# Lists of 20th-century earthquakes

This list of 20th-century earthquakes is a list of earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above that occurred in the 20th century. Sone smaller events which nevertheless had a significant impact are also included. After 1900 most earthquakes have some degree of instrumental records and this means that the locations and magnitudes are more reliable than for earlier events.

## List of deadliest earthquakes

| Rank | Fatalities | Magnitude | Event | Location | Date |
| 1 | 273,407 | 7.8 M$_s$ | 1920 Haiyuan earthquake | China | December 16, 1920 |
| 2 | 242,419 | 7.6 | 1976 Tangshan earthquake | China | July 28, 1976 |
| 3 | 142,800 | 8.2 | 1923 Great Kantō earthquake | Japan | September 1, 1923 |
| 4 | 110,000 | 7.3 M$_s$ | 1948 Ashgabat earthquake | Soviet Union | October 5, 1948 |
| 5 | 82,000 | 7.1 M$_s$ | 1908 Messina earthquake | Italy | December 28, 1908 |
| 6 | 70,000 | 7.9 | 1970 Ancash earthquake | Peru | May 31, 1970 |
| 7 | 60,000 | 7.7 | 1935 Quetta earthquake | Baluchistan | May 31, 1935 |
| 8 | 50,000 | 7.4 | 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake | Iran | June 21, 1990 |
| 9 | 40,900 | 7.6 | 1927 Gulang earthquake | China | May 23, 1927 |
| 10 | 38,000 | 6.8 M$_s$ | 1988 Armenian earthquake | Soviet Union | December 7, 1988 |
| 11 | 32,700 | 7.8 | 1939 Erzincan earthquake | Turkey | December 26, 1939 |
| 12 | 32,610 | 6.7 M$_s$ | 1915 Avezzano earthquake | Italy | January 13, 1915 |
| 13 | 28,000 | 8.3 M$_s$ | 1939 Chillán earthquake | Chile | January 24, 1939 |
| 14 | 23,000 | 7.5 | 1976 Guatemala earthquake | Guatemala | February 4, 1976 |
| 15 | 20,000 | 7.8 M$_s$ | 1905 Kangra earthquake | India | April 4, 1905 |
| 16 | 18,373 | 7.6 | 1999 İzmit earthquake | Turkey | August 17, 1999 |
| 17 | 15,621 | 7.1 | 1970 Tonghai earthquake | China | January 5, 1970 |
| 18 | 15,000 | 7.4 | 1978 Tabas earthquake | Iran | September 16, 1978 |
| 18 | 15,000 | 7.4 | 1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquakes | Iran | August 31, 1968 |
| 20 | 12,225 | 7.1 M$_L$ | 1962 Buin Zahra earthquake | Iran | September 1, 1962 |
| 21 | 12,000 | 7.3 M$_s$ | 1907 Qaratog earthquake | Tajikistan | October 21, 1907 |
| 21 | 12,000 | 8.0 | 1934 Nepal–India earthquake | Nepal | January 15, 1934 |
| 21 | 12,000 | 5.8 | 1960 Agadir earthquake | Morocco | February 29, 1960 |
| 24 | 11,000 | 6.3 | 1972 Nicaragua earthquake | Nicaragua | December 23, 1972 |
| 25 | 10,000 | 7.7 | 1902 Turkestan earthquake | China | August 22, 1902 |
| 25 | 10,000 | 8.0 | 1931 Fuyun earthquake | China | August 11, 1931 |
| 25 | 10,000 | 7.8 | 1944 San Juan earthquake | Argentina | January 15, 1944 |
| 25 | 10,000 | 8.0 | 1985 Mexico City earthquake | Mexico | September 19, 1985 |

## List of largest earthquakes by magnitude

| Rank | Magnitude | Event | Location | Date |
| 1 | 9.5 | 1960 Valdivia earthquake | Chile, Valdivia | May 22, 1960 |
| 2 | 9.2 | 1964 Alaska earthquake | United States, Alaska | March 27, 1964 |
| 3 | 9.0 | 1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake | USSR, Kamchatka | November 5, 1952 |
| 4 | 8.8 | 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake | – Ecuador – Colombia | January 31, 1906 |
| 5 | 8.7 | 1965 Rat Islands earthquake | United States, Alaska | February 3, 1965 |
| 5 | 8.7 | 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake | - India, Assam – China, Tibet | August 15, 1950 |
| 7 | 8.6 | 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake | United States, Alaska | March 9, 1957 |
| 7 | 8.6 | 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake | United States, Aleutian Island | April 1, 1946 |
| 8 | 8.5 | 1963 Kuril Islands earthquake | USSR, Kuril Islands | October 13, 1963 |
| 8 | 8.5 | 1938 Banda Sea earthquake | Indonesia, Banda Sea | February 2, 1938 |
| 8 | 8.5 | 1922 Vallenar earthquake | Chile, Atacama | November 10, 1922 |
| 8 | 8.5 | 1917 Samoa earthquake | Western Samoa | June 26, 1917 |
* Note: At least 8.5+ magnitude

