Aug. 9, 1138
Location: Aleppo, Syria
Deaths: 230,000
Magnitude: n.a.
Sept. 1290
Location: Chihli, China
Deaths: 100,000
Magnitude: n.a.
Jan. 23, 1556
Location: Shansi, China
Deaths: 830,000
Magnitude: n.a.
Nov. 1667
Location: Shemakha, Caucasia
Deaths: 80,000
Magnitude: n.a.
Jan. 11, 1693
Location: Sicily, Italy
Deaths: 60,000
Magnitude: n.a.
Nov. 18, 1727
Location: Tabriz, Iran
Deaths: 77,000
Magnitude: n.a.
Nov. 1, 1755
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Deaths: 70,000
Magnitude: 8.7
Feb. 4, 1783
Location: Calabria, Italy
Deaths: 50,000
Magnitude: n.a.
Dec. 16, 1857
Location: Naples, Italy
Deaths: 11,000
Magnitude: 6.9
Oct. 27, 1891
Location: Mino-Owari, Japan
Deaths: 7,200
Magnitude: 8.0
Jun. 27, 1897
Location: Assam, India
Deaths: 1,500
Magnitude: 8.3
April. 18, 1906
Location: San Francisco, California
Deaths: 3,000
Magnitude: 7.8
Aug. 20, 1906
Location: Valparaso, Chile
Deaths: 20,000
Magnitude: 8.2
Dec. 28, 1908
Location: Messina, Italy
Deaths: 70,000
Magnitude: 7.5
Dec. 16, 1920
Location: Gansu, China
Deaths: 180,000
Magnitude: 8.6
Sept. 1, 1923
Location: Kwanto, Japan
Deaths: 143,000
Magnitude: 8.3
Mar. 7, 1927
Location: Tango, Japan
Deaths: 3,000
Magnitude: 7.6
May 22, 1927
Location: near Xining, China
Deaths: 200,000
Magnitude: 8.3
Dec. 25, 1932
Location: Gansu, China
Deaths: 70,000
Magnitude: 7.6
Mar. 2, 1933
Location: Sanriku, Japan
Deaths: 3,000
Magnitude: 8.4
Jan. 15, 1934
Location: Erzincan, Turkey
Deaths: 10,700
Magnitude: 8.1
May 30, 1935
Location: Quetta, Pakistan
Deaths: 50,000
Magnitude: 7.5
Dec. 26, 1944
Location: Erzincan, Turkey
Deaths: 32,700
Magnitude: 7.8
Dec. 7, 1944
Location: Tonankai, Japan
Deaths: 1,200
Magnitude: 8.1
Dec. 20, 1946
Location: Nankaido, Japan
Deaths: 1,300
Magnitude: 8.1
Oct. 5, 1948
Location: Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, USSR
Deaths: 110,000
Magnitude: 7.3
Aug. 15, 1950
Location: Assam, Tibet
Deaths: 1,500
Magnitude: 8.6
Feb. 29, 1960
Location: Agadir, Morocco
Deaths: 10,000
Magnitude: 5.7
May 22, 1960
Location: Western Chile
Deaths: 2,000
Magnitude: 9.5
May 31, 1970
Location: Peru
Deaths: 66,000
Magnitude: 7.8
Feb. 4, 1975
Location: Haicheng, China
Deaths: 10,000
Magnitude: 7.0
Feb. 4, 1976
Location: Guatemala
Deaths: 23,000
Magnitude: 7.5
July 27, 1976
Location: Tangshan, China
Deaths: 255,000
Magnitude: 8.0
Sept 19, 1985
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Deaths: 9,500
Magnitude: 8.1
Dec. 7, 1988
Location: Spitak, Armenia
Deaths: 9,500
Magnitude: 6.8
June 20, 1990
Location: Northwest Iran
Deaths: 50,000
Magnitude: 7.7
July 16, 1991
Location: Northern Philippines
Deaths: 2,000
Magnitude: 7.6
Sept 30, 1993
Location: Killari, India
Deaths: 10,000
Magnitude: 7.4
Jan. 17, 1995
Location: Kobe, Japan
Deaths: 6,100
Magnitude: 7.2
July 17, 1998
Location: New Guinea 2,100
Deaths: 7.0
Magnitude: 7.0
Aug. 17, 1999
Location: Izmit, Turkey
Deaths: 17,000
Magnitude: 7.4
Sep. 20, 1999
Location: Chi-Chi, Taiwan
Deaths: 2,400
Magnitude: 7.7
Jan. 26, 2001
Location: Gujarat north-western India
Deaths: 20,000
Magnitude: 7.9
Dec 23, 2003
Location: Bam, Iran
Deaths: 30,000
Magnitude: 6.6
Dec 26, 2004
Location: Indonesian
Deaths: 270,000
Magnitude: 9.0
Mar 28, 2005
Location: Nias, Indonesian
Deaths: 1,300
Magnitude: 8.7
Oct 8, 2005
Location: Kashmir, Packistan
Deaths: 55,000
Magnitude: 7.6
May 26, 2006
Location: Java, Indonesia
Deaths: 5,749
Magnitude: 7.9
May 12, 2008
Location: Sichuan China
Deaths: 70,000
Magnitude: 7.9
Sept 30, 2009
Location: Sumatra
Deaths: 1100
Magnitude: 7.6
Jan 12, 2010
Location: Haiti
Deaths: 230,000
Magnitude: 7.0
Feb 27, 2010
Location: Chile
Deaths: 700
Magnitude: 8.8
Feb 22, 2011
Location: New Zealand
Deaths: 167
Magnitude: 6.5
Mar 11, 2011
Location: Japan
Deaths: 27,000
Magnitude: 9.0
Sep 24, 2013
Location: Pakistan
Deaths: 900
Magnitude: 7.7
Apr 25, 2015
Location: Nepal
Deaths: 9,000
Magnitude:7.8
April 16, 2016
Location: Ecuador
Deaths: 676
Magnitude: 7.8
August 24, 2016
Location: Italy
Deaths: 300
Magnitude: 6.2
Sep 19, 2017
Location: Mexico
Deaths: 370
Magnitude: 7.3
Nov 12, 2017
Location: Iran
Deaths: 540
Magnitude: 6.0
Aug 5, 2018
Location: Indonesia
Deaths: 460
Magnitude: 6.9
Sept. 28, 2018
Location: Indonesia
Deaths: 2800
Magnitude 7.5
February 6, 2023
Location: Turkey
Deaths: 25,000+
Magnitude: 7.8, 7.6
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