Significant Earthquakes in the past 100 years By aswiss Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Mar 15, 2011 Significant Earthquakes in the past 100 years Jan 31, 1906 Off the coast of Ecuador, January 31, 1906: 8.8 1906 Off the coast of Ecuador Aug 15, 1950 Assam, Tibet, August 15, 1950: 8.6 1950 Assam Tibet Nov 5, 1952 4. Kamchatka, Russia, November 5, 1952: 9.0 Russia 1952 Mar 9, 1957 Andreanof Islands Alaska, March 9, 1957: 8.6 1957 Alaska May 22, 1960 Valdivia, Chile, May 22, 1960: 9.5 Valdiva, Chili Feb 4, 1965 Rat Islands, Alaska, February 4, 1965: 8.7 Rat Islands Dec 26, 2004 The west coast of Northern Sumatra, Indonesia, December 26, 2004: 9.1 [2004 Southern Sumatra](<a href='http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2004/eq_041226/)' >Northern Sumatra</a> Mar 28, 2005 Southern Sumatra 2005 Sumatra Sep 12, 2007 Southern Sumatra, Indonesia, September 12, 2007: 8.5 Doctors without borders Mar 11, 2011 Magnitude 9.0 - NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 2011 Japan Mar 15, 2011 Prince William Sound, Alaska. March 28, 1964: 9.2 Prince William Sound, Alaska 1964