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New Madrid Seismic Zone
Fault relative velocity less than:

San Andreas Fault

 * Plate tectonics. The Azores are on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. You get usually earthquakes weaker than 8.0 on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, on the East African Rift, and on the Midcontinent Rift System. As I see it. Image:Plates tect2 en.svg. If the Pacific Plate gets a relative movement on one side, it adds strain on the other side. Image: Graph of largest earthquakes 1906-2005.png. Around three quarters of the seismic moment are earthquakes greater than 8.0.


 * Global Positioning System (GPS) Time Series
 * Plate tectonics

Eruptions and Earthquakes

 * Yellowstone Caldera, Hebgen lake, Montana (August 1959, M7.5).
 * Vesuvius, the AD 79 eruption was preceded by a powerful earthquake seventeen years beforehand on 5 February, 62.
 * On July 16, 1990, the major 1990 Luzon earthquake of magnitude 7.7 struck central Luzon. This was the largest earthquake recorded in 1990.
 * Eruption period: Apr 2, 1991 - Sep 2, 1991; Jun 12-15, 1991 (eruptive climax), Mount Pinatubo, Philipines, 11,000 ±0.5 tons of tephra, VEI 6
 * On March 9, 1957, Andreanof Islands, Alaska, 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake, 8.6, causing an eruption of long-dormant volcano Mount Vsevidof.
 * On May 22, 1960, Valdivia, Chile, 1960 Valdivia earthquake, 9.5
 * On 24 May, 38 hours after the main shock of the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, Cordón Caulle begun a rhyodacitic fissure eruption.
 * Mount Talang has had eight confirmed eruptions between 1833 and 1968. A minor eruption followed in April 2005, over 25,000 inhabitants of the local area being evacuated due to fears of further volcanic eruptions. Geologists say that the eruption in April 2005 is connected to the devastating December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.

Overview


Earthquakes referenced in this chart:
 * 9.2, Alaska (1964): Good Friday Earthquake
 * 9.5, Chile (1960): Great Chilean Earthquake
 * 7.9, San Francisco (1906): 1906 San Francisco earthquake
 * 9.3, Sumatra (2004): 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
 * 8.8, Chile (2010): 2010 Chile earthquake

Pacific Ring of Fire Earthquakes
Greater than 7.7


 * {| class="wikitable sortable" width="95%"

