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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

Rank	Fatalities	Magnitude	Event	Location	Date
1	273,407	7.8 M_s	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 M_s	1948 Ashgabat earthquake	Soviet Union	October 5, 1948
5	82,000	7.1 M_s	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 M_s	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 M_s	1915 Avezzano earthquake	Italy	January 13, 1915
13	28,000	8.3 M_s	1939 Chillán earthquake	Chile	January 24, 1939
14	23,000	7.5	1976 Guatemala earthquake	Guatemala	February 4, 1976
15	20,000	7.8 M_s	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 M_L	1962 Buin Zahra earthquake	Iran	September 1, 1962
21	12,000	7.3 M_s	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

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

Year	Total fatalities	Deadliest earthquake	Fatalities	Magnitude	Location	Date
1901	125	1901 Yunnan earthquake	101	6.5	Qing Dynasty	February 15
1902	17,075	1902 Xinjiang earthquake	10,000	7.7	Qing Dynasty	August 22
1903	3,913	1903 Manzikert earthquake	3,560	6.3	Ottoman Empire	April 28
1904	552	1904 Sichuan earthquake	400	6.8	Qing Dynasty	August 30
1905	22,802	1905 Kangra earthquake	20,000	7.9	British Raj	April 4
1906	7,507	1906 Valparaíso earthquake	4,000	8.2	Chile	August 17
1907	13,568	1907 Qaratog earthquake	12,000	7.4	Russian Empire	October 21
1908	82,000	1908 Messina earthquake	82,000	7.7	Kingdom of Italy	December 28
1909	8,689	1909 Borujerd earthquake	8,000	7.3	Iran	January 23
1910	714	1910 Costa Rica earthquakes	700	6.4	Costa Rica	May 4
1911	1,326	1911 Kerman earthquake	700	6.5	Iran	April 18
1912	3,153	1912 Mürefte earthquake	3,000	7.1	Ottoman Empire	August 9
1913	1,445	1913 Eshan earthquake	942	6.7	China	December 21
1914	4,380	1914 Burdur earthquake	4,000	7.0	Ottoman Empire	October 3
1915	30,155	1915 Avezzano earthquake	29,978	6.7	Italy	January 13
1916	181	1916–1917 Nantou earthquakes	180	7.2	Japan	August 28
1917	6,221	1917 Guatemala earthquakes	2,650	6.0	Guatemala	December 26
1918	2,221	1918 Shantou earthquake	2,000	7.3	China	February 13
1919	3,100	1919 Ayvalık earthquake	3,000	7.0	Ottoman Empire	November 19
1920	244,887	1920 Haiyuan earthquake	242,029	7.9	China	December 16
1921	51	1921 Massawa earthquake	51	5.9	Italian Eritrea	August 14
1922	710	1922 Vallenar earthquake	700	8.5	Chile	November 11
1923	194,102	1923 Great Kantō earthquake	186,283	8.1	Japan	September 1
1924	1,652	1924 Java earthquake	727	N/A	Dutch East Indies	December 27
1925	6,193	1925 Dali earthquake	5,000	7.0	China	March 16
1926	976	1926 Kars earthquake	360	5.7	Ottoman Empire	October 22
1927	44,452	1927 Gulang earthquake	40,912	7.7	China	May 22
1928	807	1928 Talca earthquake	279	7.7	Chile	December 1
1929	3,972	1929 Kopet Dag earthquake	3,800	7.2	Turkmen SSR	May 1
1930	4,254	1930 Irpinia earthquake	1,430	6.4	Italy	July 23
1931	15,920	1931 Fuyun earthquake	10,000	6.4	China	August 10
1932	2,206	1932 Mazandaran earthquake	1,070	5.4	Iran	May 20
1933	12,656	1933 Diexi earthquake	9,300	7.3	China	August 25
1934	12,007	1934 Nepal–India earthquake	12,000	8.0	Nepal	January 15
1935	67,489	1935 Quetta earthquake	60,000	7.5	British Raj	May 30
1936	2,128	1936 Lingshan earthquake	1,001	6.8	China	April 1
1937	497	1937 Heze earthquakes	390	6.9	China	July 31
1938	296	1938 Kirsehir earthquake	224	6.6	Turkey	April 19
1939	62,860	1939 Erzincan earthquake	32,700	7.8	Turkey	December 26
1940	1,448	1940 Vrancea earthquake	1,000	7.8	Romania	November 10
1941	2,955	1941 Jabal Razih earthquake	1,200	6.2	Saudi Arabia	January 11
1942	1,489	1942 Niksar–Erbaa earthquake	1,000	7.0	Turkey	December 20
1943	6,187	1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake	4,020	7.5	Turkey	November 26
1944	11,637	1944 San Juan earthquake	8,000	7.0	Argentina	January 15
1945	6,337	1945 Balochistan earthquake	4,000	8.1	India	November 27
1946	6,373	1946 Dominican Republic earthquake	1,790	7.5	Dominican Republic	August 4
1947	745	1947 Dustabad earthquake	500	6.9	Iran	September 23
1948	116,135	1948 Ashgabat earthquake	110,000	7.3	Turkmen SSR	October 5
1949	18,484	1949 Khait earthquake	12,000	7.5	Tajik SSR	July 10
1950	1,756	1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake	1,530	8.6	India	August 15
1951	2,236	1951 El Salvador earthquake	1,100	6.5	El Salvador	May 6
1952	4,224	1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake	4,000	9.0	Russian SFSR	November 4
1953	2,621	1953 Yenice–Gönen earthquake	1,070	7.3	Turkey	March 18
1954	1,295	1954 Chlef earthquake	1,243	6.7	France	September 9
1955	504	1955 Lanao earthquake	400	7.4	Philippines	March 31
1956	910	1956 Hormozgan earthquake	347	6.4	Iran	October 31
1957	3,043	1957 Farsinaj earthquake	1,200	6.5	Iran	December 13
1958	368	1958 Lorestan earthquake	132	6.7	Iran	August 16
1959	94	1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake	28	7.3	United States	August 18
1960	15,956	1960 Agadir earthquake	13,100	5.8	Morocco	February 29
1961	128	1961 Fars earthquake	60	6.4	Iran	June 11
1962	12,332	1962 Buin Zahra earthquake	12,225	7.0	Iran	September 1
1963	1,488	1962 Buin Zahra earthquake	1,070	6.0	Yugoslavia	July 26
1964	389	1964 Alaska earthquake	139	9.2	United States	March 28
1964	389	1964 Alaska earthquake	139	9.2	United States	March 28
1965	669	1965 Valparaíso earthquake	400	7.4	Chile	March 28
1966	10,000	1966 Xingtai earthquakes	8,064	6.8	China	March 22
1967	961	1967 Caracas earthquake	300	6.6	Venezuela	July 29
1968	12,081	1968 Dasht-e Bayaz and Ferdows earthquakes	10,488	7.1	Iran	August 31
1969	4,024	1969 Yangjiang earthquake	3,000	5.7	Iran	July 25
1970	78,365	1970 Ancash earthquake	66,794	7.9	Peru	May 31
1971	1,290	1971 Bingöl earthquake	1,000	6.9	Turkey	May 22
1972	40,124	1972 Qir earthquake	30,000	6.6	Iran	April 10
1973	2,899	1973 Luhuo earthquake	2,199	7.4	China	February 6
1974	25,442	1974 Zhaotong earthquake	20,000	6.8	China	May 10
1975	4,379	1975 Lice earthquake	2,311	6.7	Turkey	September 6
1976	286,873	1976 Tangshan earthquake	242,769	7.5	China	July 27
1977	1,641	1977 Vrancea earthquake	3,107	7.5	Romania	March 4
1978	20,220	1978 Tabas earthquake	20,000	7.5	Iran	September 16
1979	600	1979 Tumaco earthquake	1,649	8.2	Ecuador	December 12
1980	10,326	1980 El Asnam earthquake	5,000	7.3	Algeria	October 10
1981	6,762	1981 Golbaf earthquake	3,000	6.7	Iran	June 11
1981	6,762	1981 Sirch earthquake	3,000	7.1	Iran	July 28
1982	3,388	1982 North Yemen earthquake	2,800	6.3	Yemen Arab Republic	December 13
1983	2,608	1983 Erzurum earthquake	1,342	6.8	Turkey	October 30
1983	2,608	1983 Erzurum earthquake	1,342	6.8	Turkey	October 30
1984	TBD	1984 Nagano earthquake	14	6.3	Japan	September 13
1985	10,000	1985 Mexico City earthquake	10,000	8.1	Mexico	September 19
1986	1,240	1986 San Salvador earthquake	1,000	5.7	El Salvador	October 10
1987	1,090	1987 Ecuador earthquakes	1,000	7.1	Ecuador	March 6
1988	26,759	1988 Armenian earthquake	25,000	6.8	Armenia	December 7
1989	677	1989 Gissar earthquake	274	5.3	Tajik SSR	January 22
1990	51,821	1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake	50,000	7.4	Iran	June 21
1991	3,498	1991 Uttarkashi earthquake	2,000	6.8	India	October 19
1992	3,939	1992 Flores earthquake	2,500	7.8	Indonesia	December 12
1993	10,097	1993 Latur earthquake	9,748	6.3	India	September 30
1994	1,779	1994 Páez River earthquake	795	6.8	Colombia	June 6
1995	8,911	1995 Great Hanshin earthquake	6,433	6.9	Japan	January 16
1996	582	1996 Lijiang earthquake	322	6.6	China	February 3
1997	1,567	1997 Qayen earthquake	3,069	7.3	Iran	May 10
1998	4,500	1998 Afghanistan earthquake	9,934	6.6	Afghanistan	May 30
1999	18,373	1999 İzmit earthquake	23,848	7.6	Turkey	August 17
2000	103	2000 Enggano earthquake	177	7.9	Indonesia	June 4

