts|6.7}}
| {{dts|December 18, 1908}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.7 – 170&nbsp;km E of Hadibu, Yemen|1908|iscgemsup600208139}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Zambia}}
| {{nts|6.5}}
| {{dts|May 1, 1919}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 6.5 – 12&nbsp;km WNW of Chama, Zambia|1919|iscgem912775}}</ref>
|-
| {{flag|Zimbabwe}}
| {{nts|5.5}}
| {{dts|September 25, 1963}}
| <ref>{{cite anss|M 5.5 – 38&nbsp;km SW of Siavonga, Zambia|1963|iscgem873131}}</ref>
|}

==Costliest earthquakes==
{{Main|List of 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.

{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header"
|-
! scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Event
! Location
! scope="col" | Magnitude
! scope="col" | Property damage

|-
! scope="row" | 1
| [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]]
| {{Flag icon|Japan}} [[Japan]]
| data-sort-value="9.0" |9.1
| $360 billion<ref>{{cite web|last=Zhang|first=Bo|title=Top 5 Most Expensive Natural Disasters in History|work=AccuWeather.com|publisher=News & Video|url=http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/47459/top-5-most-expensive-natural-d.asp|access-date=March 29, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110331005015/http://www.accuweather.com/blogs/news/story/47459/top-5-most-expensive-natural-d.asp|archive-date=March 31, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Victoria Kim|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 21, 2011|title=Japan damage could reach $235&nbsp;billion, World Bank estimates|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fgw-japan-quake-world-bank-20110322,0,3799976.story|access-date=March 21, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110331005023/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fgw-japan-quake-world-bank-20110322,0,3799976.story|archive-date=March 31, 2011}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 2
| [[Great Hanshin earthquake|1995 Great Hanshin earthquake]]
| {{Flag icon|Japan}} [[Japan]]
| data-sort-value="6.9" |6.9
| $200 billion<ref>{{cite book|title=Emergency response: lessons learned from the Kobe earthquake|last=Tierney|first=Kathleen|publisher=University of Delaware Disaster Research Center|year=1997}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 3
| [[2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes]]
| {{Flag icon|Turkey}} {{Flag icon| Ba'athist Syria}} [[Turkey]]<br>[[Syria]]
| data-sort-value="7.8" |7.8
| $163.6 billion<ref>{{cite news|title=Deprem bölgesinde fatura borçlarının silinmesi için süre uzatıldı|agency=Milat Gazetsi|date=22 August 2023|url=https://www.milatgazetesi.com/haber/deprem-bolgesinde-fatura-borclarinin-silinmesi-icin-sure-uzatildi-4201/|access-date=9 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Political failure has killed people in Syria before and after the earthquakes|publisher=Counsil for Arab-British Understanding|date=10 April 2023|url=https://www.caabu.org/news/article/political-failure-has-killed-people-syria-and-after-earthquakes|access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 4
| [[2008 Sichuan earthquake]]
| {{Flag icon|China}} China
| data-sort-value="8." |7.9
| $150 billion<ref>{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|last=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|year=1972|publisher=NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/7843}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 5
| [[2011 Christchurch earthquake]]
| {{Flag icon|New Zealand}} New Zealand
| 6.3
| $40 billion<ref>{{cite web|title=Four years on: Insurance and the Canterbury Earthquakes|date=February 2015|publisher=Deloitte Access Economics|url=https://www.vero.co.nz/sites/default/files/documents/Vero%20NZ%20Report_Four%20Years%20On%20-%20Insurance%20and%20the%20Canterbury%20Earthquakes.pdf|access-date=February 29, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124111031/https://www.vero.co.nz/sites/default/files/documents/Vero%20NZ%20Report_Four%20Years%20On%20-%20Insurance%20and%20the%20Canterbury%20Earthquakes.pdf|archive-date=January 24, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 6
| [[2004 Chūetsu earthquake]]
| {{Flag icon|Japan}} [[Japan]]
| data-sort-value="6.8" |6.6
| $28 billion<ref name="NCEI">{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information|last=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|year=1972|publisher=NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/5807}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Guha-Sapir|first1=Debarati|last2=Santos|first2=Indhira|last3=Borde|first3=Alexandre|title=The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters|page=252|date=2013|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=Oxford|isbn=978-0-19-984193-6}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 7
| [[2011 Sikkim earthquake]]
| {{Flag icon|India}} India
| data-sort-value="6.9" |6.9
| $22.3 billion<ref>{{cite journal|title=The September 2011 Sikkim Himalaya earthquake Mw 6.9: is it a plane of detachment earthquake?|journal=Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk|date=March 19, 2014|author=Santanu Baruah|author2=Sowrav Saikia|author3=Saurabh Baruah|author4=Pabon K. Bora|author5=Ruben Tatevossian|author6=J. R. Kayal|volume=7|pages=248–263|doi=10.1080/19475705.2014.895963|doi-access=free|s2cid=128915677}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 8
| [[1999 İzmit earthquake]]
| {{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Turkey]]
| data-sort-value="7.6" |7.6
| $20 billion<ref name="NCEI" />
|-
! scope="row" | 9
| [[2009 L'Aquila earthquake]]
| {{Flag icon|Italy}} [[Italy]]
| data-sort-value="6.3" |6.3
| $16 billion<ref>{{cite news|title=Italy Quake Reconstruction to Cost at Least $16 Billion|publisher=[[Fox News]]|date=April 15, 2009|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/italy-quake-reconstruction-to-cost-at-least-16-billion|access-date=October 23, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090419231821/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C515989%2C00.html|archive-date=April 19, 2009}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | 10
| [[2012 Northern Italy earthquakes]]
| {{Flag icon|Italy}} [[Italy]]
| data-sort-value="6.1" |6.1
| $15.8 billion<ref name="NGDC">{{cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Database|author=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS)|publisher=[[National Geophysical Data Center]], [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]|year=1972|type=Data Set|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/search}}</ref>
|}

