Lists of Earthquakes - wikipedia Lists of Earthquakes Earthquakes ( M6. 0 + ) between 1900 and 2017 The following is a list of earthquake lists, and of top earthquakes by magnitude and fatalities. Contents 1 Lists by period 2 Lists by country 3 Lists by region 4 Largest earthquakes by year 5 Largest earthquakes by magnitude 6 Largest earthquakes by country 7 Costliest earthquakes 8 Deadliest earthquakes 9 Most studied earthquakes 10 See also 11 References 12 External links Lists by period Before 1901 1901 -- 2000 2001 -- present Lists by country Afghanistan Algeria Argentina Mendoza Province Armenia Australia Azerbaijan Azores Bulgaria Canada Chile China Sichuan Province Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Cyprus Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eritrea Ethiopia Fiji Georgia ( country ) Germany Greece Guam Guatemala Haiti Iceland India Indonesia Iran Italy Japan Mexico Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Peru Philippines Romania Vrancea County Russia Samoa Saudi Arabia South Africa South Korea Spain Tajikistan Taiwan Tonga Turkey United Kingdom United States Alaska California Hawaii Illinois Oklahoma South Carolina Washington Vanuatu Venezuela Yemen Lists by region Caribbean Levant South Asia Largest Earthquakes by year These are the largest or most notable earthquakes per year since the start of the 21st century. Year Magnitude Death toll Location / Name Date 2017 7000820009999999999 ♠ 8.2 7001980000000000000 ♠ 98 Mexico 000000002018 - 09 - 08 - 0000 September 8 2016 7000780000000000000 ♠ 7.8 7002676000000000000 ♠ 676 Ecuador 000000002018 - 04 - 16 - 0000 April 16 2015 7000830000000000000 ♠ 8.3 7001140000000000000 ♠ 14 Chile 000000002018 - 09 - 16 - 0000 September 16 2014 7000820009999999999 ♠ 8.2 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6 Chile 000000002018 - 04 - 01 - 0000 April 1 2013 7000830000000000000 ♠ 8.3 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 Russia 000000002018 - 05 - 24 - 0000 May 24 2012 7000860000000000000 ♠ 8.6 7001100000000000000 ♠ 10 Indonesia, Indian Ocean 000000002018 - 04 - 11 - 0000 April 11 2011 7000910000000000000 ♠ 9.1 7004208960000000000 ♠ 20,896 Japan 000000002018 - 03 - 11 - 0000 March 11 7000880000000000000 ♠ 8.8 7002525000000000000 ♠ 525 Chile 000000002018 - 02 - 27 - 0000 February 27 2009 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 7002192000000000000 ♠ 192 Samoa 000000002018 - 09 - 29 - 0000 September 29 2008 7000790000000000000 ♠ 7.9 7004875870000000000 ♠ 87,587 China 000000002018 - 05 - 12 - 0000 May 12 2007 7000850000000000000 ♠ 8.5 7001230000000000000 ♠ 23 Indonesia 000000002018 - 09 - 12 - 0000 September 12 2006 7000830000000000000 ♠ 8.3 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 Russia 000000002018 - 11 - 15 - 0000 November 15 2005 7000860000000000000 ♠ 8.6 7003130000000000000 ♠ 1,300 Indonesia 000000002018 - 03 - 28 - 0000 March 28 7000920000000099999 ♠ 9.2 7005250000000000000 ♠ 250,000 Indonesia, Indian Ocean 000000002018 - 12 - 26 - 0000 December 26 2003 7000830000000000000 ♠ 8.3 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 Japan 000000002018 - 09 - 25 - 0000 September 25 2002 7000790000000000000 ♠ 7.9 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 United States 000000002018 - 11 - 03 - 0000 November 3 2001 7000840000000000000 ♠ 8.4 7002100000000000000 ♠ 100 Peru 000000002018 - 06 - 23 - 0000 June 23 Largest Earthquakes by magnitude A pie chart comparing the seismic moment release of the three largest 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. Notably, the 2011 Japan quake would be roughly similar to Sumatra. Earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 and greater since 1900. The apparent 3D volumes of the bubbles are linearly proportional to their respective fatalities. The colour indicates the continent, and the legend counts the number of quakes for each. Notice the absence of Africa. Listed below are all the 36 known earthquakes with an estimated magnitude of 8.5 or higher since the year 1500. Limited to a timeframe with enough data, this gives a rough estimate of its frequency per century. ( The timeframe does not include outlying events like the earlier 1361 Shōhei earthquake and 869 Sanriku earthquake, both