1901–1910

Date	Time	Place	Lat.	Long.	Deaths	Magnitude	Comments	Sources
March 3, 1901	07:45	Parkfield, California, United States	36.2	−120.7		6.4	M_s (Abe, 1988)	USGS
March 31, 1901	07:10	Cape Shabla-Kaliakra, Black Sea, see 1901 Black Sea earthquake			4	7.2	M_w	-
November 16, 1901	07:47 local time	Cheviot, New Zealand	−42.42	173.18		6.9	M_w	-
September 19, 1902		Warooka, South Australia, Australia			2	6.0	M_L	USGS
April 19, 1902	02:23	Quetzaltenango, Guatemala see 1902 Guatemala earthquake	14	−91	2,000	7.5	M_L  (USGS 1000+)	USGS
August 22, 1902	05:04	Xinjiang, Qing dynasty see 1902 Turkestan earthquake	39.9	76.4	10,000	7.7	M_w	USGS
December 16, 1902	05:04	Andijan, Uzbekistan see 1902 Andijan earthquake	40.8	72.3	4,882	6.4	M_L  (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	M_s	^[2]^[3]
August 27, 1904	21:56	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	64.7	−148.1		7.3	M_s	USGS
November 5, 1904	04:25	Tainan, Taiwan see 1904 Douliu earthquake	23.58	120.25	145	6.1	M_w
April 4, 1905	00:50	Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India see 1905 Kangra earthquake	32.1	76.3	20,000	7.8	M_s  Kangra district HQ Dharamsala devastated	^[4]
July 9, 1905	09:40	what is now Tsetserleg sum, Khövsgöl Province, Mongolia	49	97		8	M_w	^[5]
July 23, 1905	02:46	Bulnain nuruu, Mongolia	49	95		8.3–8.5	M_w	^[5]
September 8, 1905	01:43	Calabria, Italy see 1905 Calabria earthquake	38.67	16.07	557–5,000	7.2	M_w	^[3]^[6]^[7]^[8]
January 31, 1906	15:36	Colombia–Ecuador see 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake	1	−81.5	1,000	8.8	M_w	USGS
March 16, 1906	06:43 local time	Chiayi, Taiwan see 1906 Meishan earthquake	23.55	120.45	1,266	6.8	M_s
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	M_w	USGS
August 17, 1906	00:10	Aleutian Islands see 1906 Aleutian Islands earthquake	50.6	−178.36		8.35	M_w	^[9]
August 17, 1906	00:40	Valparaíso, Chile see 1906 Valparaíso earthquake	−33	−72	3,882	8.2	M_w >	USGS
November 19, 1906	07:18	Off the coast of Western Australia, Australia	−22.0	109.0		7.6	M_w
January 4, 1907	05:19	Nias, Simeulue see 1907 Sumatra earthquake	2.5	95.5	2,188	8.2–8.4	M_w	^[10]
January 14, 1907	03:30	Kingston, Jamaica see 1907 Kingston earthquake	17.59	−76.48	800-1,000	6.5	M_w	USGS
October 21, 1907	04:23	Tajikistan-Uzbekistan see 1907 Qaratog earthquake	38.5	−67.9	12,000–15,000	7.4	M_s	USGS
October 23, 1907	21:28 local time	Calabria, Italy see 1907 Calabria earthquake	38.087	−15.985	167	5.9	M_s
December 28, 1908	04:20	Messina & Reggio Calabria, Italy see 1908 Messina earthquake	38.3	15.6	82,000	7.1	M_w	USGS
January 23, 1909	02:48	Borujerd, Iran see 1909 Borujerd earthquake	33.0	53.0	8,000	7.3	M_w
June 11, 1909	21:15 local time	Lambesc, France see 1909 Provence earthquake	43.64	5.37	46	6.0	M_w  Highest magnitude earthquake ever recorded in continental France. 250 wounded. 2,000 buildings damaged	^[11]

