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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.
20th-century earthquakes – M 7.0 or greater (map data)
List of deadliest earthquakes
[edit]| Rank | Fatalities | Magnitude | Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 273,407 | 7.8 Ms | 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 Ms | 1948 Ashgabat earthquake |  Soviet Union | October 5, 1948 |
| 5 | 82,000 | 7.1 Ms | 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 22, 1927 |
| 10 | 38,000 | 6.8 Ms | 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 Ms | 1915 Avezzano earthquake | Italy | January 13, 1915 |
| 13 | 28,000 | 8.3 Ms | 1939 Chillán earthquake |  Chile | January 24, 1939 |
| 14 | 23,000 | 7.5 | 1976 Guatemala earthquake |  Guatemala | February 4, 1976 |
| 15 | 20,000 | 7.8 Ms | 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 ML | 1962 Buin Zahra earthquake | Iran | September 1, 1962 |
| 21 | 12,000 | 7.3 Ms | 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
[edit]| 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 4, 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 1, 1938 |
| 8 | 8.5 | 1922 Vallenar earthquake | Chile, Atacama | November 10, 1922 |
| 8 | 8.5 | 1917 Samoa earthquake |  Western Samoa | June 25, 1917 |
- Note: At least 8.5+ magnitude
List of deadliest earthquakes by year
[edit]
1901–1910
[edit]| Date | Time | Place | Lat. | Long. | Deaths | Magnitude | Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 3, 1901 | 07:45 | Parkfield, California, United States | 36.2 | −120.7 | 6.4 | Ms (Abe, 1988) | USGS | |
| March 31, 1901 | 07:10 | Cape Shabla-Kaliakra, Black Sea, see 1901 Black Sea earthquake | 4 | 7.2 | Mw | - | ||
| November 16, 1901 | 07:47 local time | Cheviot, New Zealand | −42.42 | 173.18 | 6.9 | Mw | - | |
| September 19, 1902 | Warooka, South Australia, Australia | 2 | 6.0 | ML | USGS | |||
| April 19, 1902 | 02:23 | Quetzaltenango, Guatemala see 1902 Guatemala earthquake | 14 | −91 | 2,000 | 7.5 | ML (USGS 1000+) | USGS |
| August 22, 1902 | 05:04 | Xinjiang, Qing dynasty see 1902 Turkestan earthquake | 39.9 | 76.4 | 10,000 | 7.7 | Mw | USGS |
| December 16, 1902 | 05:04 | Andijan, Uzbekistan see 1902 Andijan earthquake | 40.8 | 72.3 | 4,882 | 6.4 | ML (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 | Ms | [2][3] |
| August 27, 1904 | 21:56 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | 64.7 | −148.1 | 7.3 | Ms | USGS | |
| November 5, 1904 | 04:25 | Tainan, Taiwan see 1904 Douliu earthquake | 23.58 | 120.25 | 145 | 6.1 | Mw | |
| April 4, 1905 | 00:50 | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India see 1905 Kangra earthquake | 32.1 | 76.3 | 20,000 | 7.8 | Ms Kangra district HQ Dharamsala devastated | [4] |
| July 9, 1905 | 09:40 | what is now Tsetserleg sum, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia | 49 | 97 | 8 | Mw | [5] | |
| July 23, 1905 | 02:46 | Bulnain nuruu, Mongolia | 49 | 95 | 8.3–8.5 | Mw | [5] | |
| September 8, 1905 | 01:43 | Calabria, Italy see 1905 Calabria earthquake | 38.67 | 16.07 | 557–5,000 | 7.2 | Mw | [3][6][7][8] |
| January 31, 1906 | 15:36 | Colombia–Ecuador see 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake | 1 | −81.5 | 1,000 | 8.8 | Mw | USGS |
| March 16, 1906 | 06:43 local time | Chiayi, Taiwan see 1906 Meishan earthquake | 23.55 | 120.45 | 1,266 | 6.8 | Ms | |
| 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 | Mw | USGS |
| August 17, 1906 | 00:10 | Aleutian Islands see 1906 Aleutian Islands earthquake | 50.6 | −178.36 | 8.35 | Mw | [9] | |
| August 17, 1906 | 00:40 | Valparaíso, Chile see 1906 Valparaíso earthquake | −33 | −72 | 3,882 | 8.2 | Mw > | USGS |
| November 19, 1906 | 07:18 | Off the coast of Western Australia, Australia | −22.0 | 109.0 | 7.6 | Mw | ||
| January 4, 1907 | 05:19 | Nias, Simeulue see 1907 Sumatra earthquake | 2.5 | 95.5 | 2,188 | 8.2–8.4 | Mw | [10] |
| January 14, 1907 | 03:30 | Kingston, Jamaica see 1907 Kingston earthquake | 17.59 | −76.48 | 800-1,000 | 6.5 | Mw | USGS |
| October 21, 1907 | 04:23 | Tajikistan-Uzbekistan see 1907 Qaratog earthquake | 38.5 | −67.9 | 12,000–15,000 | 7.4 | Ms | USGS |
| October 23, 1907 | 21:28 local time | Calabria, Italy see 1907 Calabria earthquake | 38.087 | −15.985 | 167 | 5.9 | Ms | |
| December 28, 1908 | 04:20 | Messina & Reggio Calabria, Italy see 1908 Messina earthquake | 38.3 | 15.6 | 82,000 | 7.1 | Mw | USGS |
| January 23, 1909 | 02:48 | Borujerd, Iran see 1909 Borujerd earthquake | 33.0 | 53.0 | 8,000 | 7.3 | Mw | |
| June 11, 1909 | 21:15 local time | Lambesc, France see 1909 Provence earthquake | 43.64 | 5.37 | 46 | 6.0 | Mw Highest magnitude earthquake ever recorded in continental France. 250 wounded. 2,000 buildings damaged | [11] |
1911–1920
[edit]| 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 | Mw | [12] |
| February 18, 1911 | 18:41 | Tajikistan see 1911 Sarez earthquake | 38.2 | 72.8 | 90 | 7.4 | Ms | [13] |
| June 7, 1911 | 11:02 UTC | Near Michoacán, Mexico see 1911 Michoacán earthquake | 17.50 | −102.50 | 45 | 7.6 | Mw | USGS |
| June 15, 1911 | 14:26 UTC | Near Kikai Island, Japan see 1911 Kikai Island earthquake | 28.00 | 130.00 | 12 | 8.1 | Ms | USGS |
| July 1, 1911 | 22:00 | Calaveras Fault, California, United States | 37.39 | −121.8 | 6.5 | Mw | [14] | |
| December 16, 1911 | 19:14 UTC | Near the Coast of Guerrero, Mexico see 1911 Guerrero earthquake | 17.00 | −100.50 | 7.6 | Mw | USGS | |
| May 23, 1912 | 02:24 UTC | Shan State, Burma | 22.35 | 96.74 | 1 | 7.7–8.0 | Ms | [15] |
| August 9, 1912 | 03:29 local time | Mürefte Tekirdağ, Turkey see 1912 Mürefte earthquake | 40.75 | 27.2 | 216 | 7.3 | Ms | [2][3] |
| March 15, 1914 | 20:00 | Honshu, Japan see 1914 Senboku earthquake | −39.50 | 140.40 | 94 | 7.0 | Ms | USGS |
| October 4, 1914 | 00:07 local time | Burdur, Turkey see 1914 Burdur earthquake | 37.82 | 30.27 | 2,344 | 6.9 | Ms | [2][3] |
