Biggest Earthquakes Worldwide [Since 1917]

2.5+ Magnitude, Last 7 Days
Note: New earthquakes can take up to 30 minutes to appear as the USGS collects the necessary seismic data from around the world.
Earthquakes
65 Years Ago #1
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ 1960 Great Chilean (Valdivia Earthquake)
location pin icon-38.14 / -73.41ruler icon25.00 km / 15.53 mi
9.5
61 Years Ago #2
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ The 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska
location pin icon60.91 / -147.34ruler icon25.00 km / 15.53 mi
9.2
20 Years Ago #3
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ 2004 Sumatra - Andaman Islands
location pin icon3.29 / 95.98ruler icon30.00 km / 18.64 mi
9.1
14 Years Ago #4
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต 2011 Great Tohoku, Japan
location pin icon38.30 / 142.37ruler icon29.00 km / 18.02 mi
9.1
72 Years Ago #5
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ 89 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
location pin icon52.62 / 159.78ruler icon21.60 km / 13.42 mi
9.0
119 Years Ago #6
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ 1906 Ecuador-Colombia
location pin icon0.95 / -79.37ruler icon20.00 km / 12.43 mi
8.8
15 Years Ago #7
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ 36 km WNW of Quirihue, Chile
location pin icon-36.12 / -72.90ruler icon22.90 km / 14.23 mi
8.8
60 Years Ago #8
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
location pin icon51.25 / 178.72ruler icon30.30 km / 18.83 mi
8.7
79 Years Ago #9
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 1946 Aleutian Islands (Unimak Island), Alaska
location pin icon53.49 / -162.83ruler icon15.00 km / 9.32 mi
8.6
75 Years Ago #10
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ 1950 Assam-Tibet
location pin icon28.36 / 96.44ruler icon15.00 km / 9.32 mi
8.6
68 Years Ago #11
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 81 km ESE of Adak, Alaska
location pin icon51.50 / -175.63ruler icon25.00 km / 15.53 mi
8.6
20 Years Ago #12
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ 78 km WSW of Singkil, Indonesia
location pin icon2.08 / 97.11ruler icon30.00 km / 18.64 mi
8.6
13 Years Ago #13
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Off the west coast of northern Sumatra
location pin icon2.33 / 93.06ruler icon20.00 km / 12.43 mi
8.6
102 Years Ago #14
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ 94 km ENE of Vallenar, Chile
location pin icon-28.29 / -69.85ruler icon70.00 km / 43.50 mi
8.5
87 Years Ago #15
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ 141 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia
location pin icon-5.04 / 131.61ruler icon25.00 km / 15.53 mi
8.5
61 Years Ago #16
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ 132 km ESE of Kurilโ€™sk, Russia
location pin icon44.87 / 149.48ruler icon35.00 km / 21.75 mi
8.5
102 Years Ago #17
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ 121 km ESE of Milโ€™kovo, Russia
location pin icon54.49 / 160.47ruler icon15.00 km / 9.32 mi
8.4
92 Years Ago #18
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต 1933 Sanriku (Sanriku-oki), Japan
location pin icon39.21 / 144.59ruler icon15.00 km / 9.32 mi
8.4
24 Years Ago #19
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช 6 km SSW of Atico, Peru
location pin icon-16.27 / -73.64ruler icon33.00 km / 20.51 mi
8.4
17 Years Ago #20
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ 122 km SW of Bengkulu, Indonesia
location pin icon-4.44 / 101.37ruler icon34.00 km / 21.13 mi
8.4
120 Years Ago #21
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ 121 km WNW of Tosontsengel, Mongolia
location pin icon49.29 / 96.84ruler icon15.00 km / 9.32 mi
8.3
48 Years Ago #22
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ 265 km SW of Waingapu, Indonesia
location pin icon-11.16 / 118.38ruler icon25.00 km / 15.53 mi
8.3
119 Years Ago #23
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
location pin icon51.85 / 178.18ruler icon110.00 km / 68.35 mi
8.3
107 Years Ago #24
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ 75 km SSW of Malisbeng, Philippines
location pin icon5.54 / 123.99ruler icon20.00 km / 12.43 mi
8.3
78 Years Ago #25
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต 68 km S of Shing?, Japan
location pin icon33.12 / 135.91ruler icon15.00 km / 9.32 mi
8.3