## List of deadliest earthquakes by year

| Year | Total fatalities | Deadliest earthquake | Fatalities | Magnitude | Location | Date |
| 1901 | 125 | 1901 Yunnan earthquake | 101 | 6.5 | Qing Dynasty | February 15 |
| 1902 | 17,075 | 1902 Xinjiang earthquake | 10,000 | 7.7 | Qing Dynasty | August 22 |
| 1903 | 3,913 | 1903 Manzikert earthquake | 3,560 | 6.3 | Ottoman Empire | April 28 |
| 1904 | 552 | 1904 Sichuan earthquake | 400 | 6.8 | Qing Dynasty | August 30 |
| 1905 | 22,802 | 1905 Kangra earthquake | 20,000 | 7.9 | British Raj | April 4 |
| 1906 | 7,507 | 1906 Valparaíso earthquake | 4,000 | 8.2 | Chile | August 17 |
| 1907 | 13,568 | 1907 Qaratog earthquake | 12,000 | 7.4 | Russian Empire | October 21 |
| 1908 | 82,000 | 1908 Messina earthquake | 82,000 | 7.7 | Kingdom of Italy | December 28 |
| 1909 | 8,689 | 1909 Borujerd earthquake | 8,000 | 7.3 | Iran | January 23 |
| 1910 | 714 | 1910 Costa Rica earthquakes | 700 | 6.4 | Costa Rica | May 4 |
| 1911 | 1,326 | 1911 Kerman earthquake | 700 | 6.5 | Iran | April 18 |
| 1912 | 3,153 | 1912 Mürefte earthquake | 3,000 | 7.1 | Ottoman Empire | August 9 |
| 1913 | 1,445 | 1913 Eshan earthquake | 942 | 6.7 | China | December 21 |
| 1914 | 4,380 | 1914 Burdur earthquake | 4,000 | 7.0 | Ottoman Empire | October 3 |
| 1915 | 30,155 | 1915 Avezzano earthquake | 29,978 | 6.7 | Italy | January 13 |
| 1916 | 181 | 1916–1917 Nantou earthquakes | 180 | 7.2 | Japan | August 28 |
| 1917 | 6,221 | 1917 Guatemala earthquakes | 2,650 | 6.0 | Guatemala | December 26 |
| 1918 | 2,221 | 1918 Shantou earthquake | 2,000 | 7.3 | China | February 13 |
| 1919 | 3,100 | 1919 Ayvalık earthquake | 3,000 | 7.0 | Ottoman Empire | November 19 |
| 1920 | 244,887 | 1920 Haiyuan earthquake | 242,029 | 7.9 | China | December 16 |
| 1921 | 51 | 1921 Massawa earthquake | 51 | 5.9 | Italian Eritrea | August 14 |
| 1922 | 710 | 1922 Vallenar earthquake | 700 | 8.5 | Chile | November 11 |
| 1923 | 194,102 | 1923 Great Kantō earthquake | 186,283 | 8.1 | Japan | September 1 |
| 1924 | 1,652 | 1924 Java earthquake | 727 | N/A | Dutch East Indies | December 27 |
| 1925 | 6,193 | 1925 Dali earthquake | 5,000 | 7.0 | China | March 16 |
| 1926 | 976 | 1926 Kars earthquake | 360 | 5.7 | Ottoman Empire | October 22 |
| 1927 | 44,452 | 1927 Gulang earthquake | 40,912 | 7.7 | China | May 22 |
| 1928 | 807 | 1928 Talca earthquake | 279 | 7.7 | Chile | December 1 |
| 1929 | 3,972 | 1929 Kopet Dag earthquake | 3,800 | 7.2 | Turkmen SSR | May 1 |
| 1930 | 4,254 | 1930 Irpinia earthquake | 1,430 | 6.4 | Italy | July 23 |
| 1931 | 15,920 | 1931 Fuyun earthquake | 10,000 | 6.4 | China | August 10 |
| 1932 | 2,206 | 1932 Mazandaran earthquake | 1,070 | 5.4 | Iran | May 20 |
| 1933 | 12,656 | 1933 Diexi earthquake | 9,300 | 7.3 | China | August 25 |
| 1934 | 12,007 | 1934 Nepal–India earthquake | 12,000 | 8.0 | Nepal | January 15 |
| 1935 | 67,489 | 1935 Quetta earthquake | 60,000 | 7.5 | British Raj | May 30 |
| 1936 | 2,128 | 1936 Lingshan earthquake | 1,001 | 6.8 | China | April 1 |
| 1937 | 497 | 1937 Heze earthquakes | 390 | 6.9 | China | July 31 |
| 1938 | 296 | 1938 Kirsehir earthquake | 224 | 6.6 | Turkey | April 19 |
| 1939 | 62,860 | 1939 Erzincan earthquake | 32,700 | 7.8 | Turkey | December 26 |
| 1940 | 1,448 | 1940 Vrancea earthquake | 1,000 | 7.8 | Romania | November 10 |
| 1941 | 2,955 | 1941 Jabal Razih earthquake | 1,200 | 6.2 | Saudi Arabia | January 11 |
| 1942 | 1,489 | 1942 Niksar–Erbaa earthquake | 1,000 | 7.0 | Turkey | December 20 |
| 1943 | 6,187 | 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake | 4,020 | 7.5 | Turkey | November 26 |
| 1944 | 11,637 | 1944 San Juan earthquake | 8,000 | 7.0 | Argentina | January 15 |
| 1945 | 6,337 | 1945 Balochistan earthquake | 4,000 | 8.1 | India | November 27 |
| 1946 | 6,373 | 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake | 1,790 | 7.5 | Dominican Republic | August 4 |
| 1947 | 745 | 1947 Dustabad earthquake | 500 | 6.9 | Iran | September 23 |
| 1948 | 116,135 | 1948 Ashgabat earthquake | 110,000 | 7.3 | Turkmen SSR | October 5 |
| 1949 | 18,484 | 1949 Khait earthquake | 12,000 | 7.5 | Tajik SSR | July 10 |
| 1950 | 1,756 | 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake | 1,530 | 8.6 | India | August 15 |
| 1951 | 2,236 | 1951 El Salvador earthquake | 1,100 | 6.5 | El Salvador | May 6 |
| 1952 | 4,224 | 1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake | 4,000 | 9.0 | Russian SFSR | November 4 |
| 1953 | 2,621 | 1953 Yenice–Gönen earthquake | 1,070 | 7.3 | Turkey | March 18 |
| 1954 | 1,295 | 1954 Chlef earthquake | 1,243 | 6.7 | France | September 9 |
| 1955 | 504 | 1955 Lanao earthquake | 400 | 7.4 | Philippines | March 31 |
| 1956 | 910 | 1956 Hormozgan earthquake | 347 | 6.4 | Iran | October 31 |
| 1957 | 3,043 | 1957 Farsinaj earthquake | 1,200 | 6.5 | Iran | December 13 |
| 1958 | 368 | 1958 Lorestan earthquake | 132 | 6.7 | Iran | August 16 |
| 1959 | 94 | 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake | 28 | 7.3 | United States | August 18 |
| 1960 | 15,956 | 1960 Agadir earthquake | 13,100 | 5.8 | Morocco | February 29 |
| 1961 | 128 | 1961 Fars earthquake | 60 | 6.4 | Iran | June 11 |
| 1962 | 12,332 | 1962 Buin Zahra earthquake | 12,225 | 7.0 | Iran | September 1 |
| 1963 | 1,488 | 1962 Buin Zahra earthquake | 1,070 | 6.0 | Yugoslavia | July 26 |
| 1964 | 389 | 1964 Alaska earthquake | 139 | 9.2 | United States | March 28 |
| 1964 | 389 | 1964 Alaska earthquake | 139 | 9.2 | United States | March 28 |
| 1965 | 669 | 1965 Valparaíso earthquake | 400 | 7.4 | Chile | March 28 |
| 1966 | 10,000 | 1966 Xingtai earthquakes | 8,064 | 6.8 | China | March 22 |
| 1967 | 961 | 1967 Caracas earthquake | 300 | 6.6 | Venezuela | July 29 |
| 1968 | 12,081 | 1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquakes | 10,488 | 7.1 | Iran | August 31 |
| 1969 | 4,024 | 1969 Yangjiang earthquake | 3,000 | 5.7 | Iran | July 25 |
| 1970 | 78,365 | 1970 Ancash earthquake | 66,794 | 7.9 | Peru | May 31 |
| 1971 | 1,290 | 1971 Bingöl earthquake | 1,000 | 6.9 | Turkey | May 22 |
| 1972 | 40,124 | 1972 Qir earthquake | 30,000 | 6.6 | Iran | April 10 |
| 1973 | 2,899 | 1973 Luhuo earthquake | 2,199 | 7.4 | China | February 6 |
| 1974 | 25,442 | 1974 Zhaotong earthquake | 20,000 | 6.8 | China | May 10 |
| 1975 | 4,379 | 1975 Lice earthquake | 2,311 | 6.7 | Turkey | September 6 |
| 1976 | 286,873 | 1976 Tangshan earthquake | 242,769 | 7.5 | China | July 27 |
| 1977 | 1,641 | 1977 Vrancea earthquake | 3,107 | 7.5 | Romania | March 4 |
| 1978 | 20,220 | 1978 Tabas earthquake | 20,000 | 7.5 | Iran | September 16 |
| 1979 | 600 | 1979 Tumaco earthquake | 1,649 | 8.2 | Ecuador | December 12 |
| 1980 | 10,326 | 1980 El Asnam earthquake | 5,000 | 7.3 | Algeria | October 10 |
| 1981 | 6,762 | 1981 Golbaf earthquake | 3,000 | 6.7 | Iran | June 11 |
| 1981 | 6,762 | 1981 Sirch earthquake | 3,000 | 7.1 | Iran | July 28 |
| 1982 | 3,388 | 1982 North Yemen earthquake | 2,800 | 6.3 | Yemen Arab Republic | December 13 |
| 1983 | 2,608 | 1983 Erzurum earthquake | 1,342 | 6.8 | Turkey | October 30 |
| 1983 | 2,608 | 1983 Erzurum earthquake | 1,342 | 6.8 | Turkey | October 30 |
| 1984 | TBD | 1984 Nagano earthquake | 14 | 6.3 | Japan | September 13 |
| 1985 | 10,000 | 1985 Mexico City earthquake | 10,000 | 8.1 | Mexico | September 19 |
| 1986 | 1,240 | 1986 San Salvador earthquake | 1,000 | 5.7 | El Salvador | October 10 |
| 1987 | 1,090 | 1987 Ecuador earthquakes | 1,000 | 7.1 | Ecuador | March 6 |
| 1988 | 26,759 | 1988 Armenian earthquake | 25,000 | 6.8 | Armenia | December 7 |
| 1989 | 677 | 1989 Gissar earthquake | 274 | 5.3 | Tajik SSR | January 22 |
| 1990 | 51,821 | 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake | 50,000 | 7.4 | Iran | June 21 |
| 1991 | 3,498 | 1991 Uttarkashi earthquake | 2,000 | 6.8 | India | October 19 |
| 1992 | 3,939 | 1992 Flores earthquake | 2,500 | 7.8 | Indonesia | December 12 |
| 1993 | 10,097 | 1993 Latur earthquake | 9,748 | 6.3 | India | September 30 |
| 1994 | 1,779 | 1994 Páez River earthquake | 795 | 6.8 | Colombia | June 6 |
| 1995 | 8,911 | 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake | 6,433 | 6.9 | Japan | January 16 |
| 1996 | 582 | 1996 Lijiang earthquake | 322 | 6.6 | China | February 3 |
| 1997 | 1,567 | 1997 Qayen earthquake | 3,069 | 7.3 | Iran | May 10 |
| 1998 | 4,500 | 1998 Afghanistan earthquake | 9,934 | 6.6 | Afghanistan | May 30 |
| 1999 | 18,373 | 1999 İzmit earthquake | 23,848 | 7.6 | Turkey | August 17 |
| 2000 | 103 | 2000 Enggano earthquake | 177 | 7.9 | Indonesia | June 4 |

## 1901–1910

| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths | Magnitude | Comments | Sources |
| March 3, 1901 | 07:45 | Parkfield, California, United States | 36.2 | −120.7 | | 6.4 | M$_s$ (Abe, 1988) | USGS |
| March 31, 1901 | 07:10 | Cape Shabla-Kaliakra, Black Sea, see 1901 Black Sea earthquake | | | 4 | 7.2 | M$_w$ | - |
| November 16, 1901 | 07:47 local time | Cheviot, New Zealand | −42.42 | 173.18 | | 6.9 | M$_w$ | - |
| September 19, 1902 | | Warooka, South Australia, Australia | | | 2 | 6.0 | M$_L$ | USGS |
| April 19, 1902 | 02:23 | Quetzaltenango, Guatemala see 1902 Guatemala earthquake | 14 | −91 | 2,000 | 7.5 | M$_L$  (USGS 1000+) | USGS |
| August 22, 1902 | 05:04 | Xinjiang, Qing dynasty see 1902 Turkestan earthquake | 39.9 | 76.4 | 10,000 | 7.7 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| December 16, 1902 | 05:04 | Andijan, Uzbekistan see 1902 Andijan earthquake | 40.8 | 72.3 | 4,882 | 6.4 | M$_L$  (USGS 1000+) | USGS |
| April 29, 1903 | 01:46 local time | Malazgirt, Muş, Turkey see 1903 Malazgirt earthquake | 39.14 | 42.65 | 3,500 | 6.7 | M$_s$ | |
| August 27, 1904 | 21:56 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | 64.7 | −148.1 | | 7.3 | M$_s$ | USGS |
| November 5, 1904 | 04:25 | Tainan, Taiwan see 1904 Douliu earthquake | 23.58 | 120.25 | 145 | 6.1 | M$_w$ | |
| April 4, 1905 | 00:50 | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India see 1905 Kangra earthquake | 32.1 | 76.3 | 20,000 | 7.8 | M$_s$  Kangra district HQ Dharamsala devastated | |
| July 9, 1905 | 09:40 | what is now Tsetserleg sum, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | 49 | 97 | | 8 | M$_w$ | |
| July 23, 1905 | 02:46 | Bulnain nuruu, Mongolia | 49 | 95 | | 8.3–8.5 | M$_w$ | |
| September 8, 1905 | 01:43 | Calabria, Italy see 1905 Calabria earthquake | 38.67 | 16.07 | 557–5,000 | 7.2 | M$_w$ | |
| January 31, 1906 | 15:36 | Colombia–Ecuador see 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake | 1 | −81.5 | 1,000 | 8.8 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| March 16, 1906 | 06:43 local time | Chiayi, Taiwan see 1906 Meishan earthquake | 23.55 | 120.45 | 1,266 | 6.8 | M$_s$ | |
| April 18, 1906 | 13:12 | San Francisco, United States (San Andreas Fault from Cape Mendocino to San Juan Bautista) see 1906 San Francisco earthquake | 37.75 | −122.55 | 3,000 | 7.9 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| August 17, 1906 | 00:10 | Aleutian Islands see 1906 Aleutian Islands earthquake | 50.6 | −178.36 | | 8.35 | M$_w$ | |
| August 17, 1906 | 00:40 | Valparaíso, Chile see 1906 Valparaíso earthquake | −33 | −72 | 3,882 | 8.2 | M$_w$ > | USGS |
| November 19, 1906 | 07:18 | Off the coast of Western Australia, Australia | −22.0 | 109.0 | | 7.6 | M$_w$ | |
| January 4, 1907 | 05:19 | Nias, Simeulue see 1907 Sumatra earthquake | 2.5 | 95.5 | 2,188 | 8.2–8.4 | M$_w$ | |
| January 14, 1907 | 03:30 | Kingston, Jamaica see 1907 Kingston earthquake | 17.59 | −76.48 | 800-1,000 | 6.5 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| October 21, 1907 | 04:23 | Tajikistan-Uzbekistan see 1907 Qaratog earthquake | 38.5 | −67.9 | 12,000–15,000 | 7.4 | M$_s$ | USGS |
| October 23, 1907 | 21:28 local time | Calabria, Italy see 1907 Calabria earthquake | 38.087 | −15.985 | 167 | 5.9 | M$_s$ | |
| December 28, 1908 | 04:20 | Messina & Reggio Calabria, Italy see 1908 Messina earthquake | 38.3 | 15.6 | 82,000 | 7.1 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| January 23, 1909 | 02:48 | Borujerd, Iran see 1909 Borujerd earthquake | 33.0 | 53.0 | 8,000 | 7.3 | M$_w$ | |
| June 11, 1909 | 21:15 local time | Lambesc, France see 1909 Provence earthquake | 43.64 | 5.37 | 46 | 6.0 | M$_w$  Highest magnitude earthquake ever recorded in continental France. 250 wounded. 2,000 buildings damaged | |

