World’s biggest earthquakes

The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula is tied as the sixth strongest ever recorded

LARGEST EARTHQUAKES BY MAGNITUDEValdivia
Alaska
Sumatra
Tohoku
Kamchatka
Kamchatka
Biobío
Esmeraldas
Alaska
Assam-Tibet
Chile
United States
Indonesia
Japan
Russia
Russia
Chile
Ecuador
United States
India-China
May 22, 1960
March 28, 1964
December 26, 2004
March 11, 2011
November 4, 1952
July 29, 2025
February 27, 2010
January 31, 1906
February 4, 1965
August 15, 1950
9.5
9.2
9.1
9.1
9.0
8.8
8.8
8.8
8.7
8.6
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
PACIFIC OCEAN
ATLANTIC OCEAN
INDIAN OCEAN
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Source: U.S. Geological Survey
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