Here’s a list of the largest earthquakes (see quake photos) to rattle the world since 1900, according to MCT. Maps (find your home) show where they struck.
A 9.5 magnitude quake struck Chile (see where) in 1960. Read more about it.
A 9.5 magnitude quake struck Chile (see where) in 1960. Read more about it.
A 9.2 magnitude quake struck Prince William Sound, Alaska, (see where) in 1964. Read more about it.
A 9.1 magnitude quake struck off the coast of northern Sumatra (see where) in 2004. Read more about it.
A 9.0 magnitude quake struck Kamchatka, Russia, (see where) in 1952. Read more about it.
An 8.9 magnitude quake struck Japan (see where) in 2011. Read more about it.
An 8.8 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Ecuador (see where) in 1906. Read more about it.
An 8.8 magnitude quake struck Chile (see where) in 2010. Read more about it.
An 8.7 magnitude quake struck Rat Islands, Alaska, (see where) in 1965. Read more about it.
An 8.6 magnitude quake struck northern Sumatra, Indonesia, (see where) in 2005. Read more about it.
An 8.6 magnitude quake struck Tibet (see where) in 1950. Read more about it.
An 8.6 magnitude quake struck Andreanof Islands, Alaska, (see where) in 1957. Read more about it.
An 8.5 magnitude quake struck southern Sumatra, Indonesia, (see where) in 2007. Read more about it.
An 8.5 magnitude quake struck Banda Sea, Indonesia, (see where) in 1938. Read more about it.
An 8.5 magnitude quake struck Kamchatka, Russia, (see where) in 1923. Read more about it.
An 8.5 magnitude quake struck Argentina’s border with Chile (see where) in 1922. Read more about it.