Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from weak events detectable only by seismometers, to sudden and violent events lasting many minutes which have caused some of the greatest disasters in human history. Below, earthquakes are listed by period, region or country, year, magnitude, cost, fatalities, and number of scientific studies.

Lists by time period

By century

• Before 1901
• 1901–2000
• 2001–present

By decade

• 2001–2010
• 2011–2020
• 2021–2030

By year

Lists by location

By country

By region

• British Isles
• Caribbean
• Levant
• South Asia

Deadliest earthquakes by year

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Date	Magnitude	Location	Depth (km)	MMI	Deaths
May 1, 1929	7.2	Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, Ahal Region	10.0	IX	3,257–3,800
July 23, 1930	6.6	Italy, Irpinia	15.0	X	1,404
August 10, 1931	8.0	China, Xinjiang Province	20.0	XI	10,000
May 20, 1932	5.4	Persia, Mazandaran Province	12.0	VIII	1,070
August 25, 1933	7.3	China, Sichuan Province	15.0	X	6,865-9,300
January 15, 1934	8.0	Nepal, Koshi	15.0	X	10,700-12,000
May 30, 1935	7.7	British Raj, Khanate of Kalat	15.0	X	30,000-60,000
April 1, 1936	6.8	China, Guangxi Province	0.0	IX	1,001
July 31, 1937	6.9	China, Shandong Province	25.0	IX	3,252
April 19, 1938	6.6	Turkey, Kırşehir Province	10.0	IX	224
December 27, 1939	7.8	Turkey, Erzincan Province	20.0	XII	32,700–32,968
November 10, 1940	7.7	Romania, Vrancea County	133.0	X	1,000
January 11, 1941	5.8–6.5	Yemen, Razih District	35.0	VIII	1,200
December 20, 1942	7.0	Turkey, Erbaa	10.0	IX	3,000
November 27, 1943	7.5–7.7	Turkey, Çankırı	20.0	XI	2,824–5,000
January 15, 1944	7.0	Argentina, San Juan	15.0	IX	10,000
November 28, 1945	8.1	British Raj, Makran Coast	15.0	X	300–4,000
August 4, 1946	7.8	Dominican Republic, Samaná	15.0	IX	2,550
August 4, 1947	7.7	Peru, Junín Province	20.0	IX	233–2,233
October 6, 1948	7.3	Soviet Union, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic	15.0	X	10,000–110,000
July 10, 1949	7.5	Soviet Union, Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic	18.0	IX	7,200
August 15, 1950	8.6	India, Assam	15.0	XI	4,800
May 6, 1951	5.9–6.2	El Salvador, Usulután	85.0	VIII	400–1,100
November 5, 1952	9.0	Soviet Union, Russian Soviet Socialist Republic	21.6	XI	2,336
March 18, 1953	7.5	Turkey, Balıkesir Province	10.0	IX	1,070
September 9, 1954	6.7	France, Chlef Province, Algeria	15.0	XI	1,243–1,409
March 31, 1955	7.4	Philippines, Western Mindanao	35.0	VIII	465
October 31, 1956