Famous Quakes
There have been many famous earthquakes throughout history. A few are described in the links below. We will be adding information and exhibits of more quakes as The Earthquake Museum grows.
Historic Worldwide Earthquakes from the USGS.
The Most destructive Earthquakes on Record in the World.
The US Geological Survey lists the 22 quakes throughout history that killed over 50,000 people by the number killed.
Historic Worldwide Earthquakes from the USGS.
The Most destructive Earthquakes on Record in the World.
The US Geological Survey lists the 22 quakes throughout history that killed over 50,000 people by the number killed.
- 1700 Cascadia Earthquake
- 1755 Lisbon Earthquake
- 1811 - 1812 New Madrid Earthquakes
- 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
- 1957 Daly City, California Earthquake
- 1964 Alaska "Good Friday" Earthquake
- 1975 Haicheng Earthquake
- 1976 Tangshan Earthquake
- 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake
- 1994 Northridge Earthquake
- 1995 Kobe Earthquake
- 2001 Olympia, Washington Earthquake
- 2003 Bam, Iran Earthquake
- 2004 Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami
- 2005 Kashmir Earthquake
- 2010 Haiti Earthquake
- 2011 Sendai, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami