List of the largest earthquakes of the history

DateLocationMagnitudeDead / Damages
Sept. 2023Marrakech - Morocco6.82 946 dead
Feb. 2023Turkey and Syria7.821 700 dead (17 134 in Turkey and 3 162 in Syria)
Marc. 2011Japan9.118 500 dead
Jan. 2010Haiti7200 000 dead in Haiti
May. 2008Sichuan - China7.987 000 dead in Sichuan (southwest China)
Oct.2005Cashmere - Pakistan7.673 000 dead
Dec. 2004Sumatra - Indonesia9.1230 000 dead in Southeast Asia, including 170 000 in Indonesia
Dec. 2003Bam - Iran6.328 000 dead, 30 000 injured
May. 2003Boumerdes - Algeria6.72 200 dead
Sept. 1999Taiwan7.62 500 dead
Aug, 1999Izmit - Turkey7.417 000 dead, 44 000 injured
Feb. 1998Afghanistan63 000 dead
May. 1998Afghanistan6.95 000 dead
Jan. 1995Kobe - Japan7.26 400 dead, 250 000 collapsed buildings
Sept.1993India6.37 600 dead, 16 000 injured
Dec. 1992Flores - Philippines7.52 000 dead
Jun. 1990Iran7.340 000 dead
Jul. 1990Philippines7.72 600 dead
Sept. 1985Mexico8.110 000 dead
Oct. 1983Turkey6.81 330 dead
Dec. 1982North-Yemen62 000 dead
Jun, 1981Iran6.73 000 dead
Oct. 1980El Asnam - Algeria7.23 000 dead
Nov. 1980South of Italy6.85 000 dead
Sept. 1978Tabas - Iran7.715 000 dead
Jul. 1976Tangshan - China7.8250 000 dead
1976New Guinea7.16 000 dead
Feb. 1976Guatemala7.526 000 dead
Nov. 1976Turkey7.37 000 dead
May. 1970Ancash - Peru7.854 000 dead
Aug. 1968Khorassan - Iran7.410 500 dead
Sept. 1962Qavzin - Iran712 000 dead
Feb. 1960Agadir -Morocco5.815 000 dead
May. 1960Chile8.85 700 dead
Sept. 1954El Asnam - Algeria6.71 450 dead
Jan. 1939Conception - Chile8.325 000 dead
Dec. 1939Erzincan - Turkey825 000 dead
May. 1935Quetta - Pakistan7.560 000 dead
May. 1927Nanchang - China8200 000 dead
Sept. 1923Tokyo & Yokohama - Japan7.9100 000 dead
Dec. 1920Gansu - China8.5180 000 dead
Dec. 1908Messine - Italy7.584 000 dead
Apr. 1905Kangra - India-20 000 dead
1857Naples & Salerne - Italy-12 000 dead
1812Caracas - Venezuela-Destruction of Caracas - 12 000 dead
1797Peru-40 000 dead
1783Calabre - Italy-50 000 dead
1759Baalbek - Lebanon-20 000 dead
1755Lisbon - Portugal-60 000 dead, 9 000 collapsed buildings
1754Le Caire - Egypte6.640 000 dead
1727Tabriz - Turkey-77 000 dead
1716Algiers - Algeria-20 000 dead
1703Tokyo - Japan-200 000 dead
1556China-More than 830 000 dead
1555Srinagar - India-60 000 dead
1356Basel - Switzerland-Destruction of Basel and the 80 castles in the surroundings
1302Alexandria - Egypt-Destruction of the headlight of Pharos
1138Aleppo - Syria-230 000 dead
856Damghan - Iran7.9200 000 dead in Damghan, capital of the medieval province of Qumis
557Byzance-Damaging of the big Holy church Sophie
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