<Li> Please note, multiple countries could have the same earthquake listed, such as the 1906 Ecuador--Colombia earthquake being listed for both Ecuador and Colombia . </Li> <Li> Unless otherwise noted, magnitudes are reported on the Moment magnitude scale (M). </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Magnitude </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> More information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Afghanistan </Td> <Td> 7000780000000000000 ♠ 7.8 </Td> <Td> 000000001921 - 11 - 15 - 0000 15 November 1921 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Albania </Td> <Td> 7000670000000000000 ♠ 6.7 </Td> <Td> 000000001967 - 11 - 30 - 0000 30 November 1967 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Algeria </Td> <Td> 7000710000000000000 ♠ 7.1 </Td> <Td> 000000001980 - 10 - 10 - 0000 10 October 1980 </Td> <Td> 1980 El Asnam earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antarctica </Td> <Td> 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 </Td> <Td> 000000001998 - 03 - 25 - 0000 25 March 1998 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armenia </Td> <Td> 7000680000000000000 ♠ 6.8 M </Td> <Td> 000000001988 - 12 - 07 - 0000 7 December 1988 </Td> <Td> 1988 Armenian earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 7000750000000000000 ♠ 7.5 </Td> <Td> 000000001894 - 10 - 27 - 0000 27 October 1894 </Td> <Td> 1894 San Juan earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 7000670000000000000 ♠ 6.7 </Td> <Td> 000000001988 - 01 - 22 - 0000 22 January 1988 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> 7000550000000000000 ♠ 5.5--6.0 </Td> <Td> 000000001590 - 09 - 15 - 0000 15 September 1590 </Td> <Td> 1590 Neulengbach earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Azerbaijan </Td> <Td> 7000690000000000000 ♠ 6.9 </Td> <Td> 000000001667 - 11 - 25 - 0000 25 November 1667 </Td> <Td> 1667 Shamakhi earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> 7000880000000000000 ♠ 8.8 </Td> <Td> 000000001762 - 04 - 02 - 0000 2 April 1762 </Td> <Td> 1762 Arakan earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 </Td> <Td> 000000001692 - 09 - 18 - 0000 18 September 1692 </Td> <Td> Epicentre: Verviers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bhutan </Td> <Td> 7000660000000000000 ♠ 6.6 </Td> <Td> 000000001941 - 01 - 21 - 0000 21 January 1941 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bolivia </Td> <Td> 7000820009999999999 ♠ 8.2 </Td> <Td> 000000001994 - 06 - 09 - 0000 9 June 1994 </Td> <Td> 1994 Bolivia earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bosnia and Herzegovina </Td> <Td> 7000640000000000000 ♠ 6.4 </Td> <Td> 000000001969 - 10 - 27 - 0000 27 October 1969 </Td> <Td> Banja Luka earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Botswana </Td> <Td> 7000650000000000000 ♠ 6.5 </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 04 - 03 - 0000 3 April 2017 </Td> <Td> 2017 Botswana earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 7000760000000000000 ♠ 7.6 </Td> <Td> 000000001963 - 11 - 09 - 0000 9 November 1963 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> British Indian Ocean Territory </Td> <Td> 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6.0 </Td> <Td> 000000001952 - 04 - 29 - 0000 29 April 1952 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> 7000720000000000000 ♠ 7.2 </Td> <Td> 000000001904 - 04 - 04 - 0000 4 April 1904 </Td> <Td> see List of earthquakes in Bulgaria </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Burundi </Td> <Td> 7000530000000000000 ♠ 5.3 </Td> <Td> 000000001978 - 01 - 29 - 0000 29 January 1978 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> 7000870000000099999 ♠ 8.7--9.2 </Td> <Td> 000000001700 - 01 - 26 - 0000 26 January 1700 </Td> <Td> 1700 Cascadia earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> 7000940000000000000 ♠ 9.4--9.6 </Td> <Td> 000000001960 - 05 - 22 - 0000 22 May 1960 </Td> <Td> 1960 Valdivia earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> China </Td> <Td> 7000860000000000000 ♠ 8.6 </Td> <Td> 