Historic Worldwide Earthquakes
Worldwide Earthquakes sorted by
United States Earthquakes sorted by
Sorted by Magnitude, Magnitude 6.0 and Greater
Selected earthquakes of general historic interest.
All earthquake dates are UTC, not local time.
Includes United States earthquakes.
- 1960 05 22 - Chile - M 9.5
- 1964 03 28 - Prince William Sound, Alaska - M 9.2
- 2004 12 26 - Sumatra-Andaman Islands - M 9.1
- 1952 11 04 - Kamchatka - M 9.0
- 1868 08 13 - Arica, Peru (now Chile) - M 9.0
- 1700 01 26 - Cascadia Subduction Zone - M 9.0
- 1906 01 31 - Off the Coast of Esmeraldas, Ecuador - M 8.8
- 1965 02 04 - Rat Islands, Alaska - M 8.7
- 1755 11 01 - Lisbon, Portugal - M 8.7
- 1730 07 08 - Valparasio, Chile - M 8.7
- 2005 03 28 - Northern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 8.6
- 1957 03 09 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 8.6
- 1950 08 15 - Assam - Tibet - M 8.6
- 2007 09 12 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 8.5
- 1963 10 13 - Kuril Islands - M 8.5
- 1938 02 01 - Banda Sea, Indonesia - M 8.5
- 1923 02 03 - Kamchatka - M 8.5
- 1922 11 11 - Chile-Argentina Border - M 8.5
- 1896 06 15 - Sanriku, Japan - M 8.5
- 1687 10 20 - Lima, Peru - M 8.5
- 2001 06 23 - Near the Coast of Peru - M 8.4
- 1933 03 02 - Sanriku, Japan - M 8.4
- 1905 07 09 - Mongolia - M 8.4
- 2006 11 15 - Kuril Islands - M 8.3
- 2003 09 25 - Hokkaido, Japan Region - M 8.3
- 1958 11 06 - Kuril Islands - M 8.3
- 1903 08 11 - Southern Greece - M 8.3
- 1897 06 12 - Assam, India - M 8.3
- 1877 05 10 - Offshore Tarapaca, Chile - M 8.3
- 1843 02 08 - Leeward Islands - M 8.3
- 1994 06 09 - Bolivia - M 8.2
- 1943 04 06 - Illapel - Salamanca, Chile - M 8.2
- 1942 08 24 - Off the coast of central Peru - M 8.2
- 1940 05 24 - Callao, Peru - M 8.2
- 1938 11 10 - Shumagin Islands, Alaska - M 8.2
- 1908 12 12 - Off the Coast of Central Peru - M 8.2
- 1906 08 17 - Valparaiso, Chile - M 8.2
- 1835 02 20 - Concepcion, Chile - M 8.2
- 1821 07 10 - Camana, Peru - M 8.2
- 2007 01 13 - East of the Kuril Islands - M 8.1
- 2007 04 01 - Solomon Islands - M 8.1
- 2004 12 23 - North of Macquarie Island - M 8.1
- 1998 03 25 - Balleny Islands Region - M 8.1
- 1974 10 03 - Near the Coast of Central Peru - M 8.1
- 1966 10 17 - Near the Coast of Peru - M 8.1
- 1957 12 04 - Gobi-Altay, Mongolia - M 8.1
- 1949 08 22 - Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada - M 8.1
- 1946 12 20 - Nankaido, Japan - M 8.1
- 1946 04 01 - Unimak Island, Alaska - M 8.1
- 1944 12 07 - Tonankai, Japan - M 8.1
- 1934 01 15 - Bihar, India - Nepal - M 8.1
- 1932 06 03 - Jalisco, Mexico - M 8.1
- 1811 12 16 - New Madrid Region - M 8.1
- 2007 08 15 - Near the Coast of Central Peru - M 8.0
- 2006 05 03 - Tonga - M 8.0
- 2000 11 16 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 8.0
- 1985 09 19 - Michoacan, Mexico - M 8.0
- 1970 07 31 - Colombia - M 8.0
- 1946 08 04 - Samana, Dominican Republic - M 8.0
- 1945 11 27 - Makran Coast, Pakistan - M 8.0
- 1931 08 10 - Xinjiang, China - M 8.0
- 1920 06 05 - Taiwan region - M 8.0
- 1907 10 21 - Qaratog, Tajikistan - M 8.0
- 1899 09 10 - Yakutat Bay, Alaska - M 8.0
- 1891 10 27 - Mino-Owari, Japan - M 8.0
- 1855 01 23 - Wellington, New Zealand - M 8.0
- 1812 02 07 - New Madrid Region - M 8.0
- 1787 05 02 - Puerto Rico - M 8.0
- 1668 08 17 - Anatolia, Turkey - M 8.0
- 1556 01 23 - Shensi, China - M 8.0
- 2008 05 12 - Eastern Sichuan, China - M 7.9
- 2007 09 12 - Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia - M 7.9
- 2002 11 03 - Denali Fault, Alaska - M 7.9
- 2000 06 18 - South Indian Ocean - M 7.9
- 2000 06 04 - Southern Sumatera, Indonesia - M 7.9
- 1996 06 10 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.9
- 1986 05 07 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.9
- 1976 08 16 - Mindanao, Philippines - M 7.9