| January 13, 1915 | 06:52 | Italy, L'Aquila see 1915 Avezzano earthquake | 42.04 | 13.44 | 32,610 | 7.5 | Ms | [16] |
| October 3, 1915 | 06:52 | Pleasant Valley, Nevada, United States see 1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake | 40.5 | −117.5 | 7.1 | Mw (Stover and Coffman, 1993) | [17] | |
| January 20, 1917 | 23:11 | Bali, Indonesia see 1917 Bali earthquake | −8.3 | 115.0 | 1,500 | 6.6 | Ms | [18] |
| June 26, 1917 | 05:49 UTC | near Samoa see 1917 Samoa earthquake | −15.50 | −173.00 | 8.5 | Mw | USGS | |
| December 26, 1917 | 10:30 | Guatemala see 1917 Guatemala earthquake | 250 | 5.6 | Mw | USGS | ||
| February 18, 1918 | 06:07 | Guangdong, China see 1918 Shantou earthquake | −23.54 | −117.24 | 1,000 | 7.2 | Mw | USGS |
| June 7, 1918 | Bundaberg–Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia | −23.5 | 152.5 | 6.0 | Ms Largest known Queensland earthquake | [19][20] | ||
| August 15, 1918 | 12:18 UTC | Celebes Sea see 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake | 5.5 | 123.0 | 52 | 8.3 | Mw | [21] |
| October 11, 1918 | 14:14 | Puerto Rico see 1918 San Fermín earthquake | 18.47 | −67.63 | 116 | 7.5 | Ms (McCann, 1985) | USGS |
| December 6, 1918 | 08:41 | Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada see 1918 Vancouver Island earthquake | 49.62 | −125.92 | 7 | ML (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954: Rogers, 1983) | USGS | |
| January 3, 1920 | 12:46 | Veracruz, Puebla, Mexico see 1920 Xalapa earthquake | 648 | 7.8 | Mw | |||
| February 20, 1920 | 11:45 | Gori, Georgia see 1920 Gori earthquake | −42.0 | 44.1 | 130 | 6.2 | Ms | USGS |
| September 7, 1920 | 07:55 local time | Garfagnana, Lunigiana, Italy see 1920 Garfagnana earthquake | 44.183 | 10.283 | 171 | 6.5 | ML | [22] |
| December 17, 1920 | 06:59 | Mendoza, Argentina see 1920 Mendoza earthquake | 32.42 | 68.34 | 400 | 6.0 | Mw | |
| December 16, 1920 | 12:05 | Ningxia–Gansu, China see 1920 Haiyuan earthquake | 36.6 | 105.32 | 273,407[23] | 8.6 | Ms | USGS |
1921–1930
[edit]| 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 | MGR (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| March 10, 1922 | 11:21 | Parkfield, California, United States | 35.9 | −120.9 | 6.1 | Mw (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 | MGR (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| February 3, 1923 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Soviet Union see Kamchatka earthquakes | 54 | 161 | 8.5 | Mw | USGS | ||
| September 1, 1923 | 02:58 | Kantō region, Japan see 1923 Great Kantō earthquake | 35.4 | 139.08 | 142,800 | 7.9 | Mw | USGS |
| September 13, 1924 | 16:34 local time | Horasan, Erzurum, Turkey see 1924 Pasinler earthquake | 40.0 | 42.1 | 60 | 6.8 | MS | [2][3] |
| February 28, 1925 | 21:19 local time | Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada see 1925 Charlevoix–Kamouraska earthquake | 47.76 | −69.84 | 6.3 | Mw (Bent, 1992) | USGS | |
| March 16, 1925 | 14:42 | Dali, Yunnan, China see 1925 Dali earthquake | 25.7 | 100.4 | 5,000 | 7.0 | Ms | [24] |
| June 28, 1925 | 01:21 | Clarkston Valley, Montana, United States | 46.32 | −111.52 | 6.6 | Mw (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 | Mw (Stein and Hanks, 1998) | USGS |
| June 28, 1926 | 03:23 | West Sumatra, Indonesia | −0.629 | 100.155 | 354 | 7.6 | ML | |
| October 22, 1926 | 12:35 | Monterey Bay, California, United States | 36.62 | −122.35 | 6.1 | MGR (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| October 22, 1926 | 13:35 | Monterey Bay, California, United States | 36.55 | −122.18 | 6.1 | MGR (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 | Mw | USGS |
| May 21, 1927 | 22:32 UTC | Gulang, Gansu, China see 1927 Gulang earthquake | 37.39 | 102.31 | 40,900 | 7.6 | Mw | USGS |
| July 11, 1927 | 15:04 local time | Dead sea, Jordan see 1927 Jericho earthquake | −31.92 | 35.63 | 500 | 6.3 | Mw | USGS |
| November 4, 1927 | 13:51 | offshore Lompoc, California, United States | 34.92 | −121.03 | 7.1 | Mw (Stein and Hanks, 1998) | USGS | |
| March 31, 1928 | 02:29 local time | İzmir, Turkey | 38.5 | 28.0 | 50 | 6.5 | Ms Possible M=6.2 foreshock previous day | [2][3] |
| May 14, 1928 | 22:14 UTC | Peru See 1928 Chachapoyas earthquake | −5.26 | −78.56 | 25 | 7.2 | Mw | [25] |
| December 2, 1928 | 04:06 | Maule, Chile see 1928 Talca earthquake | 35.00 | 72.00 | 279 | 7.6 | Mw | USGS |
| May 18, 1929 | 08:37 local time | Suşehri, Sivas, Turkey | 40.2 | 37.9 | 64 | 6.1 | Ms | [2][3] |
| June 17, 1929 | 10:17 local time | Murchison, South Island, New Zealand see1929 Murchison earthquake | −41.55 | 172.25 | 17 | 7.8 | Ms | [26] |
| November 18, 1929 | 20:32 | Grand Banks, Newfoundland, Canada see 1929 Grand Banks earthquake | 44.69 | −56.01 | 28 | 7.3 | Mw (Bent, 1995) | USGS |
| July 2, 1930 | 21:03 UTC | Near Dhubri, India see 1930 Dhubri earthquake | 25.80 | 90.20 | 7.1 | Ms | [27] | |
| May 5, 1930 | 13:46 UTC | Bago, Burma | 17.86 | 96.43 | 558 | 7.5 | Ms | [28] |
| May 6, 1930 | 22:34 | Salmas, Iran see 1930 Salmas earthquake | 38.09 | 44.78 | 3,000 | 7.1 | Mw | USGS |
| July 23, 1930 | 00:08 | Italy, Irpinia see1930 Irpinia earthquake | 41.05 | 15.367 | 1,404 | 6.6 | Ms | [29] |
| November 25, 1930 | 19:02 UTC | Japan see 1930 North Izu earthquake | 35.00 | 139.00 | 272 | 7.3 | Ms | [30] |
| December 3, 1930 | 18:51 UTC | Phyu, Burma see 1930 Pyu earthquake | 17.97 | 96.42 | 36 | 7.3 | Mw | USGS |
1931–1940
[edit]| 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 | Mw | USGS | |
| February 3, 1931 | 10:47 local time | Napier, New Zealand see 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake | −39.3 | 177.0 | 258 | 7.7 | Mw Much of city destroyed; 40 km2 of seabed raised to become dry land | [31] |
