EARTHQUAKES DATABASE
365 - 2008
21 July 365 Alexandria hit by Earthquake about 50,000 die
20 May 526 Earthquake kills 250,000 in Antioch, Syria
29 May 526 Antioch struck by Earthquake about 250,000 die
11 October 1138 Earthquake in Aleppo (Syria) 230.000 victims
27 September 1290 Earthquake in Gulf of Chili China, kills 100,000
20 May 1293 Earthquake strikes Kamakura Japan, 30,000 killed
25 January 1348 Earthquake destroys Villach, killing 5,000
18 October 1356 Earthquake in Basel (Switzerland) 300 victims
5 December 1456 Earthquake strikes Naples about 35,000 die
26 January 1531 Lisbon hit by Earthquake about 30,000 die
26 February 1531 Earthquake in Lisbon Spain, kills 20,000-30,000
24 January 1556 Shaaxi China, kills 830,000
6 April 1580 Dover Straits Earthquake (England) estimated 5.9
8 June 1624 Earthquake strikes Peru
30 July 1626 Earthquake hits Naples 10,000 die
1 June 1638 1st earthquake recorded in US, at Plymouth, Mass
13 May 1643 Santiago Chile - kills 1/3 of population
31 March 1651 Great earthquake at Cuzco Peru
6 January 1663 Great earthquake in New England
5 February 1663 Earthquake in Canada
22 December 1689 Heavy earthquake strikes Innsbruck
7 June 1692 Earthquake in Porte Royale, Jamaica, kills 3,000
26 January 1700 Earthquake in Cascadia 9.2
30 December 1703 Tokyo hit by Earthquake about 37,000 die
29 October 1727 Severe earthquake in New England
30 November 1731 Beijing hit by Earthquake about 100,000 die
11 October 1737 kills 300,000 & destroys part of Calcutta India
16 October 1737 Earthquake in Kamchatka 9.3
28 October 1746 Lima & Callao demolished, 18,000 die
8 February 1750 Minor earthquake in London
1 November 1755 Lisbon earthquake kills more than 50,000
31 October 1759 Earthquake in Safed Palestine kills hundred
5 February 1783 Earthquakes ravage Calabria, killing 30,000
4 February 1797 Earthquake in Quito, Ecuador kills 41,000
26 July 1805 Naples/Calabria struck by Earthquake about 26,000 die
16 November 1811 Missouri - Mississippi River flows backwards!
15 December 1811 Earthquake hits New Madrid, Missouri
16 December 1811 8.0 earthquake shakes New Madrid, Missouri
23 January 1812 7.8 New Madrid, Missouri
7 February 1812 8.2 New Madrid, Missouri
26 March 1812 destroys 90% of Caracas about 20,000 die
25 May 1812 destroys Caracas Venezuela
10 August 1822 Antioch Syria, about 20,000 die
28 December 1828 6.8 Echigo Japan, 30,000 killed
20 February 1835 Concepcion, Chile 5,000 die
22 January 1837 Southern Syria kills thousands
11 January 1839 Martinique, destroys half of Port Royal-700 die
16 April 1854 San Salvador destroyed by earthquake
9 January 1857 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif
21 March 1857 Earthquake hits Tokyo about 107,000 die
16 December 1857 Earthquake in Naples, Italy
8 October 1865 Earthquake in Santa Cruz Mountains
13 August 1868 25,000 die & $300m damages (Peru & Ecuador)
21 October 1868 at 7:53 AM, centered in Hayward, Calif
26 March 1872 7.8 earthquake shakes Owens Valley, California
15 June 1876 NE coast of Japan Tsunami, kills 28,000
31 August 1886 Charleston SC, 110 die
23 February 1887 French/Italian Riviera. 2,000 die
4 September 1899 8.3 earthquake shakes Yakutat Bay Alaska
