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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.
The following is a list of significant earthquakes from 2021–2030, listing earthquakes of magnitude 7 and above, or which caused human fatalities. Deaths due to earthquake-caused tsunamis are included.
A major earthquake measuring 7.4 hit Taiwan early Wednesday, killing 9 and injuring at least 1,000. A 7.4 earthquake is exponentially more destructive than the 4.8 quake that struck central New ...
Throughout the year, earthquakes killed 593 people, making 2024 the least deadliest year for earthquakes since 2020. The vast majority of the year's fatalities were attributed to a M w 7.5 earthquake that struck the west coast of Honshu in Japan immediately after 2024 began, which was also the strongest event of the year and the deadliest in ...
The list incorporates high-quality earthquake source (i.e., origin time, location and earthquake magnitude) and fatality information from several sources. Earthquake locations are taken from the Centennial Catalog [ 1 ] and the updated Engdahl, van der Hilst and Buland earthquake catalog, [ 2 ] which is complete to December 2005.
According to the USGS, "ShakeMaps provide near-real-time maps of ground motion and shaking intensity following significant earthquakes. These maps are used by federal, state, and local organizations, both public and private, for post-earthquake response and recovery, public and scientific information, as well as for preparedness exercises and ...
see April 2011 Fukushima earthquake: 37.007 140.477 4 7.1 M w (USGS) Centred 36 km west of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 13.1 km. [14] May 11, 2011 16:47 Spain see 2011 Lorca earthquake: 37.699 -1.673 9 5.1 M w (USGS) Centred 50 km SW of Murcia, Spain, at a depth of 1 km. [15] May 19, 2011 20:15 Western Turkey see 2011 Kütahya earthquake ...
M w [36] Foreshock to the next earthquake on 22 May. 1960 Concepción earthquakes: 22 May 1960 15:11 (local time) Valdivia, Chile: 6,000 9.5 M w [37] 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 [38] One of the largest earthquake in ...