Magnitude 8 and Greater Earthquakes Since 1900
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| Date - UTC - Time | Latitude | Longitude | Magnitude | Fatalities | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2004-12-26 00:58 | 3.295 | 95.982 | 9.1 | 227,898 | off the west coast of northern Sumatra |
| 2. | 2011-03-11 05:46:23 | 38.322 | 142.369 | 9.0 | 28,050 | Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan |
| 3. | 1934-01-15 08:43 | 27.55 | 87.09 | 8.1 | 10,700 | Bihar, India |
| 4. | 1985-09-19 13:17 | 18.190 | -102.533 | 8.0 | 9,500 | Michoacan, Mexico |
| 5. | 1976-08-16 16:11 | 6.292 | 124.090 | 8.0 | 8,000 | Mindanao, Philippines |
| 6. | 1945-11-27 21:57 | 24.5 | 63.0 | 8.0 | 4,000 | off the coast of Pakistan |
| 7. | 1906-08-17 00:40 | -33.0 | -72.0 | 8.2 | 3,882 | Valparaiso, Chile |
| 8. | 1933-03-02 17:31 | 39.22 | 144.62 | 8.4 | 2,990 | Sanriku, Japan |
| 9. | 1960-05-22 19:11 | -38.29 | -73.05 | 9.5 | 1,655 | Chile |
| 10. | 1950-08-15 14:09 | 28.5 | 96.5 | 8.6 | 1,526 | Assam-Tibet |
| 11. | 1946-12-20 19:19 | 32.5 | 134.5 | 8.1 | 1,330 | Nankaido, Japan |
| 12. | 2005-03-28 16:09 | 2.074 | 97.013 | 8.6 | 1,313 | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia |
| 13. | 1944-12-07 04:35 | 33.75 | 136.00 | 8.1 | 1,223 | Tonankai, Japan |
| 14. | 1906-01-31 15:36 | 1.0 | -81.5 | 8.8 | 1,000 | Colombia-Ecuador |
| 15. | 2007-08-15 23:40:57 | -13.386 | -76.603 | 8.0 | 650 | Near the Coast of Central Peru |
| 16. | 1979-12-12 07:59 | 1.598 | -79.358 | 8.1 | 600 | near the coast of Ecuador |
| 17. | 2010-02-27 06:34:14 | -35.846 | -72.719 | 8.8 | 577 | Offshore Maule, Chile |
| 18. | 2009-09-29 17:48:10 | -15.489 | -172.095 | 8.1 | 192 | Samoa Islands region |
| 19. | 1985-03-03 22:47 | -33.135 | -71.871 | 8.0 | 177 | offshore Valparaiso, Chile |
| 20. | 1996-02-17 05:59 | -0.891 | 136.952 | 8.2 | 166 | Irian Jaya region, Indonesia |
| 21. | 1946-04-01 12:28 | 52.75 | -163.50 | 8.1 | 165 | Unimak Islands, Alaska |
| 22. | 1966-10-17 21:41 | -10.807 | -78.684 | 8.1 | 125 | near the coast of central Peru |
| 23. | 1964-03-28 03:36 | 61.02 | -147.65 | 9.2 | 125 | Prince William Sound, Alaska |
| 24. | 1977-08-19 06:08 | -11.085 | 118.464 | 8.3 | 100 | south of Sumbawa, Indonesia |
| 25. | 1946-08-04 17:51 | 19.25 | -69.00 | 8.0 | 100 | Dominican Republic |
| 26. | 1974-10-03 14:21 | -12.254 | -77.524 | 8.1 | 78 | near the coast of central Peru |
| 27. | 2001-06-23 20:33 | -16.264 | -73.641 | 8.4 | 75 | near the coast of southern Peru |
| 28. | 1948-01-24 17:46 | 10.5 | 122.0 | 8.2 | 72 | Panay, Philippines |
| 29. | 1918-08-15 12:18 | 5.653 | 123.563 | 8.0 | 50 | Celebes Sea |
| 30. | 1995-10-09 15:35 | 19.055 | -104.205 | 8.0 | 49 | Near Coast of Jalisco, Mexico |
| 31. | 1968-05-16 00:49 | 40.903 | 143.346 | 8.2 | 47 | off the east coast of Honshu, Japan |
| 32. | 2007-04-01 20:39:58 | -8.466 | 157.043 | 8.1 | 34 | Solomon Islands |
| 33. | 1952-03-04 01:22 | 42.5 | 143.0 | 8.1 | 31 | Hokkaido, Japan region |
| 34. | 1942-08-24 22:50 | -15.0 | -76.0 | 8.2 | 30 | Off the coast of central Peru |
| 35. | 2007-09-12 11:10:26 | -4.438 | 101.367 | 8.5 | 25 | Southern Sumatra, Indonesia |
| 36. | 1943-04-06 16:07 | -30.75 | -72.0 | 8.2 | 18 | off the coast of Coquimbo, Chile |
| 37. | 1911-06-15 14:26 | 28.0 | 130.0 | 8.1 | 12 | Ryukyu Islands, Japan |
| 38. | 1994-10-04 13:22 | 43.773 | 147.321 | 8.3 | 11 | Kuril Islands |
| 39. | 1994-06-09 00:33 | -13.841 | -67.553 | 8.2 | 5 | La Paz, Bolivia |
| 40. | 1931-08-10 21:18 | 47.1 | 89.8 | 8.0 | 5 | northern Xinjiang, China |
| 41. | 1995-07-30 05:11 | -23.340 | -70.294 | 8.0 | 3 | Near Coast of Northern Chile |
| 42. | 2000-11-16 04:54 | -3.980 | 152.169 | 8.0 | 2 | New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea |
| 43. | 1959-05-04 07:15 | 53.351 | 159.645 | 8.2 | 1 | near the east coast of Kamchatka |
South Latitudes and West Longitudes are indicated by NEGATIVE numbers.
Source: USGS NEIC PDE catalog; Data are preliminary.
