Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from weak events detectable only by seismometers, to sudden and violent events lasting many minutes which have caused some of the greatest disasters in human history. Below, earthquakes are listed by period, region or country, year, magnitude, cost, fatalities, and number of scientific studies.
The following is a summary list of earthquakes with over approximately 100,000 deaths.[1] The 893 Ardabil earthquake probably relate to the 893 Dvin earthquake, due to misreading of the Arabic word for Dvin, 'Dabil' as 'Ardabil'.[2] This is regarded as a 'fake earthquake'.[3]
Rank | Event | Date | Location | Fatalities | Magnitude | Notes |
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1 | 1976 Tangshan earthquake | July 28, 1976 | Hebei, China | 242,769–700,000+ | 7.6 | Official casualty figure is 242,769 deaths. Estimated death toll as high as 655,000. 799,000 injured.[4][5] |
2 | 1920 Haiyuan earthquake | December 16, 1920 | Ningxia–Gansu, China | 273,400 | 7.8 | Previously cited death toll was 230,000 and this figure was revised in 2010.[6][7] |
3 | 526 Antioch earthquake | May 21, 526 | Antioch, Byzantine Empire (modern-day Turkey) | 250,000[8] | 7.0[9] | Procopius (II.14.6), sources based on John of Ephesus. |
4 | 1139 Ganja earthquake | September 30, 1139 | Ganja, Seljuk Empire (modern-day Azerbaijan) | 230,000–300,000[10] | 7.0 Mw | Death toll may have been a historical conflation with earthquakes on November 1137 in the Jazira plain and the 1138 Aleppo earthquake.[11] |
5 | 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami | December 26, 2004 | Sumatra, Indonesia | 227,898 | 9.1–9.3 | Death toll includes those missing and presumed dead.[10] |
6 | 1138 Aleppo earthquake | October 11, 1138 | Aleppo, Seljuk Empire (modern-day Syria) | 130,000–230,000[12] | 7.1[12] | The figure of 230,000 dead is based on a historical conflation of this earthquake with earthquakes in November 1137 on the Jazira plain and the 1139 Ganja earthquake in the Azerbaijani city of Ganja. The first mention of a 230,000 death toll was by Ibn Taghribirdi in the fifteenth century.[11] |
7 | 2010 Haiti earthquake | January 12, 2010 | Haiti | 100,000–316,000 | 7.0 | Estimates vary from 316,000 (Haitian government) to 222,570 (UN OCHA estimate)[13] to 158,000 (Medicine, Conflict and Survival) to between 85,000 and 46,000 (report commissioned by USAID).[14][15] |
8 | 1303 Hongdong earthquake | July 25, 1303 | Shanxi, Yuan dynasty (modern-day China) | 200,000[16] | 8.0 | Taiyuan and Pingyang were leveled. |
9 | 856 Damghan earthquake | December 22, 856 | Damghan, Abbasid Caliphate (modern-day Iran) | 200,000 | 7.9 Ms | |
10 | 533 Aleppo earthquake | November 29, 533 | Aleppo, Byzantine Empire (modern-day Syria) | 130,000[17] | Unknown | |
11 | 1948 Ashgabat earthquake | October 6, 1948 | Ashgabat, Turkmen SSR (modern-day Turkmenistan) | 110,000 | 7.3 Ms | Previously cited death toll was 10,000 until a news release on December 9, 1988, advised that the correct death toll was 110,000.[10] |