000000001950 - 08 - 15 - 0000 15 August 1950 </Td> <Td> 1950 Assam--Tibet earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cocos Islands </Td> <Td> 7000790000000000000 ♠ 7.9 </Td> <Td> 000000002000 - 06 - 18 - 0000 18 June 2000 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> 7000880000000000000 ♠ 8.8 </Td> <Td> 000000001906 - 01 - 31 - 0000 31 January 1906 </Td> <Td> 1906 Ecuador--Colombia earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Comoros </Td> <Td> 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6.0 </Td> <Td> 000000001952 - 04 - 29 - 0000 29 April 1952 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Costa Rica </Td> <Td> 7000770000000000000 ♠ 7.7 </Td> <Td> 000000001991 - 04 - 22 - 0000 22 April 1991 </Td> <Td> 1991 Limon earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 M </Td> <Td> 000000001880 - 11 - 09 - 0000 9 November 1880 </Td> <Td> 1880 Zagreb earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cuba </Td> <Td> 7000750000000000000 ♠ 7.5--7.9 M </Td> <Td> 000000001900 - 06 - 21 - 0000 21 June 1900 </Td> <Td> List of earthquakes in Cuba </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cyprus </Td> <Td> 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7.0 </Td> <Td> 000000001222 - 05 - 11 - 0000 11 May 1222 </Td> <Td> 1222 Cyprus earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czech Republic </Td> <Td> 7000480000000000000 ♠ 4.8 </Td> <Td> 000000001985 - 12 - 23 - 0000 23 December 1985 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Democratic Republic of the Congo </Td> <Td> 7000680000000000000 ♠ 6.8 </Td> <Td> 000000002005 - 12 - 05 - 0000 5 December 2005 </Td> <Td> 2005 Lake Tanganyika earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denmark </Td> <Td> 7000440000000000000 ♠ 4.4 </Td> <Td> 000000002010 - 02 - 19 - 0000 19 February 2010 </Td> <Td> Jutland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Djibouti </Td> <Td> 7000650000000000000 ♠ 6.5 </Td> <Td> 000000001989 - 08 - 20 - 0000 20 August 1989 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dominican Republic </Td> <Td> 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 M </Td> <Td> 000000001946 - 08 - 04 - 0000 4 August 1946 </Td> <Td> 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ecuador </Td> <Td> 7000880000000000000 ♠ 8.8 </Td> <Td> 000000001906 - 01 - 31 - 0000 31 January 1906 </Td> <Td> 1906 Ecuador--Colombia earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> 7000730000000000000 ♠ 7.3 </Td> <Td> 000000001995 - 11 - 22 - 0000 22 November 1995 </Td> <Td> 1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> El Salvador </Td> <Td> 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8.0 </Td> <Td> 000000001862 - 12 - 19 - 0000 19 December 1862 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eritrea </Td> <Td> 7000620000000000000 ♠ 6.2 </Td> <Td> 000000001915 - 09 - 23 - 0000 23 September 1915 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Estonia </Td> <Td> 7000470000000000000 ♠ 4.7 </Td> <Td> 000000001976 - 10 - 25 - 0000 25 October 1976 </Td> <Td> 1976 Osmussaare earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethiopia </Td> <Td> 7000650000000000000 ♠ 6.5 </Td> <Td> 000000001919 - 06 - 30 - 0000 30 June 1919 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Finland </Td> <Td> 7000470000000000000 ♠ 4.7 </Td> <Td> 000000001898 - 11 - 04 - 0000 4 November 1898 </Td> <Td> Tornio, 66.2 ° N, 25.0 ° E </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fiji </Td> <Td> 7000780000000000000 ♠ 7.8 </Td> <Td> 000000001919 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 1919 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 7000620000000000000 ♠ 6.2 </Td> <Td> 000000001909 - 06 - 11 - 0000 11 June 1909 </Td> <Td> 1909 Provence earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gabon </Td> <Td> 7000620000000000000 ♠ 6.2 </Td> <Td> 000000001974 - 09 - 23 - 0000 23 September 1974 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> 7000610000000000000 ♠ 6.1 </Td> <Td> 000000001756 - 02 - 18 - 0000 18 February 1756 </Td> <Td> 1756 Düren earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Georgia </Td> <Td> 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7.0 </Td> <Td> 000000001991 - 04 - 29 - 0000 29 April 1991 </Td> <Td> 1991 Racha earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ghana </Td> <Td> 7000640000000000000 ♠ 6.4 </Td> <Td> 000000001939 - 06 - 22 - 0000 22 June 1939 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greece </Td> <Td> 7000850000000000000 ♠ 8.5 + </Td> <Td> 000000000365 - 07 - 21 - 0000 21 July 365 </Td> <Td> 365 Crete earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guam </Td> <Td> 7000780000000000000 ♠ 7.8 </Td> <Td> 000000001993 - 08 - 08 - 0000 8 August 1993 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guatemala </Td> <Td> 7000770000000000000 ♠ 7.7 </Td> <Td> 000000001942 - 08 - 06 - 0000 6 August 1942 </Td> <Td> 1942 Guatemala earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guyana </Td> <Td> 7000530000000000000 ♠ 5.3 </Td> <Td> 000000001976 - 01 - 22 - 0000 22 January 1976 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guinea </Td> <Td> 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 </Td> <Td> 000000001983 - 12 - 22 - 0000 22 December 1983 </Td> <Td> 1983 Guinea earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haiti </Td> <Td> 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 M </Td> <Td> 000000001842 - 05 - 07 - 0000 7 May 1842 </Td> <Td> 1842 Cap - Haïtien earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Honduras </Td> <Td> 7000750000000000000 ♠ 7.5 </Td> <Td> 000000002018 - 01 - 10 - 0000 10 January 2018 </Td> <Td> 2018 Swan Islands earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 M </Td> <Td> 000000001763 - 06 - 28 - 0000 28 June 1763 </Td> <Td> 1763 Komárom earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iceland </Td> <Td> 7000690000000000000 ♠ 6.9 </Td> <Td> 000000001963 - 03 - 28 - 0000 28 March 1963 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 7000860000000000000 ♠ 8.6 </Td> <Td> 000000001950 - 08 - 15 - 0000 15 August 1950 </Td> <Td> 1950 Assam--Tibet earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> 7000910000000000000 ♠ 9.1--9.3 </Td> <Td> 000000002004 - 12 - 26 - 0000 26 December 2004 </Td> <Td> 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iran </Td> <Td> 7000790000000000000 ♠ 7.9 M </Td> <Td> 000000000856 - 12 - 22 - 0000 22 December 856 </Td> <Td> 856 Damghan earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iraq </Td> <Td> 7000580000000000000 ♠ 5.8 </Td> <Td> 000000001980 - 12 - 18 - 0000 18 December 1980 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Israel </Td> <Td> 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 </Td> <Td> 000000001927 - 07 - 11 - 0000 11 July 1927 </Td> <Td> 1927 Jericho earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 7000740000000000000 ♠ 7.4 </Td> <Td> 000000001693 - 01 - 11 - 0000 11 January 1693 </Td> <Td> 1693 Sicily earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Japan </Td> <Td> 7000910000000000000 ♠ 9.1 </Td> <Td> 000000002011 - 03 - 11 - 0000 11 March 2011 </Td> <Td> 2011 Tōhoku earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jordan </Td> <Td> 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 </Td> <Td> 000000001927 - 07 - 11 - 0000 11 July 1927 </Td> <Td> 1927 Jericho earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kazakhstan </Td> <Td> 7000770000000000000 ♠ 7.7 </Td> <Td> 000000001911 - 01 - 03 - 0000 3 January 1911 </Td> <Td> 1911 Kebin earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kenya </Td> <Td> 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7.0 </Td> <Td> 000000001928 - 01 - 06 - 0000 6 January 1928 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kyrgyzstan </Td> <Td> 7000770000000000000 ♠ 7.7 </Td> <Td> 000000001911 - 01 - 03 - 0000 3 January 1911 </Td> <Td> 1911 Kebin earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laos </Td> <Td> 7000690000000000000 ♠ 6.9 </Td> <Td> 000000001983 - 06 - 24 - 0000 24 June 1983 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lebanon </Td> <Td> 