
This list of 20th-century earthquakes is a list of earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above that occurred in the 20th century. Some 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.
Unless otherwise noted, times are local time and magnitudes use the moment magnitude scale (Mw).

20th-century earthquakes – M 7.0 or greater (map data)
List of deadliest earthquakes
| Rank | Event | Fatalities | Magnitude | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1920 Haiyuan earthquake | 258,707–273,407 | 7.9 | December 16, 1920 | |
| 2 | 1976 Tangshan earthquake | 242,469 | 7.6 | July 28, 1976 | |
| 3 | 1908 Messina earthquake | 120,000 | 7.1 | December 28, 1908 | |
| 4 | Great Kantō earthquake | 105,385 | 7.9–8.2 | September 1, 1923 | |
| 5 | 1970 Ancash earthquake | 66,794–70,000 | 7.9 | May 31, 1970 | |
| 6 | 1927 Gulang earthquake | 40,912 | 7.7 | May 23, 1927 | |
| 7 | 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake | 35,000–45,000 | 7.4 | June 21, 1990 | |
| 8 | 1939 Erzincan earthquake | 32,700–32,968 | 7.8 | December 27, 1939 | |
| 9 | 1935 Quetta earthquake | 30,000–60,000 | 7.7 | May 31, 1935 | |
| 10 | 1915 Avezzano earthquake | 29,978–32,610 | 6.7 | January 13, 1915 | |
| 11 | 1939 Chillán earthquake | ~28,000 | 8.3 Ms | January 24, 1939 | |
| 12 | 1988 Armenian earthquake | 25,000–50,000 | 6.8 Ms | December 7, 1988 | |
| 13 | 1976 Guatemala earthquake | 23,000 | 7.5 | February 4, 1976 | |
| 14 | 1905 Kangra earthquake | >20,000 | 7.8 Ms | April 4, 1905 | |
| 15 | 1999 İzmit earthquake | 17,127–18,373 | 7.6 | August 17, 1999 | |
| 16 | 1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquakes | 15,900 | 7.1 | August 31, 1968 | |
| 17 | 1978 Tabas earthquake | 15,000–25,000 | 7.4 | September 16, 1978 | |
| 18 | 1962 Buin Zahra earthquake | 12,225 | 7.1 ML | September 1, 1962 | |
| 19 | 1960 Agadir earthquake | 12,000–15,000 | 5.8 | February 29, 1960 | |
| 1907 Qaratog earthquake | 12,000–15,000 | 7.4 Ms | October 21, 1907 | ||
| 21 | 1934 Nepal–India earthquake | 10,700–12,000 | 8.0 | January 15, 1934 | |
| 22 | 1970 Tonghai earthquake | 10,000–15,621 | 7.1 | January 5, 1970 | |
| 1931 Fuyun earthquake | 10,000 | 8.0 | August 11, 1931 | ||
| 1944 San Juan earthquake | 10,000 | 7.0 | January 15, 1944 | ||
| 23 | 1902 Kashgar earthquake | 5,650–10,000 | 7.7 | August 22, 1902 | |
| 24 | 1985 Mexico City earthquake | 5,000–45,000 | 8.0 | September 19, 1985 | |
| 25 | 1972 Nicaragua earthquake | 4,000–11,000 | 6.3 | December 23, 1972 |
- Note: 10,000 or more fatalities
List of largest earthquakes by magnitude
| Rank | Event | Magnitude | Fatalities | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1960 Valdivia earthquake | 9.4–9.6 | 1,000–6,000 | May 22, 1960 | |
| 2 | 1964 Alaska earthquake | 9.2–9.3 | 139 | March 27, 1964 | |
| 3 | 1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake | 8.8–9.0 | 2,336–14,000 | November 5, 1952 | |
| 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake | 8.8 | ~1,000 | January 31, 1906 | ||
| 5 | 1965 Rat Islands earthquake | 8.7 | February 3, 1965 | ||
| 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake | 8.7 | 4,800 | August 15, 1950 | ||
| 7 | 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake | 8.6 | 2 | March 9, 1957 | |
| 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake | 8.6 | 165–173 | April 1, 1946 | ||
| 9 | 1938 Banda Sea earthquake | 8.5–8.6 | February 2, 1938 | ||
| 1963 Kuril Islands earthquake | 8.5 | October 13, 1963 |
- Note: Magnitude 8.5 or greater
List of deadliest earthquakes by year
1901–1910
| Date | Time | Event | Magnitude | Fatalities | Location | Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 3, 1901 | 07:45 | 6.4 Ms | (Abe, 1988) | USGS | |||
| March 31, 1901 | 07:10 | 1901 Black Sea earthquake | 7.2 | 4 | |||
| November 16, 1901 | 07:47 | 6.9 | |||||
| April 19, 1902 | 02:23 | 1902 Guatemala earthquake | 7.5 ML | 2,000 | (USGS 1000+) | USGS | |
| August 22, 1902 | 05:04 | 1902 Turkestan earthquake | 7.7 | 10,000 | USGS | ||
| September 19, 1902 | 6.0 ML | 2 | USGS | ||||
| December 16, 1902 | 05:04 | 1902 Andijan earthquake | 6.4 ML | 4,882 | (USGS 1000+) | USGS | |
| April 29, 1903 | 01:46 | 1903 Malazgirt earthquake | 6.7 Ms | 3,500 | [2][3] | ||
| August 27, 1904 | 21:56 | 7.3 Ms | USGS | ||||
| November 5, 1904 | 04:25 | 1904 Douliu earthquake | 6.1 | 145 | |||
| April 4, 1905 | 00:50 | 1905 Kangra earthquake | 7.8 Ms | 20,000 | Kangra district HQ Dharamsala devastated | [4] | |
| July 9, 1905 | 09:40 | 8 | [5] | ||||
| July 23, 1905 | 02:46 | 8.3–8.5 | [5] | ||||