12 | 1923 Great Kantō earthquake | September 1, 1923 | Kantō region, Japan | 105,385[18] | 7.9 | This earthquake with an epicenter beneath Izu Ōshima Island in Sagami Bay, shook the Kantō plain on the Japanese island of Honshū at 11:58 am. Shaking duration reported between 4 and 10 minutes, devastating Tokyo, Yokohama, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Shizuoka.[19] Shaking slid the 93-ton Great Buddha statue at Kamakura almost 2 feet (0.61 m) forward. Casualty estimates range from 100,000 to 142,800, the latter figure including ≈40,000 missing later presumed dead. |
13 | 1556 Shaanxi earthquake | January 23, 1556 | Shaanxi, China | 100,000+ | 8.0 | Direct deaths thought to be just over 100,000 while about 730,000 people died from famines or migrated elsewhere.[20][21][22][23] |
14 | 1290 Zhili earthquake | September 27, 1290 | Ningcheng, Yuan dynasty (modern-day China) | 100,000 | 6.8 Ms | Estimates also suggests lower values of at least 7,000.[24] |
For those which occurred before the development and deployment of seismographs – starting around 1900 – magnitudes are estimated from historical reports of the extent and severity of damage.[33]
Rank | Date | Location | Event | Magnitude |
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1 | May 22, 1960 | Valdivia, Chile | 1960 Valdivia earthquake | 9.4–9.6 |
2 | March 27, 1964 | Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States | 1964 Alaska earthquake | 9.2–9.3[34] |
3 | December 26, 2004 | Sumatra, Indonesia | 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake | 9.2–9.3[35][36] |
4 | March 11, 2011 | Pacific Ocean, Tōhoku region, Japan | 2011 Tōhoku earthquake | 9.0–9.1[37][38] |
5 | November 4, 1952 | Kamchatka, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake | 9.0 |
6 | January 31, 1906 | Ecuador – Colombia | 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake | 8.8 |
7 | February 27, 2010 | Maule, Chile | 2010 Chile earthquake | 8.8 |
8 | February 3, 1965 | Rat Islands, Alaska, United States | 1965 Rat Islands earthquake | 8.7 |
9 | August 15, 1950 | Assam, India – Tibet, China | 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake | 8.6–8.7[39] |
10 | April 1, 1946 | Aleutian Islands, Alaska, United States | 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake | 8.6 |
11 | March 28, 2005 | Sumatra, Indonesia | 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake | 8.6 |
12 | March 9, 1957 | Andreanof Islands, Alaska, United States | 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake | 8.6 |
13 | April 11, 2012 | Sumatra, Indonesia | 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes | 8.6 |
14 | November 10, 1922 | Atacama, Chile | 1922 Vallenar earthquake | 8.5–8.6 |
15 | February 1, 1938 | Banda Sea, Indonesia (then part of the Dutch East Indies) | 1938 Banda Sea earthquake | 8.5–8.6 |
16 | October 13, 1963 | Kuril Islands, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 1963 Kuril Islands earthquake | 8.5 |