! Date ! Time ! Place ! Lat. ! Long. ! Deaths ! Magnitude ! Comments ! Sources see 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake see 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake
 * - bgcolor="#ececec"
 * February 10, 1797
 * Sumatra, East Indies (now Indonesia) see1797 Sumatra earthquake
 * -1.0
 * 99.0
 * align="right" | 300
 * align="right" | 8.4
 * align="right" |
 * November 25, 1833
 * Sumatra, East Indies (now Indonesia) see1833 Sumatra earthquake
 * -2.5
 * 100.5
 * align="right" | "numerous victims"
 * align="right" | 8.8-9.2
 * Mw Huge tsunami flooded all southern part of western Sumatra
 * align="right" |
 * January 23, 1855
 * 21:11 local time
 * Wairarapa, New Zealand see 1855 Wairarapa earthquake
 * -41.4
 * 174.5
 * align="right" | 4
 * align="right" | 8.0 (approx)
 * Raised sections of Wellington coastline by 2 metres
 * align="right" | –
 * 01857-01-09 January 9, 1857
 * 16:24
 * Fort Tejon, California, USA (San Andreas fault from Parkfield to Wrightwood)
 * align="right" | 8.0 (approx)
 * Raised sections of Wellington coastline by 2 metres
 * align="right" | –
 * 01857-01-09 January 9, 1857
 * 16:24
 * Fort Tejon, California, USA (San Andreas fault from Parkfield to Wrightwood)
 * Fort Tejon, California, USA (San Andreas fault from Parkfield to Wrightwood)
 * align="right"|1
 * align="right"|7.9
 * M (Grant and Sieh, 1993; Stein and Hanks, 1998)
 * align="right"|USGS
 * February 16, 1861
 * Sumatra, East Indies (now Indonesia) see1861 Sumatra earthquake
 * 1.0
 * 97,5
 * align="right" | 905
 * align="right" | 8.5
 * Caused major tsunami.
 * align="right" |
 * 01868-04-03 April 3, 1868
 * 02:25
 * Kau, southeast Hawaii, Hawaii, United States see1868 Hawaii earthquake
 * 19.2
 * -155.5
 * align="right"|77
 * align="right"|7.9
 * MI(Klein and Wright, 2000)
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01868-04-03 August 13, 1868
 * 16:45 local time
 * Arica, Chile see1868 Arica earthquake
 * -18.500
 * -70.350
 * align="right"|25,000
 * align="right"|9.0
 * M I
 * align="right"|USGS
 * May 10, 1877
 * 20:30 local time
 * Iquique, Chile
 * -19.600
 * -70.230
 * align="right"|34
 * align="right"|8.3
 * M I
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01891-10-27 October 27, 1891
 * 21:38
 * Mino-Owari (Gifu-Aichi Prefectures), Tōkai region, Japan see Nōbi Earthquake
 * 35.6
 * 136.6
 * align="right"|7,273
 * align="right"|8
 * MS
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01896-06-15 June 15, 1896
 * 19:32
 * Off the Pacific coast of Sanriku, Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku region, Japan see1896 Meiji-Sanriku earthquake
 * 39.5
 * 144
 * align="right"|22,000+
 * align="right"|8.0-8.1 (approx)
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01899-09-04 September 4, 1899
 * 00:22
 * Cape Yakataga, Alaska, USA
 * 60
 * -142
 * align="right"|7.9
 * MS
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01899-09-10 September 10, 1899
 * 21:41
 * Yakutat Bay, Alaska, USA
 * 60
 * -142
 * align="right"|8
 * MS
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01906-01-31 January 31, 1906
 * 15:36
 * Colombia-Ecuador see 1906 Ecuador-Colombia earthquake
 * 1
 * -81.5
 * align="right"|1,000
 * align="center"|8.8
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01906-04-18 April 18, 1906
 * 13:12
 * San Francisco, California, USA (San Andreas fault from Cape Mendocino to San Juan Bautista) see San Francisco earthquake of 1906
 * 37.75
 * -122.55
 * align="right"|3,000
 * align="center"|7.8
 * Mw (Bakun, 1999)
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01906-08-17 August 17, 1906
 * 00:40
 * Valparaíso, Chile
 * -33
 * -72
 * align="right"|20,000
 * align="center"|8.2
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01922-03-10 November 11, 1922
 * 04:32 UTC
 * Atacama Region, Chile
 * -28.5
 * -70
 * align="right"|100s
 * align="center"|8.5
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01923-09-01 February 3, 1923
 * Kamchatka Peninsula
 * 54
 * 161
 * align="center"|8.5
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01923-09-01 September 1, 1923
 * 02:58
 * Kantō region, Japan see 1923 Great Kantō earthquake
 * 35.4
 * 139.08
 * align="right"|143,000
 * align="center"|7.9
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01931-02-03 February 3, 1931
 * 10:47 local time
 * Napier, New Zealand see 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
 * -39.3
 * 177.0
 * align="right" | 258
 * align="center" | 7.9
 * Much of city destroyed; 40 km² of seabed raised to become dry land
 * align="right" | –
 * 01933-03-02 March 2, 1933
 * 17:31
 * Off the Pacific coast of Sanriku, Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku region, Japan see 1933 Sanriku earthquake
 * 39.22
 * 144.62
 * align="right"|2,990
 * align="center"|8.4
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01938-11-10 November 10, 1938
 * 20:18
 * Shumagin Islands, Alaska, USA
 * 55.33
 * -158.37
 * align="center"|8.2
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01939-01-25 January 25, 1939
 * 23:32 Local Time
 * Chillán, Chile
 * -27.000
 * -70.500
 * align="right"|30,000
 * align="center"|7.8
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01943-04-05 April 6, 1943
 * 12:07 Local Time
 * Ovalle, Chile
 * -30.750
 * -72.000
 * align="right"|12
 * align="center"|8.2
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01944-12-07 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)
 * 33.75
 * 136
 * align="right"|1,223
 * align="center"|8.1
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01946-12-20 December 20, 1946
 * 19:19
 * Off southern Wakayama Prefecture, Kinki-Shikoku regions, Japan see 1946 Nankaidō earthquake
 * 32.5
 * 134.5
 * align="right"|1,330
 * align="center"|8.1
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01949-08-22 August 22, 1949
 * 04:01
 * Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada see 1949 Queen Charlotte earthquake
 * 53.62
 * -133.27
 * align="center"|8.1
 * MS (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954)
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01952-11-04 November 4, 1952
 * 16:58
 * Kamchatka, Russia see Kamchatka earthquakes
 * 52.76
 * 160.06
 * align="center"|9
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01957-03-09 March 9, 1957
 * 14:22
 * Andreanof Islands, Alaska, USA
 * align="center"|8.1
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01946-12-20 December 20, 1946
 * 19:19
 * Off southern Wakayama Prefecture, Kinki-Shikoku regions, Japan see 1946 Nankaidō earthquake
 * 32.5
 * 134.5
 * align="right"|1,330
 * align="center"|8.1
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01949-08-22 August 22, 1949
 * 04:01
 * Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada see 1949 Queen Charlotte earthquake
 * 53.62
 * -133.27
 * align="center"|8.1
 * MS (Gutenberg and Richter, 1954)
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01952-11-04 November 4, 1952
 * 16:58
 * Kamchatka, Russia see Kamchatka earthquakes
 * 52.76
 * 160.06
 * align="center"|9
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01957-03-09 March 9, 1957
 * 14:22
 * Andreanof Islands, Alaska, USA
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01957-03-09 March 9, 1957
 * 14:22
 * Andreanof Islands, Alaska, USA
 * Andreanof Islands, Alaska, USA
 * 51.56
 * -175.39
 * align="center"|8.6
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * align="right"|USGS