1911–1920

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	M_w	^[12]
February 18, 1911	18:41	Tajikistan see 1911 Sarez earthquake	38.2	72.8	90	7.4	M_s	^[13]
June 7, 1911	11:02 UTC	Near Michoacán, Mexico see 1911 Michoacán earthquake	17.50	−102.50	45	7.6	M_w	USGS
June 15, 1911	14:26 UTC	Near Kikai Island, Japan see 1911 Kikai Island earthquake	28.00	130.00	12	8.1	M_s	USGS
July 1, 1911	22:00	Calaveras Fault, California, United States	37.39	−121.8		6.5	M_w	^[14]
December 16, 1911	19:14 UTC	Near the Coast of Guerrero, Mexico see 1911 Guerrero earthquake	17.00	−100.50		7.6	M_w	USGS
May 23, 1912	02:24 UTC	Shan State, Burma see 1912 Maymyo earthquakes	22.35	96.74	1	7.7–8.0	M_s	^[15]
August 9, 1912	03:29 local time	Mürefte Tekirdağ, Turkey see 1912 Mürefte earthquake	40.75	27.2	216	7.3	M_s	^[2]^[3]
March 15, 1914	20:00	Honshu, Japan see 1914 Senboku earthquake	−39.50	140.40	94	7.0	M_s	USGS
October 4, 1914	00:07 local time	Burdur, Turkey see 1914 Burdur earthquake	37.82	30.27	2,344	6.9	M_s	^[2]^[3]
January 13, 1915	06:52	Italy, L'Aquila see 1915 Avezzano earthquake	42.04	13.44	32,610	7.5	M_s	^[16]
October 3, 1915	06:52	Pleasant Valley, Nevada, United States see 1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake	40.5	−117.5		7.1	M_w  (Stover and Coffman, 1993)	^[17]
January 20, 1917	23:11	Bali, Indonesia see 1917 Bali earthquake	−8.3	115.0	1,500	6.6	M_s	^[18]
June 26, 1917	05:49 UTC	near Samoa see 1917 Samoa earthquake	−15.50	−173.00		8.5	M_w	USGS
December 26, 1917	10:30	Guatemala see 1917 Guatemala earthquake			250	5.6	M_w	USGS
February 18, 1918	06:07	Guangdong, China see 1918 Shantou earthquake	−23.54	−117.24	1,000	7.2	M_w	USGS
June 7, 1918		Bundaberg–Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia	−23.5	152.5		6.0	M_s  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	M_w	^[21]
October 11, 1918	14:14	Puerto Rico see 1918 San Fermín earthquake	18.47	−67.63	116	7.5	M_s  (McCann, 1985)	USGS
December 6, 1918	08:41	Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada see 1918 Vancouver Island earthquake	49.62	−125.92		7	M_L  (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954: Rogers, 1983)	USGS
January 3, 1920	12:46	Veracruz, Puebla, Mexico see 1920 Xalapa earthquake			648	7.8	M_w
February 20, 1920	11:45	Gori, Georgia see 1920 Gori earthquake	−42.0	44.1	130	6.2	M_s	USGS
September 7, 1920	07:55 local time	Garfagnana, Lunigiana, Italy see 1920 Garfagnana earthquake	44.183	10.283	171	6.5	M_L	^[22]
December 17, 1920	06:59	Mendoza, Argentina see 1920 Mendoza earthquake	32.42	68.34	400	6.0	M_w
December 16, 1920	12:05	Ningxia–Gansu, China see 1920 Haiyuan earthquake	36.6	105.32	273,407^[23]	8.6	M_s	USGS

1921–1930

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	M_GR (Ellsworth, 1990)	USGS
March 10, 1922	11:21	Parkfield, California, United States	35.9	−120.9		6.1	M_w  (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	M_GR (Ellsworth, 1990)	USGS
February 3, 1923		Kamchatka Peninsula, Soviet Union see Kamchatka earthquakes	54	161		8.5	M_w	USGS
September 1, 1923	02:58	Kantō region, Japan see 1923 Great Kantō earthquake	35.4	139.08	142,800	7.9	M_w	USGS
September 13, 1924	16:34 local time	Horasan, Erzurum, Turkey see 1924 Pasinler earthquake	40.0	42.1	60	6.8	M_S	^[2]^[3]
February 28, 1925	21:19 local time	Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada see 1925 Charlevoix–Kamouraska earthquake	47.76	−69.84		6.3	M_w  (Bent, 1992)	USGS
March 16, 1925	14:42	Dali, Yunnan, China see 1925 Dali earthquake	25.7	100.4	5,000	7.0	M_s	^[24]
June 28, 1925	01:21	Clarkston Valley, Montana, United States	46.32	−111.52		6.6	M_w  (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	M_w  (Stein and Hanks, 1998)	USGS
June 28, 1926	03:23	West Sumatra, Indonesia see 1926 Padang Panjang earthquake	−0.629	100.155	354	7.6	M_L
October 22, 1926	12:35	Monterey Bay, California, United States	36.62	−122.35		6.1	M_GR  (Ellsworth, 1990)	USGS
October 22, 1926	13:35	Monterey Bay, California, United States	36.55	−122.18		6.1	M_GR  (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	M_w	USGS
May 21, 1927	22:32 UTC	Gulang, Gansu, China see 1927 Gulang earthquake	37.39	102.31	40,900	7.6	M_w	USGS
July 11, 1927	15:04 local time	Dead sea, Jordan see 1927 Jericho earthquake	−31.92	35.63	500	6.3	M_w	USGS
November 4, 1927	13:51	offshore Lompoc, California, United States	34.92	−121.03		7.1	M_w  (Stein and Hanks, 1998)	USGS
March 31, 1928	02:29 local time	İzmir, Turkey	38.5	28.0	50	6.5	M_s  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	M_w	^[25]
December 2, 1928	04:06	Maule, Chile see 1928 Talca earthquake	35.00	72.00	279	7.6	M_w	USGS
May 18, 1929	08:37 local time	Suşehri, Sivas, Turkey	40.2	37.9	64	6.1	M_s	^[2]^[3]
June 17, 1929	10:17 local time	Murchison, South Island, New Zealand see1929 Murchison earthquake	−41.55	172.25	17	7.8	M_s	^[26]
November 18, 1929	20:32	Grand Banks, Newfoundland, Canada see 1929 Grand Banks earthquake	44.69	−56.01	28	7.3	M_w  (Bent, 1995)	USGS
July 2, 1930	21:03 UTC	Near Dhubri, India see 1930 Dhubri earthquake	25.80	90.20		7.1	M_s	^[27]
May 5, 1930	13:46 UTC	Bago, Burma see 1930 Bago earthquake	17.86	96.43	558	7.5	M_s	^[28]
May 6, 1930	22:34	Salmas, Iran see 1930 Salmas earthquake	38.09	44.78	3,000	7.1	M_w	USGS
July 23, 1930	00:08	Italy, Irpinia see1930 Irpinia earthquake	41.05	15.367	1,404	6.6	M_s	^[29]
November 25, 1930	19:02 UTC	Japan see 1930 North Izu earthquake	35.00	139.00	272	7.3	M_s	^[30]
December 3, 1930	18:51 UTC	Phyu, Burma see 1930 Pyu earthquake	17.97	96.42	36	7.3	M_w	USGS