Date | Location | Event | Magnitude |
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July 8, 1730 | Valparaíso, Chile (then part of the Spanish Empire) | 1730 Valparaíso earthquake | 9.1–9.3 (est.)[40] |
October 17, 1737 | Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Empire | 1737 Kamchatka earthquake | 9.0–9.3 (est.) |
November 17, 1837 | Valdivia, Chile | 1837 Valdivia earthquake | 8.8–9.5 (est.)[41] |
August 31, 1420 | Pacific Ocean, Atacama region (now Atacama, Chile) | 1420 Caldera earthquake | 8.8–9.4 (est.) |
December 16, 1575 | Valdivia, Chile (then part of the Spanish Empire) | 1575 Valdivia earthquake | 9.0 (est.) |
November 24, 1604 | Arica, Chile (then part of the Spanish Empire) | 1604 Arica earthquake | 9.0 (est.) |
October 28, 1707 | Pacific Ocean, Shikoku region, Japan | 1707 Hōei earthquake | 8.7–9.3 (est.)[42] |
November 25, 1833 | Sumatra, Indonesia (then part of the Dutch East Indies) | 1833 Sumatra earthquake | 8.8–9.2 (est.) |
May 17, 1841 | Kamchatka, Russian Empire | 1841 Kamchatka earthquake | 9.0 (est.) |
January 26, 1700 | Pacific Ocean, US, and Canada (then claimed by the Spanish Empire and the British Empire) | 1700 Cascadia earthquake | 8.7–9.2 (est.) |
August 13, 1868 | Arica, Chile (then Peru) | 1868 Arica earthquake | 8.5–9.3 (est.) |
July 13, 869 | Pacific Ocean, Tōhoku region, Japan | 869 Jōgan earthquake | 8.6–9.0 (est.) |
November 26, 1852 | Banda Islands, Indonesia (then part of the Dutch East Indies) | 1852 Banda Sea earthquake | 8.8 (est.)[43] |
May 9, 1877 | Iquique, Chile (then Peru) | 1877 Iquique earthquake | 8.7–8.9 (est.) |
November 1, 1755 | Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon, Portugal | 1755 Lisbon earthquake | 8.5–9.0 (est.) |
October 20, 1687 | Lima, Peru (then part of the Spanish Empire) | 1687 Peru earthquake | 8.7 (est.) |
October 28, 1746 | 1746 Lima–Callao earthquake | 8.6–8.8 (est.) | |
April 2, 1762 | Chittagong, Bangladesh (then Kingdom of Mrauk U) | 1762 Arakan earthquake | 8.5–8.8 (est.) |
September 20, 1498 | Pacific Ocean, Chūbu region, Japan | 1498 Meiō earthquake | 8.6 (est.) |
March 28, 1787 | Oaxaca, Mexico (then part of the Spanish Empire) | 1787 New Spain earthquake | 8.6 (est.) |
February 2, 1816 | Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon, Portugal | 1816 North Atlantic earthquake | 8.6 (est.) |
July 21, 365 | Mediterranean Sea, Crete, Greece | 365 Crete earthquake | 8.5+ (est.) |
August 24, 1356 | Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon, Portugal | 1356 Lisbon earthquake | 8.5 (est.) |
June 6, 1505 | Himalayas, northern Nepal | 1505 Lo Mustang earthquake | 8.2–8.8 (est.) |
July 25, 1668 | Shandong, China | 1668 Shandong earthquake | 8.5 (est.)[44] |
May 24, 1751 | Concepción, Chile (then part of the Spanish Empire) | 1751 Concepción earthquake | 8.5 (est.) |
March 31, 1761 | Atlantic Ocean, Lisbon, Portugal | 1761 Lisbon earthquake | 8.5 (est.)[45] |
April 4, 1819 | Copiapó, Chile | 1819 Copiapó earthquake | 8.5 (est.)[41] |
