Biggest Earthquakes in History

Explore the biggest earthquakes ever recorded across the world. Use filters to narrow the list by date range or magnitude, and review detailed information for each event, including depth, location, and interactive map markers.

Map of the Biggest Earthquakes in History

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List of the Biggest Earthquakes in History

M 9.525 km depth66 years ago

🕒22 May 1960 19:11 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1960 Great Chilean Earthquake (Valdivia Earthquake)

M 9.225 km depth62 years ago

🕒28 Mar 1964 03:36 UTC⌖21 km from:📍The 1964 Prince William Sound, United States

M 9.130 km depth21 years ago

🕒26 Dec 2004 00:58 UTC⌖21 km from:📍2004 Sumatra - Andaman Islands Earthquake

M 9.129 km depth15 years ago

🕒11 Mar 2011 05:46 UTC⌖21 km from:📍2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake, Japan

M 9.022 km depth73 years ago

🕒04 Nov 1952 16:58 UTC⌖21 km from:📍89 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

M 8.835 km depth0 years ago

🕒29 Jul 2025 23:24 UTC⌖21 km from:📍2025 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

M 8.820 km depth120 years ago

🕒31 Jan 1906 15:36 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1906 Ecuador-Colombia Earthquake

M 8.823 km depth16 years ago

🕒27 Feb 2010 06:34 UTC⌖21 km from:📍2010 Maule, Chile

M 8.730 km depth61 years ago

🕒04 Feb 1965 05:01 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1965 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake

M 8.615 km depth80 years ago

🕒01 Apr 1946 12:29 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1946 Unimak Island, United States

M 8.615 km depth75 years ago

🕒15 Aug 1950 14:09 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake

M 8.620 km depth14 years ago

🕒11 Apr 2012 08:38 UTC⌖21 km from:📍2012 Wharton Basin Earthquake

M 8.630 km depth21 years ago

🕒28 Mar 2005 16:09 UTC⌖21 km from:📍78 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia

M 8.625 km depth69 years ago

🕒09 Mar 1957 14:22 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1957 Atka, Alaska Earthquake

M 8.570 km depth103 years ago

🕒11 Nov 1922 04:32 UTC⌖21 km from:📍94 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile

M 8.525 km depth88 years ago

🕒01 Feb 1938 19:04 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1938 Banda Sea Earthquake

M 8.535 km depth62 years ago

🕒13 Oct 1963 05:17 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1963 Kuril Islands Earthquake

M 8.415 km depth103 years ago

🕒03 Feb 1923 16:01 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1923 Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake

M 8.433 km depth24 years ago

🕒23 Jun 2001 20:33 UTC⌖21 km from:📍6 km SSW of Atico, Peru

M 8.415 km depth93 years ago

🕒02 Mar 1933 17:31 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1933 Sanriku (Sanriku-oki) Earthquake, Japan

M 8.434 km depth18 years ago

🕒12 Sept 2007 11:10 UTC⌖21 km from:📍122 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia

M 8.315 km depth120 years ago

🕒23 Jul 1905 02:46 UTC⌖21 km from:📍The 1905 Bulnay (Bolnai), Mongolia Earthquake

M 8.320 km depth107 years ago

🕒15 Aug 1918 12:18 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1918 Mindanao, Philippines Earthquake

M 8.322 km depth10 years ago

🕒16 Sept 2015 22:54 UTC⌖21 km from:📍48 km W of Illapel, Chile

M 8.310 km depth19 years ago

🕒15 Nov 2006 11:14 UTC⌖21 km from:📍2006 Kuril Islands Earthquake

M 8.3110 km depth119 years ago

🕒17 Aug 1906 00:11 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1906 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake

M 8.335 km depth67 years ago

🕒06 Nov 1958 22:58 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1958 Kuril Islands Earthquake

M 8.315 km depth79 years ago

🕒20 Dec 1946 19:19 UTC⌖21 km from:📍68 km S of Shing?, Japan

M 8.316 km depth48 years ago

🕒19 Aug 1977 06:08 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1977 Sumba, Indonesia Earthquake

M 8.314 km depth31 years ago

🕒04 Oct 1994 13:22 UTC⌖21 km from:📍48 km E of Shikotan, Russia

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