## 1911–1920

| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths | Magnitude | Comments | Sources |
| January 3, 1911 | 23:25 | Kazakhstan see 1911 Kebin earthquake | 43.5 | 77.5 | 452 | 7.7 | M$_w$ | |
| February 18, 1911 | 18:41 | Tajikistan see 1911 Sarez earthquake | 38.2 | 72.8 | 90 | 7.4 | M$_s$ | |
| June 7, 1911 | 11:02 UTC | Near Michoacán, Mexico see 1911 Michoacán earthquake | 17.50 | −102.50 | 45 | 7.6 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| June 15, 1911 | 14:26 UTC | Near Kikai Island, Japan see 1911 Kikai Island earthquake | 28.00 | 130.00 | 12 | 8.1 | M$_s$ | USGS |
| July 1, 1911 | 22:00 | Calaveras Fault, California, United States | 37.39 | −121.8 | | 6.5 | M$_w$ | |
| December 16, 1911 | 19:14 UTC | Near the Coast of Guerrero, Mexico see 1911 Guerrero earthquake | 17.00 | −100.50 | | 7.6 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| May 23, 1912 | 02:24 UTC | Shan State, Burma see 1912 Maymyo earthquakes | 22.35 | 96.74 | 1 | 7.7–8.0 | M$_s$ | |
| August 9, 1912 | 03:29 local time | Mürefte Tekirdağ, Turkey see 1912 Mürefte earthquake | 40.75 | 27.2 | 216 | 7.3 | M$_s$ | |
| March 15, 1914 | 20:00 | Honshu, Japan see 1914 Senboku earthquake | −39.50 | 140.40 | 94 | 7.0 | M$_s$ | USGS |
| October 4, 1914 | 00:07 local time | Burdur, Turkey see 1914 Burdur earthquake | 37.82 | 30.27 | 2,344 | 6.9 | M$_s$ | |
| January 13, 1915 | 06:52 | Italy, L'Aquila see 1915 Avezzano earthquake | 42.04 | 13.44 | 32,610 | 7.5 | M$_s$ | |
| October 3, 1915 | 06:52 | Pleasant Valley, Nevada, United States see 1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake | 40.5 | −117.5 | | 7.1 | M$_w$  (Stover and Coffman, 1993) | |
| January 20, 1917 | 23:11 | Bali, Indonesia see 1917 Bali earthquake | −8.3 | 115.0 | 1,500 | 6.6 | M$_s$ | |
| June 26, 1917 | 05:49 UTC | near Samoa see 1917 Samoa earthquake | −15.50 | −173.00 | | 8.5 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| December 26, 1917 | 10:30 | Guatemala see 1917 Guatemala earthquake | | | 250 | 5.6 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| February 18, 1918 | 06:07 | Guangdong, China see 1918 Shantou earthquake | −23.54 | −117.24 | 1,000 | 7.2 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| June 7, 1918 | | Bundaberg–Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | −23.5 | 152.5 | | 6.0 | M$_s$  Largest known Queensland earthquake | |
| August 15, 1918 | 12:18 UTC | Celebes Sea see 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake | 5.5 | 123.0 | 52 | 8.3 | M$_w$ | |
| October 11, 1918 | 14:14 | Puerto Rico see 1918 San Fermín earthquake | 18.47 | −67.63 | 116 | 7.5 | M$_s$  (McCann, 1985) | USGS |
| December 6, 1918 | 08:41 | Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada see 1918 Vancouver Island earthquake | 49.62 | −125.92 | | 7 | M$_L$  (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954: Rogers, 1983) | USGS |
| January 3, 1920 | 12:46 | Veracruz, Puebla, Mexico see 1920 Xalapa earthquake | | | 648 | 7.8 | M$_w$ | |
| February 20, 1920 | 11:45 | Gori, Georgia see 1920 Gori earthquake | −42.0 | 44.1 | 130 | 6.2 | M$_s$ | USGS |
| September 7, 1920 | 07:55 local time | Garfagnana, Lunigiana, Italy see 1920 Garfagnana earthquake | 44.183 | 10.283 | 171 | 6.5 | M$_L$ | |
| December 17, 1920 | 06:59 | Mendoza, Argentina see 1920 Mendoza earthquake | 32.42 | 68.34 | 400 | 6.0 | M$_w$ | |
| December 16, 1920 | 12:05 | Ningxia–Gansu, China see 1920 Haiyuan earthquake | 36.6 | 105.32 | 273,407 | 8.6 | M$_s$ | USGS |

## 1921–1930

| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths | Magnitude | Comments | Sources |
| January 31, 1922 | 13:17 | offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, United States | 40.7 | −125.55 | | 7.3 | M$_{GR}$ (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS |
| March 10, 1922 | 11:21 | Parkfield, California, United States | 35.9 | −120.9 | | 6.1 | M$_w$  (Bakun and McEvilly, 1984) | USGS |
| November 11, 1922 | 04:32 UTC | Atacama Region, Chile see 1922 Vallenar earthquake | −28.5 | −70 | 1,000 | 8.5 | | USGS |
| January 22, 1923 | 09:04 | offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, United States | 40.49 | −125.32 | | 7.2 | M$_{GR}$ (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS |
| February 3, 1923 | | Kamchatka Peninsula, Soviet Union see Kamchatka earthquakes | 54 | 161 | | 8.5 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| September 1, 1923 | 02:58 | Kantō region, Japan see 1923 Great Kantō earthquake | 35.4 | 139.08 | 142,800 | 7.9 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| September 13, 1924 | 16:34 local time | Horasan, Erzurum, Turkey see 1924 Pasinler earthquake | 40.0 | 42.1 | 60 | 6.8 | M$_S$ | |
| February 28, 1925 | 21:19 local time | Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada see 1925 Charlevoix–Kamouraska earthquake | 47.76 | −69.84 | | 6.3 | M$_w$  (Bent, 1992) | USGS |
| March 16, 1925 | 14:42 | Dali, Yunnan, China see 1925 Dali earthquake | 25.7 | 100.4 | 5,000 | 7.0 | M$_s$ | |
| June 28, 1925 | 01:21 | Clarkston Valley, Montana, United States | 46.32 | −111.52 | | 6.6 | M$_w$  (Dosier, 1989) | USGS |
| June 29, 1925 | 14:42 | Santa Barbara, California, United States see 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake | 34.3 | −119.8 | 13 | 6.8 | M$_w$  (Stein and Hanks, 1998) | USGS |
| June 28, 1926 | 03:23 | West Sumatra, Indonesia see 1926 Padang Panjang earthquake | −0.629 | 100.155 | 354 | 7.6 | M$_L$ | |
| October 22, 1926 | 12:35 | Monterey Bay, California, United States | 36.62 | −122.35 | | 6.1 | M$_{GR}$  (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS |
| October 22, 1926 | 13:35 | Monterey Bay, California, United States | 36.55 | −122.18 | | 6.1 | M$_{GR}$  (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS |
| March 7, 1927 | 09:27 | Tango Peninsula, northern Kyoto Prefecture, Kinki region, Japan see 1927 Kita Tango earthquake | 35.8 | 134.92 | 2,956 | 7.0 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| May 21, 1927 | 22:32 UTC | Gulang, Gansu, China see 1927 Gulang earthquake | 37.39 | 102.31 | 40,900 | 7.6 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| July 11, 1927 | 15:04 local time | Dead sea, Jordan see 1927 Jericho earthquake | −31.92 | 35.63 | 500 | 6.3 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| November 4, 1927 | 13:51 | offshore Lompoc, California, United States | 34.92 | −121.03 | | 7.1 | M$_w$  (Stein and Hanks, 1998) | USGS |
| March 31, 1928 | 02:29 local time | İzmir, Turkey | 38.5 | 28.0 | 50 | 6.5 | M$_s$  Possible M=6.2 foreshock previous day | |
| May 14, 1928 | 22:14 UTC | Peru See 1928 Chachapoyas earthquake | −5.26 | −78.56 | 25 | 7.2 | M$_w$ | |
| December 2, 1928 | 04:06 | Maule, Chile see 1928 Talca earthquake | 35.00 | 72.00 | 279 | 7.6 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| May 18, 1929 | 08:37 local time | Suşehri, Sivas, Turkey | 40.2 | 37.9 | 64 | 6.1 | M$_s$ | |
| June 17, 1929 | 10:17 local time | Murchison, South Island, New Zealand see1929 Murchison earthquake | −41.55 | 172.25 | 17 | 7.8 | M$_s$ | |
| November 18, 1929 | 20:32 | Grand Banks, Newfoundland, Canada see 1929 Grand Banks earthquake | 44.69 | −56.01 | 28 | 7.3 | M$_w$  (Bent, 1995) | USGS |
| July 2, 1930 | 21:03 UTC | Near Dhubri, India see 1930 Dhubri earthquake | 25.80 | 90.20 | | 7.1 | M$_s$ | |
| May 5, 1930 | 13:46 UTC | Bago, Burma see 1930 Bago earthquake | 17.86 | 96.43 | 558 | 7.5 | M$_s$ | |
| May 6, 1930 | 22:34 | Salmas, Iran see 1930 Salmas earthquake | 38.09 | 44.78 | 3,000 | 7.1 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| July 23, 1930 | 00:08 | Italy, Irpinia see1930 Irpinia earthquake | 41.05 | 15.367 | 1,404 | 6.6 | M$_s$ | |
| November 25, 1930 | 19:02 UTC | Japan see 1930 North Izu earthquake | 35.00 | 139.00 | 272 | 7.3 | M$_s$ | |
| December 3, 1930 | 18:51 UTC | Phyu, Burma see 1930 Pyu earthquake | 17.97 | 96.42 | 36 | 7.3 | M$_w$ | USGS |