1931–1940

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	M_w	USGS
February 3, 1931	10:47 local time	Napier, New Zealand see 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake	−39.3	177.0	258	7.7	M_w  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	M_w  City destroyed.	–
April 27, 1931	16:50 UTC	Zangezur Mountains see 1931 Zangezur earthquake	39.2	46.0	2,890	6.5	M_w	^[32]
June 7, 1931	00:25	offshore, Yorkshire, North Sea, United Kingdom see 1931 Dogger Bank earthquake	54	1.48		6.1	M_L  (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	M_w	^[33]^[34]^[35]
September 25, 1931	05:59 UTC	Sumatra see 1931 Southwest Sumatra earthquake	−5.18	102.51		7.3	M_w	USGS
June 3, 1932	10:36	Jalisco, Mexico see 1932 Jalisco earthquake	19.5	−104.25	400	8.1	M_w	^[36]
June 18, 1932	10:12	Colima, Mexico	19.5	−103.5	0	7.8	M_s	^[37]
June 22, 1932	12:59	Jalisco, Mexico	19.5	−104.5	75	7.0	M_s	^[38]^[39]
September 26, 1932	19:20	Greece, Ierissos see 1932 Ierissos earthquake	39.8	23.8	491	7.0	M_s	^[40]
December 21, 1932	06:10	Cedar Mountain, Nevada, United States	38.51	−118.08		7.2	M_w	USGS
December 25, 1932	10:04	Gansu, China see 1932 Changma earthquake	39.7	96.7	275	7.6	M_s	^[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	M_w	USGS
March 11, 1933	01:54	Long Beach, California, United States see 1933 Long Beach earthquake	33.6	−118	115	6.4	M_w  (Hauksson & Gross, 1991)	USGS
August 25, 1933	07:50	Sichuan, China see 1933 Diexi earthquake	32.01	−103.68	9,300	7.3	M_w	USGS
November 20, 1933	23:21	Baffin Bay, Canada	73	−69.98		7.4	M_w (Stein et al. 1979)	USGS
January 15, 1934	08:43	Bihar, India see 1934 Nepal–India earthquake	27.55	87.09	10,700	8.1	M_w  (Chen and Molnar, 1977)	USGS
June 8, 1934	04:47	Parkfield, California, United States	35.9	−120.9		6.1	M_w  (Bakun and McEvilly, 1984)	USGS
January 4, 1935	16:41 local time	Erdek, Balıkesir, Turkey	40.4	27.5	5	6.4	M_s	^[2]^[3]
April 21, 1935	6:02 local time	Shinchiku–Taichū, Taiwan see1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake	24.30	120.80	3,276	7.0	M_w	^[3]
May 30, 1935	21:32	Balochistan, Pakistan see 1935 Quetta earthquake	29.5	66.8	60,000	7.7	M_w >
November 1, 1935	06:03	Témiscaming, Quebec, Canada See 1935 Timiskaming earthquake.	48.89	−79		6.2	M_w  (Bent, 1996)	USGS
December 28, 1935	02:35	Batu Islands, Sumatra see 1935 Sumatra earthquake	0.0	98.25		7.7	M_w	^[41]
November 2, 1936	20:45 UTC	Offshore Miyagi, Japan see 1936 Miyagi earthquake	38.2	142.1		7.2	M_s	^[42]
July 22, 1937	17:09	Salcha, Alaska, United States see Salcha Seismic Zone	64.49	−146.85		7.3	M_s	USGS
July 26, 1937	03:47 UTC	Veracruz, Mexico see 1937 Orizaba earthquake	18.52	−95.88	34	7.3	M_s	^[25]^[43]
January 23, 1938	08:32	Maui, Hawaii, United States	20.96	−156.18		6.8	M_s (Klein and Wright, 2000)	USGS
April 19, 1938	12:59 local time	Kırşehir, Turkey	39.1	34.0	160	6.6	M_s	^[2]^[3]
November 10, 1938	20:18	Shumagin Islands, Alaska, United States	55.33	−158.37		8.2	M_w	USGS
January 25, 1939	23:32 Local Time	Chillán, Chile see 1939 Chillán earthquake	−37.000	−70.500	28,000	7.8	M_s	USGS
September 22, 1939	02:36 local time	Dikili, İzmir, Turkey	39.1	26.8	60	6.6	M_s	^[2]^[3]
December 26, 1939	23:57	Erzincan, Turkey see 1939 Erzincan earthquake	39.77	39.53	32,968	7.8	M_s	USGS
May 19, 1940	04:36	Imperial Valley, California, United States see 1940 El Centro earthquake	32.73	−115.5	9	7.1	M_w  (Ellsworth, 1990)	USGS
November 10, 1940	01:39	Vrancea, Romania see 1940 Vrancea earthquake	45.80	26.70	1,000	7.7	M_w  (LT, 2007)	USGS

1941–1950

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	M_s	^[44]
April 29, 1941	01:35	Meeberrie, Western Australia, Australia	−26.8	116.1		7.2	M_L	^[19]
June 26, 1941	17:22	Andaman and Nicobar islands, India see 1941 Andaman Islands earthquake	– 12:50	−92.57	8,000	8.1	M_w	USGS
December 17, 1941	19:19	Tainan, Taiwan see 1941 Chungpu earthquake	23.40	120.48	358	6.9	M_w	USGS
August 6, 1942	23:37 UTC	Guatemala see 1942 Guatemala earthquake	13.78	−90.91	38	7.7	M_w	USGS
August 24, 1942	22:50 UTC	Peru see 1942 Peru earthquake	−14.98	−74.92	30	8.2	M_w	USGS
November 15, 1942	19:01 local time	Bigadiç, Balıkesir, Turkey	39.2	28.2	16	6.1	M_s	^[2]^[3]
December 20, 1942	14:03	Erbaa, Tokat, Turkey see 1942 Niksar–Erbaa earthquake	40.87	36.47	3,000	7.0	M_s	^[45]
April 6, 1943	12:07 Local Time	Ovalle, Chile see 1943 Ovalle earthquake	−30.750	−72.000	12	7.9–8.2	M_w	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	M_w	^[25]
June 20, 1943	17:32 local time	Hendek, Adapazarı, Turkey	40.6	30.5	336	6.6	M_s	^[2]^[3]
July 23, 1943	14:53 UTC	Central Java see 1943 Central Java earthquake	−9.50	110.00	213	7.0	M_w	^[46]
November 26, 1943	00:20 local time	Ladik, Samsun, Turkey see 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake	41.05	33.72	4,000	7.5	M_w	^[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	M_w  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	M_w	^[48]
October 6, 1944	04:34 local time	Ayvalık, Balıkesir, Turkey	39.37	26.53	30	6.8	M_s	^[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	M_w	USGS
November 27, 1945	21:56	Offshore Pakistan see 1945 Balochistan earthquake	24.5	63.0	4,000	8.1	M_w  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	M_s  (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	M_L (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954: Rogers, 1983)	USGS
September 12, 1946	15:17	Sagaing Region and Kachin State, Burma see 1946 Sagaing earthquakes	22.35	96.24		8.0 & 7.8	M_s	^[50]^[51]
September 15, 1946		Launceston, Tasmania, Australia				6.2	M_s
August 4, 1946	17:51	Dominican Republic see 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake	19.25	−69	2,550	8.0	M_s  (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	M_w	USGS
July 29, 1947	13:43	British India, Tibet see 1947 Assam earthquake	28.50	94.00		7.3	M_w	^[52]
October 16, 1947	02:09	Fairbanks, Alaska, United States	64.2	−148.3		7.2	M_w	USGS
January 25, 1948	01:46 PST	Panay, Philippines see 1948 Lady Caycay earthquake	10.8	122.295	50	7.8	M_w	USGS
May 25, 1948	07:11	Litang, China see 1948 Litang earthquake	29.5	100.5	800	7.2	M_w	^[30]
June 28, 1948	07:13	Fukui Prefecture, Japan see 1948 Fukui earthquake	36.16	136.22	3,769	6.8	M_w	USGS
October 5, 1948	20:12	Ashgabat, Turkmenistan see 1948 Ashgabat earthquake	37.95	58.32	110,000	7.3	M_w	USGS
April 13, 1949	19:55	Olympia, Washington, United States see1949 Olympia earthquake	47.1	−122.7	8	7.1	M_L  (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	M_w	^[53]
August 5, 1949	14:05	Ambato, Ecuador see 1949 Ambato earthquake	−1.19	−78.32	6,000	6.4	M_s	USGS
August 17, 1949	18:44	Karlıova, Bingöl, Turkey see 1949 Karlıova earthquake	39.54	40.57	450	6.8	M_s	^[45]
August 22, 1949	04:01	Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada see 1949 Queen Charlotte earthquake	53.62	−133.27	0	8.1	M_s  (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	M_L	^[54]
August 15, 1950	14:09	Assam–Tibet see 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake	28.5	96.5	4,800	8.6	M_w	USGS

