The Biggest Earthquakes Ever
There have been: (M1.5 or greater)
- 83 earthquakes in the past 24 hours
- 834 earthquakes in the past 7 days
- 3,872 earthquakes in the past 30 days
- 49,057 earthquakes in the past 365 days
The biggest earthquakes:
-
this week: 6.6 in Southeast Indian Ridge
Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
8.3 magnitude earthquake
2003-09-25 19:50:06 UTC
at 19:50
September 25, 2003 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 41.815, 143.91
134.2 km from
Kushiro
(83.2 miles)
Depth: 27 km
Illapel, Coquimbo, Chile
8.3 magnitude earthquake
2015-09-16 22:54:32 UTC
at 22:54
September 16, 2015 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -31.57, -71.67
47.2 km from
Illapel
(29.2 miles)
Depth: 22 km
Illapel, Coquimbo, Chile
8.3 magnitude earthquake
2015-09-16 22:54:32 UTC
at 22:54
September 16, 2015 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -31.573, -71.674
48.2 km from
Illapel
(30.2 miles)
Depth: 22 km
Esso, Kamtsjatka, Russia
8.3 magnitude earthquake
2013-05-24 05:44:48 UTC
at 05:44
May 24, 2013 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 54.892, 153.221
366.2 km from
Esso
(227.2 miles)
Depth: 598 km
Sand Point, Alaska, United States
8.2 magnitude earthquake
2021-07-29 06:15:47 UTC
at 06:15
July 29, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 55.325, -157.841
168.2 km from
Sand Point
(104.2 miles)
Depth: 32 km
Levuka, Eastern, Fiji
8.2 magnitude earthquake
2018-08-19 00:19:37 UTC
at 00:19
August 19, 2018 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -18.178, -178.111
268.2 km from
Levuka
(167.2 miles)
Depth: 563 km
La Ligua, Valparaíso, Chile
8.2 magnitude earthquake
1906-08-17 00:40:04 UTC
at 00:40
August 17, 1906 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -32.4, -71.4
16.2 km from
La Ligua
(10.2 miles)
Depth: 35 km
Opotiki, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
8.2 magnitude earthquake
1917-05-01 18:26:20 UTC
at 18:26
May 01, 1917 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -31.08, -176.461
959.2 km from
Opotiki
(596.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Hualian, Taiwan, Taiwan
8.2 magnitude earthquake
1920-06-05 04:21:35 UTC
at 04:21
June 05, 1920 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 23.684, 121.986
50.2 km from
Hualian
(31.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Huaura, Lima, Peru
8.2 magnitude earthquake
1940-05-24 16:33:59 UTC
at 16:33
May 24, 1940 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -11.094, -77.487
12.2 km from
Huaura
(7.2 miles)
Depth: 45 km
San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile
8.2 magnitude earthquake
1950-12-09 21:38:51 UTC
at 21:38
December 09, 1950 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -23.977, -67.912
121.2 km from
San Pedro de Atacama
(75.2 miles)
Depth: 113 km
Metlakatla, Alaska, United States
8.2 magnitude earthquake
1949-08-22 04:01:18 UTC
at 04:01
August 22, 1949 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 53.673, -133.015
187.2 km from
Metlakatla
(116.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan
8.2 magnitude earthquake
1968-05-16 00:49:02 UTC
at 00:49
May 16, 1968 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 40.86, 143.435
168.2 km from
Hachinohe
(104.2 miles)
Depth: 29 km
Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
8.2 magnitude earthquake
1965-01-24 00:11:17 UTC
at 00:11
January 24, 1965 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -2.608, 125.952
275.2 km from
Ambon
(171.2 miles)
Depth: 20 km
Bluff, Southland, New Zealand
8.2 magnitude earthquake
1989-05-23 10:54:46 UTC
at 10:54
May 23, 1989 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -52.341, 160.568
851.2 km from
Bluff
(528.2 miles)
Depth: 10 km
Biak, Papua, Indonesia
8.2 magnitude earthquake
1996-02-17 05:59:30 UTC
at 05:59
February 17, 1996 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -0.891, 136.952
101.2 km from
Biak
(63.2 miles)
Depth: 33 km
Reyes, El Beni, Bolivia
8.2 magnitude earthquake
1994-06-09 00:33:16 UTC
at 00:33
June 09, 1994 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -13.841, -67.553
55.2 km from
Reyes
(34.2 miles)
Depth: 631 km
Sinabang, Aceh, Indonesia
8.2 magnitude earthquake
2012-04-11 10:43:10 UTC
at 10:43
April 11, 2012 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 0.802, 92.463
473.2 km from
Sinabang
(294.2 miles)
Depth: 25 km
Iquique, Tarapacá, Chile
8.2 magnitude earthquake
2014-04-01 23:46:47 UTC
at 23:46
April 01, 2014 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -19.61, -70.769
94.2 km from
Iquique
(58.2 miles)
Depth: 25 km
Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
8.1 magnitude earthquake
2021-08-12 18:35:20 UTC
at 18:35
August 12, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -58.416, -25.321
831.2 km from
Grytviken
(516.2 miles)
Depth: 48 km
‘Ohonua, ʻEua, Tonga
8.1 magnitude earthquake
2021-03-04 19:28:32 UTC
at 19:28
March 04, 2021 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -29.735, -177.282
959.2 km from
‘Ohonua
(596.2 miles)
Depth: 26 km
El Palmarcito, Chiapas, Mexico
8.1 magnitude earthquake
2017-09-08 04:49:21 UTC
at 04:49
September 08, 2017 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 15.068, -93.715
71.2 km from
El Palmarcito
(44.2 miles)
Depth: 69 km
Biak, Papua, Indonesia
8.1 magnitude earthquake
1914-05-26 14:22:47 UTC
at 14:22
May 26, 1914 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -1.829, 136.943
119.2 km from
Biak
(74.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Ishigaki, Okinawa, Japan
8.1 magnitude earthquake
1910-04-12 00:22:24 UTC
at 00:22
April 12, 1910 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 25.911, 123.973
174.2 km from
Ishigaki
(108.2 miles)
Depth: 235 km
Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan
8.1 magnitude earthquake
1923-09-01 02:58:35 UTC
at 02:58
September 01, 1923 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 35.413, 139.298
1.2 km from
Isehara
(1.2 miles)
Near S. Coast Of Honshu, Japan
Depth: 15 km
Isangel, Tafea, Vanuatu
8.1 magnitude earthquake
1920-09-20 14:39:03 UTC
at 14:39
September 20, 1920 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -20.088, 168.523
98.2 km from
Isangel
(60.2 miles)
Depth: 25 km
Neiafu, Vava‘u, Tonga
8.1 magnitude earthquake
1919-04-30 07:17:17 UTC
at 07:17
April 30, 1919 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -18.352, -172.515
158.2 km from
Neiafu
(98.2 miles)
Depth: 25 km
Kuril’sk, Hokkaido, Japan
8.1 magnitude earthquake
1918-09-07 17:16:23 UTC
at 17:16
September 07, 1918 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 46.737, 150.653
272.2 km from
Kuril’sk
(169.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Las Primaveras [Invernadero], Jalisco, Mexico
8.1 magnitude earthquake
1932-06-03 10:36:56 UTC
at 10:36
June 03, 1932 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at 19.786, -103.784
11.2 km from
Las Primaveras [Invernadero]
(7.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km
Grytviken, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
8.1 magnitude earthquake
1929-06-27 12:47:13 UTC
at 12:47
June 27, 1929 UTC
Location:
Epicenter at -55.342, -29.434
469.2 km from
Grytviken
(292.2 miles)
Depth: 15 km