 * 01960-05-22 May 22, 1960
 * 19:11
 * Valdivia, Chile see 1960 Valdivia earthquake
 * -38.24
 * -73.05
 * align="right"|5,700
 * align="center"|9.5
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * align="right"|USGS

see 2001 southern Peru earthquake see 2002 Denali earthquake see 2003 Hokkaido earthquake known as 十勝沖地震 (Tokachi-oki jishin)
 * 01964-03-28 March 28, 1964
 * 03:36
 * Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA see 1964 Alaska earthquake
 * 61.02
 * -147.65
 * align="right"|125
 * align="center"|9.2
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01965-02-04 February 4, 1965
 * 05:01
 * Rat Islands, Alaska, USA see 1965 Rat Islands earthquake
 * 51.21
 * -178.5
 * align="center"|8.7
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01966-12-28 December 28, 1966
 * 09:08 Local Time
 * Taltal, Chile
 * -25.51
 * -70.74
 * align="right"|6
 * align="center"|8.1
 * Mw
 * align="right"|
 * 01970-05-31 May 31, 1970
 * 20:23
 * Peru see 1970 Ancash earthquake
 * -9.25
 * -78.84
 * align="right"|66,000
 * align="center"|7.9
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01970-07-31 July 31, 1970
 * 17:08
 * Colombia
 * -1.49
 * -72.56
 * align="center"|8
 * MS
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01985-03-03 March 3, 1985
 * 19:47 Local Time
 * Valparaiso, Chile see 1985 Santiago earthquake
 * -33.24
 * -71.850
 * align="right"|177
 * align="center"|7.8
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01986-05-07 May 7, 1986
 * 22:47
 * Andreanof Islands, Alaska, USA
 * 51.56
 * -174.81
 * align="center"|8
 * Mw (PDE Monthly Listing)
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01987-11-30 November 30, 1987
 * 19:23
 * Gulf of Alaska, USA
 * 58.84
 * -142.6
 * align="center"|7.9
 * Mw (PDE Monthly Listing)
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01988-03-06 March 6, 1988
 * 22:35
 * Gulf of Alaska, USA
 * 57.26
 * -142.75
 * align="center"|7.8
 * Mw (PDE Monthly Listing)
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 01990-07-16 July 16, 1990
 * 16:26 local time
 * Philippines; see 1990 Luzon earthquake
 * 15.7
 * 121.2
 * align="right" | 1,621
 * align="center" | 7.9
 * Ms
 * align="right" | –
 * 01995-07-30 July 30, 1995
 * 05:11 UTC
 * Near Coast Antofagasta, Chile see 1995 Antofagasta earthquake
 * -23.34
 * -70.294
 * align="right"|3
 * align="center"|8.0
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 02000-11-16 November 16, 2000
 * 04:54
 * New Ireland, Papua New Guinea see 2000 New Ireland earthquakes
 * -4
 * 152.33
 * align="center"|8
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 02001-06-23 June 23, 2001
 * 20:33
 * coastal Peru
 * -23.34
 * -70.294
 * align="right"|3
 * align="center"|8.0
 * Mw
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 02000-11-16 November 16, 2000
 * 04:54
 * New Ireland, Papua New Guinea see 2000 New Ireland earthquakes
 * -4
 * 152.33
 * align="center"|8
 * align="right"|USGS
 * 02001-06-23 June 23, 2001
 * 20:33
 * coastal Peru
 * 02001-06-23 June 23, 2001
 * 20:33
 * coastal Peru
 * coastal Peru
 * -16.3
 * -73.55
 * align="right"|75
 * align="right"|8.4
 * Mw (HRV)
 * 02002-11-03 November 3, 2002
 * 22:12
 * Denali National Park, Alaska, USA
 * 22:12
 * Denali National Park, Alaska, USA
 * 63.52
 * -147.44
 * align="right"|7.9
 * Mw (HRV)
 * 02003-09-25 September 25, 2003
 * 19:50
 * Southeast off Tokachi-Hidaka Subprefectures, Hokkaidō, Japan
 * 02003-09-25 September 25, 2003
 * 19:50
 * Southeast off Tokachi-Hidaka Subprefectures, Hokkaidō, Japan
 * 41.82
 * 143.91
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|8.3
 * Mw (HRV)
 * align="right"|
 * 02003-11-17 November 17, 2003
 * 06:43
 * Rat Islands, Alaska, USA
 * 51.15
 * 178.65
 * align="right"|7.8
 * Mw (HRV)
 * align="right"|
 * December 23, 2004
 * 14:59
 * 495 kilometres north of Macquarie Island, SW of New Zealand
