Historic World Earthquakes

Sorted by Country/Region & Date

Selected earthquakes of general historic interest.
All earthquake dates are UTC, not local time.

Afghanistan

• 1965 03 14 - Hindu Kush, Afghanistan - M 7.8
• 1998 02 04 - Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region - M 5.9 Fatalities 2,323
• 1998 05 30 - Afghanistan-Tajikistan Border Region - M 6.6 Fatalities 4,000
• 2002 03 03 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - M 7.4 Fatalities 166
• 2002 03 25 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - M 6.1 Fatalities 1,000
• 2004 04 05 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - M 6.6 Fatalities 3
• 2005 12 12 - Hindu Kush Region, Afghanistan - M 6.5 Fatalities 5
• 2009 10 29 - Hindu Kush region, Afghanistan - M 6.2

Albania

• 2009 09 06 - Albania - M 5.5

Algeria

• 1954 09 09 - Orleansville, Algeria - M 6.8 Fatalities 1,250
• 1965 01 01 - M'Sila, Algeria - M 5.5 Fatalities 4
• 1980 10 10 - El Asnam (formerly Orleansville), Algeria - M 7.7 Fatalities 5,000
• 2003 05 21 - Northern Algeria - M 6.8 Fatalities 2,266
• 2003 05 27 - Northern Algeria - M 5.8 Fatalities 9

Argentina

• 1922 11 11 - Chile-Argentina Border - M 8.5
• 1944 01 15 - San Juan, Argentina - M 7.4 Fatalities 8,000
• 1977 11 23 - San Juan, Argentina - M 7.4
• 1985 01 26 - Mendoza, Argentina - M 6.0
• 2002 06 18 - Chile-Argentina Border Region - M 6.6
• 2006 11 13 - Santiago del Estero, Argentina - M 6.8

Armenia

• 1931 04 27 - Zangezur Mountains, Armenia - Azerbaijan border - M 5.7Fatalities 2,800
• 1988 12 07 - Spitak, Armenia - M 6.8 Fatalities 25,000

Asia Minor

• 1268 - Silicia, Asia Minor Fatalities 60,000

Atlantic Ocean

• 1969 02 28 - Portugal-Morocco area - M 7.8 Fatalities 13
• 2003 08 04 - Scotia Sea - M 7.6
• 2006 01 02 - East of South Sandwich Islands - M 7.4
• 2006 08 20 - Scotia Sea - M 7.0
• 2008 02 08 - Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge - M 6.9
• 2008 02 10 - South Sandwich Islands region - M 6.6
• 2008 02 23 - South Sandwich Islands region - M 6.8
• 2008 06 30 - South Sandwich Islands region - M 7.0

Australia

• 1941 04 29 - Meeberrie, Australia - M 7.2
• 1968 10 14 - Meckering, Australia - M 6.9
• 1988 01 22 - Tennant Creek, Australia - M 6.6
• 1989 12 27 - Newcastle, Australia - M 5.5 Fatalities 13

Azerbaijan

• 1872 01 28 - Samaxi, Azerbaijan - M 5.7 Fatalities 118

Bhutan

• 2009 09 21 - Bhutan - M 6.1 Fatalities 11

Bolivia

• 1994 06 09 - Bolivia - M 8.2 Fatalities 5
• 2005 11 17 - Potosi, Bolivia - M 6.9

Brazil

• 2002 10 12 - Peru-Brazil border region - M 6.9
• 2003 06 20 - Amazonas, Brazil - M 7.1

Canada

• 1638 06 11 - St. Lawrence region
• 1663 02 05 - St. Lawrence Valley region, Quebec, Canada - M 7.0
• 1700 01 26 - Cascadia Subduction Zone - M 9.0
• 1918 12 06 - Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada - M 7.0
• 1925 03 01 - Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada - M 6.3
• 1929 05 26 - South of Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada - M 7.0
• 1929 11 18 - Grand Banks, Nova Scotia, Canada - M 7.3
• 1933 11 20 - Baffin Bay, Canada - M 7.4
• 1935 11 01 - Timiskaming, Quebec, Canada - M 6.2
• 1944 09 05 - Between Massena, New York and Cornwall, Ontario, Canada - M 5.8
• 1946 06 23 - Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada - M 7.3
• 1949 08 22 - Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada - M 8.1
• 1970 06 24 - South of Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada - M 7.0
• 1985 12 23 - Nahanni region, Northwest Territories, Canada - M 6.8
• 1988 11 25 - Saguenay, Quebec, Canada - M 5.9
• 1989 12 25 - Ungava, Quebec, Canada - M 6.0
• 2004 11 02 - Vancouver Island, Canada Region - M 6.7
• 2005 03 06 - St. Lawrence Valley Reg., Quebec, Canada - M 4.9
• 2008 01 05 - Queen Charlotte Islands region - M 6.6
• 2009 11 17 - Queen Charlotte Islands region - M 6.6