estimated to have magnitude ≥ 8.5. ) Prior to the development and deployment of seismographs -- starting around 1900 -- magnitudes can only be estimated, based on historical reports of the extent and severity of damage. Rank Date Location Event Magnitude 000000001960 - 05 - 22 - 0000 May 22, 1960 Valdivia, Chile 1960 Valdivia earthquake 9.4 -- 9.6 000000001964 - 03 - 27 - 0000 March 27, 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States 1964 Alaska earthquake 9.2 000000002004 - 12 - 26 - 0000 December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean, Sumatra, Indonesia 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake 9.1 -- 9.3 000000002011 - 03 - 11 - 0000 March 11, 2011 Pacific Ocean, Tōhoku region, Japan 2011 Tōhoku earthquake 9.1 5 000000001952 - 11 - 04 - 0000 November 4, 1952 Kamchatka, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union 1952 Kamchatka earthquakes 9.0 6 000000001868 - 08 - 13 - 0000 August 13, 1868 Arica, Chile ( then Peru ) 1868 Arica earthquake 8.5 -- 9.0 ( est. ) 7 000000001700 - 01 - 26 - 0000 January 26, 1700 Pacific Ocean, USA and Canada ( then claimed by the Spanish Empire and the British Empire ) 1700 Cascadia earthquake 8.7 -- 9.2 ( est. ) 8 000000001762 - 04 - 02 - 0000 April 2, 1762 Chittagong, Bangladesh ( then Kingdom of Mrauk U ) 1762 Arakan earthquake 8.8 ( est. ) 9 000000001833 - 11 - 25 - 0000 November 25, 1833 Sumatra, Indonesia ( then part of the Dutch East Indies ) 1833 Sumatra earthquake 8.8 ( est. ) 10 000000001906 - 01 - 31 - 0000 January 31, 1906 Ecuador -- Colombia 1906 Ecuador -- Colombia earthquake 8.8 11 000000002010 - 02 - 27 - 0000 February 27, 2010 Offshore Maule, Chile 2010 Chile earthquake 8.8 12 000000001950 - 08 - 15 - 0000 August 15, 1950 Assam, India -- Tibet, China 1950 Assam -- Tibet earthquake 8.7 13 000000001707 - 10 - 28 - 0000 October 28, 1707 Pacific Ocean, Shikoku region, Japan 1707 Hōei earthquake 8.7 -- 9.3 ( est. ) 14 000000001730 - 07 - 08 - 0000 July 8, 1730 Valparaiso, Chile ( then part of the Spanish Empire ) 1730 Valparaiso earthquake 8.7 ( est. ) 15 000000001755 - 11 - 01 - 0000 November 1, 1755 Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon, Portugal 1755 Lisbon earthquake 8.5 -- 9.0 16 000000001965 - 02 - 04 - 0000 February 4, 1965 Rat Islands, Alaska, United States 1965 Rat Islands earthquake 8.7 17 000000001746 - 10 - 28 - 0000 October 28, 1746 Lima, Peru ( then part of the Spanish Empire ) 1746 Lima -- Callao earthquake 8.6 ( est. ) 18 000000001787 - 03 - 28 - 0000 March 28, 1787 Oaxaca, Mexico ( then part of the Spanish Empire ) 1787 Mexico earthquake 8.6 ( est. ) 19 000000001957 - 03 - 09 - 0000 March 9, 1957 Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake 8.6 20 000000002005 - 03 - 28 - 0000 March 28, 2005 Sumatra, Indonesia 2005 Nias -- Simeulue earthquake 8.6 21 000000002012 - 04 - 11 - 0000 April 11, 2012 Indian Ocean, Sumatra, Indonesia 2012 Aceh earthquake 8.6 22 000000001575 - 12 - 16 - 0000 December 16, 1575 Valdivia, Chile ( then part of the Spanish Empire ) 1575 Valdivia earthquake 8.5 ( est. ) 23 000000001604 - 11 - 24 - 0000 November 24, 1604 Arica, Chile ( then part of the Spanish Empire ) 1604 Arica earthquake 8.5 ( est. ) 24 000000001647 - 05 - 13 - 0000 May 13, 1647 Santiago, Chile ( then part of the Spanish Empire ) 1647 Santiago earthquake 8.5 ( est. ) 25 000000001751 - 05 - 24 - 0000 May 24, 1751 Concepción, Chile ( then part of the Spanish Empire ) 1751 Concepción earthquake 8.5 ( est. ) 26 000000001822 - 11 - 19 - 0000 November 19, 1822 Valparaíso, Chile 1822 Valparaíso earthquake 8.5 ( est. ) 27 000000001835 - 02 - 20 - 0000 February 20, 1835 Concepción, Chile 1835 Concepción earthquake 8.5 ( est. ) 28 000000001861 - 02 - 16 - 0000 February 16, 1861 Sumatra, Indonesia 1861 Sumatra earthquake 8.5 29 000000001877 - 05 - 09 - 0000 May 9, 1877 Iquique, Chile ( then Peru ) 1877 Iquique earthquake 8.5 ( est. ) 30 000000001922 - 11 - 10 - 0000 November 10, 1922 Atacama Region, Chile Catamarca Province, Argentina 1922 Vallenar earthquake 8.5 31 000000001938 - 02 - 01 - 0000 February 1, 1938 Banda Sea, Indonesia ( then part of the Dutch East Indies ) 1938 Banda Sea earthquake 8.5 32 000000001963 - 10 - 13 - 0000 October 13, 1963 Kuril Islands, Russia ( USSR ) 1963 Kuril Islands earthquake 8.5 33 000000002007 - 09 - 12 - 0000 September 12, 2007 Sumatra, Indonesia 2007 Sumatra earthquakes 8.5 34 000000001687 - 10 - 20 - 0000 October 20, 1687 Lima, Peru ( then part of the Spanish Empire ) 1687 Peru earthquake 8.5 ( est. ) 35 000000001737 - 10 - 17 - 0000 October 17, 1737 Kamchatka, Russia 1737 Kamchatka earthquakes 8.5 ( est. ) 36 000000001896 - 06 - 15 - 0000 June 15, 1896 Pacific Ocean, Tōhoku region, Japan 1896 Sanriku earthquake 8.5 ( est. ) Statistics are, Century Number with magnitude ≥ 8.5 1501 - 1600 1601 - 1700 1701 - 1800 8 1801 - 1900 7 1901 - 2000 10 2001 -- present 6 Total 36 Note that historical records are known to be incomplete. Earthquakes that occurred in remote areas prior to the advent of modern instrumentation in the early to mid 1900 's were not well - reported, and exact locations and magnitudes of such events are often unknown. Therefore, the apparent increase in large earthquake frequency over the last few centuries is unlikely to be real. Largest Earthquakes by Country This list is a work in progress. Information is likely to be changed. 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 ). Country Magnitude Date More information Afghanistan 7000780000000000000 ♠ 7.8 000000001921 - 11 - 15 - 0000 15 November 1921 Albania 7000670000000000000 ♠ 6.7 000000001967 - 11 - 30 - 0000 30 November 1967 Algeria 7000710000000000000 ♠ 7.1 000000001980 - 10 - 10 - 0000 10 October 1980 1980 El Asnam earthquake Antarctica 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 000000001998 - 03 - 25 - 0000 25 March 1998 Armenia 7000680000000000000 ♠ 6.8 M 000000001988 - 12 - 07 - 0000 7 December 1988 1988 Armenian earthquake Argentina 7000750000000000000 ♠ 7.5 000000001894 - 10 - 27 - 0000 27 October 1894 1894 San Juan earthquake Australia 7000670000000000000 ♠ 6.7 000000001988 - 01 - 22 - 0000 22 January 1988 Austria 7000550000000000000 ♠ 5.5 -- 6.0 000000001590 - 09 - 15 - 0000 15 September 1590 1590 Neulengbach earthquake Azerbaijan 7000690000000000000 ♠ 6.9 000000001667 - 11 - 25 - 0000 25 November 1667 1667 Shamakhi earthquake Bangladesh 7000880000000000000 ♠ 8.8 000000001762 - 04 - 02 - 0000 2 April 1762 1762 Arakan earthquake Belgium 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 000000001692 - 09 - 18 - 0000 18 September 1692 Epicentre : Verviers Bhutan 7000660000000000000 ♠ 6.6 000000001941 - 01 - 21 - 0000 21 January 1941 Bolivia 7000820009999999999 ♠ 8.2 000000001994 - 06 - 09 - 0000 9 June 1994 1994 Bolivia earthquake Bosnia and Herzegovina 7000640000000000000 ♠ 6.4 000000001969 - 10 - 27 - 0000 27 October 1969 Banja Luka earthquake Botswana 7000650000000000000 ♠ 6.5 000000002017 - 04 - 03 - 0000 3 April 2017 2017 Botswana earthquake Brazil 7000760000000000000 ♠ 7.6 000000001963 - 11 - 09 - 0000 9 November 1963 British Indian Ocean Territory 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6.0 000000001952 - 04 - 29 - 0000 29 April 1952 Bulgaria 7000720000000000000 ♠ 7.2 000000001904 - 04 - 04 - 0000 4 April 1904 see List of earthquakes in Bulgaria Burundi 7000530000000000000 ♠ 5.3 000000001978 - 01 - 29 - 0000 29 January 1978 Canada 7000870000000099999 ♠ 8.7 -- 9.2 000000001700 - 01 - 26 - 0000 26 January 1700 1700 Cascadia earthquake Chile 7000940000000000000 ♠ 9.4 -- 9.6 000000001960 - 05 - 22 - 0000 22 May 1960 1960 Valdivia earthquake China 7000860000000000000 ♠ 8.6 000000001950 - 08 - 15 - 0000 15 August 1950 1950 Assam -- Tibet earthquake Cocos Islands 7000790000000000000 ♠ 7.9 000000002000 - 06 - 18 - 0000 18 June 2000 Colombia 7000880000000000000 ♠ 8.8 000000001906 - 01 - 31 - 0000 31 January 1906 1906 Ecuador -- Colombia earthquake Comoros 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6.0 000000001952 - 04 - 29 - 0000 29 April 1952 Costa Rica 7000770000000000000 ♠ 7.7 000000001991 - 04 - 22 - 0000 22 April 1991 1991 Limon earthquake Croatia 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 M 000000001880 - 11 - 09 - 0000 9 November 1880 1880 Zagreb earthquake Cuba 7000750000000000000 ♠ 7.5 -- 7.9 M 000000001900 - 06 - 21 - 0000 21 June 1900 List of earthquakes in Cuba Cyprus 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7.0 000000001222 - 05 - 11 - 0000 11 May 1222 1222 Cyprus