1951–1960

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	M_s	^[45]
August 21, 1951	10:57	Kona, Hawaii, United States	19.5	−155.95		6.9	M_s  (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	M_w  (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	M_w	USGS
February 12, 1953	08:15	Torud, Semnan, Iran see 1953 Torud earthquake	−35.39	54.98	973	6.6	M_w	USGS
March 18, 1953	21:06 local time	Yenice, Çanakkale, Turkey See 1953 Yenice–Gönen earthquake	40.02	27.53	1,070	7.2	M_s	^[2]^[3]
May 6, 1953	17:16 UTC	Near Concepción, Chile see 1953 Concepción earthquake	−36.50	−73.00	12	7.6	M_s	^[55]
August 8–12, 1953	09:24	Kefalonia, Greece see 1953 Ionian earthquake	38.2	20.6	476	6.8	M_w  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	M_s	^[58]
December 6, 1953	16:18 Local Time	Calama, Chile	−22.10	−68.70	3	7.4	M_w
December 12, 1953	17:31 UTC	Tumbes, Peru see 1953 Tumbes earthquake	−3.40	−80.60	6	7.5	M_w
March 29, 1954	06:17	Spain	37.03	−3.51		7.9	M_w	USGS
July 6, 1954	11:13	Rainbow Mountain, Nevada, United States	39.42	−118.53		6.6	M_w  (Ellsworth, 1990)	USGS
August 24, 1954	05:51	Stillwater, Nevada, United States	39.58	−118.45		6.8	M_w  (Ellsworth, 1990)	USGS
September 9, 1954	01:04	Chlef, Algeria see 1954 Chlef earthquake	−36.27	1.59	1,409	6.7	M_w	USGS
December 16, 1954	11:07	Fairview Peak, Nevada, United States	39.32	−118.2		7.1	M_w  (Ellsworth, 1990)	USGS
December 16, 1954	11:11	Dixie Valley, Nevada, United States	39.5	−118		6.8	M_w  (Ellsworth, 1990)	USGS
July 16, 1955	09:07 local time	Söke, Aydın, Turkey	37.55	27.05	23	6.8	M_s	^[2]^[3]
September 12, 1955	06:09 UTC	Offshore Alexandria, Egypt see 1955 Alexandria earthquake	32.2	29.6	18	6.3	M_s	^[32]
September 23, 1955	15:06 UTC	Sichuan and Yunnan, China see 1955 Yuzha earthquake	26.60	101.80	728	6.8	M_s	^[32]
July 16, 1956	15:07 UTC	Near Sagaing, Burma see 1956 Sagaing earthquake	22.08	95.82		7.1	M_w	USGS
July 21, 1956	21:02 local time	Gujarat, India see 1956 Anjar earthquake	−23.3	70.0	115	6.3	M_w	USGS
October 24, 1956	14:42 UTC	West of Masachapa, Nicaragua see 1956 Nicaragua earthquake	11.79	−86.46		7.3	M_s	^[59]
March 9, 1957	14:22	Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States see 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake	51.56	−175.39	0	8.6	M_w	USGS
April 25, 1957	04:25 local time	Fethiye, Muğla, Turkey	36.5	28.6	67	7.1	M_w	^[2]^[3]
May 26, 1957	6:36	Abant, Bolu, Turkey see 1957 Abant earthquake	40.67	31.00	52	7.1	M_s	^[45]
December 4, 1957	03:37	Govi-Altai Province, Mongolia see 1957 Mongolia earthquake	45.15	99.21	30	8.1	M_w	USGS
April 7, 1958	15:30	Huslia, Alaska, United States	65.94	−156.37		7.3	M_w	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	M_w	USGS
November 6, 1958	22:58	Kuril Islands, USSR see 1958 Kuril Islands earthquake	44.48	148.45		8.3	M_w	USGS
May 4, 1959	07:15	Kamchatka, USSR see 1959 Kamchatka earthquake	53.37	159.66	1	8.0	M_w	^[25]
August 18, 1959	06:37	Hebgen Lake, Montana, United States see 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake	44.6	−110.64	28	7.3	M_w  (Dosier, 1985)	USGS
February 29, 1960	23:40	Agadir, Morocco see 1960 Agadir earthquake	30.5	−9.3	10,000	5.7	M_w	USGS
May 21, 1960	10:02	Concepción, Chile see 1960 Concepción earthquakes	−37.824	−73.353	125	8.3	M_w	USGS
May 22, 1960	19:11	Valdivia, Chile see 1960 Valdivia earthquake	−38.24	−73.05	5,700	9.5	M_w	USGS
November 20, 1960	22:02 UTC	Northern Peru see November 1960 Peru earthquake	−6.70	−80.62		7.8	M_w	USGS