9 October 1900 8.3 earthquake shakes Cape Yakataga, Alaska
10 March 1902 Turkish city of Tochangri
25 October 1902 Santa Maria Guatemala, 6,000 die
4 April 1905 Earthquake in Kangra India, kills 20,000
31 January 1906 Colombia, 8.6 Richter
18 April 1906 8.25 earthquake shakes SF Calif
18 April 1906 SF kills nearly 4,000 & destroys 75% of city
19 April 1906 SF Earthquake ends killing 452
16 August 1906 8.6 Valparaiso Chile, fire kills 20,000
28 December 1908 Earthquake strikes Messina, Italy 80,000 die
28 December 1908 Messina, Italy (nearly 80,000 died)
13 January 1915 Avezzano Italy kills 29,800
3 October 1915 7.8 earthquake shakes Pleasant Valley Nevada
16 December 1920 8.6 Kansu, China. Over 180,000 die
1 September 1923 7.9 Tokyo & Yokohama, kills 142,000
1 September 1924 Kenchoji Rinzai temple in Kamakur Japan
7 March 1927 Tango, Japan 8 on Richter scale
22 May 1927 8.3 earthquake strikes Nan-Shan China, 200,000 killed
2 July 1927 Earthquake hits Palestine
23 July 1930 Earthquake strikes Ariano Italy, 1,500 killed
25 November 1930 - 690 earthquake shocks recorded (Ito Japan)
1 April 1931 Earthquake devastate Managua Nicaragua, kills 2,000
20 November 1932 Earthquake at Uden Netherlands
16 December 1932 Kansu China, 70,000 killed
26 December 1932 kills 70,000 in Kansu China
2 March 1933 Most powerful earthquake in 180 years hit Japan
10 March 1933 Major earthquake in Long Beach, Calif
15 January 1934 8.4 earthquake in India/Nepal, 10,700 die
30 May 1935 Earthquake in Quetta - Balochistan 7.7
11 June 1938 Earthquake in Belgium
10 November 1938 East of Shumagin Islands, Alaska 8.3
24 January 1939 30,000 killed by earthquake in Concepcion Chile
25 January 1939 Chill n Chile, 10,000 killed
26 December 1939 Earthquake in East Anatolia Turkey
27 December 1939 Earthquake in Turkey, about 50,000 die
2 July 1941 Earthquake hits Palestine
21 December 1946 Earthquake in South Japan, kills 1,086
5 August 1949 6.75 Earthquake hits Quito about 6000 die
15 August 1950 8.6 earthquake in India kills 20,000 to 30,000
14 March 1951 Earthquake at Euskirchen, Germany
22 October 1951 Earthquake hits Formosa, 100 killed
21 July 1952 7.8 earthquake shakes Kern County Calif, 14 killed
4 November 1952 +flood strike Kamshatka-South America 9.0
18 March 1953 Earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die
12 August 1953 Heavy earthquake strikes Isotope islands, 435 killed
25 November 1953 Earthquake/tsnunami strike Honshu Japan
1 April 1954 Earthquake/tsunami ravage Aleutians, 200 killed
9 September 1954 Orleansville Algeria: 1,400 killed
9 June 1956 Afghanistan, 400 killed
9 March 1957 8.1 earthquake shakes Andreanof Islands, Alaska
22 March 1957 Earthquake gives SF shakes
24 May 1957 Heavy earthquake strikes Colombia
17 August 1959 Earthquake in Quake Lake 7.5
29 February 1960 Agadir, Morocco, kills 12,000 in 15 sec
3 April 1960 Earthquake at Havre, Belgium
24 April 1960 South Persia, 500 killed
25 June 1960 Earthquake in NE Belgium
1 September 1962 12,000 die in an earthquake in western Iran
26 July 1963 Skopje, Yugoslavia, kills 1,000+
27 March 1964 Alaska, 8.4 on Richter scale, 118 die
28 March 1964 9.2 Prince William Sound, Alaska