earthquake Czech Republic 7000480000000000000 ♠ 4.8 000000001985 - 12 - 23 - 0000 23 December 1985 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7000680000000000000 ♠ 6.8 000000002005 - 12 - 05 - 0000 5 December 2005 2005 Lake Tanganyika earthquake Denmark 7000440000000000000 ♠ 4.4 000000002010 - 02 - 19 - 0000 19 February 2010 Jutland Djibouti 7000650000000000000 ♠ 6.5 000000001989 - 08 - 20 - 0000 20 August 1989 Dominican Republic 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 M 000000001946 - 08 - 04 - 0000 4 August 1946 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake Ecuador 7000880000000000000 ♠ 8.8 000000001906 - 01 - 31 - 0000 31 January 1906 1906 Ecuador -- Colombia earthquake Egypt 7000730000000000000 ♠ 7.3 000000001995 - 11 - 22 - 0000 22 November 1995 1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake El Salvador 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8.0 000000001862 - 12 - 19 - 0000 19 December 1862 Eritrea 7000620000000000000 ♠ 6.2 000000001915 - 09 - 23 - 0000 23 September 1915 Estonia 7000470000000000000 ♠ 4.7 000000001976 - 10 - 25 - 0000 25 October 1976 1976 Osmussaare earthquake Ethiopia 7000650000000000000 ♠ 6.5 000000001919 - 06 - 30 - 0000 30 June 1919 Finland 7000470000000000000 ♠ 4.7 000000001898 - 11 - 04 - 0000 4 November 1898 Tornio, 66.2 ° N, 25.0 ° E Fiji 7000780000000000000 ♠ 7.8 000000001919 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1919 France 7000620000000000000 ♠ 6.2 000000001909 - 06 - 11 - 0000 11 June 1909 1909 Provence earthquake Gabon 7000620000000000000 ♠ 6.2 000000001974 - 09 - 23 - 0000 23 September 1974 Germany 7000610000000000000 ♠ 6.1 000000001756 - 02 - 18 - 0000 18 February 1756 1756 Düren earthquake Georgia 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7.0 000000001991 - 04 - 29 - 0000 29 April 1991 1991 Racha earthquake Ghana 7000640000000000000 ♠ 6.4 000000001939 - 06 - 22 - 0000 22 June 1939 Greece 7000850000000000000 ♠ 8.5 + 000000000365 - 07 - 21 - 0000 21 July 365 365 Crete earthquake Guam 7000780000000000000 ♠ 7.8 000000001993 - 08 - 08 - 0000 8 August 1993 Guatemala 7000770000000000000 ♠ 7.7 000000001942 - 08 - 06 - 0000 6 August 1942 1942 Guatemala earthquake Guyana 7000530000000000000 ♠ 5.3 000000001976 - 01 - 22 - 0000 22 January 1976 Guinea 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 000000001983 - 12 - 22 - 0000 22 December 1983 1983 Guinea earthquake Haiti 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 M 000000001842 - 05 - 07 - 0000 7 May 1842 1842 Cap - Haïtien earthquake Honduras 7000750000000000000 ♠ 7.5 000000002018 - 01 - 10 - 0000 10 January 2018 2018 Swan Islands earthquake Hungary 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 M 000000001763 - 06 - 28 - 0000 28 June 1763 1763 Komárom earthquake Iceland 7000690000000000000 ♠ 6.9 000000001963 - 03 - 28 - 0000 28 March 1963 India 7000860000000000000 ♠ 8.6 000000001950 - 08 - 15 - 0000 15 August 1950 1950 Assam -- Tibet earthquake Indonesia 7000910000000000000 ♠ 9.1 -- 9.3 000000002004 - 12 - 26 - 0000 26 December 2004 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake Iran 7000790000000000000 ♠ 7.9 M 000000000856 - 12 - 22 - 0000 22 December 856 856 Damghan earthquake Iraq 7000580000000000000 ♠ 5.8 000000001980 - 12 - 18 - 0000 18 December 1980 Israel 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 000000001927 - 07 - 11 - 0000 11 July 1927 1927 Jericho earthquake Italy 7000740000000000000 ♠ 7.4 000000001693 - 01 - 11 - 0000 11 January 1693 1693 Sicily earthquake Japan 7000910000000000000 ♠ 9.1 000000002011 - 03 - 11 - 0000 11 March 2011 2011 Tōhoku earthquake Jordan 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 000000001927 - 07 - 11 - 0000 11 July 1927 1927 Jericho earthquake Kazakhstan 7000770000000000000 ♠ 7.7 000000001911 - 01 - 03 - 0000 3 January 1911 1911 Kebin earthquake Kenya 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7.0 000000001928 - 01 - 06 - 0000 6 January 1928 Kyrgyzstan 7000770000000000000 ♠ 7.7 000000001911 - 01 - 03 - 0000 3 January 1911 1911 Kebin earthquake Laos 7000690000000000000 ♠ 6.9 000000001983 - 06 - 24 - 0000 24 June 1983 Lebanon 7000750000000000000 ♠ 7.5 000000000551 - 07 - 09 - 0000 9 July 551 551 Beirut earthquake Libya 