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Lists of 20th-century earthquakes

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This article is about 20th-century earthquakes. For earthquakes before 1901, see Historical earthquakes. For earthquakes after 2000, see List of 21st-century earthquakes.

Earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 and greater from 1900 to 2018. The apparent 3D volumes of the bubbles are linearly proportional to their respective fatalities.[1]

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.

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20th-century earthquakes – M 7.0 or greater (map data)

List of deadliest earthquakes

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Rank Fatalities Magnitude Event Location Date
1 273,407 7.8 Ms 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 Ms 1948 Ashgabat earthquake Soviet Union October 5, 1948
5 82,000 7.1 Ms 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 23, 1927
10 38,000 6.8 Ms  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 Ms  1915 Avezzano earthquake Italy January 13, 1915
13 28,000 8.3 Ms  1939 Chillán earthquake Chile January 24, 1939
14 23,000 7.5 1976 Guatemala earthquake Guatemala February 4, 1976
15 20,000 7.8 Ms  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 ML 1962 Buin Zahra earthquake Iran September 1, 1962
21 12,000 7.3 Ms  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

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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

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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 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

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

1911–1920

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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 Mw  [12]
February 18, 1911 18:41 Tajikistan
see 1911 Sarez earthquake 		38.2 72.8 90 7.4 Ms  [13]
June 7, 1911 11:02 UTC Near Michoacán, Mexico
see 1911 Michoacán earthquake 		17.50 −102.50 45 7.6 Mw  USGS
June 15, 1911 14:26 UTC Near Kikai Island, Japan
see 1911 Kikai Island earthquake 		28.00 130.00 12 8.1 Ms  USGS
July 1, 1911 22:00 Calaveras Fault, California, United States 37.39 −121.8 6.5 Mw  [14]
December 16, 1911 19:14 UTC Near the Coast of Guerrero, Mexico
see 1911 Guerrero earthquake 		17.00 −100.50 7.6 Mw  USGS
May 23, 1912 02:24

UTC

Shan State, Burma

see 1912 Maymyo earthquakes

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

1921–1930

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

UTC

Bago, Burma

see 1930 Bago earthquake

17.86 96.43 558 7.5 Ms  [28]
May 6, 1930 22:34 Salmas, Iran
see 1930 Salmas earthquake 		38.09 44.78 3,000 7.1 Mw  USGS
July 23, 1930 00:08 Italy, Irpinia
see1930 Irpinia earthquake 		41.05 15.367 1,404 6.6 Ms  [29]
November 25, 1930 19:02 UTC Japan
see 1930 North Izu earthquake 		35.00 139.00 272 7.3 Ms  [30]
December 3, 1930 18:51 UTC Phyu, Burma
see 1930 Pyu earthquake 		17.97 96.42 36 7.3 Mw  USGS