7000750000000000000 ♠ 7.5 </Td> <Td> 000000000551 - 07 - 09 - 0000 9 July 551 </Td> <Td> 551 Beirut earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Libya </Td> <Td> 7000680000000000000 ♠ 6.8 </Td> <Td> 000000001935 - 04 - 19 - 0000 19 April 1935 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Macedonia </Td> <Td> 7000610000000000000 ♠ 6.1 </Td> <Td> 000000001963 - 07 - 26 - 0000 26 July 1963 </Td> <Td> 1963 Skopje earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madagascar </Td> <Td> 7000560000000099999 ♠ 5.6 </Td> <Td> 000000001991 - 04 - 21 - 0000 21 April 1991 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malawi </Td> <Td> 7000620000000000000 ♠ 6.2 </Td> <Td> 000000001989 - 03 - 10 - 0000 10 March 1989 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malaysia </Td> <Td> 7000620000000000000 ♠ 6.2 </Td> <Td> 000000001976 - 07 - 26 - 0000 26 July 1976 </Td> <Td> 1976 Sabah earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malta </Td> <Td> 7000740000000000000 ♠ 7.4 </Td> <Td> 000000001693 - 01 - 11 - 0000 11 January 1693 </Td> <Td> 1693 Sicily earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mauritius </Td> <Td> 7000670000000000000 ♠ 6.7 </Td> <Td> 000000001976 - 07 - 26 - 0000 26 July 1976 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mayotte </Td> <Td> 7000600000000000000 ♠ 6.0 </Td> <Td> 000000001952 - 04 - 29 - 0000 29 April 1952 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> 7000860000000000000 ♠ 8.6 </Td> <Td> 000000001787 - 03 - 28 - 0000 28 March 1787 </Td> <Td> 1787 Mexico earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Micronesia </Td> <Td> 7000710000000000000 ♠ 7.1 </Td> <Td> 000000001929 - 11 - 15 - 0000 15 November 1929 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mongolia </Td> <Td> 7000840000000000000 ♠ 8.4 </Td> <Td> 000000001905 - 07 - 23 - 0000 23 July 1905 </Td> <Td> 1905 Bolnai earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Montenegro </Td> <Td> 7000690000000000000 ♠ 6.9 </Td> <Td> 000000001979 - 04 - 15 - 0000 15 April 1979 </Td> <Td> 1979 Montenegro earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 </Td> <Td> 000000002004 - 02 - 24 - 0000 24 February 2004 </Td> <Td> 2004 Al Hoceima earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mozambique </Td> <Td> 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7.0 </Td> <Td> 000000002006 - 02 - 22 - 0000 22 February 2006 </Td> <Td> 2006 Mozambique earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Myanmar </Td> <Td> 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8.0 </Td> <Td> 000000001946 - 09 - 12 - 0000 12 September 1946 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Namibia </Td> <Td> 7000510000000099999 ♠ 5.1 </Td> <Td> 000000002009 - 07 - 31 - 0000 31 July 2009 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nepal </Td> <Td> 7000820009999999999 ♠ 8.2--8.8 (Estimated) </Td> <Td> 000000001505 - 06 - 06 - 0000 6 June 1505 </Td> <Td> 1505 Lo Mustang earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> 7000530000000000000 ♠ 5.3 </Td> <Td> 000000001992 - 04 - 13 - 0000 13 April 1992 </Td> <Td> 1992 Roermond earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> New Zealand </Td> <Td> 7000830000000000000 ♠ 8.3 </Td> <Td> 000000001855 - 01 - 23 - 0000 23 January 1855 </Td> <Td> 1855 Wairarapa earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nicaragua </Td> <Td> 7000770000000000000 ♠ 7.7 </Td> <Td> 000000001992 - 09 - 02 - 0000 2 September 1992 </Td> <Td> 1992 Nicaragua earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> North Korea </Td> <Td> 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 </Td> <Td> 000000001952 - 03 - 19 - 0000 19 March 1952 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Northern Mariana Islands </Td> <Td> 7000770000000000000 ♠ 7.7 </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 07 - 29 - 0000 29 July 2016 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Norway </Td> <Td> 7000620000000000000 ♠ 6.2 </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 02 - 21 - 0000 21 February 2008 </Td> <Td> 