November 19, 1822 | Valparaíso, Chile | 1822 Valparaíso earthquake | 8.5 (est.) |
February 20, 1835 | Concepción, Chile | 1835 Concepción earthquake | 8.5 (est.) |
February 8, 1843 | Guadeloupe region, Lesser Antilles | 1843 Guadeloupe earthquake | 8.5 (est.)[46] |
February 16, 1861 | Sumatra, Indonesia (then part of the Dutch East Indies) | 1861 Sumatra earthquake | 8.5 (est.) |
June 15, 1896 | Pacific Ocean, Tōhoku region, Empire of Japan | 1896 Sanriku earthquake | 8.5 (est.) |
Year | Date | Magnitude | Location | Depth (km) | MMI | Deaths | Injuries |
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1937 | January 7, 1937[47] | 7.8 | China, Qinghai | 15.0 | VIII | 0 | 0 |
1938 | February 1, 1938 | 8.5–8.6 | Dutch East Indies, Maluku offshore | 60.0 | VII | 0 | 0 |
1939 | December 21, 1939[48] | 8.1 | Dutch East Indies, Central Sulawesi offshore | 150.0 | VII | 0 | 0 |
1940 | May 24, 1940 | 8.2 | Peru, Lima | 45.0 | VIII | 179–300 | 3,500 |
1941 | November 18, 1941 | 8.0 | Japan, Miyazaki offshore | 35.0 | VII | 2 | 0 |
1942 | August 24, 1942 | 8.2 | Peru, Ica | 35.0 | IX | 30 | 25 |
1943 | April 6, 1943 | 7.9–8.2 | Chile, Coquimbo | 35.0 | VIII | 11 | 0 |
1944 | December 7, 1944 | 8.1 | Japan, Wakayama offshore | 30.0 | VIII | 1,223 | 2,135 |
1945 | November 27, 1945 | 8.1 | India, Balochistan offshore | 15.0 | X | 4,000 | 0 |
1946 | April 1, 1946 | 8.6 | United States, Alaska offshore | 15.0 | VI | 173 | 0 |
1947 | May 27, 1947[49] | 7.6 | Dutch East Indies, Papua offshore | 15.0 | VI | 0 | 0 |
November 1, 1947 | Peru, Junin | 20.0 | IX | 233 | 0 | ||
1948 | January 24, 1948 | 7.8 | Philippines, Panay | 15.0 | X | 50 | 0 |
1949 | August 22, 1949 | 8.0 | Canada, Haida Gwaii | 10.0 | VIII | 0 | 0 |
1950 | August 15, 1950 | 8.6 | India–China, Assam–Tibet border region | 15.0 | XI | 4,800 | 0 |
1951 | November 24, 1951 | 7.8 | Taiwan, East Rift Valley | 30.0 | VII | 85 | 1,200 |
1952 | November 4, 1952 | 9.0 | Soviet Union, Kamchatka | 21.6 | XI | 2,336 | 0 |
1953 | November 25, 1953[50] | 7.9 | Japan, Yokohama | 25.0 | V | 1 | 0 |
1954 | March 29, 1954[51] | 7.8 | Spain, Andalusia | 626.2 | IV | 0 | 0 |
1955 | February 27, 1955[52] | 7.5 | New Zealand, Kermadec Islands | 15.0 | I | 0 | 0 |
1956 | July 9, 1956 | 7.7 | Greece, Dodecanese Islands | 20.0 | IX | 56 | 0 |
1957 | March 9, 1957 | 8.6–9.1 | United States, Aleutian Islands, Alaska | 25.0 | VIII | 2 | 0 |
1958 | November 6, 1958 | 8.3 | Soviet Union, Kuril Islands | 35.0 | X | 0 | 51 |
1959 | May 4, 1959 | 7.9 | Soviet Union, Kamchatka | 55.0 | VIII | 1 | 13 |
1960 | May 22, 1960 | 9.5 | Chile, Valdivia | 25.0 | XII | 6,000 | 11,000 |
1961 | August 19, 1961[53] | 7.6 | Peru, Madre de Dios Region | 612.2 | IV | 0 | 0 |
1962 | May 21, 1962[54] | 7.5 | Fiji offshore | 390.0 | I | 0 | 0 |
1963 | October 13, 1963 | 8.5 | Soviet Union, Kuril Islands | 35.0 | IX | 0 | 0 |
1964 | March 27, 1964 | 9.1–9.2 | Alaska, Prince William Sound | 25.0 | XI | 131 | 0 |
1965 | February 3, 1965 | 8.7 | Alaska, Aleutian Islands | 30.3 | VI | 0 | 0 |
