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