29 April 1965 Earthquake hits Seattle 5 die
19 August 1966 Earthquake strikes Varko Turkey: 2,400 killed
14 January 1967 Earthquake in Sicily kills 231
4 September 1967 6.5 earthquake of Kolya Dam India, kills 200
11 December 1967 6.5 earthquake in West India, 170 killed
16 May 1968 Earthquake kills 47 in Japan
1 September 1968 Earthquake destroys Ferdows Persia, 2,000 killed
31 May 1970 At 03:23 PM, Yungay Peru 7.75 (50-70,000 die)
9 February 1971 Earthquake in San Fernando 6.6
10 April 1972 7.0 kills 1/5 of population of Iranian province of Fars
22 December 1972 6.25 Managua Nicaragua, 12,000+ killed
23 December 1972 6.25 central Managua Nicaragua, 10,000 die
28 December 1974 6.3 Pakistan: 5200 killed
6 September 1975 Lice Turkey 3,000 killed
28 December 1975 Pakistan, 4,000 die
4 February 1976 7.5 kills 22,778 in Guatemala & Honduras
17 May 1976 Earthquake in Uzbekistan: 1000's killed
27 July 1976 8.2 Tangshan, kills estimated 240,000 Chinese
28 July 1976 242,000 die in Tientsin-Tangshan (China) 8.2
28 July 1976 8.2 & 7.4 Tangsha, China (240-750,000 die)
17 August 1976 +tidal wave in the Philippines kills up to 8,000
23 August 1976 Heavy earthquake strikes China, 1,000s die
8 February 1977 Earthquake in SF, at 5.0, strongest since 1966
4 March 1977 Earthquake in Romania, kills 1,541
16 September 1978 25,000 die in 7.7 earthquake in Tabar Iran
10 October 1980 4,500 die when 2 earthquakes strikes NW Algeria
23 November 1980 4,800 die in series of earthquakes southern Italy
9 January 1982 5.9 earthquake in New England & Canada
13 December 1982 Earthquake hits Northern Yemen 2,000 die
31 March 1983 Earthquake in Colombia kills some 5,000 people
2 May 1983 6.7 earthquake injures 487 in Coalinga Calif
19 September 1985 12,000 die + 40,000 injured in Mexico (8.1)
22 September 1985 Earthquake strikes Mexico, 2,000 killed
10 October 1986 7.5 San Salvador, El Salvador
6 March 1987 6.8 earthquake hits Ecuador, kills 100
1 October 1987 6 killed by an earthquake measuring 6.1 in LA
20 August 1988 6.5 earthquake strikes India/Nepal, 1,000s killed
8 November 1988 900 die as earthquake hits China
10 November 1988 China 938 victims
7 December 1988 6.9 Armenia, Spitak destroyed, 60,000 killed
7 December 1988 Armenian SSR, 8 on Richter scale (55,000 die)
7 December 1988 Armenia (>25,000 killed, 5,000,000 homeless)
17 October 1989 San Francisco (6.9), kills 67
28 December 1989 Earthquake at Newcastle Australia, 11 die
26 April 1990 126 die in a (6.9) earthquake in China
29 May 1990 An earthquake hit Peru, killing 56
30 May 1990 135 die in a (6.4) earthquake in Peru
30 May 1990 Earthquake hit Peru, killing 135
20 June 1990 40,000-50,000 die in a (7.6) earthquake in Iran
21 June 1990 7.7 Iran about 50,000 die
16 July 1990 400 die in a (7.7) earthquake in Philippines
29 October 1990 30 die in a (5.7) earthquake in Algeria
13 December 1990 Heavy earthquake strikes Sicily, 18 die
1 February 1991 Afghanistan/Pakistan hit by earthquake, 1,200 die
22 April 1991 Earthquake strikes Costa Rica & Panama, kills 95
29 April 1991 Earthquake in Georgia, kills 100
29 June 1991 6.0 earthquake hits southern Calif
20 October 1991 6.1-7.1 Uttar Kashi, India, about 670 die