| September 8, 1905 | 01:43 | 1905 Calabria earthquake | 7.2 | 557–5,000 | [3] | ||
| January 31, 1906 | 15:36 | 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake | 8.8 | 1,000 | USGS | ||
| March 16, 1906 | 06:43 | 1906 Meishan earthquake | 6.8 Ms | 1,266 | |||
| April 18, 1906 | 13:12 | 1906 San Francisco earthquake | 7.9 | 3,000 | USGS | ||
| August 17, 1906 | 00:10 | 1906 Aleutian Islands earthquake | 8.35 | [6] | |||
| August 17, 1906 | 00:40 | 1906 Valparaíso earthquake | 8.2 | 3,882 | USGS | ||
| November 19, 1906 | 07:18 | 7.6 | |||||
| January 4, 1907 | 05:19 | 1907 Sumatra earthquake | 8.2–8.4 | 2,188 | [7] | ||
| January 14, 1907 | 03:30 | 1907 Kingston earthquake | 6.5 | 800-1,000 | USGS | ||
| October 21, 1907 | 04:23 | 1907 Qaratog earthquake | 7.4 Ms | 12,000–15,000 | USGS | ||
| October 23, 1907 | 21:28 | 1907 Calabria earthquake | 5.9 Ms | 167 | |||
| December 28, 1908 | 04:20 | 1908 Messina earthquake | 7.1 | 82,000 | USGS | ||
| January 23, 1909 | 02:48 | 1909 Borujerd earthquake | 7.3 | 8,000 | |||
| June 11, 1909 | 21:15 | 1909 Provence earthquake | 6.0 | 46 | Highest magnitude earthquake ever recorded in continental France. 250 wounded. 2,000 buildings damaged | [8] |
1911–1920
| Date | Time | Event | Magnitude | Fatalities | Location | Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 3, 1911 | 23:25 | 1911 Kebin earthquake | 7.7 | 452 | [9] | ||
| February 18, 1911 | 18:41 | 1911 Sarez earthquake | 7.4 Ms | 90 | [10] | ||
| June 7, 1911 | 11:02 UTC | 1911 Michoacán earthquake | 7.6 | 45 | USGS | ||
| June 15, 1911 | 14:26 UTC | 1911 Kikai Island earthquake | 8.1 Ms | 12 | USGS | ||
| July 1, 1911 | 22:00 | 6.5 | [11] | ||||
| December 16, 1911 | 19:14 UTC | 1911 Guerrero earthquake | 7.6 | USGS | |||
| May 23, 1912 | 02:24 UTC | 1912 Maymyo earthquake | 7.7–8.0 Ms | 1 | [12] | ||
| August 9, 1912 | 03:29 | 1912 Mürefte earthquake | 7.3 Ms | 216 | [2][3] | ||
| March 15, 1914 | 20:00 | 1914 Senboku earthquake | 7.0 Ms | 94 | USGS | ||
| October 4, 1914 | 00:07 | 1914 Burdur earthquake | 6.9 Ms | 2,344 | [2][3] | ||
| January 13, 1915 | 06:52 | 1915 Avezzano earthquake | 7.5 Ms | 32,610 | [13] | ||
| October 3, 1915 | 06:52 | 1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake | 7.1 | (Stover and Coffman, 1993) | [14] | ||
| January 20, 1917 | 23:11 | 1917 Bali earthquake | 6.6 Ms | 1,500 | [15] | ||
| June 26, 1917 | 05:49 UTC | 1917 Samoa earthquake | 8.5 | USGS | |||
| December 26, 1917 | 10:30 | 1917 Guatemala earthquake | 5.6 | 250 | USGS | ||
| February 18, 1918 | 06:07 | 1918 Shantou earthquake | 7.2 | 1,000 | USGS | ||
| June 7, 1918 | 6.0 Ms | Largest known Queensland earthquake | [16][17] | ||||
| August 15, 1918 | 12:18 UTC | 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake | 8.3 | 52 | [18] | ||
| October 11, 1918 | 14:14 | 1918 San Fermín earthquake | 7.5 Ms | 116 | (McCann, 1985) | USGS | |
| December 6, 1918 | 08:41 | 1918 Vancouver Island earthquake | 7 ML | (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954: Rogers, 1983) | USGS | ||
| January 3, 1920 | 12:46 | 1920 Xalapa earthquake | 7.8 | 648 | |||
| February 20, 1920 | 11:45 | 1920 Gori earthquake | 6.2 Ms | 130 | USGS | ||
| September 7, 1920 | 07:55 | 1920 Garfagnana earthquake | 6.5 ML | 171 | [19] | ||
| December 16, 1920 | 12:05 | 1920 Haiyuan earthquake | 8.6 Ms | 273,407[20] | USGS | ||
| December 17, 1920 | 06:59 | 1920 Mendoza earthquake | 6.0 | 400 |
1921–1930
| Date | Time | Event | Magnitude | Fatalities | Location | Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 31, 1922 | 13:17 | 7.3 MGR | (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |||
| March 10, 1922 | 11:21 | 6.1 | (Bakun and McEvilly, 1984) | USGS | |||
| November 11, 1922 | 04:32 UTC | 1922 Vallenar earthquake | 8.5 | 1,000 | USGS | ||
| January 22, 1923 | 09:04 | 7.2 MGR | (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |||
| February 3, 1923 | Kamchatka earthquakes | 8.5 | USGS | ||||
| September 1, 1923 | 02:58 | 1923 Great Kantō earthquake | 7.9 | 142,800 | USGS | ||
| September 13, 1924 | 16:34 | 1924 Pasinler earthquake | 6.8 Ms | 60 | [2][3] | ||
| February 28, 1925 | 21:19 | 1925 Charlevoix–Kamouraska earthquake | 6.3 | (Bent, 1992) | USGS | ||
| March 16, 1925 | 14:42 | 1925 Dali earthquake | 7.0 Ms | 5,000 | [21] | ||
| June 28, 1925 | 01:21 | 6.6 | (Dosier, 1989) | USGS | |||
| June 29, 1925 | 14:42 | 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake | 6.8 | 13 | (Stein and Hanks, 1998) | USGS | |
| June 28, 1926 | 03:23 | 1926 Padang Panjang earthquake | 7.6 ML | 354 | |||
