Lists of earthquakes



Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from weak events detectable only by seismometers, to sudden and violent events lasting many minutes which have caused some of the greatest disasters in human history. Below, earthquakes are listed by period, region or country, year, magnitude, cost, fatalities, and number of scientific studies.

By century

 * Before 1901
 * 1901–2000
 * 2001–present

By decade

 * 2001–2010
 * 2011–2020
 * 2021–2030

By year

 * 1900
 * 1901
 * 1902
 * 1903
 * 1904
 * 1905
 * 1906
 * 1907
 * 1908
 * 1909
 * 1910
 * 1911
 * 1912
 * 1913
 * 1914
 * 1915
 * 1916
 * 1917
 * 1918
 * 1919
 * 1920
 * 1921
 * 1922
 * 1923
 * 1924
 * 1925
 * 1926
 * 1927
 * 1928
 * 1929
 * 1930
 * 1931
 * 1932
 * 1933
 * 1934
 * 1935
 * 1936
 * 1937
 * 1938
 * 1939
 * 1940
 * 1941
 * 1942
 * 1943
 * 1944
 * 1945
 * 1946
 * 1947
 * 1948
 * 1949
 * 1950
 * 1951
 * 1952
 * 1953
 * 1954
 * 1955
 * 1956
 * 1957
 * 1958
 * 1959
 * 1960
 * 1961
 * 1962
 * 1963
 * 1964
 * 1965
 * 1966
 * 1967
 * 1968
 * 1969
 * 1970
 * 1971
 * 1972
 * 1973
 * 1974
 * 1975
 * 1976
 * 1977
 * 1978
 * 1979
 * 1980
 * 1981
 * 1982
 * 1983
 * 1984
 * 1985
 * 1986
 * 1987
 * 1988
 * 1989
 * 1990
 * 1991
 * 1992
 * 1993
 * 1994
 * 1995
 * 1996
 * 1997
 * 1998
 * 1999
 * 2000
 * 2001
 * 2002
 * 2003
 * 2004
 * 2005
 * 2006
 * 2007
 * 2008
 * 2009
 * 2010
 * 2011
 * 2012
 * 2013
 * 2014
 * 2015
 * 2016
 * 2017
 * 2018
 * 2019
 * 2020
 * 2021
 * 2022
 * 2023
 * 2024

By country

 * Afghanistan
 * Albania
 * Algeria
 * Argentina
 * Mendoza
 * Armenia
 * Australia
 * Azerbaijan
 * Bangladesh
 * Bosnia and Herzegovina
 * Brazil
 * Bulgaria
 * Canada
 * Chile
 * China
 * Sichuan
 * Yunnan
 * Colombia
 * Costa Rica
 * Croatia
 * Cuba
 * Cyprus
 * Democratic Republic of the Congo
 * Dominican Republic
 * East Timor
 * Ecuador
 * Egypt
 * El Salvador
 * Eritrea
 * Ethiopia
 * France
 * Fiji
 * Georgia
 * Germany
 * Ghana
 * Greece
 * Guam
 * Guatemala
 * Haiti
 * Iceland
 * India
 * Indonesia
 * Iran
 * Italy
 * Irpinia
 * Japan
 * Kosovo
 * Kazakhstan
 * Kyrgyzstan
 * Malaysia
 * Mexico
 * Morocco
 * Myanmar
 * Nepal
 * Netherlands
 * New Zealand
 * Nicaragua
 * Pakistan
 * Palestine
 * Panama
 * Papua New Guinea
 * Peru
 * Philippines
 * Portugal
 * Azores
 * Romania
 * Vrancea
 * Russia
 * Samoa
 * Saudi Arabia
 * Slovenia
 * Solomon Islands
 * South Africa
 * South Korea
 * Spain
 * Taiwan
 * Tajikistan
 * Thailand
 * Tonga
 * Turkey
 * United States
 * Alaska
 * California
 * Hawaii
 * Illinois
 * Montana
 * Nevada
 * Oklahoma
 * Puerto Rico
 * South Carolina
 * Texas
 * Utah
 * Washington
 * Vanuatu
 * Venezuela
 * Yemen

By region

 * British Isles
 * Caribbean
 * Levant
 * South Asia

Largest earthquakes by magnitude


For those which occurred before the development and deployment of seismographs – starting around 1900 – magnitudes are estimated from historical reports of the extent and severity of damage.

Largest earthquakes by country/territory

 * This list is a work in progress. Information is likely to be changed.
 * The list refers to current country boundaries rather than those at the date of the earthquake.
 * Please note, multiple countries could have the same earthquake listed, such as the 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake being listed for both Ecuador and Colombia.
 * Unless otherwise noted, magnitudes are reported on the Moment magnitude scale (Mw).

Costliest earthquakes
This is the top ten major earthquakes by the dollar value of property (public and private) losses directly attributable to the earthquake.

Deadliest earthquakes
The following is a summary list of earthquakes with over approximately 100,000 deaths. The 893 Ardabil earthquake probably relate to the 893 Dvin earthquake, due to misreading of the Arabic word for Dvin, 'Dabil' as 'Ardabil'. This is regarded as a 'fake earthquake'.

Most studied earthquakes
The 50 most studied earthquakes according to the International Seismological Centre (ISC), based on a count of scientific papers (mostly in English) that discuss that earthquake. The "Event #" is linked to the ISC Event Bibliography for that event.

Modified from figure 2, "The most studied events", at the ISC's Overview of the ISC Event Bibliography.

2018.