13 March 1992 570 die in a Turkish earthquake
12 April 1992 Earthquake rocks Germany
13 April 1992 5.5 earthquake hits Netherlands
22 April 1992 6.0 earthquake in California
28 June 1992 2 earthquakes, 7.4 rock California
29 June 1992 2 earthquakes 7.4 hits Southern California
1 July 1992 6.6 Big Bear Valley of Los Angeles
2 September 1992 Nicaragua + floodings 118 die
12 October 1992 5.8 earthquake at Cairo (at least 5O10 die)
18 October 1992 6.6 earthquake hits Colombia with no fatalities
12 December 1992 6.8-7.5 Flores Island (tsunami kills 3,000)
15 January 1993 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan, 2 die
12 July 1993 7.8 earthquake hits Hokkaido Japan, 160 killed
30 September 1993 6.4 earthquake at Latur, India, 28,000 killed
17 January 1994 6.6 Los Angeles killing 60, $30B in damage
22 January 1994 5.5 earthquake strikes Sumatra
16 February 1994 6.5 earthquake strikes SE Sumatra, kills 200
3 June 1994 5.9 earthquake/floods SE Java (150+ killed)
6 June 1994 6.0 +avalanche Toez Colombia (about 1000 killed)
8 June 1994 7.8 earthquake strikes North Bolivia
9 June 1994 5.6 earthquake strikes South-Mexico
18 August 1994 5.6 earthquake in Algeria, kills 171
4 October 1994 7.9 earthquake strikes Koerilen, flood kills 18+
15 November 1994 6.7-8.1 earthquake strikes Philippines, killing 45
12 January 1995 Major earthquake kills 5,092 in Kobe Japan
17 January 1995 7.2 earthquake destroys Kobe Japan (5,372 die)
8 February 1995 6.4 earthquake at Trujillo, Colombia (46+ killed)
13 May 1995 6.5 earthquake hits Greece
28 May 1995 Russian town of Khabarovsk, killing 2,000 people
15 July 1996 Southern Mexico hit with 6.5 earthquake
28 February 1997 Earthquake in Pakistan, kills 45
25 January 1999 Earthquake in Armenia - Columbia 6.2
17 August 1999 Earthquake in Izmit - Turkey 7.4 - 17.000 victims
21 September 1999 Earthquake in Chi-Chi 7.3
16 October 1999 Earthquake in Herctor Mine - California 7.1
12 November 1999 Earthquake in Duzce 7.2 - 17.000 victims
25 November 2000 Earthquake in Baku 7.0
13 January 2001 Earthquake in El Salvador - 6.6 - 800 victims
26 January 2001 Earthquake in Gujarat (India) 6.9 - 30.000 victims
13 February 2001 Earthquake in El Salvador - 6.6 - 400 victims
28 February 2001 Earthquake in Nisqually 6.8
23 September 2002 Earthquake in Dudley (UK) 5.0 - no fatalities
26 December 2003 Earthquake in Bam 6.6 - 80.000 victims
28 September 2004 Earthquake in Parkfield California 6.0
23 October 2004 Earthquake in Chuetsu 6.9
26 December 2004 Sumatra 9.0 - 186,983 dead + 42,883 missing
20 March 2005 Earthquake in Fukuoka 7.0
28 March 2005 Earthquake in Sumatra 6.0 - 1300 victims
8 October 2005 Earthquake in Kashmir 7.6
5 December 2005 Earthquake in Lake Tanganyika 6.5
27 May 2006 Earthquake in Java 6.3
17 July 2006 Earthquake in Java 7.7 - 668 dead
23 July 2006 Earthquake in Sulawesi 6.1
10 September 2006 Earthquake in Gulf of Mexico 6.0
15 October 2006 Earthquake in Hawaii 6.7
15 November 2006 Earthquake in Kuril Island 7.9
26 December 2006 Earthquake in Hengchun 6.7
13 January 2007 Earthquake in the Kuril Islands 8.3 Mw
12 February 2007 Earthquake in the Iberian Peninsula 6.1 Mw
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