- 1970 05 31 - Chimbote, Peru - M 7.9
- 1960 05 21 - Arauco Peninsula, Chile - M 7.9
- 1957 07 28 - Guerrero, Mexico - M 7.9
- 1954 03 29 - Spain - M 7.9
- 1942 08 06 - Guatemala - M 7.9
- 1931 02 02 - Hawke's Bay, New Zealand - M 7.9
- 1923 09 01 - Kanto (Kwanto), Japan - M 7.9
- 1905 09 08 - Calabria, Italy - M 7.9
- 1899 09 04 - Cape Yakataga, Alaska - M 7.9
- 1868 04 03 - Ka'u District, Island of Hawaii - M 7.9
- 1857 01 09 - Fort Tejon, California - M 7.9
- 2007 12 09 - South of the Fiji Islands - M 7.8
- 2005 06 13 - Tarapaca, Chile - M 7.8
- 2003 11 17 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.8
- 2000 11 16 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 7.8
- 1997 12 05 - Near East Coast of Kamchatka - M 7.8
- 1997 10 14 - South of Fiji Islands - M 7.8
- 1993 08 08 - South of the Mariana Islands - M 7.8
- 1992 12 12 - Flores Region, Indonesia - M 7.8
- 1987 11 30 - Gulf of Alaska - M 7.8
- 1985 03 03 - offshore Valparaiso, Chile - M 7.8
- 1978 09 16 - Iran - M 7.8
- 1969 02 28 - Portugal-Morocco area - M 7.8
- 1965 03 14 - Hindu Kush, Afghanistan - M 7.8
- 1939 01 25 - Chillan, Chile - M 7.8
- 1939 12 26 - Erzincan, Turkey - M 7.8
- 1932 06 18 - Colima, Mexico - M 7.8
- 1931 01 15 - Oaxaca, Mexico - M 7.8
- 1929 03 07 - Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.8
- 1920 12 16 - Haiyuan, Ningxia, China - M 7.8
- 1912 08 09 - Murefte, Turkey (Ottoman Empire) - M 7.8
- 1911 01 03 - Chong-Kemin, Kyrgyzstan - M 7.8
- 1906 04 18 - San Francisco, California - M 7.8
- 1892 02 24 - Imperial Valley, California - M 7.8
- 1812 01 23 - New Madrid Region - M 7.8
- 2008 07 05 - Sea of Okhotsk - M 7.7
- 2007 11 14 - Antofagasta, Chile - M 7.7
- 2006 07 17 - South of Java, Indonesia - M 7.7
- 2002 08 19 - Fiji Islands - M 7.7
- 2002 08 19 - Fiji Islands - M 7.7
- 2001 01 13 - El Salvador - M 7.7
- 1990 07 16 - Luzon, Philippine Islands - M 7.7
- 1988 03 06 - Gulf of Alaska - M 7.7
- 1980 10 10 - El Asnam (formerly Orleansville), Algeria - M 7.7
- 1958 07 10 - Lituya Bay, Alaska - M 7.7
- 1911 06 07 - Off Guerrero, Mexico - M 7.7
- 1907 04 15 - Guerrero, Mexico - M 7.7
- 1900 10 09 - Kodiak Island, Alaska - M 7.7
- 1812 03 26 - Caracas, Venezuela - M 7.7
- 1619 02 14 - Trujillo, Peru - M 7.7
- 2009 01 03 - Near the North Coast of Papua, Indonesia - M 7.6
- 2006 04 20 - Koryakia, Russia - M 7.6
- 2006 01 27 - Banda Sea - M 7.6
- 2005 10 08 - Pakistan - M 7.6
- 2005 09 09 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 7.6
- 2003 08 04 - Scotia Sea - M 7.6
- 2003 07 15 - Carlsberg Ridge - M 7.6
- 2003 01 22 - Offshore Colima, Mexico - M 7.6
- 2002 10 10 - Irian Jaya, Indonesia - M 7.6
- 2002 09 08 - New Guinea, Papua New Guinea - M 7.6
- 2001 07 07 - Near the Coast of Peru - M 7.6
- 2001 01 26 - Gujarat, India - M 7.6
- 2000 11 17 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 7.6
- 1999 09 20 - Taiwan - M 7.6
- 1999 08 17 - Izmit, Turkey - M 7.6
- 1992 09 02 - Nicaragua - M 7.6
- 1991 04 22 - Costa Rica - M 7.6
- 1975 02 02 - Near Islands, Alaska - M 7.6
- 1972 07 30 - Sitka, Alaska - M 7.6
- 1965 01 24 - Sanana, Indonesia (Ceram Sea) - M 7.6
- 1957 06 27 - Stanovoy Mountains, Russia (USSR) - M 7.6
- 1946 08 08 - Samana, Dominican Republic - M 7.6
- 1943 11 26 - Ladik, Turkey - M 7.6
- 1942 11 26 - Turkey - M 7.6
- 1932 12 25 - Gansu, China - M 7.6
- 1928 12 01 - Talca, Chile - M 7.6
- 1927 05 22 - Tsinghai, China - M 7.6
- 1927 03 07 - Tango, Japan - M 7.6
- 1910 04 12 - Taiwan region - M 7.6
- 2007 01 21 - Molucca Sea - M 7.5
- 2007 09 28 - Mariana Islands region - M 7.5
- 2007 08 08 - Java, Indonesia - M 7.5
- 2005 09 26 - Northern Peru - M 7.5
- 2004 11 11 - Kepulauan Alor, Indonesia - M 7.5
- 2002 03 05 - Mindanao, Philippines - M 7.5
- 2001 01 01 - Mindanao, Philippines - M 7.5
- 1999 09 30 - Oaxaca, Mexico - M 7.5
- 1998 05 03 - Southeast of Taiwan - M 7.5