| March 31, 1931 | 10:23 local time | Managua, Nicaragua see 1931 Nicaragua earthquake | 12.57 | 87.45 | 2,450 | 6.1 | Mw City destroyed. | – |
| April 27, 1931 | 16:50 UTC | Zangezur Mountains see 1931 Zangezur earthquake | 39.2 | 46.0 | 2,890 | 6.5 | Mw | [32] |
| June 7, 1931 | 00:25 | offshore, Yorkshire, North Sea, United Kingdom see 1931 Dogger Bank earthquake | 54 | 1.48 | 6.1 | ML (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 | Mw | [33][34][35] |
| September 25, 1931 | 05:59 UTC | Sumatra see 1931 Southwest Sumatra earthquake | −5.18 | 102.51 | 7.3 | Mw | USGS | |
| June 3, 1932 | 10:36 | Jalisco, Mexico see 1932 Jalisco earthquake | 19.5 | −104.25 | 400 | 8.1 | Mw | [36] |
| June 18, 1932 | 10:12 | Colima, Mexico | 19.5 | −103.5 | 0 | 7.8 | Ms | [37] |
| June 22, 1932 | 12:59 | Jalisco, Mexico | 19.5 | −104.5 | 75 | 7.0 | Ms | [38][39] |
| September 26, 1932 | 19:20 | Greece, Ierissos see 1932 Ierissos earthquake | 39.8 | 23.8 | 491 | 7.0 | Ms | [40] |
| December 21, 1932 | 06:10 | Cedar Mountain, Nevada, United States | 38.51 | −118.08 | 7.2 | Mw | USGS | |
| December 25, 1932 | 10:04 | Gansu, China see 1932 Changma earthquake | 39.7 | 96.7 | 275 | 7.6 | Ms | [3] |
| 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 | Mw | USGS |
| March 11, 1933 | 01:54 | Long Beach, California, United States see 1933 Long Beach earthquake | 33.6 | −118 | 115 | 6.4 | Mw (Hauksson & Gross, 1991) | USGS |
| August 25, 1933 | 07:50 | Sichuan, China see 1933 Diexi earthquake | 32.01 | −103.68 | 9,300 | 7.3 | Mw | USGS |
| November 20, 1933 | 23:21 | Baffin Bay, Canada | 73 | −69.98 | 7.4 | Mw (Stein et al. 1979) | USGS | |
| January 15, 1934 | 08:43 | Bihar, India see 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake | 27.55 | 87.09 | 10,700 | 8.1 | Mw (Chen and Molnar, 1977) | USGS |
| June 8, 1934 | 04:47 | Parkfield, California, United States | 35.9 | −120.9 | 6.1 | Mw (Bakun and McEvilly, 1984) | USGS | |
| January 4, 1935 | 16:41 local time | Erdek, Balıkesir, Turkey | 40.4 | 27.5 | 5 | 6.4 | Ms | [2][3] |
| April 21, 1935 | 6:02 local time | Shinchiku–Taichū, Taiwan see1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake | 24.30 | 120.80 | 3,276 | 7.0 | Mw | [3] |
| May 30, 1935 | 21:32 | Balochistan, Pakistan see 1935 Quetta earthquake | 29.5 | 66.8 | 60,000 | 7.7 | Mw > | |
| November 1, 1935 | 06:03 | Témiscaming, Quebec, Canada See 1935 Timiskaming earthquake. | 48.89 | −79 | 6.2 | Mw (Bent, 1996) | USGS | |
| December 28, 1935 | 02:35 | Batu Islands, Sumatra see 1935 Sumatra earthquake | 0.0 | 98.25 | 7.7 | Mw | [41] | |
| November 2, 1936 | 20:45 UTC | Offshore Miyagi, Japan see 1936 Miyagi earthquake | 38.2 | 142.1 | 7.2 | Ms | [42] | |
| July 22, 1937 | 17:09 | Salcha, Alaska, United States | 64.49 | −146.85 | 7.3 | Ms | USGS | |
| July 26, 1937 | 03:47 UTC | Veracruz, Mexico see 1937 Orizaba earthquake | 18.52 | −95.88 | 34 | 7.3 | Ms | [25][43] |
| January 23, 1938 | 08:32 | Maui, Hawaii, United States | 20.96 | −156.18 | 6.8 | Ms (Klein and Wright, 2000) | USGS | |
| April 19, 1938 | 12:59 local time | Kırşehir, Turkey | 39.1 | 34.0 | 160 | 6.6 | Ms | [2][3] |
| November 10, 1938 | 20:18 | Shumagin Islands, Alaska, United States | 55.33 | −158.37 | 8.2 | Mw | USGS | |
| January 25, 1939 | 23:32 Local Time | Chillán, Chile see 1939 Chillán earthquake | −37.000 | −70.500 | 28,000 | 7.8 | Ms | USGS |
| September 22, 1939 | 02:36 local time | Dikili, İzmir, Turkey | 39.1 | 26.8 | 60 | 6.6 | Ms | [2][3] |
| December 26, 1939 | 23:57 | Erzincan, Turkey see 1939 Erzincan earthquake | 39.77 | 39.53 | 32,968 | 7.8 | Ms | USGS |
| May 19, 1940 | 04:36 | Imperial Valley, California, United States see 1940 El Centro earthquake | 32.73 | −115.5 | 9 | 7.1 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS |
| November 10, 1940 | 01:39 | Vrancea, Romania see 1940 Vrancea earthquake | 45.80 | 26.70 | 1,000 | 7.7 | Mw (LT, 2007) | USGS |
1941–1950
[edit]| 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 | Ms | [44] |
| April 29, 1941 | 01:35 | Meeberrie, Western Australia, Australia | −26.8 | 116.1 | 7.2 | ML | [19] | |
| June 26, 1941 | 17:22 | Andaman and Nicobar islands, India see 1941 Andaman Islands earthquake | – 12:50 | −92.57 | 8,000 | 8.1 | Mw | USGS |
| December 17, 1941 | 19:19 | Tainan, Taiwan see 1941 Chungpu earthquake | 23.40 | 120.48 | 358 | 6.9 | Mw | USGS |
| August 6, 1942 | 23:37 UTC | Guatemala see 1942 Guatemala earthquake | 13.78 | −90.91 | 38 | 7.7 | Mw | USGS |
| August 24, 1942 | 22:50 UTC | Peru see 1942 Peru earthquake | −14.98 | −74.92 | 30 | 8.2 | Mw | USGS |
| November 15, 1942 | 19:01 local time | Bigadiç, Balıkesir, Turkey | 39.2 | 28.2 | 16 | 6.1 | Ms | [2][3] |
| December 20, 1942 | 14:03 | Erbaa, Tokat, Turkey see 1942 Niksar–Erbaa earthquake | 40.87 | 36.47 | 3,000 | 7.0 | Ms | [45] |
| April 6, 1943 | 12:07 Local Time | Ovalle, Chile see 1943 Ovalle earthquake | −30.750 | −72.000 | 12 | 7.9–8.2 | Mw | 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 | Mw | [25] | |
| June 20, 1943 | 17:32 local time | Hendek, Adapazarı, Turkey | 40.6 | 30.5 | 336 | 6.6 | Ms | [2][3] |
| July 23, 1943 | 14:53 UTC | Central Java see 1943 Central Java earthquake | −9.50 | 110.00 | 213 | 7.0 | Mw | [46] |
| November 26, 1943 | 00:20 local time | Ladik, Samsun, Turkey see 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake | 41.05 | 33.72 | 4,000 | 7.5 | Mw | [45] |
| 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 | Mw The 30-second long earthquake destroyed 95% of the city, located 30 km from the epicentre. | [47] |
| February 1, 1944 | 03:25 | Gerede, Bolu, Turkey see 1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake | 40.8 | 32.2 | 3,959 | 7.5 | Mw | [48] |
| October 6, 1944 | 04:34 local time | Ayvalık, Balıkesir, Turkey | 39.37 | 26.53 | 30 | 6.8 | Ms | [2][3] |
| 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 | Mw | USGS |
