World’s Earthquakes Worldwide By Magnitude
Largest Earthquakes Worldwide
In Terms of Magnitude
(updated for Feb. 2010 Chile Earthquake)
1.
Chile
May 22, 1960
Magnitude: 9.5
2.
Prince William Sound, Alaska
March 28, 1964
Magnitude: 9.2
3.
Aleutian Islands
March 9, 1957
Magnitude: 9.1
4.
Kamchatka, Russia
Nov. 4, 1952
Magnitude: 9.0
5.
Sumatra, Indonesia
Dec. 26, 2004
Magnitude: 9.0
6.
Ecuador
Jan. 31, 1906
Magnitude: 8.8
Chile
February 27, 2010
Magnitude: 8.8
7.
Aleutian Islands
Feb. 4, 1965
Magnitude: 8.7
8.
Sumatra, Indonesia
March 28, 2005
Magnitude: 8.7
9.
India-China border
Aug. 15, 1950
Magnitude: 8.6
10.
Kamchatka, Russia
Feb. 3, 1923
Magnitude: 8.5
Posted by The Editor on 02/27 at 11:01 AM
