Last revised 21 August 2008

**Preferred Magnitudes of Selected Significant Earthquakes**

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<th><strong>Date</strong></th>
<th><h1 id="time">Time†</h1></th>
<th colspan="2"><strong>Place</strong></th>
<th colspan="2"><strong>Lat.</strong></th>
<th><strong>Long.</strong></th>
<th><h2 id="fatalities">Fatalities</h2></th>
<th><strong>M</strong></th>
<th><strong>M<sub>X</sub></strong>‡ <strong>(M reference)</strong></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td>January 23, 1556 </td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">Shensi, China </td>
<td colspan="2">34.5</td>
<td>109.7</td>
<td>830,000</td>
<td>~8</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>August 17, 1668 </td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">Anatolia, Turkey </td>
<td colspan="2">40.0</td>
<td>36.0</td>
<td>8,000</td>
<td>~8</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>January 26, 1700 </td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="5">Cascadia subduction zone from No. CA to Vancouver
Is.</td>
<td></td>
<td>~9</td>
<td>M (Satake et al, 1996)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>November 1, 1755 </td>
<td>10:16</td>
<td colspan="2">Lisbon, Portugal </td>
<td colspan="2">36.0</td>
<td>-11.0</td>
<td>70,000</td>
<td>~8.7</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Johnston, 1996)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>December 16, 1811</td>
<td>08:00</td>
<td colspan="2">New Madrid, MO </td>
<td colspan="2">36.6</td>
<td>-89.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>~7.2–8.1</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Johnston, 1996; Hough et al, 2000; Bakun and Hopper,
2004)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>January 23, 1812 </td>
<td>15:00</td>
<td colspan="2">New Madrid, MO </td>
<td colspan="2">36.6</td>
<td>-89.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>~7.0–7.8</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Johnston, 1996; Hough et al, 2000; Bakun and Hopper,
2004)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>February 7, 1812 </td>
<td>09:45</td>
<td colspan="2">New Madrid, MO </td>
<td colspan="2">36.6</td>
<td>-89.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>~7.4–8.0</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Johnston, 1996; Hough et al, 2000; Bakun and Hopper,
2004)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>June 2, 1823 </td>
<td>08:00</td>
<td colspan="2">South flank of Kilauea, HI </td>
<td colspan="2">19.3</td>
<td>-155</td>
<td></td>
<td>~7</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Klein and Wright, 2000) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>June 10, 1836 </td>
<td>15:30</td>
<td colspan="2">S San Francisco Bay region, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">36.96</td>
<td>-121.37</td>
<td></td>
<td>~6.5</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Bakun, 1999) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>June 1838</td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">San Francisco Peninsula, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">37.27</td>
<td>-122.23</td>
<td></td>
<td>~6.8</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Bakun, 1999) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>January 5, 1843 </td>
<td>02:45</td>
<td colspan="2">Marked Tree, AR </td>
<td colspan="2">35.5</td>
<td>-90.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>~6.3</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Johnston, 1996) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>January 9, 1857 </td>
<td>16:24</td>
<td colspan="5">Fort Tejon, CA (San Andreas fault from Parkfield to
Wrightwood)</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>~7.9</td>
<td>M (Grant and Sieh, 1993; Stein and Hanks, 1998)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>December 16, 1857</td>
<td>21:00</td>
<td colspan="2">Naples, Italy </td>
<td colspan="2">40.3</td>
<td>16.0</td>
<td>11,000</td>
<td>~6.9</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>October 8, 1865 </td>
<td>20:46</td>
<td colspan="2">San Jose, CA</td>
<td colspan="2">37.21</td>
<td>-121.86</td>
<td></td>
<td>~6.5</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Bakun, 1999) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>April 3, 1868 </td>
<td>02:25</td>
<td colspan="2">Hilea, SE Hawaii, HI  </td>
<td colspan="2">19.2</td>
<td>-155.5</td>
<td>77</td>
<td>~7.9</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Klein and Wright, 2000) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>October 21, 1868 </td>
<td>15:53</td>
<td colspan="2">Hayward, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">37.7</td>
<td>-122.1</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>~6.8</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Bakun, 1999) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>February 20, 1871 </td>
<td>08:42</td>
<td colspan="2">Molokai, HI  </td>
<td colspan="2">21.2</td>
<td>-156.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>~6.8</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Klein and Wright, 2000) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>March 26, 1872 </td>
<td>10:30</td>
<td colspan="2">Owens Valley, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">36.5</td>
<td>-118.0</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>~7.4</td>
<td>M (Beanland and Clark, 1994) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>December 15, 1872</td>
<td>05:40</td>
<td colspan="2">N Cascades, WA </td>
<td colspan="2">47.9</td>
<td>-120.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>~6.8</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Bakun et al, 2002)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>November 23, 1873</td>
