<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Event </Th> <Th> Magnitude </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 000000001960 - 05 - 22 - 0000 May 22 , 1960 </Td> <Td> Valdivia , Chile </Td> <Td> 1960 Valdivia earthquake </Td> <Td> 9.4 -- 9.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 000000001964 - 03 - 27 - 0000 March 27 , 1964 </Td> <Td> Prince William Sound , Alaska , United States </Td> <Td> 1964 Alaska earthquake </Td> <Td> 9.2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 000000002004 - 12 - 26 - 0000 December 26 , 2004 </Td> <Td> Indian Ocean , Sumatra , Indonesia </Td> <Td> 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake </Td> <Td> 9.1 -- 9.3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 000000002011 - 03 - 11 - 0000 March 11 , 2011 </Td> <Td> Pacific Ocean , Tōhoku region , Japan </Td> <Td> 2011 Tōhoku earthquake </Td> <Td> 9.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> 000000001952 - 11 - 04 - 0000 November 4 , 1952 </Td> <Td> Kamchatka , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union </Td> <Td> 1952 Kamchatka earthquakes </Td> <Td> 9.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> 000000001868 - 08 - 13 - 0000 August 13 , 1868 </Td> <Td> Arica , Chile ( then Peru ) </Td> <Td> 1868 Arica earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.5 -- 9.0 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> 000000001700 - 01 - 26 - 0000 January 26 , 1700 </Td> <Td> Pacific Ocean , USA and Canada ( then claimed by the Spanish Empire and the British Empire ) </Td> <Td> 1700 Cascadia earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.7 -- 9.2 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> 000000000869 - 07 - 09 - 0000 July 9 , 869 </Td> <Td> Pacific Ocean , Tōhoku region , Japan </Td> <Td> 869 Sanriku earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.9 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> 000000001762 - 04 - 02 - 0000 April 2 , 1762 </Td> <Td> Chittagong , Bangladesh ( then Kingdom of Mrauk U ) </Td> <Td> 1762 Arakan earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.8 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> 000000001833 - 11 - 25 - 0000 November 25 , 1833 </Td> <Td> Sumatra , Indonesia ( then part of the Dutch East Indies ) </Td> <Td> 1833 Sumatra earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.8 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> 000000001906 - 01 - 31 - 0000 January 31 , 1906 </Td> <Td> Ecuador -- Colombia </Td> <Td> 1906 Ecuador -- Colombia earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> 000000002010 - 02 - 27 - 0000 February 27 , 2010 </Td> <Td> Offshore Maule , Chile </Td> <Td> 2010 Chile earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> 000000001950 - 08 - 15 - 0000 August 15 , 1950 </Td> <Td> Assam , India -- Tibet , China </Td> <Td> 1950 Assam -- Tibet earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> 000000001707 - 10 - 28 - 0000 October 28 , 1707 </Td> <Td> Pacific Ocean , Shikoku region , Japan </Td> <Td> 1707 Hōei earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.7 -- 9.3 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> 000000001730 - 07 - 08 - 0000 July 8 , 1730 </Td> <Td> Valparaiso , Chile ( then part of the Spanish Empire ) </Td> <Td> 1730 Valparaiso earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.7 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 </Th> <Td> 000000001755 - 11 - 01 - 0000 November 1 , 1755 </Td> <Td> Atlantic Ocean , Lisbon , Portugal </Td> <Td> 1755 Lisbon earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.5 -- 9.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 </Th> <Td> 000000001965 - 02 - 04 - 0000 February 4 , 1965 </Td> <Td> Rat Islands , Alaska , United States </Td> <Td> 1965 Rat Islands earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18 </Th> <Td> 000000001746 - 10 - 28 - 0000 October 28 , 1746 </Td> <Td> Lima , Peru ( then part of the Spanish Empire ) </Td> <Td> 1746 Lima -- Callao earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.6 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19 </Th> <Td> 000000001787 - 03 - 28 - 0000 March 28 , 1787 </Td> <Td> Oaxaca , Mexico ( then part of the Spanish Empire ) </Td> <Td> 1787 Mexico earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.6 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 </Th> <Td> 000000001957 - 03 - 09 - 0000 March 9 , 1957 </Td> <Td> Andreanof Islands , Alaska , United States </Td> <Td> 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 </Th> <Td> 000000002005 - 03 - 28