 * -50.24
 * 160.13
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|8.1
 * Mw (HRV)
 * align="right"|
 * December 26, 2004
 * 00:58
 * off west coast northern Sumatra, Indonesia see 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
 * 3.30
 * 95.87
 * align="right"|230,210
 * align="right"|9.1
 * Mw (USGS)
 * March 28, 2005
 * 16:09
 * Nias region, Indonesia see 2005 Sumatra earthquake
 * 2.08
 * 97.11
 * align="right"|1,303
 * align="right"|8.6
 * Mw (HRV)
 * June 13, 2005
 * 22:44
 * Tarapacá, Chile
 * -19.896
 * -69.125
 * align="right"|11
 * align="right"|7.8
 * Mw (USGS)
 * align="right"|
 * May 3, 2006
 * 15:26
 * Tonga
 * -20.130
 * -174.164
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|8.0
 * Mw (HRV).
 * align="right"|
 * November 15, 2006
 * 11:14
 * Kuril Islands, Russia
 * 46.616
 * 153.224
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|8.3
 * Mw (HRV). Small tsunamis hit northern Japan and Hawaii
 * align="right"|
 * January 13, 2007
 * 04:23
 * East of the Kuril Islands, Russia
 * 46.288
 * 154.448
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|8.1
 * Mw (HRV). The second great earthquake to strike this region in three months
 * align="right"|
 * April 1, 2007
 * 20:39
 * Solomon Islands see 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake
 * -8.474
 * 156.950
 * align="right"|52
 * align="right"|8.1
 * Mw (HRV). Followed by a magnitude 6.7 aftershock. Tsunami destroyed at least 60 buildings and left at least 2,000 people homeless.
 * August 15, 2007
 * 23:40
 * 40.2 km (25 miles) northwest of Chincha Alta, Peru see 2007 Peru earthquake
 * -13.322
 * -76.508
 * align="right"|519
 * align="right"|8.0
 * Mw (HRV). 519 people killed with 1,366 injured.
 * September 12, 2007
 * 11:10
 * Sumatra, Indonesia see September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes
 * -4.517
 * 101.382
 * align="right"|25
 * align="right"|8.5
 * Mw (HRV). Many buildings collapsed on the west coast of Sumatra. At least 25 dead, and over a hundred injured. Tsunami alert issued for the entire Indian Ocean region. Followed by two other earthquakes measuring 7.9 and 7.0.
 * December 9, 2007
 * 07:28
 * South of the Fiji Islands
 * -26.156
 * -177.453
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|7.8
 * Mw (HRV)
 * align="right"|
 * July 15, 2009
 * 09:22
 * Fiordland, New Zealand see 2009 Fiordland earthquake
 * -45.75
 * 166.58
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|7.8
 * Mw (USGS)
 * September 29, 2009
 * 17:48
 * Samoa Islands see 2009 Samoa earthquake
 * 15.509
 * 172.034
 * align="right"|189
 * align="right"|8.1
 * Mw (USGS) followed by an after-shock that measured 7.8. Tsunami flattened villages in Samoa and American Samoa which killed 100+ civilians. Displacing over 10,000 people.
 * align="right"|
 * rowspan="3" | October 7, 2009
 * 22:03
 * rowspan="3" | Torres Islands, Vanuatu see 2009 Vanuatu earthquakes
 * -13.052
 * 166.187
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|7.6
 * Mw (HRV, USGS)
 * align="right"|
 * 22:18
 * -12.554
 * 166.320
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|7.8
 * Mw (HRV, USGS)
 * align="right"|
 * 23:13
 * -13.145
 * 166.297
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|7.3
 * Mw (USGS)
 * align="right"|
 * February 27, 2010
 * 06:34
 * Offshore Maule, Chile see 2010 Chile earthquake
 * -35.846
 * -72.719
 * align="right"|796+
 * align="right"|8.8
 * Mw (USGS)
 * align="right"|
 * }
 * -12.554
 * 166.320
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|7.8
 * Mw (HRV, USGS)
 * align="right"|
 * 23:13
 * -13.145
 * 166.297
 * align="right"|0
 * align="right"|7.3
 * Mw (USGS)
 * align="right"|
 * February 27, 2010
 * 06:34
 * Offshore Maule, Chile see 2010 Chile earthquake
 * -35.846
 * -72.719
 * align="right"|796+
 * align="right"|8.8
 * Mw (USGS)
 * align="right"|
 * }
 * align="right"|
 * }