1931–1940

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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 Mw  USGS
February 3, 1931 10:47 local time Napier, New Zealand
see 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake 		−39.3 177.0 258 7.7 Mw  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 Mw  City destroyed. –
April 27, 1931 16:50 UTC Zangezur Mountains
see 1931 Zangezur earthquake 		39.2 46.0 2,890 6.5 Mw  [32]
June 7, 1931 00:25 offshore, Yorkshire, North Sea, United Kingdom
see 1931 Dogger Bank earthquake 		54 1.48 6.1 ML  (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 Mw  [33][34][35]
September 25, 1931 05:59 UTC Sumatra
see 1931 Southwest Sumatra earthquake 		−5.18 102.51 7.3 Mw  USGS
June 3, 1932 10:36 Jalisco, Mexico
see 1932 Jalisco earthquake 		19.5 −104.25 400 8.1 Mw  [36]
June 18, 1932 10:12 Colima, Mexico 19.5 −103.5 0 7.8 Ms  [37]
June 22, 1932 12:59 Jalisco, Mexico 19.5 −104.5 75 7.0 Ms  [38][39]
September 26, 1932 19:20 Greece, Ierissos
see 1932 Ierissos earthquake 		39.8 23.8 491 7.0 Ms  [40]
December 21, 1932 06:10 Cedar Mountain, Nevada, United States 38.51 −118.08 7.2 Mw  USGS
December 25, 1932 10:04 Gansu, China
see 1932 Changma earthquake 		39.7 96.7 275 7.6 Ms  [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 Mw  USGS
March 11, 1933 01:54 Long Beach, California, United States
see 1933 Long Beach earthquake 		33.6 −118 115 6.4 Mw  (Hauksson & Gross, 1991) USGS
August 25, 1933 07:50 Sichuan, China
see 1933 Diexi earthquake 		32.01 −103.68 9,300 7.3 Mw  USGS
November 20, 1933 23:21 Baffin Bay, Canada 73 −69.98 7.4 Mw (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 Mw  (Chen and Molnar, 1977) USGS
June 8, 1934 04:47 Parkfield, California, United States 35.9 −120.9 6.1 Mw  (Bakun and McEvilly, 1984) USGS
January 4, 1935 16:41 local time Erdek, Balıkesir, Turkey 40.4 27.5 5 6.4 Ms  [2][3]
April 21, 1935 6:02 local time Shinchiku–Taichū, Taiwan
see1935 Shinchiku-Taichū earthquake 		24.30 120.80 3,276 7.0 Mw  [3]
May 30, 1935 21:32 Balochistan, Pakistan
see 1935 Quetta earthquake 		29.5 66.8 60,000 7.7 Mw >
November 1, 1935 06:03 Témiscaming, Quebec, Canada
See 1935 Timiskaming earthquake. 		48.89 −79 6.2 Mw  (Bent, 1996) USGS
December 28, 1935 02:35 Batu Islands, Sumatra
see 1935 Sumatra earthquake 		0.0 98.25 7.7 Mw  [41]
November 2, 1936 20:45 UTC Offshore Miyagi, Japan
see 1936 Miyagi earthquake 		38.2 142.1 7.2 Ms  [42]
July 22, 1937 17:09 Salcha, Alaska, United States

see Salcha Seismic Zone

64.49 −146.85 7.3 Ms  USGS
July 26, 1937 03:47 UTC Veracruz, Mexico
see 1937 Orizaba earthquake 		18.52 −95.88 34 7.3 Ms  [25][43]
January 23, 1938 08:32 Maui, Hawaii, United States 20.96 −156.18 6.8 Ms (Klein and Wright, 2000) USGS
April 19, 1938 12:59 local time Kırşehir, Turkey 39.1 34.0 160 6.6 Ms  [2][3]
November 10, 1938 20:18 Shumagin Islands, Alaska, United States 55.33 −158.37 8.2 Mw  USGS
January 25, 1939 23:32 Local Time Chillán, Chile
see 1939 Chillán earthquake 		−37.000 −70.500 28,000 7.8 Ms  USGS
September 22, 1939 02:36 local time Dikili, İzmir, Turkey 39.1 26.8 60 6.6 Ms  [2][3]
December 26, 1939 23:57 Erzincan, Turkey
see 1939 Erzincan earthquake 		39.77 39.53 32,968 7.8 Ms  USGS
May 19, 1940 04:36 Imperial Valley, California, United States
see 1940 El Centro earthquake 		32.73 −115.5 9 7.1 Mw  (Ellsworth, 1990) USGS
November 10, 1940 01:39 Vrancea, Romania
see 1940 Vrancea earthquake 		45.80 26.70 1,000 7.7 Mw  (LT, 2007) USGS

1941–1950

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

1951–1960

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

1961–1970

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

1971–1980

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

1981–1990

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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 Ms [86]
January 23, 1981 21:13 Sichuan, China
see 1981 Dawu earthquake 		30.93 101.10 150 6.8 ML USGS
October 25, 1981 03:22 UTC Playa Azul, Mexico
see 1981 Playa Azul earthquake 		18.05 −102.08 3 7.3 Ms USGS
December 13, 1982 09:12 Dhamar, North Yemen (now Yemen)
see 1982 North Yemen earthquake 		14.70 44.38 2,800 6.2 Mw 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 Mw (Ellsworth, 1990) USGS
October 28, 1983 14:06 Borah Peak, Idaho, United States 44.09 −113.8 2 7 Mw (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 MS [2][3]
November 16, 1983 16:13 Kaoiki, Hawaii, United States 19.44 −155.38 6.7 Mw (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 Ms [87]
December 22, 1983 04:11 Guinea
see 1983 Guinea earthquake 		−11.866 13.259 500 6.3 Mw USGS
April 24, 1984 21:15 Morgan Hill, California, United States
see 1984 Morgan Hill earthquake 		37.3 −121.71 6.2 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS
November 17, 1984 06:49 UTC Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
see 1984 Northern Sumatra earthquake 		0.20 98.03 7.2 Ms USGS
December 31, 1984 07:03 local time Cachar, Assam, India