| November 27, 1945 | 21:56 | Offshore Pakistan see 1945 Balochistan earthquake | 24.5 | 63.0 | 4,000 | 8.1 | Mw Tsunami from submarine slumping | [49] |
| April 1, 1946 | 12:28 | Unimak Island, Alaska, United States see 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake | 52.75 | −163.5 | 165 | 7.3 | Ms (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 | ML (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954: Rogers, 1983) | USGS | |
| September 12, 1946 | 15:17 | Sagaing Region and Kachin State, Burma | 22.35 | 96.24 | 8.0 & 7.8 | Ms | [50][51] | |
| September 15, 1946 | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | 6.2 | Ms | |||||
| August 4, 1946 | 17:51 | Dominican Republic see 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake | 19.25 | −69 | 2,550 | 8.0 | Ms (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 | Mw | USGS |
| July 29, 1947 | 13:43 | British India, Tibet see 1947 Assam earthquake | 28.50 | 94.00 | 7.3 | Mw | [52] | |
| October 16, 1947 | 02:09 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | 64.2 | −148.3 | 7.2 | Mw | USGS | |
| January 25, 1948 | 01:46 PST | Panay, Philippines see 1948 Lady Caycay earthquake | 10.8 | 122.295 | 50 | 7.8 | Mw | USGS |
| May 25, 1948 | 07:11 | Litang, China see 1948 Litang earthquake | 29.5 | 100.5 | 800 | 7.2 | Mw | [30] |
| June 28, 1948 | 07:13 | Fukui Prefecture, Japan see 1948 Fukui earthquake | 36.16 | 136.22 | 3,769 | 6.8 | Mw | USGS |
| October 5, 1948 | 20:12 | Ashgabat, Turkmenistan see 1948 Ashgabat earthquake | 37.95 | 58.32 | 110,000 | 7.3 | Mw | USGS |
| April 13, 1949 | 19:55 | Olympia, Washington, United States see1949 Olympia earthquake | 47.1 | −122.7 | 8 | 7.1 | ML (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 | Mw | [53] |
| August 5, 1949 | 14:05 | Ambato, Ecuador see 1949 Ambato earthquake | −1.19 | −78.32 | 6,000 | 6.4 | Ms | USGS |
| August 17, 1949 | 18:44 | Karlıova, Bingöl, Turkey see 1949 Karlıova earthquake | 39.54 | 40.57 | 450 | 6.8 | Ms | [45] |
| August 22, 1949 | 04:01 | Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada see 1949 Queen Charlotte earthquake | 53.62 | −133.27 | 0 | 8.1 | Ms (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 | ML | [54] | |
| August 15, 1950 | 14:09 | Assam–Tibet see 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake | 28.5 | 96.5 | 4,800 | 8.6 | Mw | USGS |
1951–1960
[edit]| 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 | Ms | [45] |
| August 21, 1951 | 10:57 | Kona, Hawaii, United States | 19.5 | −155.95 | 6.9 | Ms (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 | Mw (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 | Mw | USGS |
| February 12, 1953 | 08:15 | Torud, Semnan, Iran see 1953 Torud earthquake | −35.39 | 54.98 | 973 | 6.6 | Mw | USGS |
| March 18, 1953 | 21:06 local time | Yenice, Çanakkale, Turkey See 1953 Yenice–Gönen earthquake | 40.02 | 27.53 | 1,070 | 7.2 | Ms | [2][3] |
| May 6, 1953 | 17:16 UTC | Near Concepción, Chile see 1953 Concepción earthquake | −36.50 | −73.00 | 12 | 7.6 | Ms | [55] |
| August 8–12, 1953 | 09:24 | Kefalonia, Greece see 1953 Ionian earthquake | 38.2 | 20.6 | 476 | 6.8 | Mw 113 tremors over five days | [56][57] |
| September 14, 1953 | 00:27 UTC | Fiji see 1953 Suva earthquake | −18.25 | 178.25 | 8 | 6.8 | Ms | [58] |
| December 6, 1953 | 16:18 Local Time | Calama, Chile | −22.10 | −68.70 | 3 | 7.4 | Mw | |
| December 12, 1953 | 17:31 UTC | Tumbes, Peru see 1953 Tumbes earthquake | −3.40 | −80.60 | 6 | 7.5 | Mw | |
| March 29, 1954 | 06:17 | Spain | 37.03 | −3.51 | 7.9 | Mw | USGS | |
| July 6, 1954 | 11:13 | Rainbow Mountain, Nevada, United States | 39.42 | −118.53 | 6.6 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| August 24, 1954 | 05:51 | Stillwater, Nevada, United States | 39.58 | −118.45 | 6.8 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| September 9, 1954 | 01:04 | Chlef, Algeria see 1954 Chlef earthquake | −36.27 | 1.59 | 1,409 | 6.7 | Mw | USGS |
| December 16, 1954 | 11:07 | Fairview Peak, Nevada, United States | 39.32 | −118.2 | 7.1 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| December 16, 1954 | 11:11 | Dixie Valley, Nevada, United States | 39.5 | −118 | 6.8 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| July 16, 1955 | 09:07 local time | Söke, Aydın, Turkey | 37.55 | 27.05 | 23 | 6.8 | Ms | [2][3] |
| September 12, 1955 | 06:09 UTC | Offshore Alexandria, Egypt see 1955 Alexandria earthquake | 32.2 | 29.6 | 18 | 6.3 | Ms | [32] |
| September 23, 1955 | 15:06 UTC | Sichuan and Yunnan, China see 1955 Yuzha earthquake | 26.60 | 101.80 | 728 | 6.8 | Ms | [32] |
| July 16, 1956 | 15:07 UTC | Near Sagaing, Burma see 1956 Sagaing earthquake | 22.08 | 95.82 | 7.1 | Mw | USGS | |
| July 21, 1956 | 21:02 local time | Gujarat, India see 1956 Anjar earthquake | −23.3 | 70.0 | 115 | 6.3 | Mw | USGS |
| October 24, 1956 | 14:42 UTC | West of Masachapa, Nicaragua see 1956 Nicaragua earthquake | 11.79 | −86.46 | 7.3 | Ms | [59] | |
| March 9, 1957 | 14:22 | Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States see 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake | 51.56 | −175.39 | 0 | 8.6 | Mw | USGS |
| April 25, 1957 | 04:25 local time | Fethiye, Muğla, Turkey | 36.5 | 28.6 | 67 | 7.1 | Mw | [2][3] |
| May 26, 1957 | 6:36 | Abant, Bolu, Turkey see 1957 Abant earthquake | 40.67 | 31.00 | 52 | 7.1 | Ms | [45] |
| December 4, 1957 | 03:37 | Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia see 1957 Mongolia earthquake | 45.15 | 99.21 | 30 | 8.1 | Mw | USGS |
| April 7, 1958 | 15:30 | Huslia, Alaska, United States | 65.94 | −156.37 | 7.3 | Mw | 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 | Mw | USGS |
| November 6, 1958 | 22:58 | Kuril Islands, USSR see 1958 Kuril Islands earthquake | 44.48 | 148.45 | 8.3 | Mw | USGS | |
| May 4, 1959 | 07:15 | Kamchatka, USSR see 1959 Kamchatka earthquake | 53.37 | 159.66 | 1 | 8.0 | Mw | [25] |