## 1931–1940

| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths | Magnitude | Comments | Sources |
| January 27, 1931 | 20:09 UTC | Burma see 1931 Myitkyina earthquake | 25.67 | 96.15 | | 7.6 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| February 3, 1931 | 10:47 local time | Napier, New Zealand see 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake | −39.3 | 177.0 | 258 | 7.7 | M$_w$  Much of city destroyed; 40 km$^2$ of seabed raised to become dry land | |
| March 31, 1931 | 10:23 local time | Managua, Nicaragua see 1931 Nicaragua earthquake | 12.57 | 87.45 | 2,450 | 6.1 | M$_w$  City destroyed. | – |
| April 27, 1931 | 16:50 UTC | Zangezur Mountains see 1931 Zangezur earthquake | 39.2 | 46.0 | 2,890 | 6.5 | M$_w$ | |
| June 7, 1931 | 00:25 | offshore, Yorkshire, North Sea, United Kingdom see 1931 Dogger Bank earthquake | 54 | 1.48 | | 6.1 | M$_L$  (Musson, 1994) largest instrumentally recorded earthquake to have affected the United Kingdom | USGS |
| August 10, 1931 | 21:18 | Near Fuyun, Xinjiang, China see 1931 Fuyun earthquake | 46.8 | 89.9 | 10,000 | 8.0 | M$_w$ | |
| September 25, 1931 | 05:59 UTC | Sumatra see 1931 Southwest Sumatra earthquake | −5.18 | 102.51 | | 7.3 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| June 3, 1932 | 10:36 | Jalisco, Mexico see 1932 Jalisco earthquake | 19.5 | −104.25 | 400 | 8.1 | M$_w$ | |
| June 18, 1932 | 10:12 | Colima, Mexico | 19.5 | −103.5 | 0 | 7.8 | M$_s$ | |
| June 22, 1932 | 12:59 | Jalisco, Mexico | 19.5 | −104.5 | 75 | 7.0 | M$_s$ | |
| September 26, 1932 | 19:20 | Greece, Ierissos see 1932 Ierissos earthquake | 39.8 | 23.8 | 491 | 7.0 | M$_s$ | |
| December 21, 1932 | 06:10 | Cedar Mountain, Nevada, United States | 38.51 | −118.08 | | 7.2 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| December 25, 1932 | 10:04 | Gansu, China see 1932 Changma earthquake | 39.7 | 96.7 | 275 | 7.6 | M$_s$ | |
| March 2, 1933 | 17:31 | Off the Pacific coast of Sanriku, Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku region, Japan see 1933 Sanriku earthquake | 39.22 | 144.62 | 2,990 | 8.4 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| March 11, 1933 | 01:54 | Long Beach, California, United States see 1933 Long Beach earthquake | 33.6 | −118 | 115 | 6.4 | M$_w$  (Hauksson & Gross, 1991) | USGS |
| August 25, 1933 | 07:50 | Sichuan, China see 1933 Diexi earthquake | 32.01 | −103.68 | 9,300 | 7.3 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| November 20, 1933 | 23:21 | Baffin Bay, Canada | 73 | −69.98 | | 7.4 | M$_w$ (Stein et al. 1979) | USGS |
| January 15, 1934 | 08:43 | Bihar, India see 1934 Nepal–India earthquake | 27.55 | 87.09 | 10,700 | 8.1 | M$_w$  (Chen and Molnar, 1977) | USGS |
| June 8, 1934 | 04:47 | Parkfield, California, United States | 35.9 | −120.9 | | 6.1 | M$_w$  (Bakun and McEvilly, 1984) | USGS |
| January 4, 1935 | 16:41 local time | Erdek, Balıkesir, Turkey | 40.4 | 27.5 | 5 | 6.4 | M$_s$ | |
| April 21, 1935 | 6:02 local time | Shinchiku–Taichū, Taiwan see1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake | 24.30 | 120.80 | 3,276 | 7.0 | M$_w$ | |
| May 30, 1935 | 21:32 | Balochistan, Pakistan see 1935 Quetta earthquake | 29.5 | 66.8 | 60,000 | 7.7 | M$_w$ > | |
| November 1, 1935 | 06:03 | Témiscaming, Quebec, Canada See 1935 Timiskaming earthquake. | 48.89 | −79 | | 6.2 | M$_w$  (Bent, 1996) | USGS |
| December 28, 1935 | 02:35 | Batu Islands, Sumatra see 1935 Sumatra earthquake | 0.0 | 98.25 | | 7.7 | M$_w$ | |
| November 2, 1936 | 20:45 UTC | Offshore Miyagi, Japan see 1936 Miyagi earthquake | 38.2 | 142.1 | | 7.2 | M$_s$ | |
| July 22, 1937 | 17:09 | Salcha, Alaska, United States see Salcha Seismic Zone | 64.49 | −146.85 | | 7.3 | M$_s$ | USGS |
| July 26, 1937 | 03:47 UTC | Veracruz, Mexico see 1937 Orizaba earthquake | 18.52 | −95.88 | 34 | 7.3 | M$_s$ | |
| January 23, 1938 | 08:32 | Maui, Hawaii, United States | 20.96 | −156.18 | | 6.8 | M$_s$ (Klein and Wright, 2000) | USGS |
| April 19, 1938 | 12:59 local time | Kırşehir, Turkey | 39.1 | 34.0 | 160 | 6.6 | M$_s$ | |
| November 10, 1938 | 20:18 | Shumagin Islands, Alaska, United States | 55.33 | −158.37 | | 8.2 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| January 25, 1939 | 23:32 Local Time | Chillán, Chile see 1939 Chillán earthquake | −37.000 | −70.500 | 28,000 | 7.8 | M$_s$ | USGS |
| September 22, 1939 | 02:36 local time | Dikili, İzmir, Turkey | 39.1 | 26.8 | 60 | 6.6 | M$_s$ | |
| December 26, 1939 | 23:57 | Erzincan, Turkey see 1939 Erzincan earthquake | 39.77 | 39.53 | 32,968 | 7.8 | M$_s$ | USGS |
| May 19, 1940 | 04:36 | Imperial Valley, California, United States see 1940 El Centro earthquake | 32.73 | −115.5 | 9 | 7.1 | M$_w$  (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS |
| November 10, 1940 | 01:39 | Vrancea, Romania see 1940 Vrancea earthquake | 45.80 | 26.70 | 1,000 | 7.7 | M$_w$  (LT, 2007) | USGS |

## 1941–1950

| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths | Magnitude | Comments | Sources |
| April 15, 1941 | 19:09 UTC | Michoacán, Mexico see 1941 Colima earthquake | 18.85 | −102.94 | 90 | 7.7 | M$_s$ | |
| April 29, 1941 | 01:35 | Meeberrie, Western Australia, Australia | −26.8 | 116.1 | | 7.2 | M$_L$ | |
| June 26, 1941 | 17:22 | Andaman and Nicobar islands, India see 1941 Andaman Islands earthquake | – 12:50 | −92.57 | 8,000 | 8.1 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| December 17, 1941 | 19:19 | Tainan, Taiwan see 1941 Chungpu earthquake | 23.40 | 120.48 | 358 | 6.9 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| August 6, 1942 | 23:37 UTC | Guatemala see 1942 Guatemala earthquake | 13.78 | −90.91 | 38 | 7.7 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| August 24, 1942 | 22:50 UTC | Peru see 1942 Peru earthquake | −14.98 | −74.92 | 30 | 8.2 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| November 15, 1942 | 19:01 local time | Bigadiç, Balıkesir, Turkey | 39.2 | 28.2 | 16 | 6.1 | M$_s$ | |
| December 20, 1942 | 14:03 | Erbaa, Tokat, Turkey see 1942 Niksar–Erbaa earthquake | 40.87 | 36.47 | 3,000 | 7.0 | M$_s$ | |
| April 6, 1943 | 12:07 Local Time | Ovalle, Chile see 1943 Ovalle earthquake | −30.750 | −72.000 | 12 | 7.9–8.2 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| June 8 and 9, 1943 | 20:42 UTC and 03:06 UTC | Sumatra see 1943 Alahan Panjang earthquakes | −1.00 | 101.00 | | 7.2 and 7.5 | M$_w$ | |
| June 20, 1943 | 17:32 local time | Hendek, Adapazarı, Turkey | 40.6 | 30.5 | 336 | 6.6 | M$_s$ | |
| July 23, 1943 | 14:53 UTC | Central Java see 1943 Central Java earthquake | −9.50 | 110.00 | 213 | 7.0 | M$_w$ | |
| November 26, 1943 | 00:20 local time | Ladik, Samsun, Turkey see 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake | 41.05 | 33.72 | 4,000 | 7.5 | M$_w$ | |
| January 15, 1944 | 20:50 GMT-3 | San Juan, Argentina see 1944 San Juan earthquake | −31.4 | −68.4 | 8,000–10,000 | 7.0 | M$_w$  The 30-second long earthquake destroyed 95% of the city, located 30 km from the epicentre. | |
| February 1, 1944 | 03:25 | Gerede, Bolu, Turkey see 1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake | 40.8 | 32.2 | 3,959 | 7.5 | M$_w$ | |
| October 6, 1944 | 04:34 local time | Ayvalık, Balıkesir, Turkey | 39.37 | 26.53 | 30 | 6.8 | M$_s$ | |
| December 7, 1944 | 04:35 | Off the east coast of Kii Peninsula, Wakayama Prefecture, Kinki region, Japan known as 東南海地震 (Tōnankai Jishin) 1944 Tōnankai earthquake | 33.75 | 136 | 1,223 | 8.1 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| November 27, 1945 | 21:56 | Offshore Pakistan see 1945 Balochistan earthquake | 24.5 | 63.0 | 4,000 | 8.1 | M$_w$  Tsunami from submarine slumping | |
| April 1, 1946 | 12:28 | Unimak Island, Alaska, United States see 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake | 52.75 | −163.5 | 165 | 7.3 | M$_s$  (Stover and Coffman, 1993) | USGS |
| June 23, 1946 | 17:13 | Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada see 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake | 49.75 | −124.5 | | 7.3 | M$_L$ (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954: Rogers, 1983) | USGS |
| September 12, 1946 | 15:17 | Sagaing Region and Kachin State, Burma see 1946 Sagaing earthquakes | 22.35 | 96.24 | | 8.0 & 7.8 | M$_s$ | |
| September 15, 1946 | | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | | | | 6.2 | M$_s$ | |
| August 4, 1946 | 17:51 | Dominican Republic see 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake | 19.25 | −69 | 2,550 | 8.0 | M$_s$  (Abe, 1981) | USGS |
| December 20, 1946 | 19:19 | Off southern Wakayama Prefecture, Kinki–Shikoku regions, Japan see 1946 Nankaidō earthquake | 32.5 | 134.5 | 1,330 | 8.1 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| July 29, 1947 | 13:43 | British India, Tibet see 1947 Assam earthquake | 28.50 | 94.00 | | 7.3 | M$_w$ | |
| October 16, 1947 | 02:09 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | 64.2 | −148.3 | | 7.2 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| January 25, 1948 | 01:46 PST | Panay, Philippines see 1948 Lady Caycay earthquake | 10.8 | 122.295 | 50 | 7.8 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| May 25, 1948 | 07:11 | Litang, China see 1948 Litang earthquake | 29.5 | 100.5 | 800 | 7.2 | M$_w$ | |
| June 28, 1948 | 07:13 | Fukui Prefecture, Japan see 1948 Fukui earthquake | 36.16 | 136.22 | 3,769 | 6.8 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| October 5, 1948 | 20:12 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan see 1948 Ashgabat earthquake | 37.95 | 58.32 | 110,000 | 7.3 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| April 13, 1949 | 19:55 | Olympia, Washington, United States see1949 Olympia earthquake | 47.1 | −122.7 | 8 | 7.1 | M$_L$  (Baker and Langston, 1987) | USGS |
| July 10, 1949 | 03:53 | Gharm Oblast, Tajikistan see 1949 Khait earthquake | 39.2 | 70.8 | 7,200 | 7.5 | M$_w$ | |
| August 5, 1949 | 14:05 | Ambato, Ecuador see 1949 Ambato earthquake | −1.19 | −78.32 | 6,000 | 6.4 | M$_s$ | USGS |
| August 17, 1949 | 18:44 | Karlıova, Bingöl, Turkey see 1949 Karlıova earthquake | 39.54 | 40.57 | 450 | 6.8 | M$_s$ | |
| August 22, 1949 | 04:01 | Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada see 1949 Queen Charlotte earthquake | 53.62 | −133.27 | 0 | 8.1 | M$_s$  (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954) | USGS |
| December 17, 1949 | 06:53 | Tierra del Fuego, Chile & Argentina see 1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquakes | −54 | −68.77 | | 7.8 | M$_L$ | |
| August 15, 1950 | 14:09 | Assam–Tibet see 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake | 28.5 | 96.5 | 4,800 | 8.6 | M$_w$ | USGS |