| October 22, 1926 | 12:35 | 6.1 MGR | (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |||
| October 22, 1926 | 13:35 | 6.1 MGR | (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |||
| March 7, 1927 | 09:27 | 1927 Kita Tango earthquake | 7.0 | 2,956 | USGS | ||
| May 21, 1927 | 22:32 UTC | 1927 Gulang earthquake | 7.6 | 40,900 | USGS | ||
| July 11, 1927 | 15:04 | 1927 Jericho earthquake | 6.3 | 500 | USGS | ||
| November 4, 1927 | 13:51 | 7.1 | (Stein and Hanks, 1998) | USGS | |||
| March 31, 1928 | 02:29 | 6.5 Ms | 50 | Possible M=6.2 foreshock previous day | [2][3] | ||
| May 14, 1928 | 22:14 UTC | 1928 Chachapoyas earthquake | 7.2 | 25 | [22] | ||
| December 2, 1928 | 04:06 | 1928 Talca earthquake | 7.6 | 279 | USGS | ||
| May 18, 1929 | 08:37 | 6.1 Ms | 64 | [2][3] | |||
| June 17, 1929 | 10:17 | 1929 Murchison earthquake | 7.8 Ms | 17 | [23] | ||
| November 18, 1929 | 20:32 | 1929 Grand Banks earthquake | 7.3 | 28 | (Bent, 1995) | USGS | |
| May 5, 1930 | 13:46 UTC | 1930 Bago earthquake | 7.5 Ms | 558 | [24] | ||
| May 6, 1930 | 22:34 | 1930 Salmas earthquake | 7.1 | 3,000 | USGS | ||
| July 2, 1930 | 21:03 UTC | 1930 Dhubri earthquake | 7.1 Ms | [25] | |||
| July 23, 1930 | 00:08 | 1930 Irpinia earthquake | 6.6 Ms | 1,404 | [26] | ||
| November 25, 1930 | 19:02 UTC | 1930 North Izu earthquake | 7.3 Ms | 272 | [27] | ||
| December 3, 1930 | 18:51 UTC | 1930 Pyu earthquake | 7.3 | 36 | USGS |
1931–1940
| Date | Time | Event | Magnitude | Fatalities | Location | Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 27, 1931 | 20:09 UTC | 1931 Myitkyina earthquake | 7.6 | USGS | |||
| February 3, 1931 | 10:47 | 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake | 7.7 | 258 | Much of city destroyed; 40 km2 of seabed raised to become dry land | [28] | |
| March 31, 1931 | 10:23 | 1931 Nicaragua earthquake | 6.1 | 2,450 | City destroyed. | - | |
| April 27, 1931 | 16:50 UTC | 1931 Zangezur earthquake | 6.5 | 2,890 | [29] | ||
| June 7, 1931 | 00:25 | 1931 Dogger Bank earthquake | 6.1 ML | (Musson, 1994) largest instrumentally recorded earthquake to have affected the United Kingdom | USGS | ||
| August 10, 1931 | 21:18 | 1931 Fuyun earthquake | 8.0 | 10,000 | [30][31][32] | ||
| September 25, 1931 | 05:59 UTC | 1931 Southwest Sumatra earthquake | 7.3 | USGS | |||
| June 3, 1932 | 10:36 | 1932 Jalisco earthquake | 8.1 | 400 | [33] | ||
| June 18, 1932 | 10:12 | 7.8 Ms | [34] | ||||
| June 22, 1932 | 12:59 | 7.0 Ms | 75 | [35][36] | |||
| September 26, 1932 | 19:20 | 1932 Ierissos earthquake | 7.0 Ms | 491 | [37] | ||
| December 21, 1932 | 06:10 | 1932 Cedar Mountain earthquake | 7.2 | USGS | |||
| December 25, 1932 | 10:04 | 1932 Changma earthquake | 7.6 Ms | 275 | [3] | ||
| March 2, 1933 | 17:31 | 1933 Sanriku earthquake | 8.4 | 2,990 | USGS | ||
| March 11, 1933 | 01:54 | 1933 Long Beach earthquake | 6.4 | 115 | (Hauksson & Gross, 1991) | USGS | |
| August 25, 1933 | 07:50 | 1933 Diexi earthquake | 7.3 | 9,300 | USGS | ||
| November 20, 1933 | 23:21 | 7.4 | (Stein et al. 1979) | USGS | |||
| January 15, 1934 | 08:43 | 1934 Nepal–India earthquake | 8.1 | 10,700 | (Chen and Molnar, 1977) | USGS | |
| June 8, 1934 | 04:47 | 6.1 | (Bakun and McEvilly, 1984) | USGS | |||
| January 4, 1935 | 16:41 | 6.4 Ms | 5 | [2][3] | |||
| April 21, 1935 | 6:02 | 1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake | 7.0 | 3,276 | [3] | ||
| May 30, 1935 | 21:32 | 1935 Quetta earthquake | 7.7 | 60,000 | |||
| November 1, 1935 | 06:03 | 1935 Timiskaming earthquake | 6.2 | (Bent, 1996) | USGS | ||
| December 28, 1935 | 02:35 | 1935 Sumatra earthquake | 7.7 | [38] | |||
| November 2, 1936 | 20:45 UTC | 1936 Miyagi earthquake | 7.2 Ms | [39] | |||
| July 22, 1937 | 17:09 | Salcha Seismic Zone | 7.3 Ms | USGS | |||
| July 26, 1937 | 03:47 UTC | 1937 Orizaba earthquake | 7.3 Ms | 34 | [22][40] | ||
| January 23, 1938 | 08:32 | 6.8 Ms | (Klein and Wright, 2000) | USGS | |||
| April 19, 1938 | 12:59 | 6.6 Ms | 160 | [2][3] | |||
| November 10, 1938 | 20:18 | 8.2 | USGS | ||||
| January 25, 1939 | 23:32 | 1939 Chillán earthquake | 7.8 Ms | 28,000 | USGS | ||
| September 22, 1939 | 02:36 | 6.6 Ms | 60 | [2][3] | |||
| December 26, 1939 | 23:57 | 1939 Erzincan earthquake | 7.8 Ms | 32,968 | USGS | ||
| May 19, 1940 | 04:36 | 1940 El Centro earthquake | 7.1 | 9 | (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |
| November 10, 1940 | 01:39 | 1940 Vrancea earthquake | 7.7 | 1,000 | (LT, 2007) | USGS |
1941–1950