| August 18, 1959 | 06:37 | Hebgen Lake, Montana, United States see 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake | 44.6 | −110.64 | 28 | 7.3 | Mw (Dosier, 1985) | USGS |
| February 29, 1960 | 23:40 | Agadir, Morocco see 1960 Agadir earthquake | 30.5 | −9.3 | 10,000 | 5.7 | Mw | USGS |
| May 21, 1960 | 10:02 | Concepción, Chile see 1960 Concepción earthquakes | −37.824 | −73.353 | 125 | 8.3 | Mw | USGS |
| May 22, 1960 | 19:11 | Valdivia, Chile see 1960 Valdivia earthquake | −38.24 | −73.05 | 5,700 | 9.5 | Mw | USGS |
| November 20, 1960 | 22:02 UTC | Northern Peru see November 1960 Peru earthquake | −6.70 | −80.62 | 7.8 | Mw | USGS |
1961–1970
[edit]| 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 | Mw | USGS |
| February 13, 1963 | 08:50 UTC | Offshore Su-ao, Taiwan see 1963 Su-ao earthquake | 24.35 | 122.06 | 3 | 7.3 | Mw | [25] |
| February 21, 1963 | 17:14 | Marj, Marj District, Libya | 32.6 | 21.0 | 300 | 5.4 | Ms | [60][61] |
| July 26, 1963 | 04:17 | Skopje, Republic of Macedonia see 1963 Skopje earthquake | 42.16 | 22.66 | 1,100 | 6.1 | Mw | – |
| October 13, 1963 | 05:17 | Kuril Islands see 1963 Kuril Islands earthquake | 44.81 | 149.54 | 0 | 8.5 | Mw | – |
| March 27, 1964 | 17:36 | Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States see 1964 Alaska earthquake | 61.02 | −147.65 | 125 | 9.2 | Mw | USGS |
| June 16, 1964 | 04:01 | Off northern Niigata Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan see 1964 Niigata earthquake | 38.43 | 139.23 | 26 | 7.5 | Mw | USGS |
| July 6, 1964 | 07:22 UTC | Guerrero, Mexico see 1964 Guerrero earthquake | 18.19 | −100.51 | 40 | 7.4 | Ms | [25][62] |
| October 6, 1964 | 16:31 local time | Manyas, Balıkesir, Turkey | 40.1 | 27.93 | 23 | 7.0 | Ms | [2][3] |
| January 24, 1965 | 00:11 UTC | Sanana, Indonesia see 1965 Ceram Sea earthquake | −2.455 | 125.965 | 71 | 8.2 | Mw | [63] |
| February 4, 1965 | 05:01 | Rat Islands, Alaska, United States see 1965 Rat Islands earthquake | 51.21 | −178.5 | 8.7 | Mw | USGS | |
| March 28, 1965 | 12:33 Local Time | La Ligua, Chile | −32.418 | −71.10 | 280 | 7.4 | Mw | USGS |
| April 29, 1965 | 08:29 | Seattle–Tacoma, Washington, United States see 1965 Puget Sound earthquake | 47.32 | −122.33 | 7 | 6.7 | Mw | USGS |
| August 23, 1965 | 19:46 | Oaxaca, Mexico see 1965 Oaxaca earthquake | 15.38 | −96.12 | 6 | 7.5 | Mw | [64] |
| March 12, 1966 | 16:31 UTC | Offshore Hualien, Taiwan see 1966 Hualien earthquake | 24.24 | 122.67 | 8.0 | Ms | [65] | |
| 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 | Ms | USGS |
| March 22, 1966 | 08:19 | Xingtai, Hebei, China see 1966 Xingtai earthquakes | −37.04 | 114.29 | 8,064 | 6.8 | Mw | USGS |
| June 28, 1966 | 04:26 | Parkfield, California, United States | 35.88 | −120.49 | 6.1 | Mw (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 | Mw | [45] |
| October 17, 1966 | 21:41 UTC | Peru see 1966 Peru earthquake | −10.7 | −78.7 | 8.1 | Mw | [66] | |
| December 28, 1966 | 08:18 UTC | Taltal, Chile | −25.51 | −70.74 | 6 | 8.1 | Mw | |
| July 22, 1967 | 16:56 | Mudurnu, Adapazarı, Turkey see 1967 Mudurnu earthquake | 40.67 | 30.69 | 89 | 7.2 | Ms | [45] |
| July 29, 1967 | 20:05 | Caracas, Venezuela see 1967 Caracas earthquake | 10.56 | −67.33 | 236 | 6.6 | Mw | USGS |
| December 10, 1967 | 22:51 | Koynanagar, India | 17.39 | 73.77 | 6.3 | Mw (Langston, 1976) | USGS | |
| April 1, 1968 | 00:42 UTC | Hyuga-nada Sea, Japan see 1968 Hyūga-nada earthquake | 32.3 | 132.5 | 7.5 | Mw | [67] | |
| May 16, 1968 | 01:49 UTC | Offshore Honshu and Hokkaido, Japan see 1968 Tokachi earthquake | 40.90 | 143.35 | 8.3 | Mw | 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 | Mw | – |
| 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 | Mw | USGS |
| September 3, 1968 | 10:19 UTC | Bartın, Turkey | 41.79 | 32.31 | 29 | 6.5 | Ms | [2][3] |
| October 14, 1968 | 10:49 Local Time | Meckering, Western Australia, Australia see 1968 Meckering earthquake | −31.57 | 117.07 | 6.5 | Mw | ||
| February 28, 1969 | 02:40 | Portugal, Morocco see 1969 Portugal earthquake | 36.017 | −10.950 | 13 | 7.8 | Mw | [68] |
| March 28, 1969 | 03:48 local time | Alaşehir, Manisa, Turkey | 38.5 | 28.4 | 53 | 6.5 | Ms | [2][3] |
| March 31, 1969 | 07:15 UTC | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt see 1969 Sharm el-Sheikh earthquake | 27.6 | 33.9 | 2 | 6.6 | Mw | [69] |
| July 18, 1969 | 13:24 local time | Bohai Bay, China see 1969 Bohai earthquake | 38.2 | 119.4 | 10 | 7.4 | Ms | [70] |
| July 25, 1969 | 22:49 | Yangjiang, Guangdong, China see 1969 Yangjiang earthquake | 21.61 | 111.83 | 3,000 | 6.4 | Mw | [71] |
| October 26–27, 1969 | 15:36 and 08:10 | Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 44.9 | 17.2 | 10 | 6.4 | Ms | [72] |
| January 4, 1970 | 17:35 | China see 1970 Tonghai earthquake | 25.96 | 101.32 | 15,000 | 7.1 | Mw | [73][74] |
| March 24, 1970 | Canning Basin, Western Australia, Australia | 6.7 | Ms | |||||
| May 31, 1970 | 20:23 | Ancash, Peru see 1970 Ancash earthquake | −9.25 | −78.84 | 70,000 | 7.9 | Mw | USGS |
| March 28, 1970 | 23:02 local time | Gediz, Kütahya, Turkey see 1970 Gediz earthquake | 39.2 | 29.5 | 1,086 | 7.2 | Ms | [2][3] |
| July 31, 1970 | 17:08 | Colombia see 1970 Colombia earthquake | −1.49 | −72.56 | 1 | 8 | Ms | USGS |
| December 10, 1970 | 04:34 UTC | Peru see 1970 Peru–Ecuador earthquake | −3.99 | −80.72 | 82 | 7.1 | Mw | USGS |
1971–1980
[edit]| 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 | Mw(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 | Mw | [75] |
| July 8, 1971 | 23:04 Local Time | Illapel, Chile see 1971 Aconcagua earthquake | −32.511 | −71.207 | 85 | 7.5 | Mw | USGS |
| July 14, 1971 and July 26, 1971 | Solomon Islands see 1971 Solomon Islands earthquakes | 2 | 8.0, 8.1 | Mw | [25] | |||
