Top 10 earthquakes

  • Ecuador Colombia Border

    Ecuador Colombia Border

    Magnitude 8.8
    Casualties 1000
  • Assam–Tibet, India/China earthquake

    Assam–Tibet, India/China earthquake

    Magnitude 8.6
    Casualties 1500
  • Kamchatka, Russia

    Kamchatka, Russia

    Magnitude 9.0
    Casualties: 10,000
  • Valdivia, Chile

    Valdivia, Chile

    Magnitude 9.5 (largest ever recorded)
  • Prince William Sound, Alaska,

    Prince William Sound, Alaska,

    Magnitude 9.2 Casualties 131
  • Rat Islands Alaska

    Rat Islands Alaska

    Magnitude 8.7
  • Sumatra, Indonesia

    Sumatra, Indonesia

    Magnitude 9.1–9.3 Casualties 230,000
  • Sumatra, Indonesia

    Sumatra, Indonesia

    Magnitude 8.6
    Casualties 1,300
  • Maule, Chile

    Maule, Chile

    Magnitude 8.8
    Casualties 525
  • Sendai (Tohoku), Japan

    Sendai (Tohoku), Japan

    Magnitude 9.1 Casualties: 20,000