year month day richter area region deaths 1902 April 19 7.5 Quezaltenango and San Marco Guatemala 2000 1902 December 16 6.4 Uzbekistan Russia 4700 1903 April 28 7 Malazgirt Turkey 3500 1903 May 28 5.8 Gole Turkey 1000 1905 April 4 7.5 Kangra India 19000 1906 January 31 8.8 Esmeraldas (off coast) Ecuador 1000 1906 March 16 6.8 Chia-i Taiwan 1250 1906 April 18 7.7 San Francisco United States 3000 1906 August 17 8.6 Valparaiso Chile 3882 1907 October 21 8.1 Central Asia 12000 1908 December 28 7.2 Messina Italy 72000 1909 January 23 7.3 Silakhor Iran 5000 1912 August 9 7.4 Murefte Turkey 2800 1914 October 3 7 Burdur Turkey 4000 1915 January 13 7 Avezzano Italy 32610 1917 July 30 7.5 Yunnan China 1800 1918 February 13 7.4 Guangdong China 1000 1920 December 16 7.8 Gansu China 200000 1923 March 24 7.3 Sichuan China 3500 1923 March 25 5.7 Torbat-e Heydariyeh Iran 2200 1923 September 1 7.9 Yokohama Japan 142800 1925 March 16 7 Yunnan China 5800 1927 March 7 7.6 Tango Japan 3020 1927 May 22 7.6 Gansu China 40900 1929 May 1 7.2 Koppeh Dagh Iran 3800 1930 May 6 7.2 Salmas Iran 2500 1930 July 23 6.5 Irpinia Italy 1404 1931 March 31 6 Managua Nicaragua 2500 1931 April 27 5.7 Border Armenia-Azerbaijan 2800 1931 August 10 8 Xinjiang China 10000 1933 March 2 8.4 Sanriku Japan 2990 1933 March 10 6.2 Long Beach United States 115 1933 August 25 7.5 Sichuan China 9300 1934 January 15 8.1 Bihar India-Nepal 10700 1935 April 21 7.1 Miao-Li Taiwan 3270 1935 May 30 7.6 Quetta Pakistan 30000 1939 January 25 7.8 Chillan Chile 28000 1939 December 26 7.8 Erzincan Turkey 32700 1940 November 10 7.3 Vrancea Romania 1000 1942 December 20 7.3 Erbaa Turkey 1100 1943 September 10 7.4 Tottori Japan 1190 1943 November 26 7.6 Ladik Turkey 4000 1944 January 15 7.4 San Juan Argentina 8000 1944 February 1 7.4 Gerede Turkey 2790 1945 January 12 7.1 Mikawa Japan 1961 1945 November 27 8 Makran Coast Pakistan 4000 1946 May 31 5.9 Ustukran Turkey 1300 1946 November 10 7.3 Ancash Peru 1400 1946 December 29 8.1 Honshu Japan 1362 1948 June 28 7.3 Fukui Japan 3769 1948 October 5 7.3 Ashgabat Turkmenistan 110000 1949 July 10 7.5 Khait Tajikistan 12000 1949 August 5 6.8 Pelileo Ecuador 5050 1950 August 15 8.6 Assam India 1526 1951 August 2 5.8 Cosiguina Nicaragua 1000 1953 March 18 7.3 Northwest Turkey 1070 1954 September 9 6.8 Orleansville Algeria 1250 1956 June 10 7.7 North Afghanistan 2000 1957 July 2 7.1 North Iran 1200 1957 December 13 7.1 West Iran 1130 1960 February 29 5.7 Agadir Morocco 12000 1960 May 21 9.5 South Chile 1655 1962 September 1 7.1 Northwest Iran 12255 1963 July 26 6 Skopje Yugoslavia 1100 1964 March 27 9.2 Alaska United States 131 1966 March 7 7 Hebei China 1000 1966 March 22 6.9 Hebei Chine 1000 1966 August 19 6.8 East Turkey 2529 1968 August 31 7.3 Northeast Iran 12000 1969 July 25 5.9 Guangdong China 3000 1970 January 5 7.5 Yunnan China 10000 1970 March 28 6.9 West Turkey 1086 1970 May 31 7.9 Chimbote Peru 700000 1971 February 9 6.6 San Fernando Valley United States 65 1971 May 22 6.9 SE of Ankara Turkey 1000 1972 April 10 7.1 South Iran 5054 1972 December 23 6.2 Managua Nicaragua 5000 1974 May 10 6.8 NA China 20000 1974 December 28 6.2 North Pakistan 5300 1975 February 4 7 Haicheng China 2000 1975 September 6 6.7 East Turkey 2300 1976 February 4 7.5 NA Guatemala 23000 1976 May 6 6.5 Northeast Italy 1000 1976 June 25 7.1 Irian Jaya New Guinea 422 1976 July 28 7.5 Tangshan China 255000 1976 August 16 7.9 Mindanao Philippines 8000 1976 November 24 7.3 Northwest Border Iran-Turkey 5000 1977 March 4 7.2 NA Romania 1500 1978 September 16 7.8 Northeast Iran 15000 1980 October 10 7.7 Northwest Algeria 5000 1980 November 23 6.5 South Italy 2735 1981 June 11 6.9 South Iran 3000 1981 July 28 7.3 South Iran 1500 1982 December 13 6 W Arabian Peninsula NA 2800 1983 October 30 6.9 East Turkey 1342 1985 September 19 8 Michoacan Mexico 9500 1986 October 10 5.5 NA El Salvador 1000 1987 March 6 7 Border Colombia-Ecuador 1000 1988 August 20 6.8 Border India-Nepal 1000 1988 December 7 6.8 Spitak Armenia 25000 1989 October 17 6.9 San Francisco United States 63 1990 June 20 7.4 West Iran 40000 1990 July 16 7.7 Luzon Philippines 1621 1991 February 1 6.8 Border Pakistan-Afghanistan 1200 1991 October 19 7 North India 2000 1992 March 13 6.8 East Turkey 4000 1992 March 15 6 East Turkey NA 1992 June 28 7.3 Landers United States 3 1992 June 28 6.5 Big Bear United States NA 1992 December 12 7.5 Flores Island Indonesia 2500 1993 September 30 6.2 Maharashtra India 9748 1994 January 17 6.8 Northridge United States 61 1994 June 6 6.8 Cauca Colombia 1000 1995 January 16 6.9 Kobe Japan 5502 1995 May 27 7.5 Sakhalin Island Russia 1989 1997 February 28 6.1 Northwest Iran 1000 1997 May 10 7.3 North Iran 1567 1998 February 4 5.9 Hindu Kush Afghanistan 2323 1998 May 30 6.6 Border Afghanistan-Tajikistan 4000 1998 July 17 7 Papua New Guinea 2183 1999 January 25 6.1 Armenia Colombia 1185 1999 August 17 7.6 Izmit Turkey 17118 1999 September 20 7.6 Taichung Taiwan 2400