==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.

{{Refbegin}}
{| class="sortable wikitable sticky-header"
|- –
! 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]]
|}
{{Refend}}

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].

{{cite isc|EB}} 2018.

==Lists by time period==

===By century===
* [[List of historical earthquakes|Before 1900]]
* [[Lists of 20th-century earthquakes|1901–2000]]
* [[Lists of 21st-century earthquakes|2001–present]]

===By decade===
* [[List of earthquakes 2001–2010|2001–2010]]
* [[List of earthquakes 2011–2020|2011–2020]]
* [[List of earthquakes 2021–present|2021–present]]

===By year===
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* [[List of earthquakes in 1900|1900]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1901|1901]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1902|1902]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1903|1903]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1904|1904]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1905|1905]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1906|1906]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1907|1907]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1908|1908]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1909|1909]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1910|1910]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1911|1911]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1912|1912]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1913|1913]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1914|1914]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1915|1915]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1916|1916]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1917|1917]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1918|1918]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1919|1919]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1920|1920]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1921|1921]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1922|1922]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1923|1923]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1924|1924]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1925|1925]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1926|1926]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1927|1927]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1928|1928]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1929|1929]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1930|1930]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1931|1931]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1932|1932]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1933|1933]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1934|1934]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1935|1935]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1936|1936]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1937|1937]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1938|1938]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1939|1939]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1940|1940]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1941|1941]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1942|1942]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1943|1943]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1944|1944]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1945|1945]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1946|1946]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1947|1947]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1948|1948]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1949|1949]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1950|1950]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1951|1951]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1952|1952]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1953|1953]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1954|1954]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1955|1955]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1956|1956]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1957|1957]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1958|1958]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1959|1959]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1960|1960]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1961|1961]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1962|1962]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1963|1963]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1964|1964]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1965|1965]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1966|1966]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1967|1967]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1968|1968]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1969|1969]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1970|1970]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1971|1971]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1972|1972]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1973|1973]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1974|1974]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1975|1975]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1976|1976]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1977|1977]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1978|1978]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1979|1979]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1980|1980]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1981|1981]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1982|1982]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1983|1983]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1984|1984]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1985|1985]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1986|1986]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1987|1987]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1988|1988]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1989|1989]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1990|1990]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1991|1991]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1992|1992]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1993|1993]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1994|1994]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1995|1995]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1996|1996]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1997|1997]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1998|1998]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 1999|1999]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2000|2000]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2001|2001]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2002|2002]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2003|2003]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2004|2004]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2005|2005]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2006|2006]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2007|2007]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2008|2008]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2009|2009]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2010|2010]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2011|2011]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2012|2012]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2013|2013]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2014|2014]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2015|2015]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2016|2016]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2017|2017]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2018|2018]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2019|2019]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2020|2020]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2021|2021]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2022|2022]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2023|2023]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2024|2024]]