## 1951–1960

| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths | Magnitude | Comments | Sources |
| August 13, 1951 | 18:36 | Kurşunlu, Çankırı, Turkey see 1951 Kurşunlu earthquake | 40.88 | 32.87 | 50 | 6.9 | M$_s$ | |
| August 21, 1951 | 10:57 | Kona, Hawaii, United States | 19.5 | −155.95 | | 6.9 | M$_s$  (Klein and Wright, 2000) | USGS |
| July 21, 1952 | 11:52 | Kern County, California, United States see 1952 Kern County earthquake | 34.95 | −119.05 | 12 | 7.3 | M$_w$  (Stein and Hanks, 1998) | USGS |
| November 5, 1952 | 04:58 | Kamchatka, Soviet Union see 1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake | 52.76 | 160.06 | 2,336 | 9.0 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| February 12, 1953 | 08:15 | Torud, Semnan, Iran see 1953 Torud earthquake | −35.39 | 54.98 | 973 | 6.6 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| March 18, 1953 | 21:06 local time | Yenice, Çanakkale, Turkey See 1953 Yenice–Gönen earthquake | 40.02 | 27.53 | 1,070 | 7.2 | M$_s$ | |
| May 6, 1953 | 17:16 UTC | Near Concepción, Chile see 1953 Concepción earthquake | −36.50 | −73.00 | 12 | 7.6 | M$_s$ | |
| August 8–12, 1953 | 09:24 | Kefalonia, Greece see 1953 Ionian earthquake | 38.2 | 20.6 | 476 | 6.8 | M$_w$  113 tremors over five days | |
| September 14, 1953 | 00:27 UTC | Fiji see 1953 Suva earthquake | −18.25 | 178.25 | 8 | 6.8 | M$_s$ | |
| December 6, 1953 | 16:18 Local Time | Calama, Chile | −22.10 | −68.70 | 3 | 7.4 | M$_w$ | |
| December 12, 1953 | 17:31 UTC | Tumbes, Peru see 1953 Tumbes earthquake | −3.40 | −80.60 | 6 | 7.5 | M$_w$ | |
| March 29, 1954 | 06:17 | Spain | 37.03 | −3.51 | | 7.9 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| July 6, 1954 | 11:13 | Rainbow Mountain, Nevada, United States | 39.42 | −118.53 | | 6.6 | M$_w$  (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS |
| August 24, 1954 | 05:51 | Stillwater, Nevada, United States | 39.58 | −118.45 | | 6.8 | M$_w$  (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS |
| September 9, 1954 | 01:04 | Chlef, Algeria see 1954 Chlef earthquake | −36.27 | 1.59 | 1,409 | 6.7 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| December 16, 1954 | 11:07 | Fairview Peak, Nevada, United States | 39.32 | −118.2 | | 7.1 | M$_w$  (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS |
| December 16, 1954 | 11:11 | Dixie Valley, Nevada, United States | 39.5 | −118 | | 6.8 | M$_w$  (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS |
| July 16, 1955 | 09:07 local time | Söke, Aydın, Turkey | 37.55 | 27.05 | 23 | 6.8 | M$_s$ | |
| September 12, 1955 | 06:09 UTC | Offshore Alexandria, Egypt see 1955 Alexandria earthquake | 32.2 | 29.6 | 18 | 6.3 | M$_s$ | |
| September 23, 1955 | 15:06 UTC | Sichuan and Yunnan, China see 1955 Yuzha earthquake | 26.60 | 101.80 | 728 | 6.8 | M$_s$ | |
| July 16, 1956 | 15:07 UTC | Near Sagaing, Burma see 1956 Sagaing earthquake | 22.08 | 95.82 | | 7.1 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| July 21, 1956 | 21:02 local time | Gujarat, India see 1956 Anjar earthquake | −23.3 | 70.0 | 115 | 6.3 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| October 24, 1956 | 14:42 UTC | West of Masachapa, Nicaragua see 1956 Nicaragua earthquake | 11.79 | −86.46 | | 7.3 | M$_s$ | |
| March 9, 1957 | 14:22 | Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States see 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake | 51.56 | −175.39 | 0 | 8.6 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| April 25, 1957 | 04:25 local time | Fethiye, Muğla, Turkey | 36.5 | 28.6 | 67 | 7.1 | M$_w$ | |
| May 26, 1957 | 6:36 | Abant, Bolu, Turkey see 1957 Abant earthquake | 40.67 | 31.00 | 52 | 7.1 | M$_s$ | |
| December 4, 1957 | 03:37 | Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia see 1957 Mongolia earthquake | 45.15 | 99.21 | 30 | 8.1 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| April 7, 1958 | 15:30 | Huslia, Alaska, United States | 65.94 | −156.37 | | 7.3 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| July 10, 1958 | 06:15 | Fairweather, Alaska, United States see 1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska earthquake and megatsunami | 58.37 | −136.66 | 5 | 7.7 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| November 6, 1958 | 22:58 | Kuril Islands, USSR see 1958 Kuril Islands earthquake | 44.48 | 148.45 | | 8.3 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| May 4, 1959 | 07:15 | Kamchatka, USSR see 1959 Kamchatka earthquake | 53.37 | 159.66 | 1 | 8.0 | M$_w$ | |
| August 18, 1959 | 06:37 | Hebgen Lake, Montana, United States see 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake | 44.6 | −110.64 | 28 | 7.3 | M$_w$  (Dosier, 1985) | USGS |
| February 29, 1960 | 23:40 | Agadir, Morocco see 1960 Agadir earthquake | 30.5 | −9.3 | 10,000 | 5.7 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| May 21, 1960 | 10:02 | Concepción, Chile see 1960 Concepción earthquakes | −37.824 | −73.353 | 125 | 8.3 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| May 22, 1960 | 19:11 | Valdivia, Chile see 1960 Valdivia earthquake | −38.24 | −73.05 | 5,700 | 9.5 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| November 20, 1960 | 22:02 UTC | Northern Peru see November 1960 Peru earthquake | −6.70 | −80.62 | | 7.8 | M$_w$ | USGS |