1966 | October 17, 1966 | 8.1 | Peru, Arequipa | 38.0 | IX | 125 | 3,000 |
1967 | July 22, 1967 | 7.4 | Turkey, Sakarya Province | 30.0 | X | 86 | 0 |
1968 | May 16, 1968 | 8.3 | Japan, Hokkaidō | 26.0 | VIII | 52 | 330 |
1969 | August 11, 1969[55] | 8.2 | Soviet Union, Kuril Islands | 30.0 | VIII | 0 | 0 |
1970 | July 31, 1970 | 8.0 | Colombia, Amazonas Department | 644.8 | IV | 1 | 4 |
1971 | July 26, 1971 | 8.1 | Papua New Guinea, Kokopo | 37.0 | IX | 3 | 5 |
1972 | 1972[56] | 8.0 | Philippines, Mindanao | 60.0 | VII | 0 | 0 |
1973 | June 17, 1973 | 7.8 | Japan, Hokkaidō | 43.3 | VIII | 0 | 27 |
1974 | October 3, 1974 | 8.1 | Peru, Lima | 13.0 | IX | 78 | 2,400 |
1975 | May 26, 1975 | 7.9 | north Atlantic Ocean | 33.0 | VI | 0 | 0 |
1976 | August 17, 1976 | 8.0 | Philippines, Moro Gulf | 33.0 | VIII | 8,000 | 10,000 |
1977 | August 19, 1977 | 8.3 | Indonesia, Bima | 25.0 | VI | 189 | 1,100 |
1978 | June 12, 1978 | 7.7 | Japan, Miyagi | 44.0 | VIII | 28 | 1,325 |
1979 | December 12, 1979 | 8.2 | Colombia, Nariño offshore Ecuador, Esmeraldas offshore |
24.0 | IX | 600 | 0 |
1980 | July 17, 1980[57] | 7.7 | Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands | 33.0 | VI | 0 | 0 |
1981 | September 1, 1981[58] | 7.6 | New Zealand, offshore | 25.0 | IV | 0 | 0 |
1982 | June 19, 1982 | 7.3 | El Salvador, offshore | 73.0 | VII | 43 | 0 |
1983 | March 18, 1983[59] | 7.7 | Papua New Guinea, New Ireland | 70.0 | VII | 0 | 0 |
May 26, 1983 | Japan, off the coast of Honshu | 15.1 | VIII | 104 | 324 | ||
1984 | February 7, 1984[60] | 7.6 | Solomon Islands, Honiara | 18.1 | VIII | 0 | 0 |
1985 | September 19, 1985 | 8.0 | Mexico, Mexico City | 27.9 | IX | 10,000 | 30,000 |
1986 | May 7, 1986[61] | 8.0 | United States, Aleutian Islands, Alaska | 19.0 | VII | 0 | 0 |
1987 | November 30, 1987[62] | 7.9 | United States, Gulf of Alaska | 10.0 | VI | 0 | 0 |
1988 | March 6, 1988[63] | 7.7 | , Gulf of Alaska | 15.0 | V | 0 | 0 |
1989 | May 23, 1989[64] | 8.0 | Australia, Macquarie Island | 10.0 | V | 0 | 0 |
1990 | July 16, 1990 | 7.7 | Philippines, Luzon | 24.4 | IX | 1,621 | 3,000 |
1991 | April 22, 1991 | 7.6 | Costa Rica, Limón | 10.0 | IX | 127 | 759 |
1992 | December 12, 1992 | 7.8 | Indonesia, Sunda Islands | 23.5 | VIII | 2,500 | 0 |
1993 | August 8, 1993 | 7.8 | Guam, Offshore | 59.3 | IX | 0 | 71 |
1994 | October 5, 1994 | 8.3 | Russia, Kuril Islands | 3.0 | IX | 12 | 1,742 |
1995 | July 30, 1995 | 8.0 | Chile, Antofagasta | 30.5 | VII | 3 | 59 |
1996 | February 17, 1996 | 8.2 | Indonesia, Biak | 11.5 | VIII | 166 | 423 |
1997 | December 5, 1997[65] | 7.8 | Russia, Kamchatka Peninsula | 23.5 | VIII | 0 | 0 |
1998 | March 25, 1998 | 8.1 | Antarctica, Balleny Islands | 10.0 | – | 0 | 0 |
1999 | September 21, 1999 | 7.7 | Taiwan, Nantou County | 15.5 | IX | 2,444 | 11,305 |
2000 | November 16, 2000 | 8.0 | Papua New Guinea, New Ireland | 13.0 | VII | 2 | 0 |
2001 | June 23, 2001 | 8.4 | Peru, Arequipa | 33.0 | VIII | 145 | 2,713 |
2002 | November 3, 2002 | 7.9 | United States, Alaska | 4.2 | IX | 0 | 1 |