| Date | Time | Event | Magnitude | Fatalities | Location | Comments | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15, 1941 | 19:09 UTC | 1941 Colima earthquake | 7.7 Ms | 90 | [41] | |||
| April 29, 1941 | 01:35 | 7.2 ML | [16] | |||||
| June 26, 1941 | 17:22 | 1941 Andaman Islands earthquake | 8.1 | 8,000 | USGS | |||
| December 17, 1941 | 19:19 | 1941 Chungpu earthquake | 6.9 | 358 | USGS | |||
| August 6, 1942 | 23:37 UTC | 1942 Guatemala earthquake | 7.7 | 38 | USGS | |||
| August 24, 1942 | 22:50 UTC | 1942 Peru earthquake | 8.2 | 30 | USGS | |||
| November 15, 1942 | 19:01 | 6.1 Ms | 16 | [2][3] | ||||
| December 20, 1942 | 14:03 | 1942 Niksar–Erbaa earthquake | 7.0 Ms | 3,000 | [42] | |||
| April 6, 1943 | 12:07 | 1943 Ovalle earthquake | 7.9–8.2 | 12 | USGS | |||
| June 8 and 9, 1943 | 20:42 UTC and 03:06 UTC | 1943 Alahan Panjang earthquakes | 7.2 and 7.5 | [22] | ||||
| June 20, 1943 | 17:32 | 6.6 Ms | 336 | [2][3] | ||||
| July 23, 1943 | 14:53 UTC | 1943 Central Java earthquake | 7.0 | 213 | [43] | |||
| November 26, 1943 | 00:20 | 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake | 7.5 | 4,000 | [42] | |||
| January 15, 1944 | 20:50 GMT-3 | 1944 San Juan earthquake | 7.0 | 8,000–10,000 | The 30-second long earthquake destroyed 95% of the city, located 30 km from the epicentre. | [44] | ||
| February 1, 1944 | 03:25 | 1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake | 7.5 | 3,959 | [45] | |||
| October 6, 1944 | 04:34 | 6.8 Ms | 30 | [2][3] | ||||
| December 7, 1944 | 04:35 | 8.1 | 1,223 | known as 東南海地震 (Tōnankai Jishin) 1944 Tōnankai earthquake | USGS | |||
| November 27, 1945 | 21:56 | 1945 Balochistan earthquake | 8.1 | 4,000 | Tsunami from submarine slumping | [46] | ||
| April 1, 1946 | 12:28 | 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake | 7.3 Ms | 165 | (Stover and Coffman, 1993) | USGS | ||
| June 23, 1946 | 17:13 | 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake | 7.3 ML | (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954: Rogers, 1983) | USGS | |||
| August 4, 1946 | 17:51 | 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake | 8.0 Ms | 2,550 | (Abe, 1981) | USGS | ||
| September 12, 1946 | 15:17 | 1946 Sagaing earthquakes | 8.0 & 7.8 Ms | [47][48] | ||||
| September 15, 1946 | 6.2 Ms | |||||||
| December 20, 1946 | 19:19 | 1946 Nankaidō earthquake | 8.1 | 1,330 | USGS | |||
| July 29, 1947 | 13:43 | 1947 Assam earthquake | 7.3 | [49] | ||||
| October 16, 1947 | 02:09 | 7.2 | USGS | |||||
| January 25, 1948 | 01:46 PST | 1948 Lady Caycay earthquake | 7.8 | 50 | USGS | |||
| May 25, 1948 | 07:11 | 1948 Litang earthquake | 7.2 | 800 | [27] | |||
| June 28, 1948 | 07:13 | 1948 Fukui earthquake | 6.8 | 3,769 | USGS | |||
| October 5, 1948 | 20:12 | 1948 Ashgabat earthquake | 7.3 | 110,000 | USGS | |||
| April 13, 1949 | 19:55 | 1949 Olympia earthquake | 7.1 ML | 8 | (Baker and Langston, 1987) | USGS | ||
| July 10, 1949 | 03:53 | 1949 Khait earthquake | 7.5 | 7,200 | [50] | |||
| August 5, 1949 | 14:05 | 1949 Ambato earthquake | 6.4 Ms | 6,000 | USGS | |||
| August 17, 1949 | 18:44 | 1949 Karlıova earthquake | 6.8 Ms | 450 | [42] | |||
| August 22, 1949 | 04:01 | 1949 Queen Charlotte earthquake | 8.1 Ms | (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954) | USGS | |||
| December 17, 1949 | 06:53 | 1949 Tierra del Fuego earthquakes | 7.8 ML | [51] | ||||
| August 15, 1950 | 14:09 | 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake | 8.6 | 4,800 | USGS |
1951–1960
| Date | Time | Event | Magnitude | Fatalities | Location | Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 13, 1951 | 18:36 | 1951 Kurşunlu earthquake | 6.9 Ms | 50 | [42] | ||
| August 21, 1951 | 10:57 | 6.9 Ms | (Klein and Wright, 2000) | USGS | |||
| July 21, 1952 | 11:52 | 1952 Kern County earthquake | 7.3 | 12 | (Stein and Hanks, 1998) | USGS | |
| November 5, 1952 | 04:58 | 1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake | 9.0 | 2,336 | USGS | ||
| February 12, 1953 | 08:15 | 1953 Torud earthquake | 6.6 | 973 | USGS | ||
| March 18, 1953 | 21:06 | 1953 Yenice–Gönen earthquake | 7.2 Ms | 1,070 | [2][3] | ||
| May 6, 1953 | 17:16 UTC | 1953 Concepción earthquake | 7.6 Ms | 12 | [52] | ||
| August 8–12, 1953 | 09:24 | 1953 Ionian earthquake | 6.8 | 476 | 113 tremors over five days | [53][54] | |
| September 14, 1953 | 00:27 UTC | 1953 Suva earthquake | 6.8 Ms | 8 | [55] | ||
| December 6, 1953 | 16:18 | 7.4 | 3 | ||||
| December 12, 1953 | 17:31 UTC | 1953 Tumbes earthquake | 7.5 | 6 | |||
| March 29, 1954 | 06:17 | 7.9 | USGS | ||||
| July 6, 1954 | 11:13 | 6.6 | (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |||
