Current Earthquakes
what is happening with our earth?
Recent earthquakes
The most striking earthquakes
Due to tectonic movements, our Earth is shaken by heavy earthquakes at regular intervals. If they occur in populated regions, these earthquakes usually have devastating consequences.
Below we have listed the ten most disastrous earthquakes of the past 100 years.
| Rank | Designation | Place | Date | Strength |
| 1 | Earthquake from Valdivia | Chile | 22.05.60 | 9,5 |
| 2 | Good Friday quake | Alaska | 27.03.64 | 9,2 |
| 3 | Earthquake in the Indian Ocean | Sumatra | 26.12.04 | 9,1 |
| 4 | Tōhoku-Earthquake | east Honshū, Japan | 11.03.11 | 9 |
| 5 | Kamchatka earthquake | Kamtschatka, Russland | 04.11.52 | 9 |
| 6 | Earthquake in front of Maule | Chile | 27.02.10 | 8,8 |
| 7 | Earthquake off Ecuador | Ecuador | 31.01.06 | 8,8 |
| 8 | Earthquakes at the Rat Islands | Rat Islands, Alaska | 04.02.65 | 8,7 |
| 9 | Earthquake off Sumatra | vor Nord-Sumatra | 28.03.05 | 8,6 |
| 10 | Earthquake in Assam-Tibet | China-Indien | 15.08.50 | 8,6 |