<td>05:00</td>
<td colspan="2">CA-OR coast</td>
<td colspan="2">42.2</td>
<td>-124.2</td>
<td></td>
<td>~7.3</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Bakun, 2000) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>September 1, 1886 </td>
<td>02:51</td>
<td colspan="2">Charleston, SC </td>
<td colspan="2">32.9</td>
<td>-80.0</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>~7.3</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Johnston, 1996) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>April 24, 1890 </td>
<td>11:36</td>
<td colspan="2">Corralitos, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">36.96</td>
<td>-121.78</td>
<td></td>
<td>~6.3</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Bakun, 1999) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>October 27, 1891 </td>
<td>21:38</td>
<td colspan="2">Mino-Owari, Japan </td>
<td colspan="2">35.6</td>
<td>136.6</td>
<td>7,273</td>
<td>~8</td>
<td>M<sub>S</sub></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>April 19, 1892 </td>
<td>10:50</td>
<td colspan="2">Vacaville, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">38.50</td>
<td>-121.82</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>~6.4</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Bakun, 1999) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>April 21, 1892 </td>
<td>17:43</td>
<td colspan="2">Winters, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">38.59</td>
<td>-121.96</td>
<td></td>
<td>~6.4</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Bakun, 1999) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>October 31, 1895 </td>
<td>11:08</td>
<td colspan="2">Charleston, MO </td>
<td colspan="2">37.0</td>
<td>-89.4</td>
<td></td>
<td>~6.6</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Johnston, 1996) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>June 15, 1896 </td>
<td>10:32</td>
<td colspan="2">Sanriku, Japan </td>
<td colspan="2">39.5</td>
<td>144.0</td>
<td>27,000</td>
<td>~8.5</td>
<td>M</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>June 12, 1897 </td>
<td>11:06</td>
<td colspan="2">Assam, India </td>
<td colspan="2">26.0</td>
<td>91.0</td>
<td>1,500</td>
<td>~8.3</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>June 20, 1897 </td>
<td>20:14</td>
<td colspan="2">Calaveras fault, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">37.0</td>
<td>-121.6</td>
<td></td>
<td>~6.3</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Bakun, 1999) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>March 31, 1898 </td>
<td>07:43</td>
<td colspan="2">Mare Island, Ca </td>
<td colspan="2">38.11</td>
<td>-122.36</td>
<td></td>
<td>~6.3</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Bakun, 1999) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>April 15, 1898 </td>
<td>07:07</td>
<td colspan="2">Mendocino County, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">39.3</td>
<td>-123.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>~6.8</td>
<td>M<sub>I</sub> (Bakun, 2000) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>September 4, 1899 </td>
<td>00:22</td>
<td colspan="2">Cape Yakataga, AK </td>
<td colspan="2">60.0</td>
<td>-142.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.9</td>
<td>M<sub>S</sub></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>September 10, 1899</td>
<td>21:41</td>
<td colspan="2">Yakutat Bay, AK </td>
<td colspan="2">60.0</td>
<td>-142.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.0</td>
<td>M<sub>S</sub></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>October 9, 1900 </td>
<td>12:28</td>
<td colspan="2">Kodiak Is., AK  </td>
<td colspan="2">57.1</td>
<td>-153.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.7</td>
<td>M<sub>S</sub></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>March 3, 1901 </td>
<td>07:45</td>
<td colspan="2">Parkfield, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">36.2</td>
<td>-120.7</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.4</td>
<td>M<sub>S</sub> (Abe, 1988) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>August 27, 1904 </td>
<td>21:56</td>
<td colspan="2">Fairbanks, AK </td>
<td colspan="2">64.7</td>
<td>-148.1</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>M<sub>S</sub></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>July 9, 1905 </td>
<td>09:40</td>
<td colspan="2">Mongolia</td>
<td colspan="2">49.0</td>
<td>99.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.4</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>January 31, 1906 </td>
<td>15:36</td>
<td colspan="2">Colombia-Ecuador</td>
<td colspan="2">1.0</td>
<td>-81.5</td>
<td>1,000</td>
<td>8.8</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977-1">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>April 18, 1906 </td>
<td>13:12</td>
<td colspan="5">San Francisco, CA (San Andreas fault from Cape Mendocino
to San Juan Bautista)</td>
<td>3,000</td>
<td>7.8</td>
<td>M (Bakun, 1999) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>August 17, 1906 </td>
<td>00:40</td>
<td>Valparaiso, Chile </td>
<td colspan="2">-33.0</td>
<td colspan="2">-72.0</td>
<td>20,000</td>
<td>8.2</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977-2">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>December 28, 1908</td>
<td>04:20</td>
<td>Messina, Italy </td>
<td colspan="2">38.3</td>
<td colspan="2">15.6</td>
<td>70,000</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>M<sub>S</sub></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>July 1, 1911 </td>
<td>22:00</td>
<td>Calaveras fault, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">37.39</td>
<td colspan="2">-121.80</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>M<sub>S</sub></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>October 3, 1915 </td>
<td>06:52</td>
