10 Most Major Earthquakes

Eucado-Columbia

Jan 31, 1906

This is the seventh major earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.8. The epicentre was located off the coast of Ecuado and Columbia. The earthquake hit at 10:22AM local time. http://www.livescience.com/30320-worlds-biggest-earthquakes-110412.html

Assam-Tibet

Aug 15, 1950

This is the tenth major earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.6. The epicentre was located near Rima, Tibet. The earthquake hit at 2:09PM local time. http://www.livescience.com/30320-worlds-biggest-earthquakes-110412.html

Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

Apr 11, 1952

This is the fifth major earthquake, with a magnitude of 9.0. The epicentre was located in the east coast of Kamchatka. The earthquake hit at 4:58PM local time. http://www.livescience.com/30320-worlds-biggest-earthquakes-110412.html

Chile

May 1, 1960

This is the most major earthquake, with a magnitude of 9.5. The epicentre was located of the coast of central Chile, Alaska. The earthquake hit at 10:02AM local time. http://www.livescience.com/30320-worlds-biggest-earthquakes-110412.html

Prince William Sound, Alaska

Mar 27, 1964

This is the second most major earthquake, with a magnitude of 9.2. The epicentre was located 120 kilometres south-east of Anchorage, Alaska. The earthquake hit at 5:56PM local time. http://www.livescience.com/30320-worlds-biggest-earthquakes-110412.html

Rat Islands, Alaska

Feb 4, 1965

This is the eighth major earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.7. The epicentre was located near the Rat Islands, in the Northern Pacific Ocean. The earthquake hit at 5:01AM local time. http://www.livescience.com/30320-worlds-biggest-earthquakes-110412.html

Sumatra, Indonesia

Dec 26, 2004

This is the third major earthquake, with a magnitude of 9.1. The epicentre was located off the west coast of northern Sumatra. The earthquake hit at 7:58AM local time. http://www.livescience.com/30320-worlds-biggest-earthquakes-110412.html

Northern Sumatra, Indonesia

Mar 28, 2005

This is the ninth major earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.6. The epicentre was located off the west coast of Sumatra, in the Indian Ocean. The earthquake hit at 4:09PM local time. http://www.livescience.com/30320-worlds-biggest-earthquakes-110412.html

Maule, Chile

May 27, 2010

This is the sixth major earthquake, with a magnitude of 8.8. The epicentre was located off the coast of Central Chile. The earthquake hit at 3:34AM local time. http://www.livescience.com/30320-worlds-biggest-earthquakes-110412.html

Honshu, Japan

Mar 11, 2011

This is the fourth major earthquake, with a magnitude of 9.0. The epicentre was located near the east coast of Honshu. The earthquake hit at 2:56PM local time. http://www.livescience.com/30320-worlds-biggest-earthquakes-110412.html