The list of earthquakes of magnitude 8 and greater before 1900.
Events
edit| Date | Time (UTC) | Magnitude | Depth (km) | Country | Epicenter Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 21, 365 | Unknown | 8.5 | 0.0 | Greece |   |
| July 13, 869 | Unknown | 9.0 | 0.0 | Japan |  |
| August 8, 1303 | 6:00:00 AM | 8.0 | 0.0 | Greece | |
| September 19, 1498 | 11:00:00 PM | 8.6 | 0.0 | Japan | |
| June 6, 1505 | Unknown | 8.2 | 0.0 | Nepal |  |
| January 23, 1556 | Unknown | 8.3 | 0.0 | China |  |
| February 8, 1570 | 1:00:00 PM | 8.3 | 0.0 | Chile |  |
| December 16, 1575 | 6:30:00 PM | 8.5 | 0.0 | Chile | |
| November 24, 1604 | 9:30:00 AM | 8.5 | 0.0 | | |
| December 2, 1611 | 1:30:00 AM | 8.1 | 0.0 | Japan | |
| August 1, 1629 | Unknown | 8.8 | 0.0 | Indonesia |  |
| May 14, 1647 | 2:30:00 AM | 8.5 | 0.0 | Chile | |
| August 17, 1668 | Unknown | 8.0 | 0.0 | Turkey |  |
| September 2, 1679 | Unknown | 8.0 | 19.0 | China |  |
| October 20, 1687 | 11:30:00 AM | 8.2 | 0.0 | Peru |  |
| January 27, 1700 | 5:00:00 AM | 9.0 | 0.0 | United States |  |
| December 31, 1703 | 5:00:00 PM | 8.2 | 0.0 | Japan |  |
| October 28, 1707 | 11:00:00 PM | 8.6 | 0.0 | | |
| July 8, 1730 | 8:45:00 AM | 8.7 | 0.0 | Chile | |
| October 17, 1737 | 3:30:00 AM | 8.3 | 0.0 | Russia |  |
| October 29, 1746 | 3:30:00 AM | 8.7 | 0.0 | Peru | |
| May 25, 1751 | 4:00:00 AM | 8.5 | 0.0 | Chile | |
| November 21, 1751 | 12:50:00 PM | 8.0 | 0.0 | Haiti |  |
| November 1, 1755 | 10:16:00 AM | 8.7 | 0.0 | Portugal |  |
| April 2, 1762 | 5:00:00 PM | 8.8 | 0.0 | Bangladesh |  |
| March 28, 1787 | 5:30:00 PM | 8.6 | 0.0 | Mexico |  |
| May 2, 1787 | Unknown | 8.0 | 0.0 | United States |  |
| February 4, 1797 | 12:30:00 PM | 8.3 | 0.0 | Ecuador |  |
| February 10, 1797 | 10:00:00 PM | 8.4 | 0.0 | Indonesia |  |
| December 16, 1811 | 8:00:00 AM | 8.1 | 0.0 | United States |  |
| February 7, 1812 | 9:45:00 AM | 8.0 | 0.0 | ||
| June 16, 1819 | 3:10:00 PM | 8.2 | 0.0 | India |  |
| September 6, 1833 | Unknown | 8.0 | 0.0 | China |  |
| November 25, 1833 | 5:00:00 PM | 9.2 | 0.0 | Indonesia | |
| February 20, 1835 | 3:30:00 PM | 8.2 | 0.0 | Chile | |
| November 17, 1837 | Unknown | 9.5 | 0.0 | | |
| May 7, 1842 | 9:00:00 PM | 8.1 | 0.0 | Haiti | |
| February 8, 1843 | 2:37:00 PM | 8.5 | 0.0 | Lesser Antilles |  |
| December 23, 1854 | 9:00:00 AM | 8.4 | 0.0 | Japan | |
| December 24, 1854 | 4:00:00 PM | 8.4 | 0.0 | | |
| January 23, 1855 | 8:11:00 AM | 8.0 | 0.0 | New Zealand |  |
| February 16, 1861 | Unknown | 8.5 | 0.0 | Indonesia | |
| August 13, 1868 | 1:45:00 PM | 9.0 | 0.0 | Chile, Peru | |
| May 10, 1877 | 8:16:00 PM | 8.8 | 0.0 | Chile | |
| June 30, 1879 | 8:00:00 PM | 8.0 | 0.0 | China |  |
| October 27, 1891 | 9:38:00 PM | 8.0 | 10.0 | Japan |  |
| June 15, 1896 | 10:32:30 AM | 8.1 | 0.0 | | |
| June 12, 1897 | 11:06:00 AM | 8.3 | 0.0 | India |  |
| September 10, 1899 | 9:41:00 PM | 8.0 | 0.0 | United States |  |