<td>Pleasant Valley, NV </td>
<td colspan="2">40.5</td>
<td colspan="2">-117.5</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.1</td>
<td>M (Stover and Coffman, 1993) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>October 11, 1918</td>
<td>14:14</td>
<td>Puerto Rico</td>
<td colspan="2">18.47</td>
<td colspan="2">-67.63</td>
<td>116</td>
<td>7.5</td>
<td>M<sub>S</sub> (McCann, 1985)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>December 6, 1918 </td>
<td>08:41</td>
<td>Vancouver Is., B.C., Canada </td>
<td colspan="2">49.62</td>
<td colspan="2">-125.92</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>M<sub>L</sub> (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954: Rogers, 1983) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>December 16, 1920</td>
<td>12:05</td>
<td>Ningxia-Gansu, China </td>
<td colspan="2">36.60</td>
<td colspan="2">105.32</td>
<td>200,000</td>
<td>7.8</td>
<td>M (Kanamori, 1977)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>January 31, 1922 </td>
<td>13:17</td>
<td>offshore, Cape Mendocino, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">40.70</td>
<td colspan="2">-125.55</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>M<sub>G-R</sub> (Ellsworth, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>March 10, 1922 </td>
<td>11:21</td>
<td>Parkfield, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">35.9</td>
<td colspan="2">-120.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>M (Bakun and McEvilly, 1984) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>January 22, 1923 </td>
<td>09:04</td>
<td>offshore, Cape Mendocino, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">40.49</td>
<td colspan="2">-125.32</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>M<sub>G-R</sub> (Ellsworth, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>September 1, 1923 </td>
<td>02:58</td>
<td>Kanto, Japan </td>
<td colspan="2">35.40</td>
<td colspan="2">139.08</td>
<td>143,000</td>
<td>7.9</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977-3">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>March 1, 1925 </td>
<td>02:19</td>
<td>Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada </td>
<td colspan="2">47.76</td>
<td colspan="2">-69.84</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.3</td>
<td>M (Bent, 1992) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>June 28, 1925 </td>
<td>01:21</td>
<td>Clarkston Valley, MT </td>
<td colspan="2">46.32</td>
<td colspan="2">-111.52</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>M (Dosier, 1989)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>June 29, 1925 </td>
<td>14:42</td>
<td>Santa Barbara, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">34.3</td>
<td colspan="2">-119.8</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td>M (Stein and Hanks, 1998)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>October 22, 1926 </td>
<td>12:35</td>
<td>Monterey Bay, CA  </td>
<td colspan="2">36.62</td>
<td colspan="2">-122.35</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>M<sub>G-R</sub> (Ellsworth, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>October 22, 1926 </td>
<td>13:35</td>
<td>Monterey Bay, CA  </td>
<td colspan="2">36.55</td>
<td colspan="2">-122.18</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>M<sub>G-R</sub> (Ellsworth, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>March 7, 1927 </td>
<td>09:27</td>
<td>Tango, Japan </td>
<td colspan="2">35.80</td>
<td colspan="2">134.92</td>
<td>3,020</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>M<sub>S</sub></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>May 22, 1927 </td>
<td>22:32</td>
<td>Tsinghai, China </td>
<td colspan="2">37.39</td>
<td colspan="2">102.31</td>
<td>200,000</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>M (Kanamori, 1977)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>November 4, 1927 </td>
<td>13:51</td>
<td>offshore Lompoc, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">34.92</td>
<td colspan="2">-121.03</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.1</td>
<td>M (Stein and Hanks, 1998)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>November 18, 1929</td>
<td>20:32</td>
<td>Grand Banks, Nova Scotia, Canada </td>
<td colspan="2">44.69</td>
<td colspan="2">-56.01</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>M (Bent,1995) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>December 21, 1932</td>
<td>06:10</td>
<td>Cedar Mountain, NV </td>
<td colspan="2">38.51</td>
<td colspan="2">-118.08</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>M</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>March 2, 1933 </td>
<td>17:31</td>
<td>Sanriku, Japan </td>
<td colspan="2">39.22</td>
<td colspan="2">144.62</td>
<td>2,990</td>
<td>8.4</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977-4">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>March 11, 1933 </td>
<td>01:54</td>
<td>Long Beach, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">33.6</td>
<td colspan="2">-118.0</td>
<td>115</td>
<td>6.4</td>
<td>M (Hauksson &amp; Gross, 1991) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>November 20, 1933</td>
<td>23:21</td>
<td>Baffin Bay, Canada </td>
<td colspan="2">73.00</td>
<td colspan="2">-69.98</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.4</td>
<td>M (Stein et al. 1979)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>January 15, 1934 </td>
<td>08:43</td>
<td>Bihar, India </td>
<td colspan="2">27.55</td>
<td colspan="2">87.09</td>
<td>10,700</td>
<td>8.1</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977-5">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>June 8, 1934 </td>
<td>04:47</td>
<td>Parkfield, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">35.9</td>
