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.

Interactive Map of the Biggest Earthquakes in History

List of the Biggest Earthquakes in History

M 9.525 km depth65 years ago

🕒22 May 1960 20:11 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1960 Great Chilean Earthquake (Valdivia Earthquake)

M 9.225 km depth61 years ago

🕒28 Mar 1964 04:36 UTC⌖21 km from:📍The 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska Earthquake

M 9.130 km depth21 years ago

🕒26 Dec 2004 01:58 UTC⌖21 km from:📍2004 Sumatra - Andaman Islands Earthquake

M 9.129 km depth14 years ago

🕒11 Mar 2011 06:46 UTC⌖21 km from:📍2011 Great Tohoku Earthquake, Japan

M 9.022 km depth73 years ago

🕒04 Nov 1952 17:58 UTC⌖21 km from:📍89 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

M 8.835 km depth0 years ago

🕒30 Jul 2025 01:24 UTC⌖21 km from:📍2025 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Earthquake

M 8.820 km depth120 years ago

🕒31 Jan 1906 16:36 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1906 Ecuador-Colombia Earthquake

M 8.823 km depth15 years ago

🕒27 Feb 2010 07:34 UTC⌖21 km from:📍2010 Maule, Chile Earthquake

M 8.730 km depth61 years ago

🕒04 Feb 1965 06:01 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1965 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake

M 8.615 km depth79 years ago

🕒01 Apr 1946 13:29 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1946 Unimak Island, Alaska Earthquake

M 8.615 km depth75 years ago

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

M 8.620 km depth13 years ago

🕒11 Apr 2012 10:38 UTC⌖21 km from:📍2012 Wharton Basin Earthquake

M 8.630 km depth20 years ago

🕒28 Mar 2005 18:09 UTC⌖21 km from:📍78 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia

M 8.625 km depth68 years ago

🕒09 Mar 1957 15:22 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1957 Atka, Alaska Earthquake

M 8.570 km depth103 years ago

🕒11 Nov 1922 05:32 UTC⌖21 km from:📍94 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile

M 8.525 km depth88 years ago

🕒01 Feb 1938 20:04 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1938 Banda Sea Earthquake

M 8.535 km depth62 years ago

🕒13 Oct 1963 06:17 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1963 Kuril Islands Earthquake

M 8.415 km depth103 years ago

🕒03 Feb 1923 17:01 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1923 Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake

M 8.433 km depth24 years ago

🕒23 Jun 2001 22:33 UTC⌖21 km from:📍6 km SSW of Atico, Peru

M 8.415 km depth93 years ago

🕒02 Mar 1933 18:31 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1933 Sanriku (Sanriku-oki) Earthquake, Japan

M 8.434 km depth18 years ago

🕒12 Sept 2007 13:10 UTC⌖21 km from:📍122 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia

M 8.315 km depth120 years ago

🕒23 Jul 1905 03:46 UTC⌖21 km from:📍The 1905 Bulnay (Bolnai), Mongolia Earthquake

M 8.320 km depth107 years ago

🕒15 Aug 1918 14:18 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1918 Mindanao, Philippines Earthquake

M 8.322 km depth10 years ago

🕒17 Sept 2015 00:54 UTC⌖21 km from:📍48 km W of Illapel, Chile

M 8.310 km depth19 years ago

🕒15 Nov 2006 12:14 UTC⌖21 km from:📍2006 Kuril Islands Earthquake

M 8.3110 km depth119 years ago

🕒17 Aug 1906 01:11 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1906 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake

M 8.335 km depth67 years ago

🕒06 Nov 1958 23:58 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1958 Kuril Islands Earthquake

M 8.315 km depth79 years ago

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

M 8.316 km depth48 years ago

🕒19 Aug 1977 07:08 UTC⌖21 km from:📍1977 Sumba, Indonesia Earthquake

M 8.314 km depth31 years ago

🕒04 Oct 1994 14:22 UTC⌖21 km from:📍48 km E of Shikotan, Russia

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