Deaths from Magnitude 8.0 and Greater Earthquakes Since 1990
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
| Date | Region | Magnitude | Number killed |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 9, 1994 | Northern Bolivia | 8.2 | 10 |
| Oct. 4, 1994 | Kuril Islands | 8.3 | 11 |
| July 30, 1995 | Near coast of northern Chile | 8.0 | 3 |
| Oct. 9, 1995 | Near coast of Jalisco, Mexico | 8.0 | 49 |
| Feb. 17, 1996 | Irian Jaya region, Indonesia | 8.2 | 166 |
| March 25, 1998 | Balleny Islands region | 8.1 | 0 |
| Nov. 16, 2000 | New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea | 8.0 | 2 |
| June 23, 2001 | Near coast of Peru | 8.4 | 138 |
| Sept. 25, 2003 | Hokkaido, Japan region | 8.3 | 0 |
| Dec. 23, 2004 | North of Macquarie Island | 8.1 | 0 |
| Dec. 26, 2004 | Off west coast of northern Sumatra | 9.0 | 275,950 |
| March 28, 2005 | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia | 8.6 | 1,313 |
| Nov. 15, 2006 | Kuril Islands | 8.3 | 0 |
| Jan. 13, 2007 | East of the Kuril Islands | 8.1 | 0 |
| April 1, 2007 | Solomon Islands | 8.1 | 34 |
| Total | 284,832 |
Source: National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey. Web: neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/mag8.html
