Biggest Earthquakes Near North America - Since 1917

A comprehensive real-time tracking of the biggest and strongest earthquakes N. America in the last since 1917.

Biggest Earthquakes in North America

By Magnitude, Last Since 1917
Earthquakes
61 Years Ago
🇺🇸 The 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska
60.91 / -147.3425.00 km / 15.53 mi
9.2
72 Years Ago
🇷🇺 89 km ESE Of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
52.62 / 159.7821.60 km / 13.42 mi
9.0
68 Years Ago
🇺🇸 81 km ESE Of Adak, Alaska
51.50 / -175.6325.00 km / 15.53 mi
8.6
86 Years Ago
🇺🇸 Alaska Peninsula
55.18 / -158.1835.00 km / 21.75 mi
8.2
3 Years Ago
🇺🇸 Alaska Peninsula
55.36 / -157.8935.00 km / 21.75 mi
8.2
7 Years Ago
🇲🇽 Near The Coast Of Chiapas, Mexico
15.02 / -93.9047.39 km / 29.45 mi
8.2
92 Years Ago
🇲🇽 4 km ENE Of Tonaya, Mexico
19.80 / -103.9335.00 km / 21.75 mi
8.1
39 Years Ago
🇺🇸 85 km SSW Of Atka, Alaska
51.52 / -174.7833.00 km / 20.51 mi
8.0
39 Years Ago
🇲🇽 26 km NW Of El Habillal, Mexico
18.19 / -102.5327.90 km / 17.34 mi
8.0
75 Years Ago
🇺🇸 171 km S Of Hydaburg, Alaska
53.67 / -133.0110.00 km / 6.21 mi
8.0
29 Years Ago
🇲🇽 5 km E Of El Colomo, Mexico
19.05 / -104.2033.00 km / 20.51 mi
8.0
96 Years Ago
🇲🇽 15 km ESE Of San Gabriel Mixtepec, Mexico
16.07 / -96.9420.00 km / 12.43 mi
8.0
119 Years Ago
🇺🇸 The 1906 San Francisco, California
37.75 / -122.5511.70 km / 7.27 mi
7.9
22 Years Ago
🇺🇸 75 km E Of Cantwell, Alaska
63.51 / -147.454.20 km / 2.61 mi
7.9
28 Years Ago
🇺🇸 77 km WSW Of Adak, Alaska
51.56 / -177.6333.00 km / 20.51 mi
7.9
124 Years Ago
🇺🇸 Kodiak Island Region, Alaska
58.39 / -152.420.00 km / 0.00 mi
7.9
95 Years Ago
🇺🇸 93 km NW Of Attu Station, Alaska
53.44 / 172.2020.00 km / 12.43 mi
7.9
12 Years Ago
🇨🇦 206 km SW Of Prince Rupert, Canada
52.79 / -132.1014.00 km / 8.70 mi
7.8
59 Years Ago
🇺🇸 76 km E Of Nikolski, Alaska
52.99 / -167.7445.00 km / 27.96 mi
7.8
96 Years Ago
🇺🇸 234 km SSW Of Nikolski, Alaska
50.91 / -169.7915.00 km / 9.32 mi
7.8
4 Years Ago
🇺🇸 99 km SSE Of Perryville, Alaska
55.07 / -158.6028.00 km / 17.40 mi
7.8
66 Years Ago
🇺🇸 22 km W Of Elfin Cove, Alaska
58.23 / -136.7110.00 km / 6.21 mi
7.8
118 Years Ago
🇲🇽 2 km NW Of Teojomulco, Mexico
16.61 / -97.2530.00 km / 18.64 mi
7.8
92 Years Ago
🇲🇽 7 km E Of Los Tepames, Mexico
19.09 / -103.5515.00 km / 9.32 mi
7.8
78 Years Ago
🇩🇴 16 km NNW Of Miches, Dominican Republic
19.12 / -69.1015.00 km / 9.32 mi
7.8
WhenWhereMagnitude
Significance
Depth (km / mi)Lat / Long
61 Years Ago
🇺🇸 The 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska
9.2172325.00 / 15.5360.91 / -147.34
72 Years Ago
🇷🇺 89 km ESE Of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
9.0124621.60 / 13.4252.62 / 159.78
68 Years Ago
🇺🇸 81 km ESE Of Adak, Alaska
8.6113825.00 / 15.5351.50 / -175.63
86 Years Ago
🇺🇸 Alaska Peninsula
8.2104235.00 / 21.7555.18 / -158.18
3 Years Ago
🇺🇸 Alaska Peninsula
8.2125235.00 / 21.7555.36 / -157.89
7 Years Ago
🇲🇽 Near The Coast Of Chiapas, Mexico
8.2291047.39 / 29.4515.02 / -93.90
92 Years Ago
🇲🇽 4 km ENE Of Tonaya, Mexico
8.1100935.00 / 21.7519.80 / -103.93
39 Years Ago
🇺🇸 85 km SSW Of Atka, Alaska
8.098533.00 / 20.5151.52 / -174.78
39 Years Ago
🇲🇽 26 km NW Of El Habillal, Mexico
8.098527.90 / 17.3418.19 / -102.53
75 Years Ago
🇺🇸 171 km S Of Hydaburg, Alaska
8.098510.00 / 6.2153.67 / -133.01
29 Years Ago
🇲🇽 5 km E Of El Colomo, Mexico
8.098533.00 / 20.5119.05 / -104.20
96 Years Ago
🇲🇽 15 km ESE Of San Gabriel Mixtepec, Mexico
8.098220.00 / 12.4316.07 / -96.94
119 Years Ago
🇺🇸 The 1906 San Francisco, California
7.996011.70 / 7.2737.75 / -122.55
22 Years Ago
🇺🇸 75 km E Of Cantwell, Alaska
7.917504.20 / 2.6163.51 / -147.45
28 Years Ago
🇺🇸 77 km WSW Of Adak, Alaska
7.996033.00 / 20.5151.56 / -177.63
124 Years Ago
🇺🇸 Kodiak Island Region, Alaska
7.99500.00 / 0.0058.39 / -152.42
95 Years Ago
🇺🇸 93 km NW Of Attu Station, Alaska
7.995020.00 / 12.4353.44 / 172.20
12 Years Ago
🇨🇦 206 km SW Of Prince Rupert, Canada
7.8143614.00 / 8.7052.79 / -132.10
59 Years Ago
🇺🇸 76 km E Of Nikolski, Alaska
7.893645.00 / 27.9652.99 / -167.74
96 Years Ago
🇺🇸 234 km SSW Of Nikolski, Alaska
7.893615.00 / 9.3250.91 / -169.79
4 Years Ago
🇺🇸 99 km SSE Of Perryville, Alaska
7.8111328.00 / 17.4055.07 / -158.60
66 Years Ago
🇺🇸 22 km W Of Elfin Cove, Alaska
7.893610.00 / 6.2158.23 / -136.71
118 Years Ago
🇲🇽 2 km NW Of Teojomulco, Mexico
7.893630.00 / 18.6416.61 / -97.25
92 Years Ago
🇲🇽 7 km E Of Los Tepames, Mexico
7.893615.00 / 9.3219.09 / -103.55
78 Years Ago
🇩🇴 16 km NNW Of Miches, Dominican Republic
7.892615.00 / 9.3219.12 / -69.10

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