| August 24, 1954 | 05:51 | 6.8 | (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |||
| September 9, 1954 | 01:04 | 1954 Chlef earthquake | 6.7 | 1,409 | USGS | ||
| December 16, 1954 | 11:07 | 7.1 | (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |||
| December 16, 1954 | 11:11 | 6.8 | (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |||
| July 16, 1955 | 09:07 | 6.8 Ms | 23 | [2][3] | |||
| September 12, 1955 | 06:09 UTC | 1955 Alexandria earthquake | 6.3 Ms | 18 | [29] | ||
| September 23, 1955 | 15:06 UTC | 1955 Yuzha earthquake | 6.8 Ms | 728 | [29] | ||
| July 16, 1956 | 15:07 UTC | 1956 Sagaing earthquake | 7.1 | USGS | |||
| July 21, 1956 | 21:02 | 1956 Anjar earthquake | 6.3 | 115 | USGS | ||
| October 24, 1956 | 14:42 UTC | 1956 Nicaragua earthquake | 7.3 Ms | [56] | |||
| March 9, 1957 | 14:22 | 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake | 8.6 | USGS | |||
| April 25, 1957 | 04:25 | 7.1 | 67 | [2][3] | |||
| May 26, 1957 | 6:36 | 1957 Abant earthquake | 7.1 Ms | 52 | [42] | ||
| December 4, 1957 | 03:37 | 1957 Mongolia earthquake | 8.1 | 30 | USGS | ||
| April 7, 1958 | 15:30 | 7.3 | USGS | ||||
| July 10, 1958 | 06:15 | 1958 Lituya Bay, Alaska earthquake and megatsunami | 7.7 | 5 | USGS | ||
| November 6, 1958 | 22:58 | 1958 Kuril Islands earthquake | 8.3 | USGS | |||
| May 4, 1959 | 07:15 | 1959 Kamchatka earthquake | 8.0 | 1 | [22] | ||
| August 18, 1959 | 06:37 | 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake | 7.3 | 28 | (Dosier, 1985) | USGS | |
| February 29, 1960 | 23:40 | 1960 Agadir earthquake | 5.7 | 10,000 | USGS | ||
| May 21, 1960 | 10:02 | 1960 Concepción earthquakes | 8.3 | 125 | USGS | ||
| May 22, 1960 | 19:11 | 1960 Valdivia earthquake | 9.5 | 5,700 | USGS | ||
| November 20, 1960 | 22:02 UTC | November 1960 Peru earthquake | 7.8 | USGS |
1961–1970
| Date | Time | Event | Magnitude | Fatalities | Location | Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1, 1962 | 19:20 | 1962 Buin Zahra earthquake | 7.2 | 12,225 | USGS | ||
| February 13, 1963 | 08:50 UTC | 1963 Su-ao earthquake | 7.3 | 3 | [22] | ||
| February 21, 1963 | 17:14 | 5.4 Ms | 300 | [57][58] | |||
| July 26, 1963 | 04:17 | 1963 Skopje earthquake | 6.1 | 1,100 | |||
| October 13, 1963 | 05:17 | 1963 Kuril Islands earthquake | 8.5 | ||||
| March 27, 1964 | 17:36 | 1964 Alaska earthquake | 9.2 | 125 | USGS | ||
| June 16, 1964 | 04:01 | 1964 Niigata earthquake | 7.5 | 26 | USGS | ||
| July 6, 1964 | 07:22 UTC | 1964 Guerrero earthquake | 7.4 Ms | 40 | [22][59] | ||
| October 6, 1964 | 16:31 | 7.0 Ms | 23 | [2][3] | |||
| January 24, 1965 | 00:11 UTC | 1965 Ceram Sea earthquake | 8.2 | 71 | [60] | ||
| February 4, 1965 | 05:01 | 1965 Rat Islands earthquake | 8.7 | USGS | |||
| March 28, 1965 | 12:33 | 1965 La Ligua earthquake | 7.4 | 280 | USGS | ||
| April 29, 1965 | 08:29 | 1965 Puget Sound earthquake | 6.7 | 7 | USGS | ||
| August 23, 1965 | 19:46 | 1965 Oaxaca earthquake | 7.5 | 6 | [61] | ||
| March 12, 1966 | 16:31 UTC | 1966 Hualien earthquake | 8.0 Ms | [62] | |||
| March 20, 1966 | 01:42 UTC | 1966 Toro earthquake | 6.1 Ms | 157 | USGS | ||
| March 22, 1966 | 08:19 | 1966 Xingtai earthquakes | 6.8 | 8,064 | USGS | ||
| June 28, 1966 | 04:26 | 6.1 | (Tsai and Aki, 1969) | USGS | |||
| August 19, 1966 | 12:23 | 1966 Varto earthquake | 6.8 | 2,396 | [42] | ||
| October 17, 1966 | 21:41 UTC | 1966 Peru earthquake | 8.1 | [63] | |||
| December 28, 1966 | 08:18 UTC | 8.1 | 6 | ||||
| July 22, 1967 | 16:56 | 1967 Mudurnu earthquake | 7.2 Ms | 89 | [42] | ||
| July 29, 1967 | 20:05 | 1967 Caracas earthquake | 6.6 | 236 | USGS | ||
| December 10, 1967 | 22:51 | 6.3 | (Langston, 1976) | USGS | |||
| April 1, 1968 | 00:42 UTC | 1968 Hyūga-nada earthquake | 7.5 | [64] | |||
| May 16, 1968 | 01:49 UTC | 1968 Tokachi earthquake | 8.3 | USGS | |||
| May 24, 1968 | 5:24 | 1968 Inangahua earthquake | 7.1 | 3 | |||
| August 31, 1968 | 10:47 UTC | 1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquake | 7.1 | 12,000 | USGS | ||
| September 3, 1968 | 10:19 UTC | 6.5 Ms | 29 | [2][3] | |||
| October 14, 1968 | 10:49 | 1968 Meckering earthquake | 6.5 | ||||
| February 28, 1969 | 02:40 | 1969 Portugal earthquake | 7.8 | 13 | [65] | ||
| March 28, 1969 | 03:48 | 6.5 Ms | 53 | [2][3] | |||
| March 31, 1969 | 07:15 UTC | 1969 Sharm el-Sheikh earthquake | 6.6 | 2 | [66] | ||
| July 18, 1969 | 13:24 | 1969 Bohai earthquake | 7.4 Ms | 10 | [67] | ||
| July 25, 1969 | 22:49 | 1969 Yangjiang earthquake | 6.4 | 3,000 | [68] | ||
| October 26–27, 1969 | 15:36 and 08:10 | 6.4 Ms | 10 | [69] | |||
