Largest and Deadliest Earthquakes by Year
1990 - 2009
Largest Earthquakes | Deadliest Earthquakes | |||||||||
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Year | Date | Magnitude | Fatalities | Region | Date | Magnitude | Fatalities | Region | ||
2009 | 01/03 | 7.6 | 5 | Near the North Coast of Papua, Indonesia | 01/08 | 6.1 | 23 | Costa Rica | ||
2008 | 05/12 | 7.9 | 87,587 | Eastern Sichuan, China | 05/12 | 7.9 | 87,587 | Eastern Sichuan, China | ||
2007 | 09/12 | 8.5 | 25 | Southern Sumatera, Indonesia | 08/15 | 8.0 | 514 | Near the Coast of Central Peru | ||
2006 | 11/15 | 8.3 | 0 | Kuril Islands | 05/26 | 6.3 | 5,749 | Java, Indonesia | ||
2005 | 03/28 | 8.6 | 1,313 | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia | 10/08 | 7.6 | 80,361 | Pakistan | ||
2004 | 12/26 | 9.1 | 227,898 | Off West Coast of Northern Sumatra | 12/26 | 9.1 | 227,898 | Off West Coast of Northern Sumatra | ||
2003 | 09/25 | 8.3 | 0 | Hokkaido, Japan Region | 12/26 | 6.6 | 31,000 | Southeastern Iran | ||
2002 | 11/03 | 7.9 | 0 | Central Alaska | 03/25 | 6.1 | 1,000 | Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan | ||
2001 | 06/23 | 8.4 | 138 | Near Coast of Peru | 01/26 | 7.7 | 20,023 | India | ||
2000 | 11/16 | 8.0 | 2 | New Ireland Region, P.N.G. | 06/04 | 7.9 | 103 | Southern Sumatera, Indonesia | ||
1999 | 09/20 | 7.7 | 2,297 | Taiwan | 08/17 | 7.6 | 17,118 | Turkey | ||
1998 | 03/25 | 8.1 | 0 | Balleny Islands Region | 05/30 | 6.6 | 4,000 | Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region | ||
1997 | 10/14 | 7.8 | 0 | South of Fiji Islands | 05/10 | 7.3 | 1,572 | Northern Iran | ||
12/05 | 7.8 | 0 | Near East Coast of Kamchatka | |||||||
1996 | 02/17 | 8.2 | 166 | Irian Jaya Region Indonesia | 02/03 | 6.6 | 322 | Yunnan, China | ||
1995 | 07/30 | 8.0 | 3 | Near Coast of Northern Chile | 01/16 | 6.9 | 5,530 | Kobe, Japan | ||
10/09 | 8.0 | 49 | Near Coast of Jalisco Mexico | |||||||
1994 | 10/04 | 8.3 | 11 | Kuril Islands | 06/20 | 6.8 | 795 | Colombia | ||
1993 | 08/08 | 7.8 | 0 | South of Mariana Islands | 09/29 | 6.2 | 9,748 | India | ||
1992 | 12/12 | 7.8 | 2,519 | Flores Region, Indonesia | 12/12 | 7.8 | 2,519 | Flores Region, Indonesia | ||
1991 | 04/22 | 7.6 | 75 | Costa Rica | 10/19 | 6.8 | 2,000 | Northern India | ||
12/22 | 7.6 | 0 | Kuril Islands | |||||||
1990 | 07/16 | 7.7 | 1,621 | Luzon, Philippine Islands | 06/20 | 7.4 | 50,000 | Iran |