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Event </Th> <Th> Magnitude </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 000000001960 - 05 - 22 - 0000 May 22 , 1960 </Td> <Td> Valdivia , Chile </Td> <Td> 1960 Valdivia earthquake </Td> <Td> 9.4 -- 9.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 000000001964 - 03 - 27 - 0000 March 27 , 1964 </Td> <Td> Prince William Sound , Alaska , United States </Td> <Td> 1964 Alaska earthquake </Td> <Td> 9.2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 000000002004 - 12 - 26 - 0000 December 26 , 2004 </Td> <Td> Indian Ocean , Sumatra , Indonesia </Td> <Td> 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake </Td> <Td> 9.1 -- 9.3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 000000002011 - 03 - 11 - 0000 March 11 , 2011 </Td> <Td> Pacific Ocean , Tōhoku region , Japan </Td> <Td> 2011 Tōhoku earthquake </Td> <Td> 9.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> 000000001952 - 11 - 04 - 0000 November 4 , 1952 </Td> <Td> Kamchatka , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union </Td> <Td> 1952 Kamchatka earthquakes </Td> <Td> 9.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> 000000001868 - 08 - 13 - 0000 August 13 , 1868 </Td> <Td> Arica , Chile ( then Peru ) </Td> <Td> 1868 Arica earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.5 -- 9.0 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> 000000001700 - 01 - 26 - 0000 January 26 , 1700 </Td> <Td> Pacific Ocean , USA and Canada ( then claimed by the Spanish Empire and the British Empire ) </Td> <Td> 1700 Cascadia earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.7 -- 9.2 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> 000000000869 - 07 - 09 - 0000 July 9 , 869 </Td> <Td> Pacific Ocean , Tōhoku region , Japan </Td> <Td> 869 Sanriku earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.9 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> 000000001762 - 04 - 02 - 0000 April 2 , 1762 </Td> <Td> Chittagong , Bangladesh ( then Kingdom of Mrauk U ) </Td> <Td> 1762 Arakan earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.8 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> 000000001833 - 11 - 25 - 0000 November 25 , 1833 </Td> <Td> Sumatra , Indonesia ( then part of the Dutch East Indies ) </Td> <Td> 1833 Sumatra earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.8 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> 000000001906 - 01 - 31 - 0000 January 31 , 1906 </Td> <Td> Ecuador -- Colombia </Td> <Td> 1906 Ecuador -- Colombia earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> 000000002010 - 02 - 27 - 0000 February 27 , 2010 </Td> <Td> Offshore Maule , Chile </Td> <Td> 2010 Chile earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> 000000001950 - 08 - 15 - 0000 August 15 , 1950 </Td> <Td> Assam , India -- Tibet , China </Td> <Td> 1950 Assam -- Tibet earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> 000000001707 - 10 - 28 - 0000 October 28 , 1707 </Td> <Td> Pacific Ocean , Shikoku region , Japan </Td> <Td> 1707 Hōei earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.7 -- 9.3 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> 000000001730 - 07 - 08 - 0000 July 8 , 1730 </Td> <Td> Valparaiso , Chile ( then part of the Spanish Empire ) </Td> <Td> 1730 Valparaiso earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.7 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 </Th> <Td> 000000001755 - 11 - 01 - 0000 November 1 , 1755 </Td> <Td> Atlantic Ocean , Lisbon , Portugal </Td> <Td> 1755 Lisbon earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.5 -- 9.0 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 </Th> <Td> 000000001965 - 02 - 04 - 0000 February 4 , 1965 </Td> <Td> Rat Islands , Alaska , United States </Td> <Td> 1965 Rat Islands earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18 </Th> <Td> 000000001746 - 10 - 28 - 0000 October 28 , 1746 </Td> <Td> Lima , Peru ( then part of the Spanish Empire ) </Td> <Td> 1746 Lima -- Callao earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.6 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19 </Th> <Td> 000000001787 - 03 - 28 - 0000 March 28 , 1787 </Td> <Td> Oaxaca , Mexico ( then part of the Spanish Empire ) </Td> <Td> 1787 Mexico earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.6 ( est . ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 </Th> <Td> 000000001957 - 03 - 09 - 0000 March 9 , 1957 </Td> <Td> Andreanof Islands , Alaska , United States </Td> <Td> 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake </Td> <Td> 8.6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 </Th> <Td> 000000002005 - 03 - 28
what 's the largest earthquake in the united states
what 's the largest earthquake in the united states
1964 Alaska earthquake
1964 Alaska earthquake