- 1998 01 04 - Loyalty Islands Region - M 7.5
- 1979 02 28 - Mt. St. Elias, Alaska - M 7.5
- 1976 07 27 - Tangshan, China - M 7.5
- 1976 02 04 - Guatemala - M 7.5
- 1974 10 08 - Leeward Islands - M 7.5
- 1972 01 25 - Taiwain region - M 7.5
- 1971 07 09 - Valparaiso region, Chile - M 7.5
- 1970 01 04 - Yunnan Province, China - M 7.5
- 1964 06 16 - Niigata, Japan - M 7.5
- 1960 01 13 - Arequipa, Peru - M 7.5
- 1959 04 26 - Taiwan region - M 7.5
- 1949 07 10 - Khait, Tajikistan - M 7.5
- 1935 05 30 - Quetta, Pakistan - M 7.5
- 1918 10 11 - Mona Passage - M 7.5
- 1917 07 30 - Yunnan, China - M 7.5
- 1905 04 04 - Kangra, India - M 7.5
- 1902 04 19 - Guatemala - M 7.5
- 1693 01 11 - Sicily, Italy - M 7.5
- 2009 01 03 - Near the North Coast of Papua, Indonesia - M 7.4
- 2008 02 20 - Simeulue, Indonesia - M 7.4
- 2007 11 29 - Martinique Region, Windward Islands - M 7.4
- 2007 09 30 - Auckland Islands, New Zealand region - M 7.4
- 2006 05 16 - Kermadec Islands Region - M 7.4
- 2006 01 02 - East of South Sandwich Islands - M 7.4
- 2004 09 05 - Near the South Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.4
- 2002 03 03 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - M 7.4
- 2002 11 02 - Northern Sumatera, Indonesia - M 7.4
- 1990 06 20 - Western Iran - M 7.4
- 1977 11 23 - San Juan, Argentina - M 7.4
- 1965 03 28 - La Ligua, Chile - M 7.4
- 1953 12 12 - Tumbes, Peru - M 7.4
- 1948 05 11 - Moquegua, Peru - M 7.4
- 1944 02 01 - Gerede, Turkey - M 7.4
- 1944 01 15 - San Juan, Argentina - M 7.4
- 1943 09 10 - Tottori, Japan - M 7.4
- 1943 11 03 - Skwenta, Alaska - M 7.4
- 1933 08 25 - Sichuan, China - M 7.4
- 1933 11 20 - Baffin Bay, Canada - M 7.4
- 1929 05 01 - Koppeh Dagh, Iran (Persia) - M 7.4
- 1911 02 18 - Sarez, Tajikistan - M 7.4
- 1887 05 03 - Northern Sonora, Mexico - M 7.4
- 1872 03 26 - Owens Valley, California - M 7.4
- 2008 11 24 - Sea of Okhotsk - M 7.3
- 2008 11 16 - Minahasa, Sulawesi, Indonesia - M 7.3
- 2008 04 09 - Loyalty Islands - M 7.3
- 2004 02 07 - Irian Jaya, Indonesia - M 7.3
- 2004 07 25 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 7.3
- 2003 01 20 - Solomon Islands - M 7.3
- 2003 09 27 - Southwestern Siberia, Russia - M 7.3
- 2003 12 27 - Southeast of the Loyalty Islands - M 7.3
- 2002 11 17 - Kuril Islands, Russia - M 7.3
- 2002 06 28 - Priamurye-Northeastern China border region - M 7.3
- 1999 02 06 - Santa Cruz Islands - M 7.3
- 1997 05 10 - Northern Iran - M 7.3
- 1992 06 28 - Landers, California - M 7.3
- 1981 07 28 - southern Iran - M 7.3
- 1976 11 24 - Turkey-Iran border region - M 7.3
- 1974 07 13 - Panama-Colombia border region - M 7.3
- 1968 08 31 - Dasht-e Bayaz, Iran - M 7.3
- 1967 07 22 - Mudurnu Valley, Turkey - M 7.3
- 1965 08 23 - Oaxaca, Mexico - M 7.3
- 1965 03 30 - Rat Islands, Alaska - M 7.3
- 1959 08 18 - Hebgen Lake, Montana - M 7.3
- 1958 01 15 - Arequipa, Peru - M 7.3
- 1958 04 07 - Huslia, Alaska - M 7.3
- 1953 03 18 - Yenice-Gonen, Turkey - M 7.3
- 1952 07 21 - Kern County, California - M 7.3
- 1948 10 05 - Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - M 7.3
- 1948 06 28 - Fukui, Japan - M 7.3
- 1948 05 25 - Sichuan, China - M 7.3
- 1947 11 01 - Satipo, Peru - M 7.3
- 1947 08 05 - Pasni, Iran - M 7.3
- 1946 06 23 - Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada - M 7.3
- 1946 11 10 - Ancash, Peru - M 7.3
- 1942 12 20 - Erbaa, Turkey - M 7.3
- 1940 11 10 - Vrancea, Romania - M 7.3
- 1937 07 22 - Central Alaska - M 7.3
- 1929 11 18 - Grand Banks, Nova Scotia, Canada - M 7.3
- 1923 03 24 - Near Luhuo, Sichuan, China - M 7.3
- 1922 01 31 - Eureka, California - M 7.3
- 1918 02 13 - Nan'ao, Guangdong, (Kwangtung), China - M 7.3
- 1909 01 23 - Silakhor, Iran (Persia) - M 7.3
- 1904 08 27 - Fairbanks, Alaska - M 7.3
- 1887 06 08 - Almaty, Kazakhstan - M 7.3
