Biggest Earthquakes Near North America - Since 1917
A comprehensive real-time tracking of the biggest and strongest earthquakes N. America in the last since 1917.
Biggest Earthquakes in North America
By Magnitude, Last Since 1917
| Map Index | When | Where | Magnitude | Depth (km / mi) | Lat / Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 The 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska | 9.2 | 1723 | 25.00 / 15.53 | 60.91 / -147.34 |
| 2 | 72 Years Ago | 🇷🇺 89 km ESE Of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia | 9.0 | 1246 | 21.60 / 13.42 | 52.62 / 159.78 |
| 3 | 68 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 81 km ESE Of Adak, Alaska | 8.6 | 1138 | 25.00 / 15.53 | 51.50 / -175.63 |
| 4 | 86 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 Alaska Peninsula | 8.2 | 1042 | 35.00 / 21.75 | 55.18 / -158.18 |
| 5 | 7 Years Ago | 🇲🇽 Near The Coast Of Chiapas, Mexico | 8.2 | 2910 | 47.39 / 29.45 | 15.02 / -93.90 |
| 6 | 3 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 Alaska Peninsula | 8.2 | 1252 | 35.00 / 21.75 | 55.36 / -157.89 |
| 7 | 93 Years Ago | 🇲🇽 4 km ENE Of Tonaya, Mexico | 8.1 | 1009 | 35.00 / 21.75 | 19.80 / -103.93 |
| 8 | 39 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 85 km SSW Of Atka, Alaska | 8.0 | 985 | 33.00 / 20.51 | 51.52 / -174.78 |
| 9 | 39 Years Ago | 🇲🇽 26 km NW Of El Habillal, Mexico | 8.0 | 985 | 27.90 / 17.34 | 18.19 / -102.53 |
| 10 | 29 Years Ago | 🇲🇽 5 km E Of El Colomo, Mexico | 8.0 | 985 | 33.00 / 20.51 | 19.05 / -104.20 |
| 11 | 75 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 171 km S Of Hydaburg, Alaska | 8.0 | 985 | 10.00 / 6.21 | 53.67 / -133.01 |
| 12 | 97 Years Ago | 🇲🇽 15 km ESE Of San Gabriel Mixtepec, Mexico | 8.0 | 982 | 20.00 / 12.43 | 16.07 / -96.94 |
| 13 | 119 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 The 1906 San Francisco, California | 7.9 | 960 | 11.70 / 7.27 | 37.75 / -122.55 |
| 14 | 22 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 75 km E Of Cantwell, Alaska | 7.9 | 1750 | 4.20 / 2.61 | 63.51 / -147.45 |
| 15 | 29 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 77 km WSW Of Adak, Alaska | 7.9 | 960 | 33.00 / 20.51 | 51.56 / -177.63 |
| 16 | 95 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 93 km NW Of Attu Station, Alaska | 7.9 | 950 | 20.00 / 12.43 | 53.44 / 172.20 |
| 17 | 124 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 Kodiak Island Region, Alaska | 7.9 | 950 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 58.39 / -152.42 |
| 18 | 118 Years Ago | 🇲🇽 2 km NW Of Teojomulco, Mexico | 7.8 | 936 | 30.00 / 18.64 | 16.61 / -97.25 |
| 19 | 67 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 22 km W Of Elfin Cove, Alaska | 7.8 | 936 | 10.00 / 6.21 | 58.23 / -136.71 |
| 20 | 93 Years Ago | 🇲🇽 7 km E Of Los Tepames, Mexico | 7.8 | 936 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 19.09 / -103.55 |
| 21 | 96 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 234 km SSW Of Nikolski, Alaska | 7.8 | 936 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 50.91 / -169.79 |
| 22 | 12 Years Ago | 🇨🇦 206 km SW Of Prince Rupert, Canada | 7.8 | 1436 | 14.00 / 8.70 | 52.79 / -132.10 |
| 23 | 60 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 76 km E Of Nikolski, Alaska | 7.8 | 936 | 45.00 / 27.96 | 52.99 / -167.74 |
| 24 | 4 Years Ago | 🇺🇸 99 km SSE Of Perryville, Alaska | 7.8 | 1113 | 28.00 / 17.40 | 55.07 / -158.60 |
| 25 | 78 Years Ago | 🇩🇴 16 km NNW Of Miches, Dominican Republic | 7.8 | 926 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 19.12 / -69.10 |