| April 10, 1972 | 02:06 UTC | Qir, Iran see 1972 Qir earthquake | 28.4 | 52.8 | 5,374 | 6.7 | Mw[76] | [77] |
| April 24, 1972 | 09:57 UTC | Ruisui, Taiwan see 1972 Ruisui earthquake | 23.60 | 121.60 | 5 | 7.2 | Ms | USGS |
| December 23, 1972 | 06:29 | Managua, Nicaragua see 1972 Nicaragua earthquake | 12.35 | 86.12 | 11,000 | 6.2 | Mw (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 | Mw | USGS |
| May 8, 1974 | 23:33 | Off Izu Peninsula, Japan see 1974 Izu Peninsula earthquake | 34.6 | 138.8 | 25 | 6.5 | Ms | [78] |
| May 10, 1974 | 19:25 | Near Yunnan, Sichuan border, China see 1974 Zhaotong earthquake | 28.24 | 104.01 | 20,000 | 7.0 | Mw | [79] |
| October 3, 1974 | 14:21 UTC | Near Lima, Peru see 1974 Lima earthquake | −12.25 | −77.52 | 78 | 8.1 | Mw | USGS |
| December 28, 1974 | 12:11 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan see 1974 Pattan earthquake | 35.0 | 72.8 | 5.300 | 6.2 | Mw | USGS |
| February 4, 1975 | 11:36 | Haicheng, Liaoning, China see 1975 Haicheng earthquake | 40.72 | 122.73 | 2,041 | 7 | Mw (Cipar, 1979) | USGS |
| May 26, 1975 | 09:11 UTC | North Atlantic see 1975 North Atlantic earthquake | 35.97 | −17.65 | 7.9 | Mw | USGS | |
| June 30, 1975 | 18:54 | Norris Junction, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States | 44.69 | −110.62 | 0 | 6.1 | ML Largest earthquake in Yellowstone Caldera since 1959 Hebgen Lake event | [80] |
| July 8, 1975 | 12:06 UTC | Bagan, Myanmar, see 1975 Bagan earthquake | 21.48 | 94.7 | 85 | 7.5 | Mw | USGS |
| September 6, 1975 | 12:20 local time | Lice, Diyarbakır, Turkey see 1975 Lice earthquake | 38.5 | 40.7 | 2,385 | 6.6 | MS | [2][3] |
| November 29, 1975 | Canning Basin, Western Australia, Australia | 6.2 | MS | |||||
| November 29, 1975 | 14:47 | south flank of Kīlauea, Hawaii, United States | 19.45 | −155.03 | 2 | 7.2 | MS (Klein and Wright, 2000) | USGS |
| February 4, 1976 | 09:01 | Guatemala see 1976 Guatemala earthquake | 15.3 | −89.14 | 23,000 | 7.5 | Mw | USGS |
| May 6, 1976 | 21:06 | Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy see 1976 Friuli earthquake | 46.2 | 13.10 | 989 | 6.4 | Mw | [81] |
| June 25, 1976 | 19:18 | Papua, Indonesia see 1976 Papua earthquake | 4.603 | 140.091 | 5,400 | 7.3 | Mw | USGS |
| July 14, 1976 | 07:13 | Bali, Indonesia see 1976 Bali earthquake | 8.227 | 114.75 | 573 | 6.5 | Mw | USGS |
| July 27, 1976 | 19:42 | Tangshan, China see 1976 Tangshan earthquake | 39.61 | 117.89 | 242,419 | 7.6 | Mw | 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 | Mw | PHIVOLCS |
| November 24, 1976 | 14:22 local time | Muradiye, Van, Turkey see 1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake | 39.12 | 44.03 | 3,840 | 7.5 | MS | [2][3] |
| 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 | Mw | USGS |
| November 23, 1977 | 09:26 | San Juan, Argentina see 1977 San Juan earthquake | −31.08 | −67.78 | 65 | 7.4 | Mw | USGS |
| June 12, 1978 | 08:14 UTC | Off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan see 1978 Miyagi earthquake | 38.19 | 142.03 | 28[82] | 7.7 | MS | USGS |
| September 16, 1978 | 19:38 | Tabas, Yazd Province, Iran see 1978 Tabas earthquake | 33.3 | 57.4 | 15,000 | 7.7 | ML | USGS |
| April 15, 1979 | 06:19 | Herceg Novi, Dubrovnik, Montenegro, Croatia see 1979 Montenegro earthquake | 41.98 | 18.98 | 136 | 7.0 | Ms | [83] |
| June 2, 1979 | Cadoux, Western Australia, Australia | 6.1 | Mw | USGS | ||||
| October 15, 1979 | 23:17 | Imperial Valley, California, United States see 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake | 32.82 | −115.65 | 6.4 | Mw (Hartzell and Heaton, 1983) | USGS | |
| December 12, 1979 | 07:59 | Nariño Department, Colombia see 1979 Tumaco earthquake | 1.598 | −79.358 | 600 | 8.2 | Mw | [84] |
| May 25, 1980 | 16:33 | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | 37.6 | −118.83 | 6.1 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| May 27, 1980 | 14:50 | Mammoth Lakes, California, United States | 37.48 | −118.8 | 6 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| October 24, 1980 | 14:53 | Oaxaca, Mexico see 1980 Oaxaca earthquake | 18.08 | −98.22 | 300 | 7.2 | Mw | USGS |
| October 10, 1980 | 12:25 | Northern Algeria see1980 El Asnam earthquake | 36.195 | 1.354 | 5,000 | 7.7 | Ms | [85] |
| November 8, 1980 | 10:27 | Gorda plate, California, United States | 41.12 | −124.67 | 7.2 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| November 23, 1980 | 19:34 | Irpinia, Southern Italy see 1980 Irpinia earthquake | 40.87 | 15.31 | 2,735 | 6.8 | Mw | USGS |
1981–1990
[edit]| 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 | Ms | [86] |
| January 23, 1981 | 21:13 | Sichuan, China see 1981 Dawu earthquake | 30.93 | 101.10 | 150 | 6.8 | ML | USGS |
| October 25, 1981 | 03:22 UTC | Playa Azul, Mexico see 1981 Playa Azul earthquake | 18.05 | −102.08 | 3 | 7.3 | Ms | USGS |
| December 13, 1982 | 09:12 | Dhamar, North Yemen (now Yemen) see 1982 North Yemen earthquake | 14.70 | 44.38 | 2,800 | 6.2 | Mw | 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 | Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| October 28, 1983 | 14:06 | Borah Peak, Idaho, United States | 44.09 | −113.8 | 2 | 7 | Mw (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 | MS | [2][3] |
| November 16, 1983 | 16:13 | Kaoiki, Hawaii, United States | 19.44 | −155.38 | 6.7 | Mw (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 | Ms | [87] | |
| December 22, 1983 | 04:11 | Guinea see 1983 Guinea earthquake | −11.866 | 13.259 | 500 | 6.3 | Mw | USGS |
| April 24, 1984 | 21:15 | Morgan Hill, California, United States see 1984 Morgan Hill earthquake | 37.3 | −121.71 | 6.2 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| November 17, 1984 | 06:49 UTC | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia see 1984 Northern Sumatra earthquake | 0.20 | 98.03 | 7.2 | Ms | USGS | |
