Major Earthquakes 2010-2012 from USGS.gov

Selected earthquakes of general historic interest. 
All earthquake dates are UTC, not local time.

Includes United States earthquakes.

MAJOR QUAKES OF MAGNITUDE 7.9-9.1

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10 years ago 9.1 magnitude, 30 km depth
Meulaboh, Aceh, Indonesia
4 years ago 9.0 magnitude, 29 km depth
Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan
5 years ago 8.8 magnitude, 22 km depth
Cauquenes, Maule, Chile
3 years ago 8.6 magnitude, 20 km depth
Meulaboh, Aceh, Indonesia
10 years ago 8.6 magnitude, 30 km depth
Sibolga, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
8 years ago 8.5 magnitude, 34 km depth
Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia
14 years ago 8.4 magnitude, 33 km depth
Camaná, Arequipa, Peru
2 years ago 8.3 magnitude, 608 km depth
Yelizovo, Kamchatka, Russia
20 years ago 8.3 magnitude, 14 km depth
Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan
28 years ago 8.3 magnitude, 29 km depth
South Pacific Ocean

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11 years ago 8.3 magnitude, 27 km depth
Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
8 years ago 8.3 magnitude, 10 km depth
Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan
12 months ago 8.2 magnitude, 20 km depth
Iquique, Tarapaca, Chile
3 years ago 8.2 magnitude, 25 km depth
Meulaboh, Aceh, Indonesia
39 years ago 8.2 magnitude, 33 km depth
South Pacific Ocean
21 years ago 8.2 magnitude, 631 km depth
Rurrenabaque, El Beni, Bolivia
19 years ago 8.2 magnitude, 33 km depth
Biak, Indonesia
26 years ago 8.2 magnitude, 10 km depth
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
17 years ago 8.1 magnitude, 10 km depth
Balleny Islands
5 years ago 8.1 magnitude, 18 km depth
Apia, Western Samoa

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8 years ago 8.1 magnitude, 24 km depth
Arawa, North Solomons, Papua New Guinea
8 years ago 8.1 magnitude, 10 km depth
Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan
38 years ago 8.1 magnitude, 33 km depth
Honiara, Makira, Solomon Islands
40 years ago 8.1 magnitude, 33 km depth
Machico, Madeira, Portugal
10 years ago 8.1 magnitude, 10 km depth
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
29 years ago 8.0 magnitude, 33 km depth
Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Island
8 years ago 8.0 magnitude, 39 km depth
San Vicente de Cañete, Lima, Peru
35 years ago 8.0 magnitude, 33 km depth
Luganville, Sanma, Vanuatu
38 years ago 8.0 magnitude, 33 km depth
Waingapu, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
9 years ago 8.0 magnitude, 55 km depth
Apia, Western Samoa

14 years ago 8.0 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
19 years ago 8.0 magnitude, 33 km depth
El Colomo, Colima, Mexico
20 years ago 8.0 magnitude, 45 km depth
Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile
30 years ago 8.0 magnitude, 27 km depth
Las Guacamayas, Michoacan de Ocampo, Mexico
9 months ago 7.9 magnitude, 107 km depth
Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands
39 years ago 7.9 magnitude, 33 km depth
Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines
8 years ago 7.9 magnitude, 35 km depth
Sungaipenuh, Jambi, Indonesia
32 years ago 7.9 magnitude, 88 km depth
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
4 years ago 7.9 magnitude, 42 km depth
Oarai, Ibaraki, Japan
27 years ago 7.9 magnitude, 10 km depth
Anchorage, Alaska, United States

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19 years ago 7.9 magnitude, 587 km depth
Maumere, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia
19 years ago 7.9 magnitude, 33 km depth
Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Island
19 years ago 7.9 magnitude, 24 km depth
Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia
36 years ago 7.9 magnitude, 18 km depth
Miahuatlán, Oaxaca, Mexico
15 years ago 7.9 magnitude, 10 km depth
South Indian Ocean
15 years ago 7.9 magnitude, 33 km depth
Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia
12 years ago 7.9 magnitude, 4 km depth
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
40 years ago 7.9 magnitude, 49 km depth
Arawa, North Solomons, Papua New Guinea
19 years ago 7.9 magnitude, 33 km depth
Nemuro, Hokkaido, Japan
36 years ago 7.9 magnitude, 5 km depth
Biak, Indonesia