Date

 

Location

 

Max Height

 

Fatalities

 

Magnitude

 

Comments

9.2.92

 

NICARAGUA

 

10 METRES

 

170

 

7.2

 

Measured Pacific Wide

12.12.92

 

FLORES ISLAND, INDONESIA

 

26 METRES

 

1000

 

7.5

 

Measured Pacific Wide

7.12.93

 

HOKKAIDO, JAPAN

 

30 METRES

 

200

 

7.6

 

Measured Pacific Wide

6.2.94

 

JAVA

 

14 METRES

 

220

 

7.2

 

Measured Pacific Wide

10.4.94

 

KURIL ISLANDS, RUSSIA

 

11 METRES

 

11

 

8.1

 

Measured Pacific Wide

14.11.94

 

MINDORO, PHILLIPINES

 

7 METRES

 

70

 

7.1

 

Measured Pacific Wide

21.2.96

 

PERU

 

5 METRES

 

12

 

7.5

 

Measured Pacific Wide

17.7.98

 

NEW GUINEA

 

15 METRES

 

2000

 

7.0

 

Measured Pacific Wide

23.6.01

 

PERU

 

5 METRES

 

50

 

8.3

 

Measured Pacific Wide

26.12.04

 

INDIAN OCEAN

 

20 Metres

 

283,106

 

9.0

 

Measured Indian Ocean

 

Fatalities

 

Year

 

Magnitude

 

Principal Areas

283,106

 

2004

 

9.0

 

INDIAN OCEAN

100,000

 

1410 BC

 

Not Known

 

CRETE-SANTORINI

60,000

 

1755

 

8.5

 

PORTUGAL, MOROCCO

40,000

 

1782

 

7.0

 

SOUTH CHINA SEA

36,500

 

1883

 

NOT KNOWN

 

KRAKATAU, INDONISIA

30,000

 

1707

 

8.4

 

TOKAIDO-NANKAIDO JAPAN

26,360

 

1896

 

7.6

 

SANRIKU-JAPAN

25,674

 

1868

 

8.5

 

NORTHERN CHILE

15,030

 

1792

 

6.4

 

KYUSHU ISLAND JAPAN13486

13,486

 

1771

 

7.4

 

RYUKYU TRENCH -JAPAN

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