| December 31, 1984 | 07:03 local time | Cachar, Assam, India | 24.641 | 92.891 | 20 | 6.0 | Mw | USGS |
| March 3, 1985 | 19:47 Local Time | Valparaíso, Chile see 1985 Algarrobo earthquake | −33.24 | −71.850 | 177 | 7.8 | Mw | 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 | Mw | USGS |
| September 19, 1985 | 13:17 | Michoacán, Mexico see 1985 Mexico City earthquake | 18.44 | −102.36 | 10,000 | 8 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| December 23, 1985 | 05:16 | Nahanni, Northwest Territories, Canada see 1985 Nahanni earthquakes | 62.16 | −124.31 | 6.8 | Mw (Wetmiller et al., 1988) | USGS | |
| May 7, 1986 | 22:47 | Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States | 51.56 | −174.81 | 8 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| July 8, 1986 | 09:20 | north Palm Springs, California, United States | 33.97 | −116.78 | 6.1 | Mw (Hartzell, 1989) | USGS | |
| July 21, 1986 | 14:42 | Chalfant Valley, California, United States see 1986 Chalfant Valley earthquake | 37.53 | −118.43 | 6.2 | Mw (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 | Ms | [85] |
| March 2, 1987 | 13:42 local time | Edgecumbe, New Zealand see 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake | −37.88 | 176.84 | 6.5 | Mw | – | |
| March 6, 1987 | 04:10 | Napo Province, Ecuador see 1987 Ecuador earthquakes | −0.0 | 77.7 | 5,000 | 7.1 | Mw | USGS |
| October 1, 1987 | 14:42 | Whittier Narrows, California, United States see 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake | 34.06 | −118.13 | 8 | 5.9 | Mw (Hartzell and Iida, 1990) | USGS |
| November 30, 1987 | 19:23 | Gulf of Alaska, United States | 58.84 | −142.6 | 7.9 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| January 22, 1988 | 00:35 | Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia | −19.87 | 133.78 | 6.3 | Mw (Choy and Bowman, 1990) | USGS | |
| January 22, 1988 | 03:57 | Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia | −19.88 | 133.83 | 6.4 | Mw (Choy and Bowman, 1990) | USGS | |
| January 22, 1988 | 12:04 | Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia | −19.9 | 133.83 | 6.6 | Mw (Choy and Bowman, 1990) | USGS | |
| March 6, 1988 | 22:35 | Gulf of Alaska, United States | 57.26 | −142.75 | 7.8 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| August 20, 1988 | 23:09 | Nepal see1988 Nepal earthquake | −26.71 | 86.62 | 709 | 6.9 | Mw | USGS |
| November 6, 1988 | 13:03 | Myanmar-China border see 1988 Lancang earthquake | 22.789°N | 99.611°E | 938 | 7.7 | Mw | USGS |
| December 7, 1988 | 07:41 | Spitak, Armenia see 1988 Armenian earthquake | 40.93 | 44.11 | 25,000 | 6.8 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| January 22, 1989 | 23:02 | Tajikistan see1989 Gissar earthquake | −38.47 | −68.69 | 274 | 5.5 | Mw | USGS |
| May 23, 1989 | 10:54 local time | Macquarie Fault Zone | −52.371 | 160.642 | 8.2 | Mw | [88][89] | |
| August 21, 1989 | 00:18 | Papua, Indonesia see 1989 West Papua earthquake | 4.511 | 139.022 | 120 | 6.0 | Mw | 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 | Mw (Wald et al., 1991) | USGS |
| December 25, 1989 | 14:24 | Ungava Peninsula, Quebec, Canada | 60.07 | −73.54 | 6.0 | Mw (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 | ML This is the only deadly Australian earthquake recorded to date | – |
| February 8, 1990 | 15:15 local time | Bohol Sea, Philippines; | 9.755 | 124.694 | 6 | 6.8 | Mw | [90][91] |
| June 14, 1990 | 15:41 local time | Panay Island, Philippines see 1990 Panay earthquake | 11.34 | 122.10 | 8 | 7.1 | Mw | – |
| June 21, 1990 | 00:30 local time | Northwestern Iran; see 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake | 36.96 | 49.41 | 50,000 | 7.4 | Mw | – |
| July 16, 1990 | 16:26 local time | Baguio, Philippines; see 1990 Luzon earthquake | 15.7 | 121.2 | 1,621 | 7.9 | Ms | – |
1991–2000
[edit]| 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 | Mw | USGS |
| August 17, 1991 | 22:17 | Honeydew, California, United States | 41.79 | −125.58 | 7.1 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| October 20, 1991 | 02:53 local time | Uttarakhand, India see 1991 Uttarkashi earthquake | 30.75 | 78.82 | 768 | 6.8 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| March 13, 1992 | 17.18 | Erzincan, Turkey see 1992 Erzincan earthquake | 39.70 | 39.69 | 652 | 6.8 | [92] | |
| April 23, 1992 | 04:50 | Joshua Tree, California, United States | 33.87 | −116.55 | 6.1 | Mw (Hauksson et al., 1993) | USGS | |
| April 25, 1992 | 18:06 | Cape Mendocino, California, United States | 40.38 | −124.05 | 7.2 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| April 26, 1992 | 07:41 | offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, United States | 40.55 | −124.29 | 6.5 | Mw (Oppenheimer et al., 1993) | USGS | |
| April 26, 1992 | 11:18 | offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, United States | 40.44 | −124.43 | 6.7 | Mw (Oppenheimer et al., 1993) | USGS | |
| June 28, 1992 | 11:57 | Landers, California, US see 1992 Landers earthquake | 34.2 | −116.52 | 3 | 7.3 | Mw (Sieh et al. 1993) | USGS |
| September 2, 1992 | 00:16 | Nicaragua see 1992 Nicaragua earthquake | 11.77 | −87.35 | 116 | 7.7 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| October 12, 1992 | 13:09 | Egypt, Cairo see 1992 Cairo earthquake | 29.778 | 31.144 | 545 | 5.8 | MB | |
| December 12, 1992 | 05:29 | Flores, Indonesia see 1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami and tsunami | 8.480 | 121.896 | 2,500 | 7.8 | Mw | USGS |
| July 12, 1993 | 13:17 | Japan (Hokkaido), Korea and Russia see1993 Hokkaido earthquake | 42.851 | 139.197 | 230 | 7.7 | Mw | [93] |
| September 29, 1993 | 22:25 | Latur-Killari, India see 1993 Latur earthquake | 18.08 | 76.52 | 9,748 | 6.2 | Mw (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 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| February 15, 1994 | 17:07 UTC | Sumatra, Indonesia see 1994 Liwa earthquake | −4.967 | −104.302 | 207 | 6.9 | Mw | USGS |