7000680000000000000 ♠ 6.8 000000001935 - 04 - 19 - 0000 19 April 1935 Macedonia 7000610000000000000 ♠ 6.1 000000001963 - 07 - 26 - 0000 26 July 1963 1963 Skopje earthquake Madagascar 7000560000000099999 ♠ 5.6 000000001991 - 04 - 21 - 0000 21 April 1991 Malawi 7000620000000000000 ♠ 6.2 000000001989 - 03 - 10 - 0000 10 March 1989 Malaysia 7000620000000000000 ♠ 6.2 000000001976 - 07 - 26 - 0000 26 July 1976 1976 Sabah earthquake Malta 7000740000000000000 ♠ 7.4 000000001693 - 01 - 11 - 0000 11 January 1693 1693 Sicily earthquake Mauritius 7000670000000000000 ♠ 6.7 000000001976 - 07 - 26 - 0000 26 July 1976 Mayotte 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6.0 000000001952 - 04 - 29 - 0000 29 April 1952 Mexico 7000860000000000000 ♠ 8.6 000000001787 - 03 - 28 - 0000 28 March 1787 1787 Mexico earthquake Micronesia 7000710000000000000 ♠ 7.1 000000001929 - 11 - 15 - 0000 15 November 1929 Mongolia 7000840000000000000 ♠ 8.4 000000001905 - 07 - 23 - 0000 23 July 1905 1905 Bolnai earthquake Montenegro 7000690000000000000 ♠ 6.9 000000001979 - 04 - 15 - 0000 15 April 1979 1979 Montenegro earthquake Morocco 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 000000002004 - 02 - 24 - 0000 24 February 2004 2004 Al Hoceima earthquake Mozambique 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7.0 000000002006 - 02 - 22 - 0000 22 February 2006 2006 Mozambique earthquake Myanmar 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8.0 000000001946 - 09 - 12 - 0000 12 September 1946 Namibia 7000510000000099999 ♠ 5.1 000000002009 - 07 - 31 - 0000 31 July 2009 Nepal 7000820009999999999 ♠ 8.2 -- 8.8 ( Estimated ) 000000001505 - 06 - 06 - 0000 6 June 1505 1505 Lo Mustang earthquake Netherlands 7000530000000000000 ♠ 5.3 000000001992 - 04 - 13 - 0000 13 April 1992 1992 Roermond earthquake New Zealand 7000830000000000000 ♠ 8.3 000000001855 - 01 - 23 - 0000 23 January 1855 1855 Wairarapa earthquake Nicaragua 7000770000000000000 ♠ 7.7 000000001992 - 09 - 02 - 0000 2 September 1992 1992 Nicaragua earthquake North Korea 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 000000001952 - 03 - 19 - 0000 19 March 1952 Northern Mariana Islands 7000770000000000000 ♠ 7.7 000000002016 - 07 - 29 - 0000 29 July 2016 Norway 7000620000000000000 ♠ 6.2 000000002008 - 02 - 21 - 0000 21 February 2008 2008 Svalbard earthquake ( no ) Pakistan 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 000000001945 - 11 - 28 - 0000 28 November 1945 1945 Balochistan earthquake Palau 7000780000000000000 ♠ 7.8 000000001911 - 08 - 16 - 0000 16 August 1911 Panama 7000750000000000000 ♠ 7.5 000000001934 - 07 - 18 - 0000 18 July 1934 Papua New Guinea 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 000000001971 - 07 - 26 - 0000 26 July 1971 1971 Solomon Islands earthquakes Paraguay 7000650000000000000 ♠ 6.5 000000001989 - 02 - 28 - 0000 28 February 1989 Peru 7000860000000000000 ♠ 8.6 000000001746 - 10 - 28 - 0000 28 October 1746 1746 Lima -- Callao earthquake Philippines 7000830000000000000 ♠ 8.3 000000001918 - 08 - 15 - 0000 15 August 1918 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake Poland 7000580000000000000 ♠ 5.8 000000001983 - 08 - 06 - 0000 6 August 1983 near Głogów Portugal 7000850000000000000 ♠ 8.5 -- 9.0 000000001755 - 11 - 01 - 0000 1 November 1755 1755 Lisbon earthquake Puerto Rico 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8.0 000000001787 - 05 - 02 - 0000 2 May 1787 1787 Boricua earthquake Réunion 7000530000000000000 ♠ 5.3 000000002007 - 04 - 06 - 0000 6 April 2007 Romania 7000790000000000000 ♠ 7.9 000000001802 - 10 - 26 - 0000 26 October 1802 1802 Vrancea earthquake Rwanda 7000590000000000000 ♠ 5.9 000000002008 - 02 - 03 - 0000 3 February 2008 Russia 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9.0 000000001952 - 11 - 04 - 0000 4 November 1952 1952 Kamchatka earthquake Samoa 7000850000000000000 ♠ 8.5 000000001917 - 06 - 26 - 0000 26 June 1917 1917 Samoa earthquake Saudi Arabia 7000620000000000000 ♠ 6.2 000000001941 - 01 - 11 - 0000 11 January 1941 Jizan Region Serbia 7000550000000000000 ♠ 5.5 000000001998 - 09 - 22 - 0000 22 September 1998 1998 Mionica earthquake Slovenia 7000560000000099999 ♠ 5.6 000000001998 - 04 - 12 - 0000 12 April 1998 Solomon Islands 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 