## 1961–1970

| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths | Magnitude | Comments | Sources |
| September 1, 1962 | 19:20 | Qazvin, Iran see1962 Buin Zahra earthquake | -35.63 | 49.87 | 12,225 | 7.2 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| February 13, 1963 | 08:50 UTC | Offshore Su-ao, Taiwan see 1963 Su-ao earthquake | 24.35 | 122.06 | 3 | 7.3 | M$_w$ | |
| February 21, 1963 | 17:14 | Marj, Marj District, Libya | 32.6 | 21.0 | 300 | 5.4 | M$_s$ | |
| July 26, 1963 | 04:17 | Skopje, Republic of Macedonia see 1963 Skopje earthquake | 42.16 | 22.66 | 1,100 | 6.1 | M$_w$ | – |
| October 13, 1963 | 05:17 | Kuril Islands see 1963 Kuril Islands earthquake | 44.81 | 149.54 | 0 | 8.5 | M$_w$ | – |
| March 27, 1964 | 17:36 | Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States see 1964 Alaska earthquake | 61.02 | −147.65 | 125 | 9.2 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| June 16, 1964 | 04:01 | Off northern Niigata Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan see 1964 Niigata earthquake | 38.43 | 139.23 | 26 | 7.5 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| July 6, 1964 | 07:22 UTC | Guerrero, Mexico see 1964 Guerrero earthquake | 18.19 | −100.51 | 40 | 7.4 | M$_s$ | |
| October 6, 1964 | 16:31 local time | Manyas, Balıkesir, Turkey | 40.1 | 27.93 | 23 | 7.0 | M$_s$ | |
| January 24, 1965 | 00:11 UTC | Sanana, Indonesia see 1965 Ceram Sea earthquake | −2.455 | 125.965 | 71 | 8.2 | M$_w$ | |
| February 4, 1965 | 05:01 | Rat Islands, Alaska, United States see 1965 Rat Islands earthquake | 51.21 | −178.5 | | 8.7 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| March 28, 1965 | 12:33 Local Time | La Ligua, Chile | −32.418 | −71.10 | 280 | 7.4 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| April 29, 1965 | 08:29 | Seattle–Tacoma, Washington, United States see 1965 Puget Sound earthquake | 47.32 | −122.33 | 7 | 6.7 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| August 23, 1965 | 19:46 | Oaxaca, Mexico see 1965 Oaxaca earthquake | 15.38 | −96.12 | 6 | 7.5 | M$_w$ | |
| March 12, 1966 | 16:31 UTC | Offshore Hualien, Taiwan see 1966 Hualien earthquake | 24.24 | 122.67 | | 8.0 | M$_s$ | |
| March 20, 1966 | 01:42 UTC | Near Uganda-Democratic Republic of the Congo border see 1966 Toro earthquake | 0.85 | 29.87 | 157 | 6.1 | M$_s$ | USGS |
| March 22, 1966 | 08:19 | Xingtai, Hebei, China see 1966 Xingtai earthquakes | −37.04 | 114.29 | 8,064 | 6.8 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| June 28, 1966 | 04:26 | Parkfield, California, United States | 35.88 | −120.49 | | 6.1 | M$_w$  (Tsai and Aki, 1969) | USGS |
| August 19, 1966 | 12:23 | Varto, Muş, Turkey see 1966 Varto earthquake | 39.17 | 41.56 | 2,396 | 6.8 | M$_w$ | |
| October 17, 1966 | 21:41 UTC | Peru see 1966 Peru earthquake | −10.7 | −78.7 | | 8.1 | M$_w$ | |
| December 28, 1966 | 08:18 UTC | Taltal, Chile | −25.51 | −70.74 | 6 | 8.1 | M$_w$ | |
| July 22, 1967 | 16:56 | Mudurnu, Adapazarı, Turkey see 1967 Mudurnu earthquake | 40.67 | 30.69 | 89 | 7.2 | M$_s$ | |
| July 29, 1967 | 20:05 | Caracas, Venezuela see 1967 Caracas earthquake | 10.56 | −67.33 | 236 | 6.6 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| December 10, 1967 | 22:51 | Koynanagar, India | 17.39 | 73.77 | | 6.3 | M$_w$  (Langston, 1976) | USGS |
| April 1, 1968 | 00:42 UTC | Hyuga-nada Sea, Japan see 1968 Hyūga-nada earthquake | 32.3 | 132.5 | | 7.5 | M$_w$ | |
| May 16, 1968 | 01:49 UTC | Offshore Honshu and Hokkaido, Japan see 1968 Tokachi earthquake | 40.90 | 143.35 | | 8.3 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| May 24, 1968 | 5:24 local time | Inangahua Junction, West Coast, New Zealand see 1968 Inangahua earthquake | −41.76 | 172.04 | 3 | 7.1 | M$_w$ | – |
| August 31, 1968 | 10:47 UTC | Dasht Bayaz & Ferdows, Iran see 1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquake | 33.9 | 59.02 | 12,000 | 7.1 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| September 3, 1968 | 10:19 UTC | Bartın, Turkey | 41.79 | 32.31 | 29 | 6.5 | M$_s$ | |
| October 14, 1968 | 10:49 Local Time | Meckering, Western Australia, Australia see 1968 Meckering earthquake | −31.57 | 117.07 | | 6.5 | M$_w$ | |
| February 28, 1969 | 02:40 | Portugal, Morocco see 1969 Portugal earthquake | 36.017 | −10.950 | 13 | 7.8 | M$_w$ | |
| March 28, 1969 | 03:48 local time | Alaşehir, Manisa, Turkey | 38.5 | 28.4 | 53 | 6.5 | M$_s$ | |
| March 31, 1969 | 07:15 UTC | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt see 1969 Sharm el-Sheikh earthquake | 27.6 | 33.9 | 2 | 6.6 | M$_w$ | |
| July 18, 1969 | 13:24 local time | Bohai Bay, China see 1969 Bohai earthquake | 38.2 | 119.4 | 10 | 7.4 | M$_s$ | |
| July 25, 1969 | 22:49 | Yangjiang, Guangdong, China see 1969 Yangjiang earthquake | 21.61 | 111.83 | 3,000 | 6.4 | M$_w$ | |
| October 26–27, 1969 | 15:36 and 08:10 | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44.9 | 17.2 | 10 | 6.4 | M$_s$ | |
| January 4, 1970 | 17:35 | China see 1970 Tonghai earthquake | 25.96 | 101.32 | 15,000 | 7.1 | M$_w$ | |
| March 24, 1970 | | Canning Basin, Western Australia, Australia | | | | 6.7 | M$_s$ | |
| May 31, 1970 | 20:23 | Ancash, Peru see 1970 Ancash earthquake | −9.25 | −78.84 | 70,000 | 7.9 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| March 28, 1970 | 23:02 local time | Gediz, Kütahya, Turkey see 1970 Gediz earthquake | 39.2 | 29.5 | 1,086 | 7.2 | M$_s$ | |
| July 31, 1970 | 17:08 | Colombia see 1970 Colombia earthquake | −1.49 | −72.56 | 1 | 8 | M$_s$ | USGS |
| December 10, 1970 | 04:34 UTC | Peru see 1970 Peru–Ecuador earthquake | −3.99 | −80.72 | 82 | 7.1 | M$_w$ | USGS |

## 1971–1980

| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths | Magnitude | Comments | Sources |
| February 9, 1971 | 14:00 | Sylmar, California, United States see 1971 San Fernando earthquake | 34.4 | −118.39 | 65 | 6.7 | M$_w$(Heaton, 1982) | USGS |
| July 16, 1971 | | Canning Basin, Western Australia, Australia | | | | 6.4 | | |
| May 22, 1971 | 16:44 | Bingöl, Turkey see 1971 Bingöl earthquake | 38.83 | 40.52 | 1,000 | 6.9 | M$_w$ | |
| July 8, 1971 | 23:04 Local Time | Illapel, Chile see 1971 Aconcagua earthquake | −32.511 | −71.207 | 85 | 7.5 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| July 14, 1971 and July 26, 1971 | | Solomon Islands see 1971 Solomon Islands earthquakes | | | 2 | 8.0, 8.1 | M$_w$ | |
| April 10, 1972 | 02:06 UTC | Qir, Iran see 1972 Qir earthquake | 28.4 | 52.8 | 5,374 | 6.7 | M$_w$ | |
| April 24, 1972 | 09:57 UTC | Ruisui, Taiwan see 1972 Ruisui earthquake | 23.60 | 121.60 | 5 | 7.2 | M$_s$ | USGS |
| December 23, 1972 | 06:29 | Managua, Nicaragua see 1972 Nicaragua earthquake | 12.35 | 86.12 | 11,000 | 6.2 | M$_w$ (Brown, R. D., P. L. Ward, and G. Plafker (1973)) | USGS |
| August 28, 1973 | 09:50 | Veracruz, Puebla, Mexico see 1973 Veracruz earthquake | 18.23 | −96.61 | 1,200 | 7.3 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| May 8, 1974 | 23:33 | Off Izu Peninsula, Japan see 1974 Izu Peninsula earthquake | 34.6 | 138.8 | 25 | 6.5 | M$_s$ | |
| May 10, 1974 | 19:25 | Near Yunnan, Sichuan border, China see 1974 Zhaotong earthquake | 28.24 | 104.01 | 20,000 | 7.0 | M$_w$ | |
| October 3, 1974 | 14:21 UTC | Near Lima, Peru see 1974 Lima earthquake | −12.25 | −77.52 | 78 | 8.1 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| December 28, 1974 | 12:11 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan see 1974 Pattan earthquake | 35.0 | 72.8 | 5.300 | 6.2 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| February 4, 1975 | 11:36 | Haicheng, Liaoning, China see 1975 Haicheng earthquake | 40.72 | 122.73 | 2,041 | 7 | M$_w$ (Cipar, 1979) | USGS |
| May 26, 1975 | 09:11 UTC | North Atlantic see 1975 North Atlantic earthquake | 35.97 | −17.65 | | 7.9 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| June 30, 1975 | 18:54 | Norris Junction, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States | 44.69 | −110.62 | 0 | 6.1 | M$_L$ Largest earthquake in Yellowstone Caldera since 1959 Hebgen Lake event | |
| July 8, 1975 | 12:06 UTC | Bagan, Myanmar, see 1975 Bagan earthquake | 21.48 | 94.7 | 85 | 7.5 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| September 6, 1975 | 12:20 local time | Lice, Diyarbakır, Turkey see 1975 Lice earthquake | 38.5 | 40.7 | 2,385 | 6.6 | M$_S$ | |
| November 29, 1975 | | Canning Basin, Western Australia, Australia | | | | 6.2 | M$_S$ | |
| November 29, 1975 | 14:47 | south flank of Kīlauea, Hawaii, United States | 19.45 | −155.03 | 2 | 7.2 | M$_S$ (Klein and Wright, 2000) | USGS |
| February 4, 1976 | 09:01 | Guatemala see 1976 Guatemala earthquake | 15.3 | −89.14 | 23,000 | 7.5 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| May 6, 1976 | 21:06 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy see 1976 Friuli earthquake | 46.2 | 13.10 | 989 | 6.4 | M$_w$ | |
| June 25, 1976 | 19:18 | Papua, Indonesia see 1976 Papua earthquake | 4.603 | 140.091 | 5,400 | 7.3 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| July 14, 1976 | 07:13 | Bali, Indonesia see 1976 Bali earthquake | 8.227 | 114.75 | 573 | 6.5 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| July 27, 1976 | 19:42 | Tangshan, China see 1976 Tangshan earthquake | 39.61 | 117.89 | 242,419 | 7.6 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| August 17, 1976 | 00:11 local time | Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines see 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake | 06.03 | 124.0 | 4,791 | 8.0 | M$_w$ | PHIVOLCS |
| November 24, 1976 | 14:22 local time | Muradiye, Van, Turkey see 1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake | 39.12 | 44.03 | 3,840 | 7.5 | M$_S$ | |
| March 4, 1977 | 21:20 local time | Bucharest, Romania see 1977 Bucharest earthquake | 45.8 | 26.8 | 1,500 | 7.5 | Lasted ~5 minutes | – |
| August 19, 1977 | 06:08 | Sumba, Indonesia see 1977 Sumba earthquake | 11.085 | 118.464 | 180 | 8.3 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| November 23, 1977 | 09:26 | San Juan, Argentina see 1977 San Juan earthquake | −31.08 | −67.78 | 65 | 7.4 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| June 12, 1978 | 08:14 UTC | Off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan see 1978 Miyagi earthquake | 38.19 | 142.03 | 28 | 7.7 | M$_S$ | USGS |
| September 16, 1978 | 19:38 | Tabas, Yazd Province, Iran see 1978 Tabas earthquake | 33.3 | 57.4 | 15,000 | 7.7 | M$_L$ | USGS |
| April 15, 1979 | 06:19 | Herceg Novi, Dubrovnik, Montenegro, Croatia see 1979 Montenegro earthquake | 41.98 | 18.98 | 136 | 7.0 | M$_s$ | |
| June 2, 1979 | | Cadoux, Western Australia, Australia | | | | 6.1 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| October 15, 1979 | 23:17 | Imperial Valley, California, United States see 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake | 32.82 | −115.65 | | 6.4 | M$_w$ (Hartzell and Heaton, 1983) | USGS |
| December 12, 1979 | 07:59 | Nariño Department, Colombia see 1979 Tumaco earthquake | 1.598 | −79.358 | 600 | 8.2 | M$_w$ | |
| May 25, 1980 | 16:33 | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | 37.6 | −118.83 | | 6.1 | M$_w$ (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS |
| May 27, 1980 | 14:50 | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | 37.48 | −118.8 | | 6 | M$_w$ (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS |
| October 24, 1980 | 14:53 | Oaxaca, Mexico see 1980 Oaxaca earthquake | 18.08 | −98.22 | 300 | 7.2 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| October 10, 1980 | 12:25 | Northern Algeria see1980 El Asnam earthquake | 36.195 | 1.354 | 5,000 | 7.7 | M$_s$ | |
| November 8, 1980 | 10:27 | Gorda plate, California, United States | 41.12 | −124.67 | | 7.2 | M$_w$ (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS |
| November 23, 1980 | 19:34 | Irpinia, Southern Italy see 1980 Irpinia earthquake | 40.87 | 15.31 | 2,735 | 6.8 | M$_w$ | USGS |