* [[List of earthquakes in 2025|2025]]
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==Lists by location==
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===By country===
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* [[List of earthquakes in Afghanistan|Afghanistan]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Albania|Albania]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Algeria|Algeria]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Argentina|Argentina]]
** [[List of earthquakes in Mendoza Province|Mendoza]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Armenia|Armenia]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Australia|Australia]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Bangladesh|Bangladesh]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Brazil|Brazil]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Bulgaria|Bulgaria]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Canada|Canada]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Chile|Chile]]
* [[List of earthquakes in China|China]]
** [[List of earthquakes in Sichuan|Sichuan]]
** [[List of earthquakes in Yunnan|Yunnan]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Colombia|Colombia]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Costa Rica|Costa Rica]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Croatia|Croatia]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Cuba|Cuba]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Cyprus|Cyprus]]
* [[List of earthquakes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo]]
* [[List of earthquakes in the Dominican Republic|Dominican Republic]]
* [[List of earthquakes in East Timor|East Timor]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Ecuador|Ecuador]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Egypt|Egypt]]
* [[List of earthquakes in El Salvador|El Salvador]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Eritrea|Eritrea]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Ethiopia|Ethiopia]]
* [[List of earthquakes in France|France]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Fiji|Fiji]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Georgia|Georgia]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Germany|Germany]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Ghana|Ghana]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Greece|Greece]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Guam|Guam]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Guatemala|Guatemala]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Haiti|Haiti]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Iceland|Iceland]]
* [[List of earthquakes in India|India]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Indonesia|Indonesia]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Iran|Iran]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Italy|Italy]]
** [[List of earthquakes in Irpinia|Irpinia]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Japan|Japan]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Kosovo|Kosovo]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyzstan]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Malaysia|Malaysia]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Mexico|Mexico]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Morocco|Morocco]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Myanmar|Myanmar]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Nepal|Nepal]]
* [[List of earthquakes in the Netherlands|Netherlands]]
* [[List of earthquakes in New Zealand|New Zealand]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Nicaragua|Nicaragua]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Pakistan|Pakistan]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Panama|Panama]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Papua New Guinea|Papua New Guinea]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Peru|Peru]]
* [[List of earthquakes in the Philippines|Philippines]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Portugal|Portugal]]
** [[List of earthquakes in the Azores|Azores]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Romania|Romania]]
** [[List of earthquakes in Vrancea County|Vrancea]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Russia|Russia]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Samoa|Samoa]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Slovenia|Slovenia]]
* [[List of earthquakes in the Solomon Islands archipelago|Solomon Islands]]
* [[List of earthquakes in South Africa|South Africa]]
* [[List of earthquakes in South Korea|South Korea]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Spain|Spain]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Taiwan|Taiwan]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Tajikistan|Tajikistan]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Thailand|Thailand]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Tonga|Tonga]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Turkey|Turkey]]
* [[List of earthquakes in the United States|United States]]
** [[List of earthquakes in Alaska|Alaska]]
** [[List of earthquakes in California|California]]
** [[List of earthquakes in Hawaii|Hawaii]]
** [[List of earthquakes in Illinois|Illinois]]
** [[List of earthquakes in Montana|Montana]]
** [[List of earthquakes in Nevada|Nevada]]
** [[List of earthquakes in Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]
** [[List of earthquakes in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands|Puerto Rico]]
** [[List of earthquakes in South Carolina|South Carolina]]
** [[List of earthquakes in Texas|Texas]]
** [[List of earthquakes in Utah|Utah]]
** [[List of earthquakes in Washington|Washington]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Vanuatu|Vanuatu]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Venezuela|Venezuela]]
* [[List of earthquakes in Yemen|Yemen]]
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===By region===
* [[List of earthquakes in the British Isles|British Isles]]
* [[List of earthquakes in the Caribbean|Caribbean]]
* [[List of earthquakes in the Levant|Levant]]
* [[List of earthquakes in South Asia|South Asia]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Earth sciences}}
*
* [[List of deadly earthquakes since 1900]]
* [[List of historical earthquakes]]
* [[List of megathrust earthquakes]]
* [[List of natural disasters by death toll#Earthquakes|List of natural disasters by death toll]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Earthquakes}}
* [https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/ USGS-ANSS Latest earthquakes] around the world
* [https://www.scec.org/ Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)]
* [https://ds.iris.edu/seismon/index.phtml IRIS Seismic Monitor], Recent earthquakes around the world
* [https://ds.iris.edu/seismo-archives/ SeismoArchives], Seismogram Archives of Significant Earthquakes of the World
* [https://www.geonet.org.nz/earthquake Recent New Zealand earthquakes]
* [https://iisee.kenken.go.jp/utsu/index_eng.html Database for the damage of world earthquake, ancient period (3000 BC) to year of 2006]—Building Research Institute (Japan)
* [https://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science/20-largest-earthquakes-world-1900 20 Largest Earthquakes in the World Since 1900], USGS
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090510025543/https://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/historical_mag_big.php Historic Worldwide Earthquakes, magnitude 6.0 and greater, sorted by magnitude], USGS (archived 2009)

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