- 1886 09 01 - Charleston, South Carolina - M 7.3
- 1875 05 18 - northern Colombia - M 7.3
- 1873 11 23 - California - Oregon Coast - M 7.3
- 1664 05 12 - Ica, Peru - M 7.3
- 2008 03 20 - Xinjiang-Xizang border region - M 7.2
- 2008 02 25 - Kepulauan Mentawai region, Indonesia - M 7.2
- 2007 12 19 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.2
- 2007 10 31 - Pagan Region, Northern Mariana Islands - M 7.2
- 2007 09 02 - Santa Cruz Islands - M 7.2
- 2007 08 01 - Vanuatu - M 7.2
- 2005 06 15 - Off the Coast of Northern California - M 7.2
- 2005 08 16 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.2
- 2005 07 24 - Nicobar Islands, India Region - M 7.2
- 2004 11 15 - Near the West Coast of Colombia - M 7.2
- 2004 09 05 - Near the South Coast of Western Honshu, Japan - M 7.2
- 2003 08 21 - South Island of New Zealand - M 7.2
- 2002 01 02 - Vanuatu Islands - M 7.2
- 1999 11 12 - Duzce, Turkey - M 7.2
- 1998 08 04 - Near Coast of Ecuador - M 7.2
- 1992 04 25 - Cape Mendocino, California - M 7.2
- 1980 11 08 - Humboldt County, California - M 7.2
- 1977 03 04 - Romania - M 7.2
- 1975 11 29 - Kalapana, Hawaii - M 7.2
- 1972 04 24 - Taiwain region - M 7.2
- 1969 12 25 - Guadeloupe, Leeward Islands - M 7.2
- 1947 10 16 - Wood River, Alaska - M 7.2
- 1941 04 29 - Meeberrie, Australia - M 7.2
- 1932 12 21 - Cedar Mountain, Nevada - M 7.2
- 1930 05 06 - Salmas, Iran (Persia) - M 7.2
- 1923 01 22 - Humbolt County, California - M 7.2
- 1912 07 07 - Paxson, Alaska - M 7.2
- 1908 12 28 - Messina, Itlay - M 7.2
- 2008 04 12 - Macquarie Island region - M 7.1
- 2007 03 25 - Vanuatu - M 7.1
- 2006 12 26 - Taiwan Region - M 7.1
- 2005 03 02 - Banda Sea - M 7.1
- 2005 02 05 - Celebes Sea - M 7.1
- 2004 11 26 - Papua, Indonesia - M 7.1
- 2004 11 22 - Off West Coast of South Island, N.Z. - M 7.1
- 2003 06 20 - Amazonas, Brazil - M 7.1
- 2003 03 17 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.1
- 2002 04 26 - Mariana Islands - M 7.1
- 2002 03 31 - Taiwan region - M 7.1
- 1999 10 16 - Hector Mine, California - M 7.1
- 1999 05 16 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 7.1
- 1999 05 10 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 7.1
- 1998 01 30 - Near Coast of Northern Chile - M 7.1
- 1995 05 27 - Sakhalin Island - M 7.1
- 1976 06 25 - Papua, Indonesia - M 7.1
- 1972 04 10 - southern Iran - M 7.1
- 1968 08 02 - Oaxaca, Mexico - M 7.1
- 1968 05 23 - Inangahua, New Zealand - M 7.1
- 1965 03 31 - Central Greece - M 7.1
- 1962 09 01 - Qazvin, Iran - M 7.1
- 1962 05 19 - Guerrero, Mexico - M 7.1
- 1957 12 13 - Sahneh, Iran - M 7.1
- 1957 07 02 - Mazandaran, Iran - M 7.1
- 1957 05 26 - Bolu Province, Turkey - M 7.1
- 1957 04 25 - Fethiye, Turkey - M 7.1
- 1957 03 14 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.1
- 1957 03 09 - Fox Islands, Alaska - M 7.1
- 1954 04 30 - Greece - M 7.1
- 1954 12 16 - Fairview Peak, Nevada - M 7.1
- 1953 08 12 - Kefallinia, Greece - M 7.1
- 1953 01 05 - Near Islands, Alaska - M 7.1
- 1949 04 13 - Puget Sound, Washington - M 7.1
- 1945 01 12 - Mikawa, Japan - M 7.1
- 1940 05 19 - Imperial Valley, California - M 7.1
- 1935 04 20 - Taiwan (Formosa) - M 7.1
- 1934 05 04 - Chugach Mountains, Alaska - M 7.1
- 1927 11 04 - Lompoc, California - M 7.1
- 1927 10 24 - Southeast Alaska - M 7.1
- 1925 03 16 - Yunnan, China - M 7.1
- 1915 10 03 - Pleasant Valley, Nevada - M 7.1
- 1901 12 31 - Cook Inlet, Alaska - M 7.1
- 1812 12 21 - West of Ventura, California - M 7.1
- 2008 09 29 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand - M 7.0
- 2008 07 19 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.0
- 2008 06 30 - South Sandwich Islands region - M 7.0
- 2006 08 20 - Scotia Sea - M 7.0
- 2006 02 22 - Mozambique - M 7.0
- 2005 11 14 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.0
- 2004 02 05 - Irian Jaya, Indonesia - M 7.0