 * Key to magnitudes
 * ML = Local magnitude (Richter)
 * MS = Surface wave magnitude
 * Mw = Moment magnitude

Overview

 * February 10, 1797
 * Sumatra, East Indies (now Indonesia) see1797 Sumatra earthquake
 * -1.0
 * 99.0
 * align="right" | 300
 * align="right" | 8.4
 * align="right" | 8.4


 * November 25, 1833
 * Sumatra, East Indies (now Indonesia) see1833 Sumatra earthquake
 * -2.5
 * 100.5
 * align="right" | 8.8-9.2
 * Mw Huge tsunami flooded all southern part of western Sumatra
 * Mw Huge tsunami flooded all southern part of western Sumatra


 * January 23, 1855
 * 21:11 local time
 * Wairarapa, New Zealand see 1855 Wairarapa earthquake
 * -41.4
 * 174.5
 * align="right" | 8.0 (approx)
 * Raised sections of Wellington coastline by 2 metres

see 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake
 * 01857-01-09 January 9, 1857
 * 16:24
 * Fort Tejon, California, USA (San Andreas fault from Parkfield to Wrightwood)
 * align="right"|7.9
 * align="right"|7.9
 * align="right"|7.9


 * February 16, 1861
 * Sumatra, East Indies (now Indonesia) see1861 Sumatra earthquake
 * 1.0
 * 97,5
 * align="right" | 905
 * align="right" | 8.5
 * Caused major tsunami.
 * Caused major tsunami.


 * 01868-04-03 April 3, 1868
 * 02:25
 * Kau, southeast Hawaii, Hawaii, United States see1868 Hawaii earthquake
 * 19.2
 * -155.5
 * align="right"|7.9


 * 01868-04-03 August 13, 1868
 * 16:45 local time
 * Arica, Chile see1868 Arica earthquake
 * -18.500
 * -70.350
 * align="right"|9.0


 * May 10, 1877
 * 20:30 local time
 * Iquique, Chile
 * -19.600
 * -70.230
 * align="right"|8.3


 * 01891-10-27 October 27, 1891
 * 21:38
 * Mino-Owari (Gifu-Aichi Prefectures), Tōkai region, Japan see Nōbi Earthquake
 * 35.6
 * 136.6
 * align="right"|8


 * 01896-06-15 June 15, 1896
 * 19:32
 * Off the Pacific coast of Sanriku, Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku region, Japan see1896 Meiji-Sanriku earthquake
 * 39.5
 * 144
 * align="right"|8.0-8.1 (approx)


 * 01899-09-04 September 4, 1899
 * 00:22
 * Cape Yakataga, Alaska, USA
 * 60
 * -142
 * align="right"|7.9


 * 01899-09-10 September 10, 1899
 * 21:41
 * Yakutat Bay, Alaska, USA
 * 60
 * -142
 * align="right"|8


