Top Ten Largest Eearthquakes of the 20th Century

Chile
May 22, 1960
9.5 Richter

Approximately 1,655 people were killed by the May 22, 1960 earthquake and following tsunami.

Prince William Sound, Alaska
March 28, 1964
9.2 Richter

Approximately 128 people were killed by the March 28, 1964 earthquake and following tsunami.

Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra
December 26, 2004
9.1

Approximately 227,898 people were killed by the December 26, 2004 earthquake and following tsunami.

Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan
March 11, 2011
9.0 Richter

Approximately 15,000 people were killed by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and following tsunami. There are still about 8,000 people missing.

Kamchatka
November 4, 1952
9.0 Richter

No lives lost.

Offshore Maule, Chile
February 27, 2010
8.8 Richter

Approximately 521 were people killed by the February 27, 2010 earthquake and following tsunami.

Off the Coast of Ecuador
Janruary 31, 1906
8.8 Richter

The tsunami following the Janruary 31, 1906 earthquake killed between 500-1500 people.

Rat Islands, Alaska
February 4, 1965
8.7 Richter

Death Toll Unreported.

Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
March 28, 2005
8.6 Richter

Approximately 1000 people were killed by the March 28, 2005 earthquake and following tsunami.

Assam - Tibet
August 15, 1950
8.6 Richter

Approximately 780 people were killed by the August 15, 1950 Assam - Tibet earthquake.