- 2004 11 28 - Hokkaido, Japan Region - M 7.0
- 2004 10 09 - Near the Coast of Nicaragua - M 7.0
- 2003 10 31 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.0
- 2003 05 26 - Halmahera, Indonesia - M 7.0
- 2003 05 26 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 7.0
- 1999 06 15 - Central Mexico - M 7.0
- 1998 07 17 - Near North Coast of New Guinea, Papua New Guinea - M 7.0
- 1997 07 09 - Near Coast of Venezuela - M 7.0
- 1994 09 01 - Cape Mendocino, California - M 7.0
- 1991 08 17 - Honeydew, California - M 7.0
- 1987 03 06 - Colombia-Ecuador - M 7.0
- 1975 02 04 - Haicheng, China - M 7.0
- 1972 01 25 - Taiwain region - M 7.0
- 1970 06 24 - South of Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada - M 7.0
- 1966 03 07 - Hebei, China - M 7.0
- 1966 08 07 - Rat Islands, Alaska - M 7.0
- 1965 02 23 - Taltal, Chile - M 7.0
- 1964 10 06 - Western Turkey - M 7.0
- 1962 05 11 - Guerrero, Mexico - M 7.0
- 1957 03 16 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.0
- 1957 03 12 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - M 7.0
- 1929 05 26 - South of Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada - M 7.0
- 1918 12 06 - Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada - M 7.0
- 1915 01 13 - Avezzano, Italy - M 7.0
- 1914 10 03 - Burdur, Turkey (Ottoman Empire) - M 7.0
- 1910 09 09 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 7.0
- 1908 05 15 - Gulf of Alaska - M 7.0
- 1903 04 28 - Turkey - M 7.0
- 1899 09 23 - Copper River delta, Alaska - M 7.0
- 1899 04 16 - Eureka, California - M 7.0
- 1868 03 29 - Ka'u District, Island of Hawaii - M 7.0
- 1823 06 02 - South flank of Kilauea, Hawaii - M 7.0
- 1663 02 05 - St. Lawrence Valley region, Quebec, Canada - M 7.0
- 2008 09 08 - Vanuatu - M 6.9
- 2008 06 13 - Eastern Honshu, Japan - M 6.9
- 2008 03 03 - Philippine Islands region - M 6.9
- 2008 02 14 - Southern Greece - M 6.9
- 2008 02 08 - Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge - M 6.9
- 2007 01 30 - West of Macquarie Island - M 6.9
- 2007 09 30 - South of the Mariana Islands - M 6.9
- 2007 07 26 - Molucca Sea - M 6.9
- 2006 12 26 - Taiwan Region - M 6.9
- 2006 09 28 - Samoa Islands Region - M 6.9
- 2005 05 19 - Nias Region, Indonesia - M 6.9
- 2005 11 17 - Potosi, Bolivia - M 6.9
- 2004 11 09 - Solomon Islands - M 6.9
- 2004 06 10 - Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia - M 6.9
- 2003 06 23 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands - M 6.9
- 2002 10 12 - Peru-Brazil border region - M 6.9
- 1999 08 20 - Costa Rica - M 6.9
- 1995 01 16 - Kobe, Japan - M 6.9
- 1989 10 18 - Loma Prieta, California - M 6.9
- 1983 10 30 - Turkey - M 6.9
- 1983 10 28 - Borah Peak, Idaho - M 6.9
- 1981 06 11 - southern Iran - M 6.9
- 1971 05 22 - Eastern Turkey - M 6.9
- 1970 03 28 - Gediz, Turkey - M 6.9
- 1968 10 14 - Meckering, Australia - M 6.9
- 1968 06 19 - Moyobamba, Peru - M 6.9
- 1966 03 22 - Hebei, China - M 6.9
- 1964 07 06 - Guerrero, Mexico - M 6.9
- 1951 08 21 - Kona, Hawaii - M 6.9
- 1899 09 20 - Menderes Valley, Turkey - M 6.9
- 1857 12 16 - Naples, Italy - M 6.9
- 1812 12 08 - Southwest of San Bernadino County, California - M 6.9
- 2008 09 11 - Hokkaido, Japan region - M 6.8
- 2008 07 23 - Eastern Honshu, Japan - M 6.8
- 2008 05 09 - Guam region - M 6.8
- 2008 05 07 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.8
- 2008 02 23 - South Sandwich Islands region - M 6.8
- 2008 12 09 - Kermadec Islands region - M 6.8
- 2007 11 22 - Eastern New Guinea Region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.8
- 2007 11 16 - Peru-Ecuador border region - M 6.8
- 2007 10 24 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 6.8
- 2007 10 15 - South Island of New Zealand - M 6.8
- 2007 09 26 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.8