| January 4, 1970 | 17:35 | 1970 Tonghai earthquake | 7.1 | 15,000 | [70][71] | ||
| March 24, 1970 | 6.7 Ms | ||||||
| May 31, 1970 | 20:23 | 1970 Ancash earthquake | 7.9 | 70,000 | USGS | ||
| March 28, 1970 | 23:02 | 1970 Gediz earthquake | 7.2 Ms | 1,086 | [2][3] | ||
| July 31, 1970 | 17:08 | 1970 Colombia earthquake | 8.0 Ms | 1 | USGS | ||
| December 10, 1970 | 04:34 UTC | 1970 Peru–Ecuador earthquake | 7.1 | 82 | USGS |
1971–1980
| Date | Time | Event | Magnitude | Fatalities | Location | Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 9, 1971 | 14:00 | 1971 San Fernando earthquake | 6.7 | 65 | (Heaton, 1982) | USGS | |
| May 22, 1971 | 16:44 | 1971 Bingöl earthquake | 6.9 | 1,000 | [72] | ||
| July 8, 1971 | 23:04 | 1971 Aconcagua earthquake | 7.5 | 85 | USGS | ||
| July 14, 1971 and July 26, 1971 | 1971 Solomon Islands earthquakes | 8.0, 8.1 | 2 | [22] | |||
| July 16, 1971 | 6.4 | ||||||
| April 10, 1972 | 02:06 UTC | 1972 Qir earthquake | 6.7 | 5,374 | [73] | [74] | |
| April 24, 1972 | 09:57 UTC | 1972 Ruisui earthquake | 7.2 Ms | 5 | USGS | ||
| December 23, 1972 | 06:29 | 1972 Nicaragua earthquake | 6.2 | 11,000 | (Brown, R. D., P. L. Ward, and G. Plafker (1973)) | USGS | |
| August 28, 1973 | 09:50 | 1973 Veracruz earthquake | 7.3 | 1,200 | USGS | ||
| May 8, 1974 | 23:33 | 1974 Izu Peninsula earthquake | 6.5 Ms | 25 | [75] | ||
| May 10, 1974 | 19:25 | 1974 Zhaotong earthquake | 7.0 | 20,000 | [76] | ||
| October 3, 1974 | 14:21 UTC | 1974 Lima earthquake | 8.1 | 78 | USGS | ||
| December 28, 1974 | 12:11 | 1974 Pattan earthquake | 6.2 | 5,300 | USGS | ||
| February 4, 1975 | 11:36 | 1975 Haicheng earthquake | 7.0 | 2,041 | (Cipar, 1979) | USGS | |
| May 26, 1975 | 09:11 UTC | 1975 North Atlantic earthquake | 7.9 | North Atlantic | USGS | ||
| June 30, 1975 | 18:54 | 6.1 ML | Largest earthquake in Yellowstone Caldera since 1959 Hebgen Lake event | [77] | |||
| July 8, 1975 | 12:06 UTC | 1975 Bagan earthquake | 7.5 | 85 | USGS | ||
| September 6, 1975 | 12:20 | 1975 Lice earthquake | 6.6 Ms | 2,385 | [2][3] | ||
| November 29, 1975 | 6.2 Ms | ||||||
| November 29, 1975 | 14:47 | 7.2 Ms | 2 | (Klein and Wright, 2000) | USGS | ||
| February 4, 1976 | 09:01 | 1976 Guatemala earthquake | 7.5 | 23,000 | USGS | ||
| May 6, 1976 | 21:06 | 1976 Friuli earthquake | 6.4 | 989 | [78] | ||
| June 25, 1976 | 19:18 | 1976 Papua earthquake | 7.3 | 5,400 | USGS | ||
| July 14, 1976 | 07:13 | 1976 Bali earthquake | 6.5 | 573 | USGS | ||
| July 27, 1976 | 19:42 | 1976 Tangshan earthquake | 7.6 | 242,419 | USGS | ||
| August 17, 1976 | 00:11 | 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake | 8.0 | 4,791 | PHIVOLCS | ||
| November 24, 1976 | 14:22 | 1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake | 7.5 Ms | 3,840 | [2][3] | ||
| March 4, 1977 | 21:20 | 1977 Bucharest earthquake | 7.5 | 1,500 | Lasted ~5 minutes | - | |
| August 19, 1977 | 06:08 | 1977 Sumba earthquake | 8.3 | 180 | USGS | ||
| November 23, 1977 | 09:26 | 1977 San Juan earthquake | 7.4 | 65 | USGS | ||
| June 12, 1978 | 08:14 UTC | 1978 Miyagi earthquake | 7.7 Ms | 28[79] | USGS | ||
| September 16, 1978 | 19:38 | 1978 Tabas earthquake | 7.7 ML | 15,000 | USGS | ||
| April 15, 1979 | 06:19 | 1979 Montenegro earthquake | 7.0 Ms | 136 | [80] | ||
| June 2, 1979 | 6.1 | USGS | |||||
| October 15, 1979 | 23:17 | 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake | 6.4 | (Hartzell and Heaton, 1983) | USGS | ||
| December 12, 1979 | 07:59 | 1979 Tumaco earthquake | 8.2 | 600 | [81] | ||
| May 25, 1980 | 16:33 | 6.1 | (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |||
| May 27, 1980 | 14:50 | 6.0 | (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |||
| October 10, 1980 | 12:25 | 1980 El Asnam earthquake | 7.7 Ms | 5,000 | [82] | ||
| October 24, 1980 | 14:53 | 1980 Oaxaca earthquake | 7.2 | 300 | USGS | ||
| November 8, 1980 | 10:27 | 7.2 | (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | |||
| November 23, 1980 | 19:34 | 1980 Irpinia earthquake | 6.8 | 2,735 | USGS |
1981–1990
| Date | Time | Event | Magnitude | Fatalities | Location | Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 19, 1981 | 15:11 | 1981 Irian Jaya earthquake | 6.7 Ms | 305 | [83] | ||
| January 23, 1981 | 21:13 | 1981 Dawu earthquake | 6.8 ML | 150 | USGS | ||
| October 25, 1981 | 03:22 UTC | 1981 Playa Azul earthquake | 7.3 Ms | 3 | USGS | ||
| December 13, 1982 | 09:12 | 1982 North Yemen earthquake | 6.2 | 2,800 | USGS | ||
| March 31, 1983 | 1983 Popayán earthquake | 5.5 | 267 | USGS | |||