1961–1970

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	M_w	USGS
February 13, 1963	08:50 UTC	Offshore Su-ao, Taiwan see 1963 Su-ao earthquake	24.35	122.06	3	7.3	M_w	^[25]
February 21, 1963	17:14	Marj, Marj District, Libya	32.6	21.0	300	5.4	M_s	^[60]^[61]
July 26, 1963	04:17	Skopje, Republic of Macedonia see 1963 Skopje earthquake	42.16	22.66	1,100	6.1	M_w	–
October 13, 1963	05:17	Kuril Islands see 1963 Kuril Islands earthquake	44.81	149.54	0	8.5	M_w	–
March 27, 1964	17:36	Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States see 1964 Alaska earthquake	61.02	−147.65	125	9.2	M_w	USGS
June 16, 1964	04:01	Off northern Niigata Prefecture, Chūbu region, Japan see 1964 Niigata earthquake	38.43	139.23	26	7.5	M_w	USGS
July 6, 1964	07:22 UTC	Guerrero, Mexico see 1964 Guerrero earthquake	18.19	−100.51	40	7.4	M_s	^[25]^[62]
October 6, 1964	16:31 local time	Manyas, Balıkesir, Turkey	40.1	27.93	23	7.0	M_s	^[2]^[3]
January 24, 1965	00:11 UTC	Sanana, Indonesia see 1965 Ceram Sea earthquake	−2.455	125.965	71	8.2	M_w	^[63]
February 4, 1965	05:01	Rat Islands, Alaska, United States see 1965 Rat Islands earthquake	51.21	−178.5		8.7	M_w	USGS
March 28, 1965	12:33 Local Time	La Ligua, Chile	−32.418	−71.10	280	7.4	M_w	USGS
April 29, 1965	08:29	Seattle–Tacoma, Washington, United States see 1965 Puget Sound earthquake	47.32	−122.33	7	6.7	M_w	USGS
August 23, 1965	19:46	Oaxaca, Mexico see 1965 Oaxaca earthquake	15.38	−96.12	6	7.5	M_w	^[64]
March 12, 1966	16:31 UTC	Offshore Hualien, Taiwan see 1966 Hualien earthquake	24.24	122.67		8.0	M_s	^[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	M_s	USGS
March 22, 1966	08:19	Xingtai, Hebei, China see 1966 Xingtai earthquakes	−37.04	114.29	8,064	6.8	M_w	USGS
June 28, 1966	04:26	Parkfield, California, United States	35.88	−120.49		6.1	M_w  (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	M_w	^[45]
October 17, 1966	21:41 UTC	Peru see 1966 Peru earthquake	−10.7	−78.7		8.1	M_w	^[66]
December 28, 1966	08:18 UTC	Taltal, Chile	−25.51	−70.74	6	8.1	M_w
July 22, 1967	16:56	Mudurnu, Adapazarı, Turkey see 1967 Mudurnu earthquake	40.67	30.69	89	7.2	M_s	^[45]
July 29, 1967	20:05	Caracas, Venezuela see 1967 Caracas earthquake	10.56	−67.33	236	6.6	M_w	USGS
December 10, 1967	22:51	Koynanagar, India	17.39	73.77		6.3	M_w  (Langston, 1976)	USGS
April 1, 1968	00:42 UTC	Hyuga-nada Sea, Japan see 1968 Hyūga-nada earthquake	32.3	132.5		7.5	M_w	^[67]
May 16, 1968	01:49 UTC	Offshore Honshu and Hokkaido, Japan see 1968 Tokachi earthquake	40.90	143.35		8.3	M_w	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	M_w	–
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	M_w	USGS
September 3, 1968	10:19 UTC	Bartın, Turkey	41.79	32.31	29	6.5	M_s	^[2]^[3]
October 14, 1968	10:49 Local Time	Meckering, Western Australia, Australia see 1968 Meckering earthquake	−31.57	117.07		6.5	M_w
February 28, 1969	02:40	Portugal, Morocco see 1969 Portugal earthquake	36.017	−10.950	13	7.8	M_w	^[68]
March 28, 1969	03:48 local time	Alaşehir, Manisa, Turkey	38.5	28.4	53	6.5	M_s	^[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	M_w	^[69]
July 18, 1969	13:24 local time	Bohai Bay, China see 1969 Bohai earthquake	38.2	119.4	10	7.4	M_s	^[70]
July 25, 1969	22:49	Yangjiang, Guangdong, China see 1969 Yangjiang earthquake	21.61	111.83	3,000	6.4	M_w	^[71]
October 26–27, 1969	15:36 and 08:10	Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina	44.9	17.2	10	6.4	M_s	^[72]
January 4, 1970	17:35	China see 1970 Tonghai earthquake	25.96	101.32	15,000	7.1	M_w	^[73]^[74]
March 24, 1970		Canning Basin, Western Australia, Australia				6.7	M_s
May 31, 1970	20:23	Ancash, Peru see 1970 Ancash earthquake	−9.25	−78.84	70,000	7.9	M_w	USGS
March 28, 1970	23:02 local time	Gediz, Kütahya, Turkey see 1970 Gediz earthquake	39.2	29.5	1,086	7.2	M_s	^[2]^[3]
July 31, 1970	17:08	Colombia see 1970 Colombia earthquake	−1.49	−72.56	1	8	M_s	USGS
December 10, 1970	04:34 UTC	Peru see 1970 Peru–Ecuador earthquake	−3.99	−80.72	82	7.1	M_w	USGS

1971–1980

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	M_w(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	M_w	^[75]
July 8, 1971	23:04 Local Time	Illapel, Chile see 1971 Aconcagua earthquake	−32.511	−71.207	85	7.5	M_w	USGS
July 14, 1971 and July 26, 1971		Solomon Islands see 1971 Solomon Islands earthquakes			2	8.0, 8.1	M_w	^[25]
April 10, 1972	02:06 UTC	Qir, Iran see 1972 Qir earthquake	28.4	52.8	5,374	6.7	M_w^[76]	^[77]
April 24, 1972	09:57 UTC	Ruisui, Taiwan see 1972 Ruisui earthquake	23.60	121.60	5	7.2	M_s	USGS
December 23, 1972	06:29	Managua, Nicaragua see 1972 Nicaragua earthquake	12.35	86.12	11,000	6.2	M_w (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	M_w	USGS
May 8, 1974	23:33	Off Izu Peninsula, Japan see 1974 Izu Peninsula earthquake	34.6	138.8	25	6.5	M_s	^[78]
May 10, 1974	19:25	Near Yunnan, Sichuan border, China see 1974 Zhaotong earthquake	28.24	104.01	20,000	7.0	M_w	^[79]
October 3, 1974	14:21 UTC	Near Lima, Peru see 1974 Lima earthquake	−12.25	−77.52	78	8.1	M_w	USGS
December 28, 1974	12:11	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan see 1974 Pattan earthquake	35.0	72.8	5.300	6.2	M_w	USGS
February 4, 1975	11:36	Haicheng, Liaoning, China see 1975 Haicheng earthquake	40.72	122.73	2,041	7	M_w (Cipar, 1979)	USGS
May 26, 1975	09:11 UTC	North Atlantic see 1975 North Atlantic earthquake	35.97	−17.65		7.9	M_w	USGS
June 30, 1975	18:54	Norris Junction, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States	44.69	−110.62	0	6.1	M_L 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	M_w	USGS
September 6, 1975	12:20 local time	Lice, Diyarbakır, Turkey see 1975 Lice earthquake	38.5	40.7	2,385	6.6	M_S	^[2]^[3]
November 29, 1975		Canning Basin, Western Australia, Australia				6.2	M_S
November 29, 1975	14:47	south flank of Kīlauea, Hawaii, United States	19.45	−155.03	2	7.2	M_S (Klein and Wright, 2000)	USGS
February 4, 1976	09:01	Guatemala see 1976 Guatemala earthquake	15.3	−89.14	23,000	7.5	M_w	USGS
May 6, 1976	21:06	Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy see 1976 Friuli earthquake	46.2	13.10	989	6.4	M_w	^[81]
June 25, 1976	19:18	Papua, Indonesia see 1976 Papua earthquake	4.603	140.091	5,400	7.3	M_w	USGS
July 14, 1976	07:13	Bali, Indonesia see 1976 Bali earthquake	8.227	114.75	573	6.5	M_w	USGS
July 27, 1976	19:42	Tangshan, China see 1976 Tangshan earthquake	39.61	117.89	242,419	7.6	M_w	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	M_w	PHIVOLCS
November 24, 1976	14:22 local time	Muradiye, Van, Turkey see 1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake	39.12	44.03	3,840	7.5	M_S	^[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	M_w	USGS
November 23, 1977	09:26	San Juan, Argentina see 1977 San Juan earthquake	−31.08	−67.78	65	7.4	M_w	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	M_S	USGS
September 16, 1978	19:38	Tabas, Yazd Province, Iran see 1978 Tabas earthquake	33.3	57.4	15,000	7.7	M_L	USGS
April 15, 1979	06:19	Herceg Novi, Dubrovnik, Montenegro, Croatia see 1979 Montenegro earthquake	41.98	18.98	136	7.0	M_s	^[83]
June 2, 1979		Cadoux, Western Australia, Australia				6.1	M_w	USGS
October 15, 1979	23:17	Imperial Valley, California, United States see 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake	32.82	−115.65		6.4	M_w (Hartzell and Heaton, 1983)	USGS
December 12, 1979	07:59	Nariño Department, Colombia see 1979 Tumaco earthquake	1.598	−79.358	600	8.2	M_w	^[84]
May 25, 1980	16:33	Mammoth Lakes, California, United States	37.6	−118.83		6.1	M_w (Ellsworth, 1990)	USGS
May 27, 1980	14:50	Mammoth Lakes, California, United States	37.48	−118.8		6	M_w (Ellsworth, 1990)	USGS
October 24, 1980	14:53	Oaxaca, Mexico see 1980 Oaxaca earthquake	18.08	−98.22	300	7.2	M_w	USGS
October 10, 1980	12:25	Northern Algeria see1980 El Asnam earthquake	36.195	1.354	5,000	7.7	M_s	^[85]
November 8, 1980	10:27	Gorda plate, California, United States	41.12	−124.67		7.2	M_w (Ellsworth, 1990)	USGS
November 23, 1980	19:34	Irpinia, Southern Italy see 1980 Irpinia earthquake	40.87	15.31	2,735	6.8	M_w	USGS