 * 01906-01-31 January 31, 1906
 * 15:36
 * Colombia-Ecuador see 1906 Ecuador-Colombia earthquake
 * 1
 * -81.5
 * align="center"|8.8


 * 01906-04-18 April 18, 1906
 * 13:12
 * San Francisco, California, USA (San Andreas fault from Cape Mendocino to San Juan Bautista) see San Francisco earthquake of 1906
 * 37.75
 * -122.55
 * align="center"|7.8


 * 01906-08-17 August 17, 1906
 * 00:40
 * Valparaíso, Chile
 * -33
 * -72
 * align="center"|8.2


 * 01922-03-10 November 11, 1922
 * 04:32 UTC
 * Atacama Region, Chile
 * -28.5
 * -70
 * align="center"|8.5


 * 01923-09-01 February 3, 1923
 * Kamchatka Peninsula
 * 54
 * 161
 * align="center"|8.5
 * align="center"|8.5


 * 01923-09-01 September 1, 1923
 * 02:58
 * Kantō region, Japan see 1923 Great Kantō earthquake
 * 35.4
 * 139.08
 * align="center"|7.9


 * 01931-02-03 February 3, 1931
 * 10:47 local time
 * Napier, New Zealand see 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake
 * -39.3
 * 177.0
 * align="center" | 7.9
 * Much of city destroyed; 40 km² of seabed raised to become dry land


 * 01933-03-02 March 2, 1933
 * 17:31
 * Off the Pacific coast of Sanriku, Iwate Prefecture, Tōhoku region, Japan see 1933 Sanriku earthquake
 * 39.22
 * 144.62
 * align="center"|8.4


 * 01938-11-10 November 10, 1938
 * 20:18
 * Shumagin Islands, Alaska, USA
 * 55.33
 * -158.37
 * align="center"|8.2


 * 01939-01-25 January 25, 1939
 * 23:32 Local Time
 * Chillán, Chile
 * -27.000
 * -70.500
 * align="center"|7.8


 * 01943-04-05 April 6, 1943
 * 12:07 Local Time
 * Ovalle, Chile
 * -30.750
 * -72.000
 * align="center"|8.2


 * 01944-12-07 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)
 * 33.75
 * 136
 * align="center"|8.1


 * 01946-12-20 December 20, 1946
 * 19:19
 * Off southern Wakayama Prefecture, Kinki-Shikoku regions, Japan see 1946 Nankaidō earthquake
 * 32.5
 * 134.5
 * align="center"|8.1


 * 01949-08-22 August 22, 1949
 * 04:01
 * Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada see 1949 Queen Charlotte earthquake
 * 53.62
 * -133.27
 * align="center"|8.1


 * 01952-11-04 November 4, 1952
 * 16:58
 * Kamchatka, Russia see Kamchatka earthquakes
 * 52.76
 * 160.06
 * align="center"|9

see 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake
 * 01957-03-09 March 9, 1957
 * 14:22
 * Andreanof Islands, Alaska, USA
 * 51.56
 * -175.39
 * align="center"|8.6


 * 01960-05-22 May 22, 1960
 * 19:11
 * Valdivia, Chile see 1960 Valdivia earthquake
 * -38.24
 * -73.05
 * align="center"|9.5


 * 01964-03-28 March 28, 1964
 * 03:36
 * Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA see 1964 Alaska earthquake
 * 61.02
 * -147.65
 * align="center"|9.2


 * 01965-02-04 February 4, 1965
 * 05:01
 * Rat Islands, Alaska, USA see 1965 Rat Islands earthquake
 * 51.21
 * -178.5
 * align="center"|8.7


 * 01966-12-28 December 28, 1966
 * 09:08 Local Time
 * Taltal, Chile
 * -25.51
 * -70.74
 * align="center"|8.1


 * 01970-05-31 May 31, 1970
 * 20:23
 * Peru see 1970 Ancash earthquake
 * -9.25
 * -78.84
 * align="center"|7.9


 * 01970-07-31 July 31, 1970
 * 17:08
 * Colombia
 * -1.49
 * -72.56
 * align="center"|8


 * 01985-03-03 March 3, 1985
 * 19:47 Local Time
 * Valparaiso, Chile see 1985 Santiago earthquake
 * -33.24
 * -71.850
 * align="center"|7.8


 * 01986-05-07 May 7, 1986
 * 22:47
 * Andreanof Islands, Alaska, USA
 * 51.56
 * -174.81
 * align="center"|8