| May 2, 1983 | 23:42 | 1983 Coalinga earthquake | 6.5 | (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | ||
| October 28, 1983 | 14:06 | 7.0 | 2 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | ||
| October 30, 1983 | 07:12 | 1983 Erzurum earthquake | 6.9 Ms | 1,342 | [2][3] | ||
| November 16, 1983 | 16:13 | 6.7 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |||
| November 30, 1983 | 17:46 UTC | 1983 Chagos Archipelago earthquake | 7.7 Ms | [84] | |||
| December 22, 1983 | 04:11 | 1983 Guinea earthquake | 6.3 | 500 | USGS | ||
| April 24, 1984 | 21:15 | 1984 Morgan Hill earthquake | 6.2 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | ||
| November 17, 1984 | 06:49 UTC | 1984 Northern Sumatra earthquake | 7.2 Ms | USGS | |||
| December 31, 1984 | 07:03 | 1984 Cachar earthquake | 6.0 | 20 | USGS | ||
| March 3, 1985 | 19:47 | 1985 Algarrobo earthquake | 7.8 | 177 | USGS | ||
| April 8, 1985 | 21:56:59 | 1985 Rapel Lake earthquake | 7.5 | 2 | USGS | ||
| September 19, 1985 | 13:17 | 1985 Mexico City earthquake | 8.0 | 10,000 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| December 23, 1985 | 05:16 | 1985 Nahanni earthquakes | 6.8 | (Wetmiller et al., 1988) | USGS | ||
| May 7, 1986 | 22:47 | 8.0 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |||
| July 8, 1986 | 09:20 | 6.1 | (Hartzell, 1989) | USGS | |||
| July 21, 1986 | 14:42 | 1986 Chalfant Valley earthquake | 6.2 | (Ellsworth, 1990) | USGS | ||
| October 10, 1986 | 17:49 | 1986 San Salvador earthquake | 5.4 Ms | 1,500 | [82] | ||
| March 2, 1987 | 13:42 | 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake | 6.5 | ||||
| March 6, 1987 | 04:10 | 1987 Ecuador earthquakes | 7.1 | 5,000 | USGS | ||
| October 1, 1987 | 14:42 | 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake | 5.9 | 8 | (Hartzell and Iida, 1990) | USGS | |
| November 30, 1987 | 19:23 | 7.9 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |||
| January 22, 1988 | 00:35 | 6.3 | (Choy and Bowman, 1990) | USGS | |||
| January 22, 1988 | 03:57 | 6.4 | (Choy and Bowman, 1990) | USGS | |||
| January 22, 1988 | 12:04 | 6.6 | (Choy and Bowman, 1990) | USGS | |||
| March 6, 1988 | 22:35 | 7.8 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |||
| August 20, 1988 | 23:09 | 1988 Nepal earthquake | 6.9 | 709 | USGS | ||
| November 6, 1988 | 13:03 | 1988 Lancang earthquake | 7.7 | 938 | USGS | ||
| December 7, 1988 | 07:41 | 1988 Armenian earthquake | 6.8 | 25,000 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| January 22, 1989 | 23:02 | 1989 Gissar earthquake | 5.5 | 274 | USGS | ||
| May 23, 1989 | 10:54 | 8.2 | Macquarie Fault Zone | [85][86] | |||
| August 21, 1989 | 00:18 | 1989 West Papua earthquake | 6.0 | 120 | USGS | ||
| October 17, 1989 | 17:04 | 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake | 6.9 | 63 | (Wald et al., 1991) | USGS | |
| December 28, 1989 | 10:27 | 1989 Newcastle earthquake | 5.6 ML | 13 | This is the only deadly Australian earthquake recorded to date | ||
| February 8, 1990 | 15:15 | 1990 Bohol Sea earthquake | 6.8 | 6 | [87][88] | ||
| June 14, 1990 | 15:41 | 1990 Panay earthquake | 7.1 | 8 | |||
| June 21, 1990 | 00:30 | 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake | 7.4 | 50,000 | |||
| July 16, 1990 | 16:26 | 1990 Luzon earthquake | 7.9 Ms | 1,621 |
1991–2000
| Date | Time | Event | Magnitude | Fatalities | Location | Comments | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 29, 1991 | 09:12 | 1991 Racha earthquake | 7.0 | 270 | USGS | ||
| August 17, 1991 | 22:17 | 7.1 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |||
| October 20, 1991 | 02:53 | 1991 Uttarkashi earthquake | 6.8 | 768 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| March 13, 1992 | 17.18 | 1992 Erzincan earthquake | 6.8 | 652 | [89] | ||
| April 23, 1992 | 04:50 | 6.1 | (Hauksson et al., 1993) | USGS | |||
| April 25, 1992 | 18:06 | 7.2 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |||
| April 26, 1992 | 07:41 | 6.5 | (Oppenheimer et al., 1993) | USGS | |||
| April 26, 1992 | 11:18 | 6.7 | (Oppenheimer et al., 1993) | USGS | |||
| June 28, 1992 | 11:57 | 1992 Landers earthquake | 7.3 | 3 | (Sieh et al. 1993) | USGS | |
| September 2, 1992 | 00:16 | 1992 Nicaragua earthquake | 7.7 | 116 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| October 12, 1992 | 13:09 | 1992 Cairo earthquake | 5.8 mb | 545 | |||
| December 12, 1992 | 05:29 | 1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami | 7.8 | 2,500 | USGS | ||
| July 12, 1993 | 13:17 | 1993 Hokkaido earthquake | 7.7 | 230 | [90] | ||