000000002007 - 04 - 01 - 0000 1 April 2007 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake Somalia 7000560000000099999 ♠ 5.6 000000001951 - 07 - 03 - 0000 3 July 1951 South Africa 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 000000001969 - 09 - 29 - 0000 29 September 1969 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 000000001929 - 06 - 27 - 0000 27 June 1929 South Korea 7000540000000000000 ♠ 5.4 000000002016 - 09 - 12 - 0000 12 September 2016 2016 Gyeongju earthquake South Sudan 7000720000000000000 ♠ 7.2 000000001990 - 05 - 20 - 0000 20 May 1990 Spain 7000780000000000000 ♠ 7.8 000000001954 - 03 - 29 - 0000 29 March 1954 Sweden 7000480000000000000 ♠ 4.8 M 000000001986 - 07 - 14 - 0000 14 July 1986 Skultorp, Västra Götaland Switzerland 7000650000000000000 ♠ 6.5 000000001356 - 10 - 18 - 0000 18 October 1356 1356 Basel earthquake Syria 7000760000000000000 ♠ 7.6 000000001202 - 05 - 20 - 0000 20 May 1202 1202 Syria earthquake Taiwan 7000820009999999999 ♠ 8.2 000000001920 - 06 - 05 - 0000 5 June 1920 Tajikistan 7000750000000000000 ♠ 7.5 000000001949 - 07 - 10 - 0000 10 July 1949 1949 Khait earthquake Tanzania 7000730000000000000 ♠ 7.3 000000001910 - 12 - 13 - 0000 13 December 1910 Thailand 7000610000000000000 ♠ 6.1 000000002014 - 05 - 05 - 0000 5 May 2014 2014 Mae Lao earthquake Tonga 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 000000001919 - 04 - 30 - 0000 30 April 1919 Trinidad - and - Tobago 7000670000000000000 ♠ 6.7 000000001997 - 04 - 22 - 0000 22 April 1997 Tunisia 7000550000000000000 ♠ 5.5 000000001957 - 02 - 20 - 0000 20 February 1957 Turkey 7000780000000000000 ♠ 7.8 000000001939 - 12 - 27 - 0000 27 December 1939 1939 Erzincan earthquake Turkmenistan 7000730000000000000 ♠ 7.3 000000001948 - 10 - 05 - 0000 5 October 1948 1948 Ashgabat earthquake Uganda 7000650000000000000 ♠ 6.5 000000001952 - 06 - 30 - 0000 30 June 1952 Ukraine 7000670000000000000 ♠ 6.7 000000001927 - 09 - 11 - 0000 11 September 1927 1927 Crimean earthquakes United Kingdom 7000610000000000000 ♠ 6.1 M 000000001931 - 06 - 07 - 0000 7 June 1931 1931 Dogger Bank earthquake United States 7000920000000099999 ♠ 9.2 000000001964 - 03 - 27 - 0000 27 March 1964 1964 Alaska earthquake Uruguay 7000550000000000000 ♠ 5.5 000000001888 - 06 - 05 - 0000 5 June 1888 1888 Rio de la Plata earthquake Uzbekistan 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7.0 000000001984 - 03 - 19 - 0000 19 March 1984 Vanuatu 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 000000001920 - 09 - 20 - 0000 20 September 1920 Venezuela 7000760000000000000 ♠ 7.6 000000001900 - 10 - 29 - 0000 29 October 1900 Vietnam 7000670000000000000 ♠ 6.7 000000001935 - 06 - 01 - 0000 1 June 1935 Yemen 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 000000001982 - 12 - 13 - 0000 13 December 1982 1982 North Yemen earthquake Zambia 7000670000000000000 ♠ 6.7 000000001919 - 05 - 01 - 0000 1 May 1919 Costliest Earthquakes This is a list or major earthquakes by the dollar value of property ( public and private ) losses directly attributable to the earthquake. Rank values are assigned based on inflation - adjusted comparison of property damage in US dollars. Wherever possible, indirect and socioeconomic losses are excluded. Please note that damage estimates for particular earthquakes may vary through time as more data becomes available. Rank Event Location Magnitude Property damage 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Japan 9.1 $235 billion 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake Japan 6.9 $200 billion 2008 Sichuan earthquake Sichuan, China 8.0 $86 billion 1994 Northridge earthquake Los Angeles, United States 6.7 $13 -- 44 billion 5 1980 Irpinia earthquake Italy 6.9 $15 billion 6 1976 Tangshan earthquake Hebei, China 7.8 $10 billion 7 2011 Christchurch earthquake South Island, New Zealand 6.3 $15 -- 40 billion 8 2004 Chūetsu earthquake Japan 6.8 $28 billion 9 1999 İzmit earthquake Turkey 7.6 $20 billion 10 2010 Chile earthquake Chile 8.8 $15 -- 30 billion 11 2012 Emilia earthquakes Italy 6.1 $15.8 billion 12 1999 Jiji earthquake Taiwan 7.6 $10 billion 13 April 2015 Nepal earthquake Nepal 7.8 $10 billion to rebuild. 