1981–1990

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	M_s	^[86]
January 23, 1981	21:13	Sichuan, China see 1981 Dawu earthquake	30.93	101.10	150	6.8	M_L	USGS
October 25, 1981	03:22 UTC	Playa Azul, Mexico see 1981 Playa Azul earthquake	18.05	−102.08	3	7.3	M_s	USGS
December 13, 1982	09:12	Dhamar, North Yemen (now Yemen) see 1982 North Yemen earthquake	14.70	44.38	2,800	6.2	M_w	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	M_w (Ellsworth, 1990)	USGS
October 28, 1983	14:06	Borah Peak, Idaho, United States	44.09	−113.8	2	7	M_w (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	M_S	^[2]^[3]
November 16, 1983	16:13	Kaoiki, Hawaii, United States	19.44	−155.38		6.7	M_w (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	M_s	^[87]
December 22, 1983	04:11	Guinea see 1983 Guinea earthquake	−11.866	13.259	500	6.3	M_w	USGS
April 24, 1984	21:15	Morgan Hill, California, United States see 1984 Morgan Hill earthquake	37.3	−121.71		6.2	M_w (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
November 17, 1984	06:49 UTC	Northern Sumatra, Indonesia see 1984 Northern Sumatra earthquake	0.20	98.03		7.2	M_s	USGS
December 31, 1984	07:03 local time	Cachar, Assam, India see 1984 Cachar earthquake	24.641	92.891	20	6.0	M_w	USGS
March 3, 1985	19:47 Local Time	Valparaíso, Chile see 1985 Algarrobo earthquake	−33.24	−71.850	177	7.8	M_w	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	M_w	USGS
September 19, 1985	13:17	Michoacán, Mexico see 1985 Mexico City earthquake	18.44	−102.36	10,000	8	M_w (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
December 23, 1985	05:16	Nahanni, Northwest Territories, Canada see 1985 Nahanni earthquakes	62.16	−124.31		6.8	M_w (Wetmiller et al., 1988)	USGS
May 7, 1986	22:47	Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States	51.56	−174.81		8	M_w (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
July 8, 1986	09:20	north Palm Springs, California, United States	33.97	−116.78		6.1	M_w (Hartzell, 1989)	USGS
July 21, 1986	14:42	Chalfant Valley, California, United States see 1986 Chalfant Valley earthquake	37.53	−118.43		6.2	M_w (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	M_s	^[85]
March 2, 1987	13:42 local time	Edgecumbe, New Zealand see 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake	−37.88	176.84		6.5	M_w	–
March 6, 1987	04:10	Napo Province, Ecuador see 1987 Ecuador earthquakes	−0.0	77.7	5,000	7.1	M_w	USGS
October 1, 1987	14:42	Whittier Narrows, California, United States see 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake	34.06	−118.13	8	5.9	M_w (Hartzell and Iida, 1990)	USGS
November 30, 1987	19:23	Gulf of Alaska, United States	58.84	−142.6		7.9	M_w (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
January 22, 1988	00:35	Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia	−19.87	133.78		6.3	M_w (Choy and Bowman, 1990)	USGS
January 22, 1988	03:57	Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia	−19.88	133.83		6.4	M_w (Choy and Bowman, 1990)	USGS
January 22, 1988	12:04	Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia	−19.9	133.83		6.6	M_w (Choy and Bowman, 1990)	USGS
March 6, 1988	22:35	Gulf of Alaska, United States	57.26	−142.75		7.8	M_w (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
August 20, 1988	23:09	Nepal see1988 Nepal earthquake	−26.71	86.62	709	6.9	M_w	USGS
November 6, 1988	13:03	Myanmar-China border see 1988 Lancang earthquake	22.789°N	99.611°E	938	7.7	M_w	USGS
December 7, 1988	07:41	Spitak, Armenia see 1988 Armenian earthquake	40.93	44.11	25,000	6.8	M_w (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
January 22, 1989	23:02	Tajikistan see1989 Gissar earthquake	−38.47	−68.69	274	5.5	M_w	USGS
May 23, 1989	10:54 local time	Macquarie Fault Zone	−52.371	160.642		8.2	M_w	^[88]^[89]
August 21, 1989	00:18	Papua, Indonesia see 1989 West Papua earthquake	4.511	139.022	120	6.0	M_w	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	M_w (Wald et al., 1991)	USGS
December 25, 1989	14:24	Ungava Peninsula, Quebec, Canada	60.07	−73.54		6.0	M_w (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	M_L This is the only deadly Australian earthquake recorded to date	–
February 8, 1990	15:15 local time	Bohol Sea, Philippines; see 1990 Bohol Sea earthquake	9.755	124.694	6	6.8	M_w	^[90]^[91]
June 14, 1990	15:41 local time	Panay Island, Philippines see 1990 Panay earthquake	11.34	122.10	8	7.1	M_w	–
June 21, 1990	00:30 local time	Northwestern Iran; see 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake	36.96	49.41	50,000	7.4	M_w	–
July 16, 1990	16:26 local time	Baguio, Philippines; see 1990 Luzon earthquake	15.7	121.2	1,621	7.9	M_s	–