<td colspan="2">-120.9</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>M (Bakun and McEvilly, 1984) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>November 1, 1935 </td>
<td>06:03</td>
<td>Timiskaming, Quebec, Canada </td>
<td colspan="2">48.89</td>
<td colspan="2">-79.00</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>M (Bent, 1996) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>July 22, 1937 </td>
<td>17:09</td>
<td>Salcha, AK </td>
<td colspan="2">64.49</td>
<td colspan="2">-146.85</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>M<sub>S</sub></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>January 23, 1938 </td>
<td>08:32</td>
<td>Maui, HI </td>
<td colspan="2">20.96</td>
<td colspan="2">-156.18</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td>M<sub>S</sub> (Klein and Wright, 2000) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>November 10, 1938</td>
<td>20:18</td>
<td>Shumagin Islands, AK </td>
<td colspan="2">55.33</td>
<td colspan="2">-158.37</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.2</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977-6">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>December 26, 1939</td>
<td>23:57</td>
<td>Erzincan, Turkey </td>
<td colspan="2">39.77</td>
<td colspan="2">39.53</td>
<td>32,700</td>
<td>7.8</td>
<td>M<sub>S</sub></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>May 19, 1940 </td>
<td>04:36</td>
<td>Imperial Valley, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">32.73</td>
<td colspan="2">-115.50</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>7.1</td>
<td>M (Ellsworth, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>December 7, 1944 </td>
<td>04:35</td>
<td>Tonankai, Japan </td>
<td colspan="2">33.75</td>
<td colspan="2">136.00</td>
<td>1,223</td>
<td>8.1</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977-7">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>April 1, 1946 </td>
<td>12:28</td>
<td>Unimak Is., AK </td>
<td colspan="2">52.75</td>
<td colspan="2">-163.50</td>
<td>165</td>
<td>8.1</td>
<td>M (Tanioka and Seno, 2001) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>June 23, 1946 </td>
<td>17:13</td>
<td>Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada </td>
<td colspan="2">49.75</td>
<td colspan="2">-124.50</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>ML (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954; Rogers, 1983)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>August 4, 1946</td>
<td>17:51</td>
<td>Dominican Republic</td>
<td colspan="2">19.25</td>
<td colspan="2">-69.00</td>
<td>100</td>
<td>8.0</td>
<td>M<sub>S</sub> (Abe, 1981)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>December 20, 1946</td>
<td>19:19</td>
<td>Nankaido, Japan </td>
<td colspan="2">32.5</td>
<td colspan="2">134.5</td>
<td>1,330</td>
<td>8.1</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977-8">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>October 16, 1947 </td>
<td>02:09</td>
<td>Fairbanks, AK  </td>
<td colspan="2">64.2</td>
<td colspan="2">-148.3</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>M</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>April 13, 1949 </td>
<td>19:55</td>
<td>Olympia, WA </td>
<td colspan="2">47.1</td>
<td colspan="2">-122.7</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>7.1</td>
<td>M<sub>L</sub> (Baker and Langston, 1987) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>August 22, 1949 </td>
<td>04:01</td>
<td>Queen Charlotte Is., B.C, Canada </td>
<td colspan="2">53.62</td>
<td colspan="2">-133.27</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.1</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977-9">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>August 15, 1950 </td>
<td>14:09</td>
<td>Assam-Tibet</td>
<td colspan="2">28.5</td>
<td colspan="2">96.5</td>
<td>1,526</td>
<td>8.6</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977-10">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>August 21, 1951 </td>
<td>10:57</td>
<td>Kona, HI  </td>
<td colspan="2">19.50</td>
<td colspan="2">-155.95</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>M<sub>S</sub> (Klein and Wright, 2000) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>July 21, 1952 </td>
<td>11:52</td>
<td>Kern County, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">34.95</td>
<td colspan="2">-119.05</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>M (Stein and Hanks, 1998)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>November 4, 1952 </td>
<td>16:58</td>
<td>Kamchatka, Russia </td>
<td colspan="2">52.76</td>
<td colspan="2">160.06</td>
<td></td>
<td>9.0</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977-11">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>March 29, 1954 </td>
<td>06:17</td>
<td>Spain</td>
<td colspan="2">37.03</td>
<td colspan="2">-3.51</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.9</td>
<td>M</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>July 6, 1954 </td>
<td>11:13</td>
<td>Rainbow Mtn, NV </td>
<td colspan="2">39.42</td>
<td colspan="2">-118.53</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>M (Ellsworth, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>August 24, 1954 </td>
<td>05:51</td>
<td>Stillwater, NV </td>
<td colspan="2">39.58</td>
<td colspan="2">-118.45</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td>M (Ellsworth, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>December 16, 1954</td>
<td>11:07</td>
<td>Fairview Peak, NV </td>
<td colspan="2">39.32</td>
<td colspan="2">-118.20</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.1</td>
<td>M (Ellsworth, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>December 16, 1954 </td>
<td>11:11</td>
<td>Dixie Valley, NV </td>
<td colspan="2">39.5</td>