2003 | September 26, 2003 | 8.3 | Japan, Hokkaidō | 23.5 | IX | 0 | 849 |
2004 | December 26, 2004 | 9.2–9.3 | Indonesia, Sumatra | 10.0 | IX | 227,898 | 125,000 |
2005 | March 28, 2005 | 8.6 | Indonesia, Simeulue | 21.0 | IX | 1313 | 300 |
2006 | November 15, 2006 | 8.3 | Russia, Kuril Islands | 10.0 | VI | 0 | 1 |
2007 | September 12, 2007 | 8.4 | Indonesia, Sumatra | 34.0 | VIII | 23 | 0 |
2008 | May 12, 2008 | 7.9 | China, Sichuan | 19.0 | XI | 87,587 | 374,177 |
2009 | September 29, 2009 | 8.1 | Samoa, Offshore | 18.0 | VII | 189 | 7 |
2010 | February 27, 2010 | 8.8 | Chile, Concepción | 22.9 | IX | 550 | 12,000 |
2011 | March 11, 2011 | 9.0–9.1 | Japan, Honshu | 29.0 | IX | 19,747 | 6,000 |
2012 | April 11, 2012 | 8.6 | Indonesia, Indian Ocean | 20.0 | VII | 10 | 12 |
2013 | May 24, 2013 | 8.3 | Russia, Sea of Okhotsk | 598.1 | VI | 0 | 0 |
2014 | April 1, 2014 | 8.2 | Chile, Iquique | 25.0 | VIII | 6 | 9 |
2015 | September 16, 2015 | 8.3 | Chile, Coquimbo | 22.4 | IX | 21 | 34 |
2016 | December 17, 2016 | 7.9 | Papua New Guinea, New Ireland | 94.5 | VII | 0 | 0 |
2017 | September 7, 2017 | 8.2 | Mexico, Chiapas | 47.4 | IX | 98 | 250 |
2018 | August 19, 2018 | 8.2 | Fiji, offshore | 600.0 | V | 0 | 0 |
2019 | May 26, 2019 | 8.0 | Peru, Loreto | 122.6 | VIII | 2 | 0 |
2020 | July 22, 2020 | 7.8 | United States, Alaska Peninsula offshore | 28.0 | VII | 0 | 0 |
2021 | July 28, 2021 | 8.2 | United States, Alaska Peninsula offshore | 32.2 | VII | 0 | 0 |
2022 | September 11, 2022 | 7.6 | Papua New Guinea, Morobe | 61.4 | VIII | 21 | 42 |
September 19, 2022 | Mexico, Michoacán | 25.5 | VIII | 2 | 35 | ||
2023 | February 6, 2023 | 7.8 | Turkey, Southeastern Anatolia | 17.9 | XII | 59,488–62,013 | 121,704 |
2024 | January 1, 2024 | 7.5 | Japan, Ishikawa | 10.0 | X | 412 | 1,339 |
This is the top ten major earthquakes by the dollar value of property (public and private) losses directly attributable to the earthquake.
Rank | Event | Location | Magnitude | Property damage |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami | Japan | 9.1 | $360 billion[178][179] |
2 | 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake | Japan | 6.9 | $200 billion[180] |
3 | 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes | Turkey Syria |
7.8 | $163.6 billion[181][182] |
4 | 2008 Sichuan earthquake | China | 7.9 | $150 billion[183] |
5 | 2011 Christchurch earthquake | New Zealand | 6.3 | $40 billion[184] |
6 | 2004 Chūetsu earthquake | Japan | 6.6 | $28 billion[185][186] |
7 | 2011 Sikkim earthquake | India | 6.9 | $22.3 billion[187] |
8 | 1999 İzmit earthquake | Turkey | 7.6 | $20 billion[185] |
9 | 2009 L'Aquila earthquake | Italy | 6.3 | $16 billion[188] |
10 | 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes | Italy | 6.1 | $15.8 billion[189] |
The 50 most studied earthquakes according to the International Seismological Centre (ISC), based on a count of scientific papers (mostly in English) that discuss that earthquake. The "Event #" is linked to the ISC Event Bibliography for that event.