## 1981–1990

| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths | Magnitude | Comments | Sources |
| January 19, 1981 | 15:11 | Irian Jaya, Indonesia see 1981 Irian Jaya earthquake | −4.576 | 139.232 | 305 | 6.7 | M$_s$ | |
| January 23, 1981 | 21:13 | Sichuan, China see 1981 Dawu earthquake | 30.93 | 101.10 | 150 | 6.8 | M$_L$ | USGS |
| October 25, 1981 | 03:22 UTC | Playa Azul, Mexico see 1981 Playa Azul earthquake | 18.05 | −102.08 | 3 | 7.3 | M$_s$ | USGS |
| December 13, 1982 | 09:12 | Dhamar, North Yemen (now Yemen) see 1982 North Yemen earthquake | 14.70 | 44.38 | 2,800 | 6.2 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| March 31, 1983 | | Popayán, Cauca Department, Colombia see 1983 Popayán earthquake | | | 267 | 5.5 | | USGS |
| May 2, 1983 | 23:42 | Coalinga, California, United States see 1983 Coalinga earthquake | 36.23 | −120.32 | | 6.5 | M$_w$ (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS |
| October 28, 1983 | 14:06 | Borah Peak, Idaho, United States | 44.09 | −113.8 | 2 | 7 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| October 30, 1983 | 07:12 local time | Erzurum, Turkey see 1983 Erzurum earthquake | 40.33 | 42.19 | 1,342 | 6.9 | M$_S$ | |
| November 16, 1983 | 16:13 | Kaoiki, Hawaii, United States | 19.44 | −155.38 | | 6.7 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| November 30, 1983 | 17:46 UTC | Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory see 1983 Chagos Archipelago earthquake | −6.58 | 72.11 | | 7.7 | M$_s$ | |
| December 22, 1983 | 04:11 | Guinea see 1983 Guinea earthquake | −11.866 | 13.259 | 500 | 6.3 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| April 24, 1984 | 21:15 | Morgan Hill, California, United States see 1984 Morgan Hill earthquake | 37.3 | −121.71 | | 6.2 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| November 17, 1984 | 06:49 UTC | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia see 1984 Northern Sumatra earthquake | 0.20 | 98.03 | | 7.2 | M$_s$ | USGS |
| December 31, 1984 | 07:03 local time | Cachar, Assam, India see 1984 Cachar earthquake | 24.641 | 92.891 | 20 | 6.0 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| March 3, 1985 | 19:47 Local Time | Valparaíso, Chile see 1985 Algarrobo earthquake | −33.24 | −71.850 | 177 | 7.8 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| April 8, 1985 | 21:56:59 local time (01:56:59 UTC) | Rapel Lake, Chile see 1985 Rapel Lake earthquake | −34.04 | −71.39 | 2 | 7.5 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| September 19, 1985 | 13:17 | Michoacán, Mexico see 1985 Mexico City earthquake | 18.44 | −102.36 | 10,000 | 8 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| December 23, 1985 | 05:16 | Nahanni, Northwest Territories, Canada see 1985 Nahanni earthquakes | 62.16 | −124.31 | | 6.8 | M$_w$ (Wetmiller et al., 1988) | USGS |
| May 7, 1986 | 22:47 | Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States | 51.56 | −174.81 | | 8 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| July 8, 1986 | 09:20 | north Palm Springs, California, United States | 33.97 | −116.78 | | 6.1 | M$_w$ (Hartzell, 1989) | USGS |
| July 21, 1986 | 14:42 | Chalfant Valley, California, United States see 1986 Chalfant Valley earthquake | 37.53 | −118.43 | | 6.2 | M$_w$ (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS |
| October 10, 1986 | 17:49 | El Salvador, San Salvador see 1986 San Salvador earthquake | 13.827 | −89.118 | 1,500 | 5.4 | M$_s$ | |
| March 2, 1987 | 13:42 local time | Edgecumbe, New Zealand see 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake | −37.88 | 176.84 | | 6.5 | M$_w$ | – |
| March 6, 1987 | 04:10 | Napo Province, Ecuador see 1987 Ecuador earthquakes | −0.0 | 77.7 | 5,000 | 7.1 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| October 1, 1987 | 14:42 | Whittier Narrows, California, United States see 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake | 34.06 | −118.13 | 8 | 5.9 | M$_w$ (Hartzell and Iida, 1990) | USGS |
| November 30, 1987 | 19:23 | Gulf of Alaska, United States | 58.84 | −142.6 | | 7.9 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| January 22, 1988 | 00:35 | Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia | −19.87 | 133.78 | | 6.3 | M$_w$ (Choy and Bowman, 1990) | USGS |
| January 22, 1988 | 03:57 | Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia | −19.88 | 133.83 | | 6.4 | M$_w$ (Choy and Bowman, 1990) | USGS |
| January 22, 1988 | 12:04 | Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia | −19.9 | 133.83 | | 6.6 | M$_w$ (Choy and Bowman, 1990) | USGS |
| March 6, 1988 | 22:35 | Gulf of Alaska, United States | 57.26 | −142.75 | | 7.8 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| August 20, 1988 | 23:09 | Nepal see1988 Nepal earthquake | −26.71 | 86.62 | 709 | 6.9 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| November 6, 1988 | 13:03 | Myanmar-China border see 1988 Lancang earthquake | 22.789°N | 99.611°E | 938 | 7.7 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| December 7, 1988 | 07:41 | Spitak, Armenia see 1988 Armenian earthquake | 40.93 | 44.11 | 25,000 | 6.8 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| January 22, 1989 | 23:02 | Tajikistan see1989 Gissar earthquake | −38.47 | −68.69 | 274 | 5.5 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| May 23, 1989 | 10:54 local time | Macquarie Fault Zone | −52.371 | 160.642 | | 8.2 | M$_w$ | |
| August 21, 1989 | 00:18 | Papua, Indonesia see 1989 West Papua earthquake | 4.511 | 139.022 | 120 | 6.0 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| October 17, 1989 | 17:04 local time | Loma Prieta, California, United States see 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake | 37.14 | −121.76 | 63 | 6.9 | M$_w$ (Wald et al., 1991) | USGS |
| December 25, 1989 | 14:24 | Ungava Peninsula, Quebec, Canada | 60.07 | −73.54 | | 6.0 | M$_w$ (Bent, 1994) | USGS |
| December 28, 1989 | 10:27 local time | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia see 1989 Newcastle earthquake | −32.95 | 151.61 | 13 | 5.6 | M$_L$ This is the only deadly Australian earthquake recorded to date | – |
| February 8, 1990 | 15:15 local time | Bohol Sea, Philippines; see 1990 Bohol Sea earthquake | 9.755 | 124.694 | 6 | 6.8 | M$_w$ | |
| June 14, 1990 | 15:41 local time | Panay Island, Philippines see 1990 Panay earthquake | 11.34 | 122.10 | 8 | 7.1 | M$_w$ | – |
| June 21, 1990 | 00:30 local time | Northwestern Iran; see 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake | 36.96 | 49.41 | 50,000 | 7.4 | M$_w$ | – |
| July 16, 1990 | 16:26 local time | Baguio, Philippines; see 1990 Luzon earthquake | 15.7 | 121.2 | 1,621 | 7.9 | M$_s$ | – |