- 2007 09 10 - Near the west coast of Colombia - M 6.8
- 2007 07 16 - Sea of Japan - M 6.8
- 2006 11 13 - Santiago del Estero, Argentina - M 6.8
- 2006 09 01 - Bougainville Region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.8
- 2006 05 16 - Nias Region, Indonesia - M 6.8
- 2005 06 14 - Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.8
- 2005 02 26 - Simeulue, Indonesia - M 6.8
- 2005 12 05 - Lake Tanganyika Region, Congo-Tanzania - M 6.8
- 2004 12 14 - Cayman Islands Region - M 6.8
- 2004 12 06 - Hokkaido, Japan Region - M 6.8
- 2004 10 08 - Solomon Islands - M 6.8
- 2004 06 28 - Southeastern Alaska - M 6.8
- 2003 07 27 - Primor'ye, Russia - M 6.8
- 2003 06 20 - Near the Coast of Central Chile - M 6.8
- 2003 05 21 - Northern Algeria - M 6.8
- 2003 03 11 - New Ireland Region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.8
- 2003 12 10 - Taiwan - M 6.8
- 2001 02 28 - Nisqually, Washington - M 6.8
- 1991 10 19 - Northern India - M 6.8
- 1988 12 07 - Spitak, Armenia - M 6.8
- 1988 08 20 - Nepal-India border region - M 6.8
- 1985 12 23 - Nahanni region, Northwest Territories, Canada - M 6.8
- 1981 02 24 - Greece - M 6.8
- 1974 05 10 - China - M 6.8
- 1966 08 19 - Varto, Turkey - M 6.8
- 1959 08 26 - Vera Cruz, Mexico - M 6.8
- 1954 09 09 - Orleansville, Algeria - M 6.8
- 1954 12 16 - Dixie Valley, Nevada - M 6.8
- 1954 08 24 - Stillwater, Nevada - M 6.8
- 1949 08 17 - Erzurum, Turkey - M 6.8
- 1949 08 05 - Ambato, Ecuador - M 6.8
- 1938 01 23 - Maui, Hawaii - M 6.8
- 1925 06 29 - Santa Barbara, California - M 6.8
- 1918 04 21 - San Jacinto, California - M 6.8
- 1910 08 05 - Oregon - M 6.8
- 1906 03 16 - Chia-i, Taiwan - M 6.8
- 1898 04 15 - Mendocino County, California - M 6.8
- 1872 12 15 - Lake Chelan, Washington - M 6.8
- 1871 02 20 - Lanai, Hawaii - M 6.8
- 1868 10 21 - Hayward, California - M 6.8
- 1838 06 - San Francisco area, California - M 6.8
- 2007 12 16 - Antofagasta, Chile - M 6.7
- 2007 09 20 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 6.7
- 2007 08 02 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.7
- 2007 06 28 - Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.7
- 2007 06 13 - Offshore Guatemala - M 6.7
- 2007 03 25 - Near the West Coast of Honshu,Japan - M 6.7
- 2006 10 20 - Near the Coast of Central Peru - M 6.7
- 2006 10 17 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.7
- 2006 10 15 - Hawaii region, Hawaii - M 6.7
- 2006 03 14 - Seram, Indonesia - M 6.7
- 2006 01 08 - Southern Greece - M 6.7
- 2005 02 08 - Vanuatu - M 6.7
- 2005 01 01 - Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra - M 6.7
- 2005 05 14 - Nias Region, Indonesia - M 6.7
- 2005 04 11 - Southeast of the Loyalty Islands - M 6.7
- 2005 04 10 - Kepulauan Mentawai Region, Indonesia - M 6.7
- 2005 07 05 - Nias Region, Indonesia - M 6.7
- 2004 11 11 - Solomon Islands - M 6.7
- 2004 11 02 - Vancouver Island, Canada Region - M 6.7
- 2004 10 15 - Taiwan Region - M 6.7
- 2004 01 28 - Seram, Indonesia - M 6.7
- 2003 05 04 - Kermadec islands, New Zealand - M 6.7
- 2003 10 08 - Hokkaido, Japan Region - M 6.7
- 2003 10 01 - Southwestern Siberia, Russia - M 6.7
- 2003 01 10 - New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, region - M 6.7
- 2003 12 05 - Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia Region - M 6.7
- 2002 10 23 - Denali, Alaska - M 6.7
- 2000 10 06 - Western Honshu, Japan - M 6.7
- 1999 07 11 - Honduras - M 6.7
- 1994 01 17 - Northridge, California - M 6.7
- 1987 11 24 - Superstition Hills, California - M 6.7
- 1983 11 16 - Kaoiki, Hawaii - M 6.7
- 1975 09 06 - Turkey - M 6.7
- 1951 08 13 - Kursunlu, Turkey - M 6.7
- 1899 12 25 - San Jacinto, California - M 6.7
- 2008 10 05 - Kyrgyzstan - M 6.6
- 2008 05 02 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.6
- 2008 04 16 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.6