14 1906 San Francisco earthquake San Francisco, United States 7.7 to 7.9 ( est. ) $400 million 15 1923 Great Kantō earthquake Tokyo, Japan 7.9 $600 million 16 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake California, United States 6.9 $5.6 -- 6 billion Deadliest Earthquakes Main article : List of natural disasters by death toll § Deadliest_earthquakes The following is a summary list of earthquakes with over approximately 100,000 deaths : Deadliest earthquakes Rank Event Date Location Fatalities Magnitude Notes 1556 Shaanxi earthquake 000000001556 - 01 - 23 - 0000 January 23, 1556 Shaanxi, China 820,000 -- 830,000 8.0 Estimated death toll in Shaanxi, China. 1976 Tangshan earthquake 000000001976 - 07 - 28 - 0000 July 28, 1976 Hebei, China 242,769 -- 700,000 + 7.8 1920 Haiyuan earthquake 000000001920 - 12 - 16 - 0000 December 16, 1920 Ningxia -- Gansu, China 273,400 7.8 Major fractures, landslides. 526 Antioch earthquake 000000000526 - 05 - 21 - 0000 May 21, 526 Antioch, Turkey ( then Byzantine Empire ) 240,000 7.0 Procopius ( II. 14.6 ), sources based on John of Ephesus. 5 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake 000000002004 - 12 - 26 - 0000 December 26, 2004 Indian Ocean, Sumatra, Indonesia 230,210 + 9.1 -- 9.3 Deaths from earthquake and resulting tsunami. 6 1138 Aleppo earthquake 000000001138 - 10 - 11 - 0000 October 11, 1138 Aleppo, Syria 230,000 Unknown The figure of 230,000 dead is based on a historical conflation of this earthquake with earthquakes in November 1137 on the Jazira plain and on September 30, 1139 in the Azerbaijani city of Ganja. The first mention of a 230,000 death toll was by Ibn Taghribirdi in the fifteenth century. 7 2010 Haiti earthquake 000000002010 - 01 - 12 - 0000 January 12, 2010 Haiti 100,000 -- 316,000 7.0 Estimates vary from 316,000 ( Haitian government ) to 222,570 ( UN OCHA estimate ) to 158,000 ( Medicine, Conflict and Survival ) to between 85,000 and 46,000 ( report commissioned by USAID ). 8 1303 Hongdong earthquake September 25, 1303 Shanxi, China 200,000 8.0 Taiyuan and Pingyang were leveled. 9 856 Damghan earthquake 000000000856 - 12 - 22 - 0000 December 22, 856 Damghan, Iran 200,000 7.9 M 10 893 Ardabil earthquake 000000000893 - 03 - 22 - 0000 March 22, 893 Ardabil, Iran 150,000 Unknown Reports probably relate to the 893 Dvin earthquake, due to misreading of the Arabic word for Dvin, ' Dabil ' as ' Ardabil '. This is regarded as a ' fake earthquake '. 11 533 Aleppo earthquake November 29, 533 Syria 130,000 Unknown 12 1908 Messina earthquake 000000001908 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 1908 Messina, Italy 123,000 7.1 The ground shook for 30 to 40 seconds around 5 : 20 am, and destruction occurred within a 300 km radius. 91 % of structures in Messina were destroyed and ~ 70,000 residents died. Rescuers searched for weeks, and whole families were pulled out alive days later. A 40 - foot ( 12 m ) tsunami struck nearby coasts. Reggio Calabria on the Italian mainland also suffered heavy damage. 13 1948 Ashgabat earthquake 000000001948 - 10 - 06 - 0000 October 6, 1948 Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR ( modern - day Turkmenistan ) 10,000 -- 110,000 7.3 M 14 1923 Great Kantō earthquake 000000001923 - 09 - 01 - 0000 September 1, 1923 Kantō region, Japan 105,385 7.9 This earthquake with an epicenter beneath Izu Ōshima Island in Sagami Bay, shook the Kantō plain on the Japanese island of Honshū at 11 : 58 am. Shaking duration reported between 4 and 10 minutes, devastating Tokyo, Yokohama, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Shizuoka. Shaking slid the 93 - ton Great Buddha statue at Kamakura almost two feet forward. Casualty estimates range from 100,000 to 142,800, the latter figure including ~ 40,000 missing later presumed dead. 15 1290 Chihli earthquake 000000001290 - 09 - 27 - 0000 September 27, 1290 Ningcheng, China 100,000 6.8 M 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 ; subsequent additions are not included in the counts. The `` Event # '' is linked to the ISC Event Bibliography for that event. Rank Event origin time ISC Event # Papers ISC code Wikipedia article 2011 - 03 - 11 05 : 46 : 23 16461282 1263 TOHOKU2011 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami 2008 - 05 - 12 06 : 27 : 59 13228125 1088 WENCHUAN2008 2008 