| September 29, 1993 | 22:25 | 1993 Latur earthquake | 6.2 | 9,748 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| January 17, 1994 | 12:30 | 1994 Northridge earthquake | 6.7 | 57 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| February 15, 1994 | 17:07 UTC | 1994 Liwa earthquake | 6.9 | 207 | USGS | ||
| June 2, 1994 | 18:17 | 1994 Java earthquake | 7.8 | 250 | USGS | ||
| June 6, 1994 | 20:47 | 1994 Páez River earthquake | 6.8 | 1,100 | USGS | ||
| June 9, 1994 | 00:33 | 1994 Bolivia earthquake | 8.2 | 5 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| September 1, 1994 | 15:15 | 7.1 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |||
| October 4, 1994 | 13:22 UTC | 1994 Kuril Islands earthquake | 8.2 | 10 | USGS | ||
| November 15, 1994 | 03:15 | 1994 Mindoro earthquake | 7.1 | 78 | PHIVOLCS | ||
| December 28, 1994 | 12:19 UTC | 1994 offshore Sanriku earthquake | 7.7 | 2 | USGS | ||
| January 17, 1995 | 05:46 | Great Hanshin earthquake | 6.9 | 6,434 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| May 27, 1995 | 23:03 | 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake | 7.1 | 1,995 | USGS | ||
| July 30, 1995 | 05:11 UTC | 1995 Antofagasta earthquake | 8.0 | 3 | USGS | ||
| September 14, 1995 | 14:04 UTC | 1995 Guerrero earthquake | 7.4 | 3 | USGS | ||
| October 1, 1995 | 17:57 | 1995 Dinar earthquake | 6.1 Ms | 90 | [2][3] | ||
| October 9, 1995 | 15:35 UTC | 1995 Colima–Jalisco earthquake | 8.0 | 49 | [91][92][93] | ||
| October 21, 1995 | 02:38 UTC | 1995 Chiapas earthquake | 7.1 | USGS | |||
| October 23, 1995 | 22:46 UTC | 1995 Wuding earthquake | 6.2 | 53 | USGS | ||
| February 3, 1996 | 19:14 | 1996 Lijiang earthquake | 6.6 | 322 | USGS | ||
| February 17, 1996 | 05:59 | 1996 Biak earthquake | 8.1 | 108 | [94] | ||
| May 3, 1996 | 03:32 UTC | 1996 Baotou earthquake | 6.4 Ms | 26 | [94][95] | ||
| November 12, 1996 | 16:59 UTC | 1996 Nazca earthquake | 7.5 | 14 | USGS | ||
| February 28, 1997 | 12:57 UTC | 1997 Ardabil earthquake | 6.1 | 1,100 | USGS | ||
| May 10, 1997 | 07:57 UTC | 1997 Qayen earthquake | 7.3 | 1,567 | USGS | ||
| May 22, 1997 | 22:51 | 1997 Jabalpur earthquake | 5.8 | 56 | USGS | ||
| July 9, 1997 | 19:24 | 1997 Cariaco earthquake | 6.9 | 81 | USGS | ||
| August 10, 1997 | 6.3 | USGS | |||||
| September 26, 1997 | 09:40 UTC | 1997 Umbria and Marche earthquake | 6.1 | 11 | USGS | ||
| October 15, 1997 | 01:03 UTC | 1997 Punitaqui earthquake | 7.1 | 8 | USGS | ||
| November 8, 1997 | 10:02 UTC | 1997 Manyi earthquake | 7.4 | USGS | |||
| January 30, 1998 | 12:16 UTC | 7.1[96] | 1 | USGS | |||
| February 4, 1998 | 14:33 | February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake | 5.9 | 4,000 | USGS | ||
| May 22, 1998 | 00:48 | 1998 Aiquile earthquake | 6.6 | 105 | USGS | ||
| May 30, 1998 | 06:22 | May 1998 Afghanistan earthquake | 6.5 | 4,500 | USGS | ||
| June 27, 1998 | 16:55 | 1998 Adana–Ceyhan earthquake | 6.2 Ms | 146 | [2][3] | ||
| July 17, 1998 | 08:49 | 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake | 7.0 | 2,183 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| November 19, 1998 | 11:38 UTC | 1998 Ninglang earthquake | 6.2 Ms | 5 | [97] | ||
| January 25, 1999 | 13:19 | 1999 Colombia earthquake | 6.2 | 1,900 | USGS | ||
| March 28, 1999 | 19:05 | 1999 Chamoli earthquake | 6.8 | 103 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| August 17, 1999 | 00:01 GMT | 1999 İzmit earthquake | 7.4 | 17,127 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| September 7, 1999 | 11:56 | 1999 Athens earthquake | 6.0 | 143 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| September 21, 1999 | 1:47 | 1999 Chichi earthquake | 7.7 | 2,415 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| October 16, 1999 | 09:46 | Hector Mine | 7.2 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | ||
| November 12, 1999 | 16:57 | 1999 Düzce earthquake | 7.2 | 894 | (PDE Monthly Listing) | USGS | |
| January 14, 2000 | 23:37 | 2000 Yunnan earthquake | 5.9 | 7 | USGS | ||
| May 4, 2000 | 04:21 | 2000 Banggai Islands earthquake | 7.6 | 46 | USGS | ||
| June 4, 2000 | 23:30 | 2000 Enggano earthquake | 7.9 | 103 | USGS | ||
| July 7, 2000 | 13:30 | 2000 Nicaragua earthquake | 5.4 | 7 | [98] | ||
| November 16, 2000 | 04:54 | 2000 New Ireland earthquakes | 8.0 | 2 | USGS | ||
| November 25, 2000 | 18:10 | 2000 Baku earthquake | 7.0 ML | 26 |
- Key to magnitudes
- ML = Local magnitude (Richter)
- MS = Surface-wave magnitude
- Mw = Moment magnitude
See also
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