2008 Svalbard earthquake (no) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 </Td> <Td> 000000001945 - 11 - 28 - 0000 28 November 1945 </Td> <Td> 1945 Balochistan earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Palau </Td> <Td> 7000780000000000000 ♠ 7.8 </Td> <Td> 000000001911 - 08 - 16 - 0000 16 August 1911 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Panama </Td> <Td> 7000750000000000000 ♠ 7.5 </Td> <Td> 000000001934 - 07 - 18 - 0000 18 July 1934 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Papua New Guinea </Td> <Td> 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 </Td> <Td> 000000001971 - 07 - 26 - 0000 26 July 1971 </Td> <Td> 1971 Solomon Islands earthquakes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Paraguay </Td> <Td> 7000650000000000000 ♠ 6.5 </Td> <Td> 000000001989 - 02 - 28 - 0000 28 February 1989 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peru </Td> <Td> 7000860000000000000 ♠ 8.6 </Td> <Td> 000000001746 - 10 - 28 - 0000 28 October 1746 </Td> <Td> 1746 Lima--Callao earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Philippines </Td> <Td> 7000830000000000000 ♠ 8.3 </Td> <Td> 000000001918 - 08 - 15 - 0000 15 August 1918 </Td> <Td> 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> 7000580000000000000 ♠ 5.8 </Td> <Td> 000000001983 - 08 - 06 - 0000 6 August 1983 </Td> <Td> near Głogów </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> 7000850000000000000 ♠ 8.5--9.0 </Td> <Td> 000000001755 - 11 - 01 - 0000 1 November 1755 </Td> <Td> 1755 Lisbon earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Puerto Rico </Td> <Td> 7000800000000000000 ♠ 8.0 </Td> <Td> 000000001787 - 05 - 02 - 0000 2 May 1787 </Td> <Td> 1787 Boricua earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Réunion </Td> <Td> 7000530000000000000 ♠ 5.3 </Td> <Td> 000000002007 - 04 - 06 - 0000 6 April 2007 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> 7000790000000000000 ♠ 7.9 </Td> <Td> 000000001802 - 10 - 26 - 0000 26 October 1802 </Td> <Td> 1802 Vrancea earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rwanda </Td> <Td> 7000590000000000000 ♠ 5.9 </Td> <Td> 000000002008 - 02 - 03 - 0000 3 February 2008 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9.0 </Td> <Td> 000000001952 - 11 - 04 - 0000 4 November 1952 </Td> <Td> 1952 Kamchatka earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Samoa </Td> <Td> 7000850000000000000 ♠ 8.5 </Td> <Td> 000000001917 - 06 - 26 - 0000 26 June 1917 </Td> <Td> 1917 Samoa earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Saudi Arabia </Td> <Td> 7000620000000000000 ♠ 6.2 </Td> <Td> 000000001941 - 01 - 11 - 0000 11 January 1941 </Td> <Td> Jizan Region </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Serbia </Td> <Td> 7000550000000000000 ♠ 5.5 </Td> <Td> 000000001998 - 09 - 22 - 0000 22 September 1998 </Td> <Td> 1998 Mionica earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Slovenia </Td> <Td> 7000560000000099999 ♠ 5.6 </Td> <Td> 000000001998 - 04 - 12 - 0000 12 April 1998 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Solomon Islands </Td> <Td> 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 </Td> <Td> 000000002007 - 04 - 01 - 0000 1 April 2007 </Td> <Td> 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Somalia </Td> <Td> 7000560000000099999 ♠ 5.6 </Td> <Td> 000000001951 - 07 - 03 - 0000 3 July 1951 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 </Td> <Td> 000000001969 - 09 - 29 - 0000 29 September 1969 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands </Td> <Td> 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 </Td> <Td> 000000001929 - 06 - 27 - 0000 27 June 1929 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> 7000540000000000000 ♠ 5.4 </Td> <Td> 000000002016 - 09 - 12 - 0000 12 September 2016 </Td> <Td> 2016 Gyeongju earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Sudan </Td> <Td> 7000720000000000000 ♠ 7.2 </Td> <Td> 000000001990 - 05 - 20 - 0000 20 May 1990 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 7000780000000000000 ♠ 7.8 </Td> <Td> 000000001954 - 03 - 29 - 0000 29 March 1954 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> 7000480000000000000 ♠ 4.8 M </Td> <Td> 000000001986 - 07 - 14 - 0000 14 July 1986 </Td> <Td> Skultorp, Västra Götaland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Switzerland </Td> <Td> 7000650000000000000 ♠ 6.5 </Td> <Td> 000000001356 - 10 - 18 - 0000 18 October 1356 </Td> <Td> 1356 Basel earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Syria </Td> <Td> 7000760000000000000 ♠ 7.6 </Td> <Td> 000000001202 - 05 - 20 - 0000 20 May 1202 </Td> <Td> 1202 Syria earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taiwan </Td> <Td> 7000820009999999999 ♠ 8.2 </Td> <Td> 000000001920 - 06 - 05 - 0000 5 June 1920 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tajikistan </Td> <Td> 7000750000000000000 ♠ 7.5 </Td> <Td> 000000001949 - 07 - 10 - 0000 10 July 1949 </Td> <Td> 1949 Khait earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tanzania </Td> <Td> 7000730000000000000 ♠ 7.3 </Td> <Td> 000000001910 - 12 - 13 - 0000 13 December 1910 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thailand </Td> <Td> 7000610000000000000 ♠ 6.1 </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 05 - 05 - 0000 5 May 2014 </Td> <Td> 2014 Mae Lao earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tonga </Td> <Td> 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 </Td> <Td> 000000001919 - 04 - 30 - 0000 30 April 1919 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Trinidad - and - Tobago </Td> <Td> 7000670000000000000 ♠ 6.7 </Td> <Td> 000000001997 - 04 - 22 - 0000 22 April 1997 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tunisia </Td> <Td> 7000550000000000000 ♠ 5.5 </Td> <Td> 000000001957 - 02 - 20 - 0000 20 February 1957 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> 7000780000000000000 ♠ 7.8 </Td> <Td> 000000001939 - 12 - 27 - 0000 27 December 1939 </Td> <Td> 1939 Erzincan earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkmenistan </Td> <Td> 7000730000000000000 ♠ 7.3 </Td> <Td> 000000001948 - 10 - 05 - 0000 5 October 1948 </Td> <Td> 1948 Ashgabat earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uganda </Td> <Td> 7000650000000000000 ♠ 6.5 </Td> <Td> 000000001952 - 06 - 30 - 0000 30 June 1952 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ukraine </Td> <Td> 7000670000000000000 ♠ 6.7 </Td> <Td> 000000001927 - 09 - 11 - 0000 11 September 1927 </Td> <Td> 1927 Crimean earthquakes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> 7000610000000000000 ♠ 6.1 M </Td> <Td> 000000001931 - 06 - 07 - 0000 7 June 1931 </Td> <Td> 1931 Dogger Bank earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> 7000920000000099999 ♠ 9.2 </Td> <Td> 000000001964 - 03 - 27 - 0000 27 March 1964 </Td> <Td> 1964 Alaska earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 7000550000000000000 ♠ 5.5 </Td> <Td> 000000001888 - 06 - 05 - 0000 5 June 1888 </Td> <Td> 1888 Rio de la Plata earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uzbekistan </Td> <Td> 7000700000000000000 ♠ 7.0 </Td> <Td> 000000001984 - 03 - 19 - 0000 19 March 1984 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vanuatu </Td> <Td> 7000810000000000000 ♠ 8.1 </Td> <Td> 000000001920 - 09 - 20 - 0000 20 September 1920 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Venezuela </Td> <Td> 7000760000000000000 ♠ 7.6 </Td> <Td> 000000001900 - 10 - 29 - 0000 29 October 1900 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vietnam </Td> <Td> 7000670000000000000 ♠ 6.7 </Td> <Td> 000000001935 - 06 - 01 - 0000 1 June 1935 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yemen </Td> <Td> 7000630000000000000 ♠ 6.3 </Td> <Td> 000000001982 - 12 - 13 - 0000 13 December 1982 </Td> <Td> 1982 North Yemen earthquake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zambia </Td> <Td> 7000670000000000000 ♠ 6.7 </Td> <Td> 000000001919 - 05 - 01 - 0000 1 May 1919 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Magnitude </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> More information </Th> </Tr>

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