10 Biggest Earthquakes Timeline By Jayson D 1906 Ecuador-Colombia (8.8) 1950 Assam, India (8.6) 1952 Kamchatka, Russia (9.0) 1957 Rat Islands, Alaska (8.6) 1960 Valdivia, Chile (9.5) 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska (9.2) 1965 Rat Islands, Alaska (8.7) 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Islands, Indonesia (9.1) 2010 Maule, Chile (8.8) 2011 Tohoku, Japan (9.0)