Biggest Earthquakes Near North America [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
62 Years Ago #1
🇺🇸 The 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska
location pin icon60.91 / -147.34ruler icon25.00 km / 15.53 mi
9.2
73 Years Ago #2
🇷🇺 89 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
location pin icon52.62 / 159.78ruler icon21.60 km / 13.42 mi
9.0
3 Months Ago #3
🇷🇺 2025 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
location pin icon52.53 / 160.16ruler icon20.69 km / 12.85 mi
8.8
69 Years Ago #4
🇺🇸 81 km ESE of Adak, Alaska
location pin icon51.50 / -175.63ruler icon25.00 km / 15.53 mi
8.6
87 Years Ago #5
🇺🇸 Alaska Peninsula
location pin icon55.18 / -158.18ruler icon35.00 km / 21.75 mi
8.2
4 Years Ago #6
🇺🇸 Alaska Peninsula
location pin icon55.36 / -157.89ruler icon35.00 km / 21.75 mi
8.2
8 Years Ago #7
🇲🇽 Near the coast of Chiapas, Mexico
location pin icon15.02 / -93.90ruler icon47.39 km / 29.45 mi
8.2
93 Years Ago #8
🇲🇽 4 km ENE of Tonaya, Mexico
location pin icon19.80 / -103.93ruler icon35.00 km / 21.75 mi
8.1
76 Years Ago #9
🇺🇸 171 km S of Hydaburg, Alaska
location pin icon53.67 / -133.01ruler icon10.00 km / 6.21 mi
8.0
30 Years Ago #10
🇲🇽 5 km E of El Colomo, Mexico
location pin icon19.05 / -104.20ruler icon33.00 km / 20.51 mi
8.0
3 Months Ago #11
🇷🇺 131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
location pin icon52.21 / 159.98ruler icon73.90 km / 45.92 mi
8.0
40 Years Ago #12
🇲🇽 26 km NW of El Habillal, Mexico
location pin icon18.19 / -102.53ruler icon27.90 km / 17.34 mi
8.0
39 Years Ago #13
🇺🇸 85 km SSW of Atka, Alaska
location pin icon51.52 / -174.78ruler icon33.00 km / 20.51 mi
8.0
3 Months Ago #14
🇷🇺 133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
location pin icon52.20 / 160.00ruler icon74.00 km / 45.98 mi
8.0
97 Years Ago #15
🇲🇽 15 km ESE of San Gabriel Mixtepec, Mexico
location pin icon16.07 / -96.94ruler icon20.00 km / 12.43 mi
8.0
120 Years Ago #16
🇺🇸 The 1906 San Francisco, California
location pin icon37.75 / -122.55ruler icon11.70 km / 7.27 mi
7.9
29 Years Ago #17
🇺🇸 77 km WSW of Adak, Alaska
location pin icon51.56 / -177.63ruler icon33.00 km / 20.51 mi
7.9
23 Years Ago #18
🇺🇸 75 km E of Cantwell, Alaska
location pin icon63.51 / -147.45ruler icon4.20 km / 2.61 mi
7.9
96 Years Ago #19
🇺🇸 93 km NW of Attu Station, Alaska
location pin icon53.44 / 172.20ruler icon20.00 km / 12.43 mi
7.9
125 Years Ago #20
🇺🇸 Kodiak Island region, Alaska
location pin icon58.39 / -152.42ruler icon0.00 km / 0.00 mi
7.9
93 Years Ago #21
🇲🇽 7 km E of Los Tepames, Mexico
location pin icon19.09 / -103.55ruler icon15.00 km / 9.32 mi
7.8
13 Years Ago #22
🇨🇦 206 km SW of Prince Rupert, Canada
location pin icon52.79 / -132.10ruler icon14.00 km / 8.70 mi
7.8
60 Years Ago #23
🇺🇸 76 km E of Nikolski, Alaska
location pin icon52.99 / -167.74ruler icon45.00 km / 27.96 mi
7.8
5 Years Ago #24
🇺🇸 99 km SSE of Perryville, Alaska
location pin icon55.07 / -158.60ruler icon28.00 km / 17.40 mi
7.8
97 Years Ago #25
🇺🇸 234 km SSW of Nikolski, Alaska
location pin icon50.91 / -169.79ruler icon15.00 km / 9.32 mi
7.8

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