Lists of 20th-century earthquakes

This article is about 20th-century earthquakes. For earthquakes before 1901, see Historical earthquakes. For earthquakes after 2000, see List of 21st-century earthquakes.

Earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 and greater from 1900 to 2018. The apparent 3D volumes of the bubbles are linearly proportional to their respective fatalities.[1]

This list of 20th-century earthquakes is a list of earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above that occurred in the 20th century. Sone smaller events which nevertheless had a significant impact are also included. After 1900 most earthquakes have some degree of instrumental records and this means that the locations and magnitudes are more reliable than for earlier events.

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20th-century earthquakes – M 7.0 or greater (map data)
  1. ^ "Magnitude 8 and Greater Earthquakes Since 1900". Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.