1991–2000

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	M_w	USGS
August 17, 1991	22:17	Honeydew, California, United States	41.79	−125.58		7.1	M_w (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
October 20, 1991	02:53 local time	Uttarakhand, India see 1991 Uttarkashi earthquake	30.75	78.82	768	6.8	M_w (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	M_w (Hauksson et al., 1993)	USGS
April 25, 1992	18:06	Cape Mendocino, California, United States	40.38	−124.05		7.2	M_w (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
April 26, 1992	07:41	offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, United States	40.55	−124.29		6.5	M_w (Oppenheimer et al., 1993)	USGS
April 26, 1992	11:18	offshore, Cape Mendocino, California, United States	40.44	−124.43		6.7	M_w (Oppenheimer et al., 1993)	USGS
June 28, 1992	11:57	Landers, California, US see 1992 Landers earthquake	34.2	−116.52	3	7.3	M_w (Sieh et al. 1993)	USGS
September 2, 1992	00:16	Nicaragua see 1992 Nicaragua earthquake	11.77	−87.35	116	7.7	M_w (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
October 12, 1992	13:09	Egypt, Cairo see 1992 Cairo earthquake	29.778	31.144	545	5.8	M_B
December 12, 1992	05:29	Flores, Indonesia see 1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami and tsunami	8.480	121.896	2,500	7.8	M_w	USGS
July 12, 1993	13:17	Japan (Hokkaido), Korea and Russia see1993 Hokkaido earthquake	42.851	139.197	230	7.7	M_w	^[93]
September 29, 1993	22:25	Latur-Killari, India see 1993 Latur earthquake	18.08	76.52	9,748	6.2	M_w (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	M_w (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
February 15, 1994	17:07 UTC	Sumatra, Indonesia see 1994 Liwa earthquake	−4.967	−104.302	207	6.9	M_w	USGS
June 2, 1994	18:17	Java, Indonesia see 1994 Java earthquake	10.51	112.87	250	7.8	M_w	USGS
June 6, 1994	20:47	Paez, Cauca, Colombia see 1994 Páez River earthquake	2.917	76.057	1,100	6.8	M_w	USGS
June 9, 1994	00:33	Bolivia see 1994 Bolivia earthquake	−13.86	−67.49	5	8.2	M_w (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
September 1, 1994	15:15	Cape Mendocino, California, United States	40.38	−125.78		7.1	M_w (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	M_w	USGS
November 15, 1994	03:15 local time	Calapan, Mindoro, Philippines see 1994 Mindoro earthquake	13.53	121.08	78	7.1	M_w	PHIVOLCS
December 28, 1994	12:19 (UTC)	Near Honshū, Japan see 1994 offshore Sanriku earthquake	40.451	143.491	2	7.7	M_w	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	M_w (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	M_w	USGS
July 30, 1995	05:11 UTC	Near Coast Antofagasta, Chile see 1995 Antofagasta earthquake	−23.34	−70.294	3	8.0	M_w	USGS
September 14, 1995	14:04 UTC	Guerrero, Mexico see 1995 Guerrero earthquake	16.779	−98.597	3	7.4	M_w	USGS
October 1, 1995	17:57 local time	Dinar, Afyon, Turkey see 1995 Dinar earthquake	38.06	30.13	90	6.1	M_S	^[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	M_w	^[94]^[95]^[96]
October 21, 1995	02:38 UTC	Chiapas, Mexico see 1995 Chiapas earthquake	16.840	−93.469		7.1	M_w	USGS
October 23, 1995	22:46 UTC	Wuding, Yunnan, China see 1995 Wuding earthquake	26.003	102.227	53	6.2	M_w	USGS
February 3, 1996	19:14 local time	Lijiang, Yunnan, China see 1996 Lijiang earthquake	27.30	100.29	322	6.6	M_w	USGS
February 17, 1996	05:59	Near Biak Island, Indonesia see 1996 Biak earthquake	−0.891	136.952	108	8.1	M_w	^[97]
May 3, 1996	03:32 UTC	Near Baotou, China see 1996 Baotou earthquake	40.774	109.661	26	6.4	M_s	^[97]^[98]
November 12, 1996	16:59 UTC	Near Nazca, Peru see 1996 Nazca earthquake	−14.993	75.675	14	7.5	M_w	USGS
February 28, 1997	12:57 UTC	Ardabil, Iran see 1997 Ardabil earthquake	38.08	48.05	1,100	6.1	M_w	USGS
May 10, 1997	07:57 UTC	South Khorasan, Iran see 1997 Qayen earthquake	33.844	59.810	1,567	7.3	M_w	USGS
May 22, 1997	22:51	Madhya Pradesh, India see 1997 Jabalpur earthquake	−23.1	80.14	56	5.8	M_w	USGS
July 9, 1997	19:24	Cariaco, Venezuela see 1997 Cariaco earthquake	−10.45	63.58	81	6.9	M_w	USGS
August 10, 1997		Collier Bay, Western Australia, Australia				6.3	M_w	USGS
September 26, 1997	09:40 UTC	Umbria–Marche, Italy see 1997 Umbria and Marche earthquake	43.084	12.812	11	6.1	M_e	USGS
October 15, 1997	01:03 UTC	Punitaqui, Chile see 1997 Punitaqui earthquake	30.93	71.22	8	7.1	M_e	USGS
November 8, 1997	10:02 UTC	Tibet see 1997 Manyi earthquake	35.069	87.325		7.4	M_w	USGS
January 30, 1998	12:16 UTC	Antofagasta, Chile	−23.91	−70.20	1	7.1^[99]	M_w	USGS
February 4, 1998	14:33	Takhar, Afghanistan see February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake	37.17	70.14	4,000	5.9	M_w	USGS
May 22, 1998	00:48 Local time	Aiquile, Bolivia see 1998 Aiquile earthquake	−17.91	−65.47	105	6.6	M_w	USGS
May 30, 1998	06:22	Takhar, Afghanistan see May 1998 Afghanistan earthquake	37.17	70.09	4,500	6.5	M_w	USGS
June 27, 1998	16:55 local time	Ceyhan, Adana, Turkey see 1998 Adana–Ceyhan earthquake	36.88	35.31	146	6.2	M_S	^[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	M_w (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	M_s	^[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	M_w (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
August 17, 1999	00:01 GMT	İzmit, Turkey see 1999 İzmit earthquake	40.70	29.99	17,127	7.4	M_w (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
September 7, 1999	11:56	Athens, Greece see 1999 Athens earthquake	38.06	23.51	143	6.0	M_w (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
September 21, 1999	1:47	Chichi, Nantou, Taiwan see 1999 Chichi earthquake	23.82	120.86	2,415	7.7	M_w (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
October 16, 1999	09:46	Hector Mine, California, United States	34.56	−116.44		7.2	M_w (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
November 12, 1999	16:57	Düzce, Turkey see 1999 Düzce earthquake	40.82	31.23	894	7.2	M_w (PDE Monthly Listing)	USGS
January 14, 2000	23:37	Yunnan, China see 2000 Yunnan earthquake	25.61	101.06	7	5.9	M_w	USGS
May 4, 2000	04:21	Sulawesi, Indonesia see 2000 Banggai Islands earthquake	−1.105	123.573	46	7.6	M_w	USGS
June 4, 2000	23:30	Sumatra, Indonesia see 2000 Enggano earthquake	4.72	102.08	103	7.9	M_w	USGS
July 7, 2000	13:30	Masaya, Nicaragua see 2000 Nicaragua earthquake	11.884	−85.988	7	5.4	M_w	^[101]
November 16, 2000	04:54	New Ireland, Papua New Guinea see 2000 New Ireland earthquakes	−4	152.33	2	8	M_w	USGS
November 25, 2000	18:10	Baku, Azerbaijan see 2000 Baku earthquake	40.37	49.89	26	7	M_L

Key to magnitudes

M_L = Local magnitude (Richter)

M_S = Surface-wave magnitude

M_w = Moment magnitude

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