- 2008 02 10 - South Sandwich Islands region - M 6.6
- 2008 01 05 - Queen Charlotte Islands region - M 6.6
- 2007 12 20 - Off east coast of the North Island, New Zealand - M 6.6
- 2007 11 27 - Solomon Islands - M 6.6
- 2007 11 10 - North of Macquarie Island - M 6.6
- 2007 09 30 - Auckland Islands, New Zealand region - M 6.6
- 2007 07 16 - Near the west coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.6
- 2006 01 04 - Gulf of California - M 6.6
- 2005 06 17 - Off the Coast of Northern California - M 6.6
- 2005 03 20 - Kyushu, Japan - M 6.6
- 2005 01 16 - State of Yap, Fed. States of Micronesia - M 6.6
- 2005 12 11 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.6
- 2005 09 29 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.6
- 2005 07 02 - Near the Coast of Nicaragua - M 6.6
- 2004 10 23 - Near the West Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.6
- 2004 09 06 - Near the South Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.6
- 2004 05 03 - Bio-Bio, Chile - M 6.6
- 2004 04 05 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - M 6.6
- 2003 09 21 - Myanmar - M 6.6
- 2003 06 07 - New Britain region, Papua New Guinea - M 6.6
- 2003 02 19 - Unimak Island Region, Alaska - M 6.6
- 2003 12 26 - Southeastern Iran - M 6.6
- 2003 11 06 - Vanuatu Islands - M 6.6
- 2003 12 22 - San Simeon, California - M 6.6
- 2002 06 18 - Chile-Argentina Border Region - M 6.6
- 2001 02 13 - El Salvador - M 6.6
- 1998 05 30 - Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region - M 6.6
- 1998 03 14 - Northern Iran - M 6.6
- 1995 05 13 - Greece - M 6.6
- 1988 01 22 - Tennant Creek, Australia - M 6.6
- 1978 06 20 - Greece - M 6.6
- 1971 02 09 - San Fernando, California - M 6.6
- 1968 09 03 - Bartin, Turkey - M 6.6
- 1954 07 06 - Fallon-Stillwater area, Nevada - M 6.6
- 1934 03 12 - Kosmo, Utah - M 6.6
- 1925 06 28 - Clarkston Valley, Montana - M 6.6
- 1895 10 31 - Charleston, Missouri - M 6.6
- 2008 02 12 - Oaxaca, Mexico - M 6.5
- 2007 01 31 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand - M 6.5
- 2007 11 25 - Sumbawa Region, Indonesia - M 6.5
- 2007 09 28 - Southeast of Loyalty Islands - M 6.5
- 2007 08 16 - Solomon Islands - M 6.5
- 2007 08 15 - Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.5
- 2005 02 19 - Sulawesi, Indonesia - M 6.5
- 2005 12 12 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - M 6.5
- 2005 12 02 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.5
- 2005 11 19 - Simeulue, Indonesia - M 6.5
- 2004 10 08 - Mindoro, Philippines - M 6.5
- 2004 05 29 - Off the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.5
- 2003 11 18 - Samar, Philippines - M 6.5
- 2002 02 03 - Turkey - M 6.5
- 2002 06 22 - Western Iran - M 6.5
- 1995 06 15 - Greece - M 6.5
- 1992 06 28 - Big Bear, California - M 6.5
- 1987 11 24 - Superstition Hills, California - M 6.5
- 1980 11 23 - Southern Italy - M 6.5
- 1976 05 06 - Northeastern Italy - M 6.5
- 1967 07 29 - Near the Coast of Venezuela - M 6.5
- 1965 04 29 - Puget Sound, Washington - M 6.5
- 1959 08 18 - Wyoming - M 6.5
- 1954 12 21 - Eureka, California - M 6.5
- 1953 02 12 - Torud, Iran - M 6.5
- 1935 07 16 - Taiwan (Formosa) - M 6.5
- 1934 01 30 - Excelsior Mountains, Nevada - M 6.5
- 1930 07 23 - Irpinia, Italy - M 6.5
- 1929 10 06 - Holualoa, Hawaii - M 6.5
- 1911 07 01 - Calaveras fault, California - M 6.5
- 1907 01 14 - Kingston, Jamaica - M 6.5
- 1865 10 08 - Santa Cruz Mountains, California - M 6.5
- 1836 06 10 - South San Francisco Bay region, California - M 6.5
- 2008 10 28 - Pakistan - M 6.4
- 2008 03 12 - Vanuatu - M 6.4
- 2007 03 06 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - M 6.4
- 2007 12 26 - Fox Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska - M 6.4
- 2007 08 20 - Philippine Islands region - M 6.4
- 2006 02 26 - South of the Fiji Islands - M 6.4
