Lists of earthquakes

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The following is a list of earthquake lists, and of top earthquakes by magnitude and fatalities.

Video Lists of earthquakes

Lists by period

• Before 1901
• 1901-2000
• 2001-present

Maps Lists of earthquakes

Lists by country

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Lists by region

• Caribbean
• Levant
• South Asia

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Largest earthquakes by magnitude

Listed below are all known earthquakes an estimated magnitude of 8.5 or above on the moment magnitude (what the popular media term the Richter magnitude scale).

This list is biased towards recent years due to development and widespread deployment of seismometers. Also, records that were detailed enough to make magnitude estimates (est.) were not generally available before 1900.

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Largest earthquakes by country

• This list is a work in progress. Information is likely to be changed.
• Please note, multiple countries could have the same earthquake listed, such as the 1906 Ecuador-Colombia earthquake being listed for both Ecuador and Colombia.
• Unless otherwise noted, magnitudes are reported on the Moment magnitude scale (M_w).

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Costliest earthquakes

This is a list or major earthquakes by the dollar value of property (public and private) losses directly attributable to the earthquake. Rank values are assigned based on inflation-adjusted comparison of property damage in US dollars. Wherever possible, indirect and socioeconomic losses are excluded. Please note that damage estimates for particular earthquakes may vary through time as more data becomes available.

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Deadliest earthquakes

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See also

• List of deadly earthquakes since 1900
• List of natural disasters by death toll#Earthquakes
• Lists of earthquakes by year

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References

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External links

• Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC)
• IRIS Seismic Monitor, Recent earthquakes around the world
• Recent New Zealand earthquakes
• SeismoArchives, Seismogram Archives of Significant Earthquakes of the World
• USGS list of earthquakes magnitude 6.0 and greater sorted by magnitude
• Database for the damage of world earthquake, ancient period (3000 BC) to year of 2006--Building Research Institute (Japan) (?????)
• Largest Earthquakes in the World Since 1900

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