<td colspan="2">-118.0</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td>M (Ellsworth, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>October 24, 1955 </td>
<td>04:10</td>
<td>Concord, CA  </td>
<td colspan="2">38.0</td>
<td colspan="2">-122.1</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>M<sub>L</sub> (Bolt and Miller, 1975) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>March 9, 1957 </td>
<td>14:22</td>
<td>Andreanof Is., AK  </td>
<td colspan="2">51.56</td>
<td colspan="2">-175.39</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.6</td>
<td><h3 id="m-johnson-et-al.-1994">M (Johnson et al., 1994)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>December 4, 1957 </td>
<td>03:37</td>
<td>Gobi-Altai, Mongolia </td>
<td colspan="2">45.15</td>
<td colspan="2">99.21</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>8.1</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977-12">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>April 7, 1958 </td>
<td>15:30</td>
<td>Huslia, AK </td>
<td colspan="2">65.94</td>
<td colspan="2">-156.37</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>M</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>July 10, 1958 </td>
<td>06:15</td>
<td>Fairweather, AK </td>
<td colspan="2">58.37</td>
<td colspan="2">-136.66</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>7.7</td>
<td>M (Abe and Kanamori, 1980)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>August 18, 1959 </td>
<td>06:37</td>
<td>Hebgen Lake, MT </td>
<td colspan="2">44.60</td>
<td colspan="2">-110.64</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>M (Dosier, 1985)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>February 29, 1960 </td>
<td>23:40</td>
<td>Agadir, Morocco </td>
<td colspan="2">30.5</td>
<td colspan="2">-9.3</td>
<td>10,000</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>M</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>May 22, 1960 </td>
<td>19:11</td>
<td>Chile</td>
<td colspan="2">-38.24</td>
<td colspan="2">-73.05</td>
<td>5,700</td>
<td>9.5</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977-13">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>March 28, 1964 </td>
<td>03:36</td>
<td>Prince William Sound, AK </td>
<td colspan="2">61.02</td>
<td colspan="2">-147.65</td>
<td>128</td>
<td>9.2</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977-14">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>June 16, 1964 </td>
<td>04:01</td>
<td>Niigata, Japan </td>
<td colspan="2">38.43</td>
<td colspan="2">139.23</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>7.5</td>
<td>M</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>February 4, 1965 </td>
<td>05:01</td>
<td>Rat Is., AK </td>
<td colspan="2">51.21</td>
<td colspan="2">178.50</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.7</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977-15">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>April 29, 1965 </td>
<td>15:28</td>
<td>Seattle-Tacoma, WA </td>
<td colspan="2">47.32</td>
<td colspan="2">-122.33</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>M<sub>L</sub> (Algermissen and Harding, 1965) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>June 28, 1966 </td>
<td>04:26</td>
<td>Parkfield, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">35.88</td>
<td colspan="2">-120.49</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>M (Tsai and Aki, 1969) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>September 12, 1966</td>
<td>16:41</td>
<td>Truckee, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">39.38</td>
<td colspan="2">-120.22</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>M (Tsai and Aki, 1970) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>December 10, 1967</td>
<td>22:51</td>
<td>Koyna, India </td>
<td colspan="2">17.39</td>
<td colspan="2">73.77</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.3</td>
<td>M (Langston, 1976) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>October 2, 1969 </td>
<td>06:19</td>
<td>Santa Rosa, CA  </td>
<td colspan="2">38.30</td>
<td colspan="2">-122.76</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>M<sub>L</sub> (Bolt and Miller, 1975) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>May 31, 1970 </td>
<td>20:23</td>
<td>Peru</td>
<td colspan="2">-9.25</td>
<td colspan="2">-78.84</td>
<td>66,000</td>
<td>7.9</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977-16">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>July 31, 1970 </td>
<td>17:08</td>
<td>Colombia</td>
<td colspan="2">-1.49</td>
<td colspan="2">-72.56</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>8.0</td>
<td>M<sub>S</sub></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>February 9, 1971 </td>
<td>14:00</td>
<td>San Fernando, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">34.40</td>
<td colspan="2">-118.39</td>
<td>65</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>M (Heaton, 1982) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>February 4, 1975 </td>
<td>11:36</td>
<td>Haicheng, China </td>
<td colspan="2">40.72</td>
<td colspan="2">122.73</td>
<td>10,000</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>M (Cipar, 1979) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>August 1, 1975 </td>
<td>20:20</td>
<td>Oroville, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">39.50</td>
<td colspan="2">-121.39</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>M</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>November 29, 1975</td>
<td>14:47</td>
<td>South flank of Kilauea, HI </td>
<td colspan="2">19.45</td>
<td colspan="2">-155.03</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>M<sub>S</sub> (Klein and Wright, 2000) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>February 4, 1976 </td>
<td>09:01</td>
<td>Guatemala</td>
<td colspan="2">15.30</td>
<td colspan="2">-89.14</td>