## 1991–2000

| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths | Magnitude | Comments | Sources |
| April 29, 1991 | 09:12 | Racha, Georgia see 1991 Racha earthquake | 42.453 | 43.673 | 270 | 7.0 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| August 17, 1991 | 22:17 | Honeydew, California, United States | 41.79 | −125.58 | | 7.1 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| October 20, 1991 | 02:53 local time | Uttarakhand, India see 1991 Uttarkashi earthquake | 30.75 | 78.82 | 768 | 6.8 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| March 13, 1992 | 17.18 | Erzincan, Turkey see 1992 Erzincan earthquake | 39.70 | 39.69 | 652 | 6.8 | | |
| April 23, 1992 | 04:50 | Joshua Tree, California, United States | 33.87 | −116.55 | | 6.1 | M$_w$ (Hauksson et al., 1993) | USGS |
| April 25, 1992 | 18:06 | Cape Mendocino, California, United States | 40.38 | −124.05 | | 7.2 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| April 26, 1992 | 07:41 | offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, United States | 40.55 | −124.29 | | 6.5 | M$_w$ (Oppenheimer et al., 1993) | USGS |
| April 26, 1992 | 11:18 | offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, United States | 40.44 | −124.43 | | 6.7 | M$_w$ (Oppenheimer et al., 1993) | USGS |
| June 28, 1992 | 11:57 | Landers, California, US see 1992 Landers earthquake | 34.2 | −116.52 | 3 | 7.3 | M$_w$ (Sieh et al. 1993) | USGS |
| September 2, 1992 | 00:16 | Nicaragua see 1992 Nicaragua earthquake | 11.77 | −87.35 | 116 | 7.7 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| October 12, 1992 | 13:09 | Egypt, Cairo see 1992 Cairo earthquake | 29.778 | 31.144 | 545 | 5.8 | M$_B$ | |
| December 12, 1992 | 05:29 | Flores, Indonesia see 1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami and tsunami | 8.480 | 121.896 | 2,500 | 7.8 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| July 12, 1993 | 13:17 | Japan (Hokkaido), Korea and Russia see1993 Hokkaido earthquake | 42.851 | 139.197 | 230 | 7.7 | M$_w$ | |
| September 29, 1993 | 22:25 | Latur-Killari, India see 1993 Latur earthquake | 18.08 | 76.52 | 9,748 | 6.2 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| January 17, 1994 | 12:30 | Reseda, Los Angeles, California, United States see 1994 Northridge earthquake | 34.18 | −118.56 | 57 | 6.7 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| February 15, 1994 | 17:07 UTC | Sumatra, Indonesia see 1994 Liwa earthquake | −4.967 | −104.302 | 207 | 6.9 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| June 2, 1994 | 18:17 | Java, Indonesia see 1994 Java earthquake | 10.51 | 112.87 | 250 | 7.8 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| June 6, 1994 | 20:47 | Paez, Cauca, Colombia see 1994 Páez River earthquake | 2.917 | 76.057 | 1,100 | 6.8 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| June 9, 1994 | 00:33 | Bolivia see 1994 Bolivia earthquake | −13.86 | −67.49 | 5 | 8.2 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| September 1, 1994 | 15:15 | Cape Mendocino, California, United States | 40.38 | −125.78 | | 7.1 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| October 4, 1994 | 13:22 (UTC) | Near Kuril Islands, Russia see 1994 Kuril Islands earthquake | 43.706 | 147.328 | 10 | 8.2 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| November 15, 1994 | 03:15 local time | Calapan, Mindoro, Philippines see 1994 Mindoro earthquake | 13.53 | 121.08 | 78 | 7.1 | M$_w$ | PHIVOLCS |
| December 28, 1994 | 12:19 (UTC) | Near Honshū, Japan see 1994 offshore Sanriku earthquake | 40.451 | 143.491 | 2 | 7.7 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| January 17, 1995 | 05:46 local time | Southern Hyōgo Prefecture, Kinki region, Japan see Great Hanshin earthquake | 34.57 | 135.03 | 6,434 | 6.9 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| May 27, 1995 | 23:03 local time | Neftegorsk, Northern Sakhalin, Russia see 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake | 52.629 | 142.827 | 1,995 | 7.1 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| July 30, 1995 | 05:11 UTC | Near Coast Antofagasta, Chile see 1995 Antofagasta earthquake | −23.34 | −70.294 | 3 | 8.0 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| September 14, 1995 | 14:04 UTC | Guerrero, Mexico see 1995 Guerrero earthquake | 16.779 | −98.597 | 3 | 7.4 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| October 1, 1995 | 17:57 local time | Dinar, Afyon, Turkey see 1995 Dinar earthquake | 38.06 | 30.13 | 90 | 6.1 | M$_S$ | |
| October 9, 1995 | 15:35 UTC | Off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico see 1995 Colima–Jalisco earthquake | 19.055 | −104.205 | 49 | 8.0 | M$_w$ | |
| October 21, 1995 | 02:38 UTC | Chiapas, Mexico see 1995 Chiapas earthquake | 16.840 | −93.469 | | 7.1 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| October 23, 1995 | 22:46 UTC | Wuding, Yunnan, China see 1995 Wuding earthquake | 26.003 | 102.227 | 53 | 6.2 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| February 3, 1996 | 19:14 local time | Lijiang, Yunnan, China see 1996 Lijiang earthquake | 27.30 | 100.29 | 322 | 6.6 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| February 17, 1996 | 05:59 | Near Biak Island, Indonesia see 1996 Biak earthquake | −0.891 | 136.952 | 108 | 8.1 | M$_w$ | |
| May 3, 1996 | 03:32 UTC | Near Baotou, China see 1996 Baotou earthquake | 40.774 | 109.661 | 26 | 6.4 | M$_s$ | |
| November 12, 1996 | 16:59 UTC | Near Nazca, Peru see 1996 Nazca earthquake | −14.993 | 75.675 | 14 | 7.5 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| February 28, 1997 | 12:57 UTC | Ardabil, Iran see 1997 Ardabil earthquake | 38.08 | 48.05 | 1,100 | 6.1 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| May 10, 1997 | 07:57 UTC | South Khorasan, Iran see 1997 Qayen earthquake | 33.844 | 59.810 | 1,567 | 7.3 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| May 22, 1997 | 22:51 | Madhya Pradesh, India see 1997 Jabalpur earthquake | −23.1 | 80.14 | 56 | 5.8 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| July 9, 1997 | 19:24 | Cariaco, Venezuela see 1997 Cariaco earthquake | −10.45 | 63.58 | 81 | 6.9 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| August 10, 1997 | | Collier Bay, Western Australia, Australia | | | | 6.3 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| September 26, 1997 | 09:40 UTC | Umbria–Marche, Italy see 1997 Umbria and Marche earthquake | 43.084 | 12.812 | 11 | 6.1 | M$_e$ | USGS |
| October 15, 1997 | 01:03 UTC | Punitaqui, Chile see 1997 Punitaqui earthquake | 30.93 | 71.22 | 8 | 7.1 | M$_e$ | USGS |
| November 8, 1997 | 10:02 UTC | Tibet see 1997 Manyi earthquake | 35.069 | 87.325 | | 7.4 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| January 30, 1998 | 12:16 UTC | Antofagasta, Chile | −23.91 | −70.20 | 1 | 7.1 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| February 4, 1998 | 14:33 | Takhar, Afghanistan see February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake | 37.17 | 70.14 | 4,000 | 5.9 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| May 22, 1998 | 00:48 Local time | Aiquile, Bolivia see 1998 Aiquile earthquake | −17.91 | −65.47 | 105 | 6.6 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| May 30, 1998 | 06:22 | Takhar, Afghanistan see May 1998 Afghanistan earthquake | 37.17 | 70.09 | 4,500 | 6.5 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| June 27, 1998 | 16:55 local time | Ceyhan, Adana, Turkey see 1998 Adana–Ceyhan earthquake | 36.88 | 35.31 | 146 | 6.2 | M$_S$ | |
| July 17, 1998 | 08:49 | New Guinea, Papua New Guinea see 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake | −2.94 | 142.58 | 2,183 | 7 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| November 19, 1998 | 11:38 UTC | Near Yunnan-Sichuan border see 1998 Ninglang earthquake | 27.27 | 101.03 | 5 | 6.2 | M$_s$ | |
| January 25, 1999 | 13:19 | Quindío And Risaralda, Colombia see 1999 Colombia earthquake | 4.45 | −75.65 | 1,900 | 6.2 | | USGS |
| March 28, 1999 | 19:05 | Chamoli, India see 1999 Chamoli earthquake | 30.408 | 79.416 | 103 | 6.8 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| August 17, 1999 | 00:01 GMT | İzmit, Turkey see 1999 İzmit earthquake | 40.70 | 29.99 | 17,127 | 7.4 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| September 7, 1999 | 11:56 | Athens, Greece see 1999 Athens earthquake | 38.06 | 23.51 | 143 | 6.0 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| September 21, 1999 | 1:47 | Chichi, Nantou, Taiwan see 1999 Chichi earthquake | 23.82 | 120.86 | 2,415 | 7.7 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| October 16, 1999 | 09:46 | Hector Mine, California, United States | 34.56 | −116.44 | | 7.2 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| November 12, 1999 | 16:57 | Düzce, Turkey see 1999 Düzce earthquake | 40.82 | 31.23 | 894 | 7.2 | M$_w$ (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| January 14, 2000 | 23:37 | Yunnan, China see 2000 Yunnan earthquake | 25.61 | 101.06 | 7 | 5.9 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| May 4, 2000 | 04:21 | Sulawesi, Indonesia see 2000 Banggai Islands earthquake | −1.105 | 123.573 | 46 | 7.6 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| June 4, 2000 | 23:30 | Sumatra, Indonesia see 2000 Enggano earthquake | 4.72 | 102.08 | 103 | 7.9 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| July 7, 2000 | 13:30 | Masaya, Nicaragua see 2000 Nicaragua earthquake | 11.884 | −85.988 | 7 | 5.4 | M$_w$ | |
| November 16, 2000 | 04:54 | New Ireland, Papua New Guinea see 2000 New Ireland earthquakes | −4 | 152.33 | 2 | 8 | M$_w$ | USGS |
| November 25, 2000 | 18:10 | Baku, Azerbaijan see 2000 Baku earthquake | 40.37 | 49.89 | 26 | 7 | M$_L$ | |
    Key to magnitudes
    M$_L$ = Local magnitude (Richter)
    M$_S$ = Surface-wave magnitude
    M$_w$ = Moment magnitude