Intraplate earthquakes are relatively rare compared to the more familiar boundary-located interplate earthquakes . Therefore , large intraplate earthquakes can inflict heavy damage with such areas ' structures lacking seismic retrofitting . Examples of damaging intraplate earthquakes are the devastating Gujarat earthquake in 2001 , the 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes , the 2017 Puebla earthquake , the 1811 – 1812 earthquakes in New Madrid , Missouri , and the 1886 earthquake in Charleston , South Carolina
2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes
2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes
Intraplate earthquake