<td>23,000</td>
<td>7.5</td>
<td>M</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>July 27, 1976 </td>
<td>19:42</td>
<td>Tangshan, China </td>
<td colspan="2">39.61</td>
<td colspan="2">117.89</td>
<td>255,000<strong>*</strong></td>
<td>7.5</td>
<td><h3 id="m-kanamori-1977-17">M (Kanamori, 1977)</h3></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>August 6, 1979 </td>
<td>17:05</td>
<td>Coyote Lake, CA  </td>
<td colspan="2">37.11</td>
<td colspan="2">-121.52</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>M (Ellsworth, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>October 15, 1979 </td>
<td>23:17</td>
<td>Imperial Valley, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">32.82</td>
<td colspan="2">-115.65</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>M (Stein and Hanks, 1998) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>January 24, 1980 </td>
<td>19:00</td>
<td>Livermore, CA  </td>
<td colspan="2">37.71</td>
<td colspan="2">-121.73</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>M (Bolt et al., 1981) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>May 25, 1980 </td>
<td>16:33</td>
<td>Mammoth Lakes, CA  </td>
<td colspan="2">37.60</td>
<td colspan="2">-118.83</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>M (Ellsworth, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>May 25, 1980 </td>
<td>16:49</td>
<td>Mammoth Lakes, CA  </td>
<td colspan="2">37.65</td>
<td colspan="2">-118.90</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>M<sub>L</sub> (Ellsworth, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>May 25, 1980 </td>
<td>19:44</td>
<td>Mammoth Lakes, CA  </td>
<td colspan="2">37.55</td>
<td colspan="2">-118.82</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>M (Ellsworth, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>May 27, 1980 </td>
<td>14:50</td>
<td>Mammoth Lakes, CA  </td>
<td colspan="2">37.48</td>
<td colspan="2">-118.80</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.0</td>
<td>M (Ellsworth, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>November 8, 1980 </td>
<td>10:27</td>
<td>Gorda Plate, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">41.12</td>
<td colspan="2">-124.67</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>M (Ellsworth, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>May 2, 1983 </td>
<td>23:42</td>
<td>Coalinga, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">36.23</td>
<td colspan="2">-120.32</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.4</td>
<td>M (Stein and Hanks, 1998) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>October 28, 1983 </td>
<td>14:06</td>
<td>Borah Peak, ID </td>
<td colspan="2">44.09</td>
<td colspan="2">-113.80</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>November 16, 1983</td>
<td>16:13</td>
<td>Kaoiki, HI  </td>
<td colspan="2">19.44</td>
<td colspan="2">-155.38</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>April 24, 1984 </td>
<td>21:15</td>
<td>Morgan Hill, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">37.30</td>
<td colspan="2">-121.71</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>November 23, 1984</td>
<td>18:08</td>
<td>Round Valley, CA  </td>
<td colspan="2">37.45</td>
<td colspan="2">-118.60</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>M (Ellsworth, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>September 19, 1985</td>
<td>13:17</td>
<td>Michoacan, Mexico </td>
<td colspan="2">18.44</td>
<td colspan="2">-102.36</td>
<td>9,500</td>
<td>8.0</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>December 23, 1985</td>
<td>05:16</td>
<td>Nahanni, NW Terr, Canada </td>
<td colspan="2">62.16</td>
<td colspan="2">-124.31</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td>M (Wetmiller et al., 1988) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>May 7, 1986 </td>
<td>22:47</td>
<td>Andreanof Is., AK </td>
<td colspan="2">51.56</td>
<td colspan="2">-174.81</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.9</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>July 8, 1986 </td>
<td>09:20</td>
<td>North Palm Springs, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">33.97</td>
<td colspan="2">-116.78</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>M (Hartzell, 1989) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>July 21, 1986 </td>
<td>14:42</td>
<td>Chalfant Valley, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">37.53</td>
<td colspan="2">-118.43</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>M (Ellsworth, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>October 1, 1987 </td>
<td>14:42</td>
<td>Whittier Narrows, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">34.06</td>
<td colspan="2">-118.13</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>M (Hartzell and Iida, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>November 30, 1987</td>
<td>19:23</td>
<td>Gulf of Alaska</td>
<td colspan="2">58.84</td>
<td colspan="2">-142.60</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.8</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>January 22, 1988 </td>
<td>00:35</td>
<td>Tennant Creek, Australia</td>
<td colspan="2">-19.87</td>
<td colspan="2">133.78</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.3</td>
<td>M (Choy and Bowman, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>January 22, 1988 </td>
<td>03:57</td>
<td>Tennant Creek, Australia</td>
<td colspan="2">-19.88</td>
<td colspan="2">133.83</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.4</td>
<td>M (Choy and Bowman, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>January 22, 1988 </td>
<td>12:04</td>
<td>Tennant Creek, Australia</td>
<td colspan="2">-19.90</td>
<td colspan="2">133.83</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>M (Choy and Bowman, 1990) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>March 6, 1988 </td>
