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The following is a list of earthquake lists.

Main lists

Lists of earthquakes by country

Largest earthquakes by magnitude

Pos. Date Location Article Magnitude
1 May 22, 1960 Valdivia, Chile 1960 Valdivia earthquake 9.5
2 March 27, 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA 1964 Alaska earthquake 9.2
3 December 26, 2004 Sumatra, Indonesia 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake 9.1
4 November 4, 1952 Kamchatka, USSR Kamchatka earthquakes 9.0 [1]
4 August 13, 1868 Arica, Chile 1868 Arica earthquake 9.0 [2]
4 January 26, 1700 Cascadia subduction zone, Canada and USA 1700 Cascadia earthquake 9.0
7 February 27, 2010 Maule, Chile 2010 Chile earthquake 8.8
7 January 31, 1906 Ecuador–Colombia 1906 Ecuador-Colombia earthquake 8.8
7 November 25, 1833 Sumatra, Indonesia 1833 Sumatra earthquake 8.8
10 February 4, 1965 Rat Islands, Alaska, USA 1965 Rat Islands earthquake 8.7
10 November 1, 1755 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal 1755 Lisbon earthquake 8.7 [3]
10 July 8, 1730 Valparaiso, Chile 1730 Valparaiso earthquake 8.7 [4]
13 March 28, 2005 Sumatra, Indonesia 2005 Sumatra earthquake 8.6
13 March 9, 1957 Andreanof Islands, Alaska, USA 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake 8.6
13 August 15, 1950 Assam, India – Tibet, China 1950 Medog earthquake 8.6
16 September 12, 2007 Sumatra, Indonesia September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes 8.5
16 October 13, 1963 Kuril Islands 1963 Kuril Islands earthquake 8.5 [5]
16 February 1, 1938 Banda Sea, Indonesia 1938 Banda Sea earthquake 8.5
16 February 3, 1923 Kamchatka, USSR Kamchatka earthquakes 8.5 [5]
16 November 11, 1922 Atacama Region, Chile 1922 Vallenar earthquake 8.5 [6]
16 May 24, 1751 Concepción, Kingdom of Chile 1751 Concepción earthquake 8.5
16 October 20, 1687 Lima, Peru 1687 Peru earthquake 8.5
16 December 16, 1575 Valdivia, Kingdom of Chile 1575 Valdivia earthquake 8.5

Deadliest earthquakes on record

Rank Name Date Location Fatalities Magnitude !1 "Shaanxi" January 23, 1556 Shaanxi, China 830,000 8.0 Estimated death toll in Shaanxi, China.
2 "Indian Ocean" December 26, 2004 Sumatra, Indonesia 230,000 9.1 Deaths from earthquake and resulting tsunami.
3 "Tangshan" July 28, 1976 Tangshan, China 242,419 7.5 Estimated death toll as high as 655,000.
4 "Gansu" December 16, 1920 Ningxia–Gansu, China 235,502 7.8 Major fractures, landslides.
5 "Haiti" January 12, 2010 Haiti 230,000 7.0 Estimate one month after the earthquake.
6 "Aleppo" October 11, 1138 Aleppo, Syria 230,000 8.5 Death toll disputed as first mention of 230,000 dead was in the 15th century.
7 "Great Kantō" September 1, 1923 Kantō region, Japan 142,000 7.9 Caused the Great Tokyo fire.
8 "Ashgabat" October 6, 1948 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 110,000 7.3

See also

References

  1. ^ "Historic Earthquakes - Kamchatka." U.S. Geological Survey, October 26, 2009.
  2. ^ "Historic Earthquakes - Arica." U.S. Geological Survey, October 21, 2009.
  3. ^ "Historic Earthquakes - Lisbon, Portugal." U.S. Geological Survey, October 26, 2009.
  4. ^ "Historic World Earthquakes." U.S. Geological Survey, November 23, 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Magnitude 8 and Greater Earthquakes Since 1900." U.S. Geological Survey, March 7, 2010
  6. ^ "Historic Earthquakes - Chile-Argentina Border." U.S. Geological Survey, October 26, 2009.
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