| June 2, 1994 | 18:17 | Java, Indonesia see 1994 Java earthquake | 10.51 | 112.87 | 250 | 7.8 | Mw | USGS |
| June 6, 1994 | 20:47 | Paez, Cauca, Colombia see 1994 Páez River earthquake | 2.917 | 76.057 | 1,100 | 6.8 | Mw | USGS |
| June 9, 1994 | 00:33 | Bolivia see 1994 Bolivia earthquake | −13.86 | −67.49 | 5 | 8.2 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| September 1, 1994 | 15:15 | Cape Mendocino, California, United States | 40.38 | −125.78 | 7.1 | Mw (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 | Mw | USGS |
| November 15, 1994 | 03:15 local time | Calapan, Mindoro, Philippines see 1994 Mindoro earthquake | 13.53 | 121.08 | 78 | 7.1 | Mw | PHIVOLCS |
| December 28, 1994 | 12:19 (UTC) | Near Honshū, Japan see 1994 offshore Sanriku earthquake | 40.451 | 143.491 | 2 | 7.7 | Mw | 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 | Mw (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 | Mw | USGS |
| July 30, 1995 | 05:11 UTC | Near Coast Antofagasta, Chile see 1995 Antofagasta earthquake | −23.34 | −70.294 | 3 | 8.0 | Mw | USGS |
| September 14, 1995 | 14:04 UTC | Guerrero, Mexico see 1995 Guerrero earthquake | 16.779 | −98.597 | 3 | 7.4 | Mw | USGS |
| October 1, 1995 | 17:57 local time | Dinar, Afyon, Turkey see 1995 Dinar earthquake | 38.06 | 30.13 | 90 | 6.1 | MS | [2][3] |
| October 9, 1995 | 15:35 UTC | Off the coast of Jalisco, Mexico see 1995 Colima–Jalisco earthquake | 19.055 | −104.205 | 49 | 8.0 | Mw | [94][95][96] |
| October 21, 1995 | 02:38 UTC | Chiapas, Mexico see 1995 Chiapas earthquake | 16.840 | −93.469 | 7.1 | Mw | USGS | |
| October 23, 1995 | 22:46 UTC | Wuding, Yunnan, China see 1995 Wuding earthquake | 26.003 | 102.227 | 53 | 6.2 | Mw | USGS |
| February 3, 1996 | 19:14 local time | Lijiang, Yunnan, China see 1996 Lijiang earthquake | 27.30 | 100.29 | 322 | 6.6 | Mw | USGS |
| February 17, 1996 | 05:59 | Near Biak Island, Indonesia see 1996 Biak earthquake | −0.891 | 136.952 | 108 | 8.1 | Mw | [97] |
| May 3, 1996 | 03:32 UTC | Near Baotou, China see 1996 Baotou earthquake | 40.774 | 109.661 | 26 | 6.4 | Ms | [97][98] |
| November 12, 1996 | 16:59 UTC | Near Nazca, Peru see 1996 Nazca earthquake | −14.993 | 75.675 | 14 | 7.5 | Mw | USGS |
| February 28, 1997 | 12:57 UTC | Ardabil, Iran see 1997 Ardabil earthquake | 38.08 | 48.05 | 1,100 | 6.1 | Mw | USGS |
| May 10, 1997 | 07:57 UTC | South Khorasan, Iran see 1997 Qayen earthquake | 33.844 | 59.810 | 1,567 | 7.3 | Mw | USGS |
| May 22, 1997 | 22:51 | Madhya Pradesh, India see 1997 Jabalpur earthquake | −23.1 | 80.14 | 56 | 5.8 | Mw | USGS |
| July 9, 1997 | 19:24 | Cariaco, Venezuela see 1997 Cariaco earthquake | −10.45 | 63.58 | 81 | 6.9 | Mw | USGS |
| August 10, 1997 | Collier Bay, Western Australia, Australia | 6.3 | Mw | USGS | ||||
| September 26, 1997 | 09:40 UTC | Umbria–Marche, Italy see 1997 Umbria and Marche earthquake | 43.084 | 12.812 | 11 | 6.1 | Me | USGS |
| October 15, 1997 | 01:03 UTC | Punitaqui, Chile see 1997 Punitaqui earthquake | 30.93 | 71.22 | 8 | 7.1 | Me | USGS |
| November 8, 1997 | 10:02 UTC | Tibet see 1997 Manyi earthquake | 35.069 | 87.325 | 7.4 | Mw | USGS | |
| January 30, 1998 | 12:16 UTC | Antofagasta, Chile | −23.91 | −70.20 | 1 | 7.1[99] | Mw | USGS |
| February 4, 1998 | 14:33 | Takhar, Afghanistan see February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake | 37.17 | 70.14 | 4,000 | 5.9 | Mw | USGS |
| May 22, 1998 | 00:48 Local time | Aiquile, Bolivia see 1998 Aiquile earthquake | −17.91 | −65.47 | 105 | 6.6 | Mw | USGS |
| May 30, 1998 | 06:22 | Takhar, Afghanistan see May 1998 Afghanistan earthquake | 37.17 | 70.09 | 4,500 | 6.5 | Mw | USGS |
| June 27, 1998 | 16:55 local time | Ceyhan, Adana, Turkey see 1998 Adana–Ceyhan earthquake | 36.88 | 35.31 | 146 | 6.2 | MS | [2][3] |
| July 17, 1998 | 08:49 | New Guinea, Papua New Guinea see 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake | −2.94 | 142.58 | 2,183 | 7 | Mw (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 | Ms | [100] |
| 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 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| August 17, 1999 | 00:01 GMT | İzmit, Turkey see 1999 İzmit earthquake | 40.70 | 29.99 | 17,127 | 7.4 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| September 7, 1999 | 11:56 | Athens, Greece see 1999 Athens earthquake | 38.06 | 23.51 | 143 | 6.0 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| September 21, 1999 | 1:47 | Chichi, Nantou, Taiwan see 1999 Chichi earthquake | 23.82 | 120.86 | 2,415 | 7.7 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| October 16, 1999 | 09:46 | Hector Mine, California, United States | 34.56 | −116.44 | 7.2 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| November 12, 1999 | 16:57 | Düzce, Turkey see 1999 Düzce earthquake | 40.82 | 31.23 | 894 | 7.2 | Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS |
| January 14, 2000 | 23:37 | Yunnan, China see 2000 Yunnan earthquake | 25.61 | 101.06 | 7 | 5.9 | Mw | USGS |
| May 4, 2000 | 04:21 | Sulawesi, Indonesia see 2000 Banggai Islands earthquake | −1.105 | 123.573 | 46 | 7.6 | Mw | USGS |
| June 4, 2000 | 23:30 | Sumatra, Indonesia see 2000 Enggano earthquake | 4.72 | 102.08 | 103 | 7.9 | Mw | USGS |
| July 7, 2000 | 13:30 | Masaya, Nicaragua see 2000 Nicaragua earthquake | 11.884 | −85.988 | 7 | 5.4 | Mw | [101] |
| November 16, 2000 | 04:54 | New Ireland, Papua New Guinea see 2000 New Ireland earthquakes | −4 | 152.33 | 2 | 8 | Mw | USGS |
| November 25, 2000 | 18:10 | Baku, Azerbaijan see 2000 Baku earthquake | 40.37 | 49.89 | 26 | 7 | ML |
- Key to magnitudes
- ML = Local magnitude (Richter)
- MS = Surface-wave magnitude
- Mw = Moment magnitude
See also
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