 * 01987-11-30 November 30, 1987
 * 19:23
 * Gulf of Alaska, USA
 * 58.84
 * -142.6
 * align="center"|7.9


 * 01988-03-06 March 6, 1988
 * 22:35
 * Gulf of Alaska, USA
 * 57.26
 * -142.75
 * align="center"|7.8


 * 01990-07-16 July 16, 1990
 * 16:26 local time
 * Philippines; see 1990 Luzon earthquake
 * 15.7
 * 121.2
 * align="center" | 7.9


 * 01995-07-30 July 30, 1995
 * 05:11 UTC
 * Near Coast Antofagasta, Chile see 1995 Antofagasta earthquake
 * -23.34
 * -70.294
 * align="center"|8.0


 * 02000-11-16 November 16, 2000
 * 04:54
 * New Ireland, Papua New Guinea see 2000 New Ireland earthquakes
 * -4
 * 152.33
 * align="center"|8

see 2001 southern Peru earthquake
 * 02001-06-23 June 23, 2001
 * 20:33
 * coastal Peru
 * -16.3
 * -73.55
 * align="right"|8.4

see 2002 Denali earthquake
 * 02002-11-03 November 3, 2002
 * 22:12
 * Denali National Park, Alaska, USA
 * 63.52
 * -147.44
 * align="right"|7.9

see 2003 Hokkaido earthquake known as 十勝沖地震 (Tokachi-oki jishin)
 * 02003-09-25 September 25, 2003
 * 19:50
 * Southeast off Tokachi-Hidaka Subprefectures, Hokkaidō, Japan
 * 41.82
 * 143.91
 * align="right"|8.3


 * 02003-11-17 November 17, 2003
 * 06:43
 * Rat Islands, Alaska, USA
 * 51.15
 * 178.65
 * align="right"|7.8


 * December 23, 2004
 * 14:59
 * 495 kilometres north of Macquarie Island, SW of New Zealand
 * -50.24
 * 160.13
 * align="right"|8.1


 * December 26, 2004
 * 00:58
 * off west coast northern Sumatra, Indonesia see 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
 * 3.30
 * 95.87
 * align="right"|9.1


 * March 28, 2005
 * 16:09
 * Nias region, Indonesia see 2005 Sumatra earthquake
 * 2.08
 * 97.11
 * align="right"|8.6


 * June 13, 2005
 * 22:44
 * Tarapacá, Chile
 * -19.896
 * -69.125
 * align="right"|7.8


 * May 3, 2006
 * 15:26
 * Tonga
 * -20.130
 * -174.164
 * align="right"|8.0


 * November 15, 2006
 * 11:14
 * Kuril Islands, Russia
 * 46.616
 * 153.224
 * align="right"|8.3


 * January 13, 2007
 * 04:23
 * East of the Kuril Islands, Russia
 * 46.288
 * 154.448
 * align="right"|8.1


 * April 1, 2007
 * 20:39
 * Solomon Islands see 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake
 * -8.474
 * 156.950
 * align="right"|8.1


 * August 15, 2007
 * 23:40
 * 40.2 km (25 miles) northwest of Chincha Alta, Peru see 2007 Peru earthquake
 * -13.322
 * -76.508
 * align="right"|8.0


 * September 12, 2007
 * 11:10
 * Sumatra, Indonesia see September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes
 * -4.517
 * 101.382
 * align="right"|8.5


 * December 9, 2007
 * 07:28
 * South of the Fiji Islands
 * -26.156
 * -177.453
 * align="right"|7.8


 * July 15, 2009
 * 09:22
 * Fiordland, New Zealand see 2009 Fiordland earthquake
 * -45.75
 * 166.58
 * align="right"|7.8


 * September 29, 2009
 * 17:48
 * Samoa Islands see 2009 Samoa earthquake
 * 15.509
 * 172.034
 * align="right"|8.1


 * rowspan="3" | October 7, 2009
 * 22:03
 * rowspan="3" | Torres Islands, Vanuatu see 2009 Vanuatu earthquakes
 * -13.052
 * 166.187
 * align="right"|7.6


 * 22:18
 * -12.554
 * 166.320
 * align="right"|7.8


 * 23:13
 * -13.145
 * 166.297
 * align="right"|7.3


 * February 27, 2010
 * 06:34
 * Offshore Maule, Chile see 2010 Chile earthquake
 * -35.846
 * -72.719
 * align="right"|8.8