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9 Richter
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Recorded -
Magnitude 8 and Greater Earthquakes Since 1900
Sorted by Magnitude
Sorted by Date
Sorted by Number of Fatalities
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95.982
9.1
227,898
off the west coast of northern Sumatra
4.
1952-11-04 16:58
52.76
160.06
9.0
Kamchatka, Russia
5.
2010-02-27 06:34:14
-35.846
-72.719
8.8
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1957-03-09 14:22
51.56
-175.39
8.6
Kuril Islands
13.
1938-02-01 19:04
-5.05
131.62
8.5
Banda Sea
14.
1923-02-03 16:01
54.0
161.0
8.5
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Kamchatka
15.
1922-11-11 04:32
-28.553
-70.755
8.5
Chile-Argentina Border
16.
2001-06-23 20:33
-16.264
-73.641
8.4
75
near the coast of southern Peru
17.
1933-03-02 17:31
39.22
144.62
8.4
2,990
Sanriku, Japan
18.
1917-06-26 05:49
-15.0
-173.0
8.4
Tonga
19.
1905-07-23 02:46
49.0
98.0
8.4
central Mongolia
20.
1905-07-09 09:40
49.0
99.0
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8.4
Mongolia
21.
2006-11-15 11:14
46.592
153.226
8.3
Kuril Islands
22.
2003-09-25 19:50
41.815
143.910
8.3
Kuril Islands
26.
1924-04-14 16:20
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7.023
125.954
8.3
Mindanao, Philippines
27.
1903-08-11 04:32
36.36
22.97
8.3
southern Greece
28.
1996-02-17 05:59
-0.891
136.952
8.2
166
Irian Jaya region, Indonesia
29.
1994-06-09 00:33
-13.841
-67.553
8.2
5
La Paz, Bolivia
30.
1969-08-11 21:27
43.478
147.815
8.2
Kuril Islands
31.
1968-05-16 00:49
40.903
143.346
8.2
47
off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
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32.
1959-05-04 07:15
53.351
159.645
8.2
1
near the east coast of Kamchatka
33.
1948-01-24 17:46
10.5
122.0
8.2
72
Panay, Philippines
34.
1943-04-06 16:07
-30.75
-72.0
8.2
18
off the coast of Coquimbo, Chile
35.
1942-08-24 22:50
-15.0
-76.0
8.2
30
Off the coast of central Peru
36.
1941-11-25 18:03
37.171
-18.960
8.2
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near the Coast of central Peru
38.
1938-11-10 20:18
55.33
-158.37
8.2
Tonga region
40.
1918-09-07 17:16
45.5
151.5
8.2
Kuril Islands
41.
1908-12-12 12:08
-14.0
-78.0
8.2
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-172.095
8.1
192
Samoa Islands region
44.
2007-04-01 20:39:58
-8.466
157.043
8.1
34
Solomon Islands
45.
2007-01-13 04:23:21
46.243
154.524
8.1
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1979-12-12 07:59
1.598
-79.358
8.1
600
near the coast of Ecuador
50.
1977-06-22 12:08
-22.878
-175.900
8.1
Tonga region
51.
1974-10-03 14:21
-12.254
-77.524
8.1
78
near the coast of central Peru
52.
1971-01-10 07:17
-3.132
139.697
8.1
Papua, Indonesia
53.
1966-10-17 21:41
-10.807
-78.684
8.1
125
near the coast of central Peru
54.
1957-12-04 03:37
45.15
99.21
8.1
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Gobi-Altai, Mongolia
55.
1952-03-04 01:22
42.5
143.0
8.1
31
Hokkaido, Japan region
56.
1949-08-22 04:01
53.62
-133.27
8.1
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8.1
10,700
Bihar, India
61.
1932-06-03 10:36
19.84
-103.99
8.1
Jalisco, Mexico
62.
1911-06-15 14:26
28.0
130.0
8.1
12
Ryukyu Islands, Japan
63.
2007-08-15 23:40:57
-13.386
-76.603
8.0
650
Near the Coast of Central Peru
64.
2006-05-03 15:26
-20.187
-174.123
8.0
Tonga
65.
2000-11-16 04:54
-3.980
152.169
8.0
2
New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea
66.
1995-10-09 15:35
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19.055
-104.205
8.0
49
Near Coast of Jalisco, Mexico
67.
1995-07-30 05:11
-23.340
-70.294
8.0
3
Near Coast of Northern Chile
68.
1986-05-07 22:47
51.520
-174.776
8.0
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72.
1970-07-31 17:08
-1.49
-72.56
8.0
Colombia
73.
1946-08-04 17:51
19.25
-69.00
8.0
100
Dominican Republic
74.
1945-11-27 21:57
24.5
63.0
8.0
4,000
off the coast of Pakistan
75.
1939-04-30 02:55
-10.5
158.5
8.0
Solomon Islands
76.
1931-08-10 21:18
47.1
89.8
8.0
5
northern Xinjiang, China
77.
1928-06-17 03:19
16.33
-96.7
8.0
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Oaxaca, Mexico
78.
1920-09-20 14:39
-20.0
168.0
8.0
Loyalty Islands
79.
1920-06-05 04:21
23.5
122.0
8.0
Taiwan region
80.
1918-08-15 12:18
5.653
123.563
8.0
50
Celebes Sea
81.
1917-05-01 18:26
-29.0
-177.0
8.0
Kurile Islands
83.
1914-05-26 14:22
-2.
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137.
8.0
Afghanistan
85.
1903-01-04 05:07
-20.00
-175.00
8.0
Tonga
86.
1902-06-11 05:
50.00
148.00
8.0
Sea of Okhotsk
South Latitudes and West Longitudes are indicated by NEGATIVE numbers.
Source: USGS NEIC PDE catalog; Data are preliminary.
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