see 1984 Cachar earthquake

24.641 92.891 20 6.0 Mw USGS
March 3, 1985 19:47 Local Time Valparaíso, Chile
see 1985 Algarrobo earthquake 		−33.24 −71.850 177 7.8 Mw 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 Mw USGS
September 19, 1985 13:17 Michoacán, Mexico
see 1985 Mexico City earthquake 		18.44 −102.36 10,000 8 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS
December 23, 1985 05:16 Nahanni, Northwest Territories, Canada
see 1985 Nahanni earthquakes 		62.16 −124.31 6.8 Mw (Wetmiller et al., 1988) USGS
May 7, 1986 22:47 Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States 51.56 −174.81 8 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS
July 8, 1986 09:20 north Palm Springs, California, United States 33.97 −116.78 6.1 Mw (Hartzell, 1989) USGS
July 21, 1986 14:42 Chalfant Valley, California, United States
see 1986 Chalfant Valley earthquake 		37.53 −118.43 6.2 Mw (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 Ms [85]
March 2, 1987 13:42 local time Edgecumbe, New Zealand
see 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake 		−37.88 176.84 6.5 Mw –
March 6, 1987 04:10 Napo Province, Ecuador
see 1987 Ecuador earthquakes 		−0.0 77.7 5,000 7.1 Mw USGS
October 1, 1987 14:42 Whittier Narrows, California, United States
see 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake 		34.06 −118.13 8 5.9 Mw (Hartzell and Iida, 1990) USGS
November 30, 1987 19:23 Gulf of Alaska, United States 58.84 −142.6 7.9 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS
January 22, 1988 00:35 Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia −19.87 133.78 6.3 Mw (Choy and Bowman, 1990) USGS
January 22, 1988 03:57 Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia −19.88 133.83 6.4 Mw (Choy and Bowman, 1990) USGS
January 22, 1988 12:04 Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, Australia −19.9 133.83 6.6 Mw (Choy and Bowman, 1990) USGS
March 6, 1988 22:35 Gulf of Alaska, United States 57.26 −142.75 7.8 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS
August 20, 1988 23:09 Nepal
see1988 Nepal earthquake 		−26.71 86.62 709 6.9 Mw USGS
November 6, 1988 13:03 Myanmar-China border
see 1988 Lancang earthquake 		22.789°N 99.611°E 938 7.7 Mw  USGS
December 7, 1988 07:41 Spitak, Armenia
see 1988 Armenian earthquake 		40.93 44.11 25,000 6.8 Mw (PDE Monthly Listing) USGS
January 22, 1989 23:02 Tajikistan
see1989 Gissar earthquake 		−38.47 −68.69 274 5.5 Mw USGS
May 23, 1989 10:54 local time Macquarie Fault Zone −52.371 160.642 8.2 Mw [88][89]
August 21, 1989 00:18 Papua, Indonesia
see 1989 West Papua earthquake 		4.511 139.022 120 6.0 Mw 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 Mw (Wald et al., 1991) USGS
December 25, 1989 14:24 Ungava Peninsula, Quebec, Canada 60.07 −73.54 6.0 Mw (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 ML 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 Mw [90][91]
June 14, 1990 15:41 local time Panay Island, Philippines see 1990 Panay earthquake 11.34 122.10 8 7.1 Mw –
June 21, 1990 00:30 local time Northwestern Iran; see 1990 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake 36.96 49.41 50,000 7.4 Mw –
July 16, 1990 16:26 local time Baguio, Philippines; see 1990 Luzon earthquake 15.7 121.2 1,621 7.9 Ms –

1991–2000

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

See also

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