Top Ten Strongest Earthquakes, In The World, Over the Past Ten Years By leethm Period: Nov 16, 1912 to Nov 16, 2012 100 Years Aug 15, 1950 1950 Assam – Tibet earthquake Nov 4, 1952 Kamchatka 1952 earthquake Mar 9, 1957 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake May 22, 1960 1960 Valdivia earthquake Mar 27, 1964 1964 Alaska earthquake Feb 4, 1965 1965 Rat Islands earthquake Dec 26, 2004 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami Mar 28, 2005 2005 Sumatra earthquake or Nias Earthquake Feb 27, 2010 2010 Chile earthquake Mar 11, 2011 2011 Tohoku earthquake