- 2005 02 22 - Central Iran - M 6.4
- 2004 02 24 - Strait of Gibraltar - M 6.4
- 2004 11 20 - Costa Rica - M 6.4
- 2003 05 01 - Eastern Turkey - M 6.4
- 2003 09 22 - Dominican Republic Region - M 6.4
- 1997 09 26 - Central Italy - M 6.4
- 1983 05 02 - Coalinga, California - M 6.4
- 1979 10 15 - Imperial Valley, Mexico - California Border - M 6.4
- 1969 10 01 - Comas region, Chile - M 6.4
- 1969 03 28 - Alasehir, Turkey - M 6.4
- 1933 03 11 - Long Beach, California - M 6.4
- 1932 06 06 - Eureka, California - M 6.4
- 1920 09 07 - Toscana, Italy - M 6.4
- 1910 05 04 - Cartago, Costa Rica - M 6.4
- 1902 12 16 - eastern Uzbekistan (Turkestan) - M 6.4
- 1901 03 03 - Parkfield, California - M 6.4
- 1892 04 21 - Winters, California - M 6.4
- 1892 04 19 - Vacaville, California - M 6.4
- 2008 10 06 - Eastern Xizang - M 6.3
- 2008 06 08 - Greece - M 6.3
- 2008 02 04 - Tarapaca, Chile - M 6.3
- 2006 06 11 - Kyushu, Japan - M 6.3
- 2006 05 26 - Java, Indonesia - M 6.3
- 2005 10 19 - Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan - M 6.3
- 2004 11 21 - Leeward Islands - M 6.3
- 2004 11 08 - Taiwan Region - M 6.3
- 2004 05 28 - Northern Iran - M 6.3
- 2003 01 16 - Blanco Fracture Zone - Offshore Oregon, - M 6.3
- 2003 08 14 - Greece - M 6.3
- 2003 02 24 - Southern Xinjiang, China - M 6.3
- 2002 11 20 - Northwestern Kashmir - M 6.3
- 1971 05 12 - Western Turkey - M 6.3
- 1967 12 10 - Koyna, India - M 6.3
- 1965 07 06 - Central Greece - M 6.3
- 1965 05 03 - La Libertad, El Salvador - M 6.3
- 1965 03 09 - Northern Sporades, Greece - M 6.3
- 1947 11 23 - Southwest Montana - M 6.3
- 1935 10 19 - Helena, Montana - M 6.3
- 1925 03 01 - Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada - M 6.3
- 1915 06 23 - Imperial Valley, California - M 6.3
- 1898 03 31 - Mare Island, California - M 6.3
- 1897 06 20 - Calaveras fault, California - M 6.3
- 1890 02 24 - Corralitos, California - M 6.3
- 1843 01 05 - Northeast Arkansas - M 6.3
- 2007 09 06 - Taiwan Region - M 6.2
- 2002 05 15 - Taiwan - M 6.2
- 2002 10 24 - Lake Tanganyika region - M 6.2
- 1993 09 29 - Latur-Killari, India - M 6.2
- 1992 04 23 - Joshua Tree - M 6.2
- 1986 07 21 - Chalfant Valley, California - M 6.2
- 1984 04 24 - Morgan Hill, California - M 6.2
- 1980 05 25 - Mammoth Lakes, California - M 6.2
- 1975 03 02 - Eastern Idaho - M 6.2
- 1974 12 28 - Northern Pakistan - M 6.2
- 1973 04 26 - Island of Hawaii, Hawaii - M 6.2
- 1972 12 23 - Nicaragua - M 6.2
- 1965 04 05 - Peloponnisos, Greece - M 6.2
- 1951 05 06 - Jucuapa, El Salvador - M 6.2
- 1935 11 01 - Timiskaming, Quebec, Canada - M 6.2
- 1904 08 11 - Samos, Greece - M 6.2
- 1882 11 08 - Denver, Colorado - M 6.2
- 2006 03 31 - Western Iran - M 6.1
- 2003 01 27 - Turkey - M 6.1
- 2002 03 25 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - M 6.1
- 1999 01 25 - Colombia - M 6.1
- 1986 07 08 - North Palm Springs, California - M 6.1
- 1975 06 30 - Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming - M 6.1
- 1966 06 28 - Parkfield, California - M 6.1
- 1944 07 12 - Sheep Mountain, Idaho - M 6.1
- 1934 06 08 - Parkfield, California - M 6.1
- 1926 10 22 - Monterey Bay, California - M 6.1
- 1922 03 10 - Parkfield, California - M 6.1
- 2008 02 21 - Nevada - M 6.0
- 2005 11 27 - Southern Iran - M 6.0
- 2004 09 28 - Central California - M 6.0
- 2003 07 21 - Yunnan, China - M 6.0
- 2002 09 06 - Southern Italy - M 6.0
- 1999 09 07 - Greece - M 6.0
- 1993 09 21 - Klamath Falls, Oregon - M 6.0
- 1989 12 25 - Ungava, Quebec, Canada - M 6.0
- 1985 01 26 - Mendoza, Argentina - M 6.0
- 1982 12 13 - Yemen - M 6.0
- 1980 05 27 - Mammoth Lakes, California - M 6.0
- 1963 07 26 - Skopje, Former Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia - M 6.0
- 1950 05 21 - Cusco, Peru - M 6.0
- 1935 10 31 - Helena, Montana - M 6.0
- 1931 03 31 - Managua, Nicaragua - M 6.0