Sichuan earthquake 2004 - 12 - 26 00 : 58 : 52 7453151 762 SUMATRA2004 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami 1999 - 09 - 20 17 : 47 : 16 1718616 590 CHI - CHI1999 1999 Jiji earthquake 5 1994 - 01 - 17 12 : 30 : 54 189275 428 NORTHRIDGE1994 1994 Northridge earthquake 6 1995 - 01 - 16 20 : 46 : 51 124708 412 SHYOGO1995 Great Hanshin earthquake 7 1989 - 10 - 18 00 : 04 : 14 389808 392 LOMAPRIETA1989 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake 8 2009 - 04 - 06 01 : 32 : 42 13438018 376 LAQUILA2009 2009 L'Aquila earthquake 9 1992 - 06 - 28 11 : 57 : 35 289086 351 LANDERS1992 1992 Landers earthquake 10 2010 - 02 - 27 06 : 34 : 13 14340585 337 MAULE2010 2010 Chile earthquake 11 1999 - 08 - 17 00 : 01 : 38 1655218 332 IZMIT1999 1999 İzmit earthquake 12 1964 - 03 - 28 03 : 36 : 13 869809 217 ALASKA1964 1964 Alaska earthquake 13 1985 - 09 - 19 13 : 17 : 50 516095 216 MEXICOCITY1985 1985 Mexico City earthquake 14 1971 - 02 - 09 14 : 00 : 40 787038 208 SANFERNANDO1971 1971 San Fernando earthquake 15 2001 - 01 - 26 03 : 16 : 40 1763683 199 BHUJ2001 2001 Gujarat earthquake 16 1960 - 05 - 22 19 : 11 : 20 879136 186 CHILE1960 1960 Valdivia earthquake 17 1976 - 07 - 27 19 : 42 : 53 711732 178 TANGSHAN1976 1976 Tangshan earthquake 18 1976 - 05 - 06 20 : 00 : 12 713583 161 FRIULI1976 1976 Friuli earthquake 19 2015 - 04 - 25 06 : 11 : 26 607208674 160 GORKHA2015 April 2015 Nepal earthquake 20 2010 - 09 - 03 16 : 35 : 46 15155483 158 DARFIELD2010 2010 Canterbury earthquake 21 1980 - 11 - 23 18 : 34 : 52 635924 157 IRPINIA1980 1980 Irpinia earthquake 22 2003 - 09 - 25 19 : 50 : 07 7134409 156 TOKACHI - 0KI2003 2003 Hokkaidō earthquake 23 2004 - 09 - 28 17 : 15 : 24 7406045 150 PARKFIELD2004 Parkfield earthquake 24 2004 - 10 - 23 08 : 55 : 58 742105 145 MID-NIIGATA2004 2004 Chūetsu earthquake 25 1999 - 10 - 16 09 : 46 : 45 1643776 144 HECTOR - MINE1999 1999 Hector Mine earthquake 26 2005 - 03 - 28 16 : 09 : 35 7486110 143 NIAS2005 2005 Nias -- Simeulue earthquake 27 2001 - 11 - 14 09 : 26 : 10 2331800 135 KUNLUN2001 2001 Kunlun earthquake 28 1988 - 12 - 07 07 : 41 : 24 417441 134 ARMENIA1988 1988 Armenian earthquake 29 2013 - 04 - 20 00 : 02 : 47 607304721 133 LUSHAN2013 2013 Lushan earthquake 30 2012 - 05 - 20 02 : 03 : 53 601025379 130 EMILIA2012A 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes 31 2002 - 11 - 03 22 : 12 : 41 6123395 127 DENALI2002 2002 Denali earthquake 32 1999 - 11 - 12 16 : 57 : 19 1650092 124 DUZCE1999 1999 Düzce earthquake 33 2003 - 12 - 26 01 : 56 : 53 7217667 121 BAM2003 2003 Bam earthquake 34 2005 - 10 - 08 03 : 50 : 35 7703077 119 KASHMIR2005 2005 Kashmir earthquake 35 2011 - 02 - 21 23 : 51 : 42 16168897 117 CHRISTCHURCH2011A 2011 Christchurch earthquake 36 2010 - 01 - 12 21 : 53 : 10 14226221 110 HAITI2010 2010 Haiti earthquake 37 1979 - 10 - 15 23 : 16 : 57 657282 110 IMPERIAL1979 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake 38 1983 - 05 - 26 02 : 59 : 58 577008 108 SEAOFJAPAN1983 1983 Sea of Japan earthquake 39 1997 - 09 - 26 09 : 40 : 25 1043512 97 UMBRIA - MARCHE1997B 1997 Umbria and Marche earthquake 40 2012 - 05 - 29 07 : 00 : 04 605482196 96 EMILIA2012B 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes 41 2000 - 10 - 06 04 : 30 : 17 1839998 92 TOTTORI2000 2000 Tottori earthquake 42 2007 - 07 - 16 01 : 13 : 21 12769769 87 CHUETSU - 0KI2007 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake 43 2008 - 06 - 13 23 : 43 : 46 13377361 84 IWATE - MIYAGI2008 2008 Iwate -- Miyagi Nairiku earthquake 44 2010 - 04 - 13 23 : 49 : 37 14573075 83 YUSHU 2010 2010 Yushu earthquake 45 2016 - 04 - 15 16 : 25 : 06 610289055 82 KUMAMOTO2016 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes 46 2011 - 10 - 23 10 : 41 : 22 17394270 80 VAN2011 2011 Van earthquakes 47 1977 - 03 - 04 19 : 21 : 54 700695 78 ROMANIAN1977 1977 Vrancea earthquake 48 1923 - 09 - 01 02 : 58 : 35 911526 75 KANTO1923 1923 Great Kantō earthquake 49 2007 - 03 - 25 00 : 41 : 57 11703278 73 NOTO - HANTO2007 2007 Noto earthquake 50 1975 - 02 - 04 11 : 36 : 05 731961 73 HAICHENG1975 1975 Haicheng earthquake Transcribed from figure 2, `` The most studied events '', at the ISC 's Overview of the ISC Event Bibliography. 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