The 1906 San Francisco earthquake struck the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m.
on Wednesday, April 18 with
an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI. Wikipedia
Magnitude: 7.9 Mw
Casualties: 700–3,000+
Date: 18 April 1906, 9:12 pm GMT+8
Depth: 5 mi (8.0 km)
Local date: April 18, 1906
Areas affected: North Coast; San Francisco Bay Area; Central Coast; United States
The 2011 earthquake off the Pacific coast of Tōhoku was a magnitude 9.0–9.1 undersea megathrust earthquake off
the coast of Japan that occurred at 14:46 JST on Friday 11 March 2011, with the epicentre ... Wikipedia
Tsunami: Up to 40.5 m (133 ft); in Miyako, Iwate, Tōhoku
Magnitude: 9
Casualties: 15,897 deaths, +2 (Overseas), 6,157 injured, 2,533 people missing
Date: 11 March 2011
Local date: March 11, 2011
Total damage: $360 billion USD
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on 26 December, with an epicentre off
the west coast of northern Sumatra. It was an undersea megathrust earthquake that registered a magnitude of 9.1–
9.3 Mw, reaching a Mercalli intensity up to IX in certain areas. Wikipedia
Casualties: 227,898 dead
Magnitude: 9.1–9.3 Mw
Date: 26 December 2004
Location: Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Total damage: 15 billion USD
Areas affected: Indian Ocean coastline areas
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake or the Great Chilean earthquake on 22 May 1960 is the most powerful earthquake ever
recorded. Various studies have placed it at 9.4–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale. It occurred in the afternoon, and
lasted approximately 10 minutes. Wikipedia
Casualties: 1,000–7,000
Magnitude: 9.5 Mw
Location: Chile
Start date: 22 May 1960
Depth: 33 km (21 mi)
Max. intensity: XII (Extreme)
The 1964 Alaskan earthquake, also known as the Great Alaskan earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred
at 5:36 PM AKST on Good Friday, March 27. Across south-central Alaska, ground fissures, collapsing structures, and
tsunamis resulting from the earthquake caused about 131 deaths. Wikipedia
Magnitude: 9.2 Mw, 6.7 mb (ISC)
Tsunami: Major. Run-up of 67 m (220 ft) at Shoup Bay, Alaska
Total damage: 311 million USD (1964 USD)
Date: 27 March 1964
Number of deaths: 139
Areas affected: United States, Canada
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake occurred in Northern California on October 17 at 5:04 p.m. local time. Wikipedia
Magnitude: 6.9 Mw
Casualties: 63 killed, 3,757 injured
Start date: 17 October 1989
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
Depth: 12 mi (19 km)
Areas affected: Central Coast (California); San Francisco Bay Area; United States
The 1976 Tangshan earthquake, also known as Great Tangshan earthquake, was a natural disaster resulting from a
magnitude 7.6 earthquake that hit the region around Tangshan, Hebei, People's Republic of China on July 28, 1976,
at 3:42 in the morning. Wikipedia
Start date: 28 July 1976
Total damage: 10 billion Chinese renminbi
Areas affected: Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
Number of casualties: 242,419
Max. intensity: XI (Extreme)
Did you know: The 1976 Tangshan earthquake is the 10th-deadliest natural disaster in history by estimated death toll
(242,769–655,000).
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of
Léogâne and approximately 25 kilometres west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53
local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. Wikipedia
Tsunami: Yes (localized)
Magnitude: 7
Areas affected: Haiti, Dominican Republic
Date: 12 January 2010
Max. intensity: IX (Violent)
Did you know: The 2010 Haiti earthquake is the fifth-deadliest natural disaster in history by estimated death toll
(316,000).
The 2010 Chile earthquake occurred off the coast of central Chile on Saturday, 27 February at 03:34 local time, having a
magnitude of 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale, with intense shaking lasting for about three minutes. Wikipedia
Magnitude: 8.8 Mww
Start date: 27 February 2010
Location: Chile
Depth: 35 km (22 mi); 30.1 km (19 mi)
Max. Intensity: VIII (Severe); IX (Violent)
Number of casualties: 525
The 1994 Northridge earthquake was a magnitude of 6.7, blind thrust earthquake that occurred on January 17, 1994, at 4:30:55
a.m. PST in the San Fernando Valley region of the County of Los Angeles. Its epicenter was in Reseda, a neighborhood in the
north-central area of the San Fernando Valley. Wikipedia
Magnitude: 6.7 Mw
Casualties: 57 killed; > 8,700 injured
Date: 17 January 1994
Location: Southern California, California, United States
Depth: 11.31 mi (18.20 km)
Total damage: $13–$44 billion (equivalent to $22–74 billion today)
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, occurred in the Kingdom of Portugal on
the morning of Saturday, 1 November, Feast of All Saints, at around 09:40 local time. In combination with subsequent
fires and a tsunami, the earthquake almost totally destroyed Lisbon and adjoining areas. Wikipedia
Magnitude: 8.5–9.0 Mw (est.)
Start date: 1 November 1755
Casualties: 10,000–100,000 deaths
Max. intensity: XI (Extreme)
The Great Kantō earthquake struck the Kantō Plain on the Japanese main island of Honshū at 11:58:44 JST on Saturday,
September 1, 1923. Varied accounts indicate the duration of the earthquake was between four and ten minutes. Wikipedia
Magnitude: 7.9 8.0 8.2 Mw
Start date: 1 September 1923
Tsunami: Up to 12 m (39 ft); in Atami, Shizuoka, Tōkai
Areas affected: Japan
Aftershocks: 6 of 7.0 M or higher
Max. Intensity: XI (Extreme)
The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake or Huaxian earthquake or Jiajing earthquake is one of the deadliest earthquakes in recorded
history, according to imperial records approximately 500,000 people lost their lives. It occurred on the morning of 23 January
1556 in Shaanxi, during the Ming Dynasty. Wikipedia
Magnitude: 8.0 Mw
Start date: 23 January 1556
Areas affected: Ming Dynasty
Number of casualties: 500,000
Did you know: The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake is the third-deadliest natural disaster in history by estimated death toll (830,000).
The 1811–12 New Madrid earthquakes were an intense intraplate earthquake series beginning with an initial earthquake of
moment magnitude 7.5–7.9 on December 16, 1811, followed by a moment magnitude 7.4 aftershock on the same day.
The April 2015 Nepal earthquake killed nearly 9,000 people and injured nearly 22,000. It occurred at 11:56 Nepal Standard Time
on 25 April 2015, with a magnitude of 7.8Mw or 8.1Mₛ and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VIII. Wikipedia
Magnitude: 7.8 (Mw) or 8.1
Start date: 25 April 2015
Casualties: 8,857 dead in Nepal and 8,964 in total 21,952 injured 3.5 million homeless
Total damage: 10 billion USD (about 50% of Nepal’s nominal GDP)
Depth: 8.2 km (5.1 mi)
Areas affected: Nepal; India; China; Bangladesh
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