<td>22:35</td>
<td>Gulf of Alaska</td>
<td colspan="2">57.26</td>
<td colspan="2">-142.75</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.7</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>November 25, 1988</td>
<td>23:46</td>
<td>Saguenay, Quebec, Canada </td>
<td colspan="2">48.06</td>
<td colspan="2">-71.27</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>M (Boatwright and Choy, 1992) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>December 7, 1988 </td>
<td>07:41</td>
<td>Spitak, Armenia </td>
<td colspan="2">40.93</td>
<td colspan="2">44.11</td>
<td>25,000</td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>October 18, 1989 </td>
<td>00:04</td>
<td>Loma Prieta, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">37.14</td>
<td colspan="2">-121.76</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>M (Wald et al., 1991) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>December 25, 1989</td>
<td>14:24</td>
<td>Ungava, Quebec, Canada </td>
<td colspan="2">60.07</td>
<td colspan="2">-73.54</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.0</td>
<td>M (Bent, 1994) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>June 28, 1991 </td>
<td>14:43</td>
<td>Sierra Madre, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">34.25</td>
<td colspan="2">-117.95</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>5.6</td>
<td>M (Wald et al., 1991) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>August 17, 1991 </td>
<td>22:17</td>
<td>Honeydew, CA</td>
<td colspan="2">41.79</td>
<td colspan="2">-125.58</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>April 23, 1992</td>
<td>04:50</td>
<td>Joshua Tree, CA</td>
<td colspan="2">33.87</td>
<td colspan="2">-116.55</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>M (Stein and Hanks, 1998)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>April 25, 1992 </td>
<td>18:06</td>
<td>Cape Mendocino, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">40.38</td>
<td colspan="2">-124.05</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>April 26, 1992 </td>
<td>07:41</td>
<td>Offshore, Cape Mendocino, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">40.55</td>
<td colspan="2">-124.29</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.5</td>
<td>M (Oppenheimer et al., 1993) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>April 26, 1992 </td>
<td>11:18</td>
<td>Offshore, Cape Mendocino, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">40.44</td>
<td colspan="2">-124.43</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>M (Oppenheimer et al., 1993) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>June 28, 1992 </td>
<td>11:57</td>
<td>Landers, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">34.20</td>
<td colspan="2">-116.52</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>M (Sieh et al. 1993)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>June 29 1992 </td>
<td>10:14</td>
<td>Little Skull Mtn, NV </td>
<td colspan="2">36.77</td>
<td colspan="2">-116.32</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.7</td>
<td>M (Walter, 1993) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>September 2, 1992 </td>
<td>00:16</td>
<td>Nicaragua</td>
<td colspan="2">11.77</td>
<td colspan="2">-87.35</td>
<td>116</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>September 29, 1993</td>
<td>22:25</td>
<td>Latur-Killari, India </td>
<td colspan="2">18.08</td>
<td colspan="2">76.52</td>
<td>9,748</td>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>January 17, 1994 </td>
<td>12:30</td>
<td>Northridge, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">34.18</td>
<td colspan="2">-118.56</td>
<td>60</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>June 9, 1994 </td>
<td>00:33</td>
<td>Bolivia</td>
<td colspan="2">-13.86</td>
<td colspan="2">-67.49</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>8.2</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>September 1, 1994 </td>
<td>15:15</td>
<td>Cape Mendocino, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">40.38</td>
<td colspan="2">-125.78</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>January 16, 1995 </td>
<td>20:46</td>
<td>Kobe, Japan </td>
<td colspan="2">34.57</td>
<td colspan="2">135.03</td>
<td>5,502</td>
<td>6.9</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>May 21, 1997 </td>
<td>22:51</td>
<td>Jabalpur, India </td>
<td colspan="2">23.07</td>
<td colspan="2">80.12</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>M (Singh et al., 1999) </td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>July 17, 1998 </td>
<td>08:49</td>
<td>New Guinea</td>
<td colspan="2">-2.94</td>
<td colspan="2">142.58</td>
<td>2,183</td>
<td>7.0</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>January 25, 1999</td>
<td>18:19</td>
<td>Colombia</td>
<td colspan="2">4.45</td>
<td colspan="2">-75.65</td>
<td>1,185</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>August 17, 1999 </td>
<td>00:01</td>
<td>Izmit, Turkey </td>
<td colspan="2">40.77</td>
<td colspan="2">30.00</td>
<td>17,118</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>September 20, 1999</td>
<td>17:47</td>
<td>Chi-Chi, Taiwan </td>
<td colspan="2">23.82</td>
<td colspan="2">120.86</td>
<td>2,400</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>October 16, 1999 </td>
<td>09:46</td>
<td>Hector Mine, CA </td>
<td colspan="2">34.56</td>
<td colspan="2">-116.44</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.1</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>November 12, 1999</td>
<td>16:57</td>
<td>Duzce, Turkey</td>
<td colspan="2">40.82</td>
<td colspan="2">31.23</td>
<td>894</td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>September 3, 2000</td>
<td>08:36</td>
<td>Napa, CA</td>
