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A pie chart comparing the seismic moment release of the three largest earthquakes for the hundred-year period from 1906 to 2005 with that for all earthquakes of magnitudes <6, 6 to 7, 7 to 8, and >8 for the same period. The 2011 Japan quake would be roughly similar to Sumatra. Earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 and greater from 1900 to 2018.
Earthquake December 27 1940 1,000 1940 Vrancea earthquake: Romania November 10 1941 1,200 1941 Jabal Razih earthquake: Yemen January 11 1942 61,000 1942 West Bengal cyclone: India Tropical cyclone October 14 – 18 1943 2,824-5,000 1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake: Turkey Earthquake November 27 1944 10,000 1944 San Juan earthquake: Argentina ...
Pages in category "Lists of earthquakes by country" The following 82 pages are in this category, out of 82 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Lists of earthquakes by country (2 C, 82 P) + Megathrust earthquakes by country (16 C) Seismic zones by country (7 C, 1 P) A. Earthquakes in Afghanistan (25 P)
The 2021 Haiti earthquake was the country's largest earthquake in its modern history. The June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake caused severe destruction and many villages were destroyed. The 2022 West Java earthquake killed hundreds and destroyed tens of thousands of houses, despite its moderate magnitude.
March 10, 2011 04:58 Myanmar–China border region see 2011 Yunnan earthquake: 24.727 97.597 26 5.5 M w (USGS) Centred 95 km SE of Myitkyina, Myanmar, at a depth of 10 km. Most damage took place in China. [8] March 11, 2011 05:46 Near the east coast of Honshu, Japan see 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami: 38.297 142.372 18,184 dead 2,668 ...
Earthquake source parameters in the EM-DAT are often absent, incomplete, or erroneous. Consequently, several events may be missed in the automated catalog associations. Furthermore, where the impact of an earthquake spans political boundaries, database entries are often subdivided by country.
M w [40] The largest earthquake in recorded history. 1960 Valdivia earthquake: 13 October 1963 15:17 (local time) Kuril Islands, USSR (present-day Russia) 0 8.5 M w [41] One of the largest earthquake in recorded history. 1963 Kuril Islands earthquake: 4 November 1963 10:17 (local time) Banda Sea, Indonesia: 0 8.1 M w [42] 27 March 1964 17:36 ...