Rank | Event origin time | ISC Event # | Papers | ISC code | Event |
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1 | 2011-03-11 05:46:23 | 16461282 | 2069 | TOHOKU2011 | 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami |
2 | 2008-05-12 06:28:00 | 13228121 | 1706 | WENCHUAN2008 | 2008 Sichuan earthquake |
3 | 2004-12-26 00:58:52 | 7453151 | 967 | SUMATRA2004 | 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami |
4 | 1999-09-20 17:47:16 | 1718616 | 771 | CHI-CHI1999 | 1999 Jiji earthquake |
5 | 1995-01-16 20:46:51 | 124708 | 558 | SHYOGO1995 | Great Hanshin earthquake |
6 | 2010-02-27 06:34:13 | 14340585 | 551 | MAULE2010 | 2010 Chile earthquake |
7 | 1994-01-17 12:30:54 | 189275 | 548 | NORTHRIDGE1994 | 1994 Northridge earthquake |
8 | 2009-04-06 01:32:42 | 13438018 | 525 | LAQUILA2009 | 2009 L'Aquila earthquake |
9 | 1989-10-18 00:04:14 | 389808 | 520 | LOMAPRIETA1989 | 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake |
10 | 2015-04-25 06:11:26 | 607208674 | 516 | GORKHA2015 | April 2015 Nepal earthquake |
11 | 1992-06-28 11:57:35 | 289086 | 440 | LANDERS1992 | 1992 Landers earthquake |
12 | 1999-08-17 00:01:38 | 1655218 | 428 | IZMIT1999 | 1999 İzmit earthquake |
13 | 2016-04-15 16:25:06 | 610289055 | 366 | KUMAMOTO2016 | 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes |
14 | 2013-04-20 00:02:47 | 607304721 | 342 | ALASKA1964 | 2013 Lushan earthquake |
15 | 1964-03-28 03:36:13 | 869809 | 333 | LUSHAN2013 | 1964 Alaska earthquake |
16 | 1960-05-22 19:11:20 | 879136 | 290 | VALDIVIA1960 | 1960 Valdivia earthquake |
17 | 2023-02-06 01:17:34 | 625613033 | 277 | TURKYIE-SYRIA2023 | 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes |
18 | 2016-08-24 01:36:33 | 611462212 | 259 | AMATRICE2016 | August 2016 Central Italy earthquake |
19 | 2010-09-03 16:35:46 | 15155483 | 257 | DARFIELD2010 | 2010 Canterbury earthquake |
20 | 2001-01-26 03:16:40 | 1763683 | 256 | BHUJ2001 | 2001 Gujarat earthquake |
21 | 1985-09-19 13:17:50 | 516095 | 253 | MEXICOCITY1985 | 1985 Mexico City earthquake |
22 | 2022-01-15 04:14:45 | 621831271 | 252 | HUNGATONGAHUNGAAPAI2022 | 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami |
23 | 2016-11-13 11:02:59 | 615035032 | 251 | KAIKOURA2016 | 2016 Kaikōura earthquake |
24 | 1971-02-09 14:00:40 | 787038 | 244 | SANFERNANDO1971 | 1971 San Fernando earthquake |
25 | 1976-07-27 19:42:53 | 711732 | 235 | TANGSHAN1976 | 1976 Tangshan earthquake |
26 | 2003-09-25 19:50:07 | 7134409 | 221 | TOKACHI-OKI2003 | 2003 Tokachi earthquake |
27 | 2019-07-06 03:19:55 | 616203758 | 221 | RIDGECREST2019B | 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes |
28 | 1980-11-23 18:34:52 | 635924 | 212 | IRPINIA1980 | 1980 Irpinia earthquake |
29 | 2004-10-23 08:55:58 | 7421058 | 205 | MID-NIIGATA2004 | 2004 Chūetsu earthquake |
30 | 2012-05-20 02:03:53 | 601025379 | 205 | EMILIA2012A | 2012 Northern Italy earthquakes |
31 | 2011-02-21 23:51:42 | 16168897 | 204 | CHRISTCHURCH2011 | 2011 Christchurch earthquake |
32 | 1976-05-06 20:00:12 | 713583 | 199 | FRIULI1976 | 1976 Friuli earthquake |
33 | 2005-03-28 16:09:35 | 7486110 | 197 | NIAS2005 | 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake |
34 | 2004-09-28 17:15:24 | 7406045 | 197 | PARKFIELD2004 | Parkfield earthquake |
35 | 2023-02-06 10:24:50 | 625614289 | 195 | TURKYIE-SYRIA2023A | 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes |
36 | 2016-10-30 06:40:19 | 609624987 | 194 | NORCIA2016 | October 2016 Central Italy earthquakes |
37 | 1923-09-01 02:58:35 | 911526 | 193 | KANTO1923 | 1923 Great Kantō earthquake |
34 | 1999-10-16 09:46:45 | 1643776 | 184 | HECTOR-MINE1999 | 1999 Hector Mine earthquake |
35 | 2005-10-08 03:50:37 | 7703077 | 181 | KASHMIR2005 | 2005 Kashmir earthquake |
38 | 2017-08-08 13:19:49 | 610874246 | 178 | JUIZHAIGOU2017 | 2017 Jinghe earthquake |
39 | 2001-11-14 09:26:12 | 2331800 | 176 | KUNLUN2001 | 2001 Kunlun earthquake |
40 | 2015-09-16 22:54:30 | 611531714 | 175 | ILLAPEL2015 | 2015 Illapel earthquake |
41 | 2014-04-01 23:46:47 | 610102185 | 167 | IQUIQUE2014 | 2014 Iquique earthquake |
42 | 2021-05-21 18:04:13 | 620437814 | 166 | MADUO2021 | 2021 Maduo earthquake |
43 | 1979-10-15 23:16:57 | 657282 | 165 | IMPERIAL1979 | 1979 Imperial Valley earthquake |
44 | 2002-11-03 22:12:41 | 6123395 | 164 | DENALI2002 | 2002 Denali earthquake |
45 | 1999-11-12 16:57:19 | 1650092 | 162 | DUZCE1999 | 1999 Düzce earthquake |
46 | 2010-04-04 22:40:43 | 600257057 | 158 | EL-MAYOR-CUCAPAH2010 | 2010 Baja California earthquake |
47 | 2019-07-04 17:33:50 | 616217956 | 158 | RIDGECREST2019A | 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes |
48 | 2010-01-12 21:53:10 | 14226221 | 157 | HAITI2010 | 2010 Haiti earthquake |
Modified from figure 2, "The most studied events", at the ISC's Overview of the ISC Event Bibliography.
International Seismological Centre. Event Bibliography. Thatcham, United Kingdom. 2018.
1556年我国陕西的华县8级大地震,共死亡约83万人,但实际上其中70多万人死于其后的瘟疫和饥荒。
1556年陕西发生大地震,当时死亡10万人,而第2年发生大瘟疫,却死亡70多万人 [100,000 died in 1556, while a plague struck the subsequent year and led to a further death of 700,000-odd.]
实则直接死于地震的只有十数万人,其余70余万人均死于瘟疫和饥荒 [Actually, direct deaths from earthquake amount to 100,000-odd, the remaining 700,000-odd died from plagues and famine]