<td colspan="2">38.38</td>
<td colspan="2">-122.41</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.0</td>
<td>M (BRK)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>November 16, 2000</td>
<td>04:54</td>
<td>New Ireland, Papua New Guinea</td>
<td colspan="2">-4.00</td>
<td colspan="2">152.33</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.0</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>January 13, 2001</td>
<td>17:33</td>
<td>El Salvador</td>
<td colspan="2">13.04</td>
<td colspan="2">-88.66</td>
<td>844</td>
<td>7.7</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>January 26,2001</td>
<td>03:16</td>
<td>Gujarat, India</td>
<td colspan="2">23.39</td>
<td colspan="2">70.23</td>
<td>20,085</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>February 28, 2001</td>
<td>18:54</td>
<td>Olympia, WA</td>
<td colspan="2">47.11</td>
<td colspan="2">-122.60</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>June 23, 2001</td>
<td>20:33</td>
<td>Coastal Peru</td>
<td colspan="2">-16.30</td>
<td colspan="2">-73.55</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>8.4</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>March 25, 2002</td>
<td>14:56</td>
<td>Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan</td>
<td colspan="2">36.06</td>
<td colspan="2">69.32</td>
<td>1,000</td>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>April 20, 2002</td>
<td>10:50</td>
<td>Au Sable Forks, NY</td>
<td colspan="2">44.51</td>
<td colspan="2">-73.70</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>November 3, 2002</td>
<td>22:12</td>
<td>Denali Park, AK</td>
<td colspan="2">63.52</td>
<td colspan="2">-147.44</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.9</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>May 21, 2003</td>
<td>18:44</td>
<td>Boumerdes, Algeria</td>
<td colspan="2">36.96</td>
<td colspan="2">3.63</td>
<td>2,266</td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>September 25, 2003</td>
<td>19:50</td>
<td>Hokkaido, Japan</td>
<td colspan="2">41.82</td>
<td colspan="2">143.91</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>November 17, 2003</td>
<td>06:43</td>
<td>Rat Is., AK</td>
<td colspan="2">51.15</td>
<td colspan="2">178.65</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.8</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>December 22, 2003</td>
<td>19:15</td>
<td>San Simeon, CA</td>
<td colspan="2">35.71</td>
<td colspan="2">-121.10</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>December 26, 2003</td>
<td>01:56</td>
<td>Southeastern Iran</td>
<td colspan="2">28.99</td>
<td colspan="2">58.31</td>
<td>31,000</td>
<td>6.6</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>September 28, 2004</td>
<td>17:15</td>
<td>Parkfield, CA</td>
<td colspan="2">35.81</td>
<td colspan="2">-120.37</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.0</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>December 26, 2004</td>
<td>00:58</td>
<td>Off west coast northern Sumatra</td>
<td colspan="2">3.30</td>
<td colspan="2">95.87</td>
<td>227,898</td>
<td>9.1</td>
<td>M (Park et al., 2005)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>March 28, 2005</td>
<td>16:09</td>
<td>Northern Sumatra, Indonesia</td>
<td colspan="2">2.07</td>
<td colspan="2">97.01</td>
<td>1,313</td>
<td>8.6</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>June 15, 2005</td>
<td>02:50</td>
<td>Off coast of No. California</td>
<td colspan="2">41.29</td>
<td colspan="2">-125.95</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>October 8, 2005</td>
<td>03:50</td>
<td>Pakistan</td>
<td colspan="2">34.53</td>
<td colspan="2">73.58</td>
<td>86,000</td>
<td>7.6</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>May 26, 2006</td>
<td>22:53</td>
<td>Java, Indonesia</td>
<td colspan="2">-7.96</td>
<td colspan="2">110.45</td>
<td>5,749</td>
<td>6.3</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>October 15, 2006</td>
<td>17:07</td>
<td>Island of Hawaii, HI</td>
<td colspan="2">19.88</td>
<td colspan="2">-155.94</td>
<td></td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>November 15, 2006</td>
<td>11:14</td>
<td>Kuril Islands</td>
<td colspan="2">46.59</td>
<td colspan="2">153.27</td>
<td></td>
<td>8.3</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>September 12, 2007</td>
<td>11:10</td>
<td>Southern Sumatra, Indonesia</td>
<td colspan="2">-4.44</td>
<td colspan="2">101.37</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>8.5</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>October 31, 2007</td>
<td>03:04</td>
<td>San Francisco Bay Area, CA</td>
<td colspan="2">37.43</td>
<td colspan="2">-121.77</td>
<td></td>
<td>5.6</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>December 19, 2007</td>
<td>09:30</td>
<td>Andreanof Islands, AK</td>
<td colspan="2">51.36</td>
<td colspan="2">-179.51</td>
<td></td>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>M (PDE Monthly Listing)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>May 12, 2008</td>
<td>06:28</td>
<td>Eastern Sichuan, China</td>
<td colspan="2">30.99</td>
<td colspan="2">103.36</td>
<td>87,652</td>
<td>7.9</td>
<td>M (QED)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10">† GMT</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10">‡ M<sub>G-R</sub> = Gutenberg and Richter's (1954)
magnitude, M<sub>S</sub> = 20-sec surface-wave magnitude, M = moment
magnitude (Hanks and Kanamori, 1979), and M<sub>I</sub> is an intensity
magnitude, M<sub>L</sub> is local magnitude (Richter, 1935)</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10">' Data are sparse and consensus is lacking on the true
magnitude</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10">* Fatalities estimated as high as 655,000</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

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