| 1 | 1995 ﾠGreat Hanshin earthquake | 312.0 | Japan |
| 2 | 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami | 249.0 | Japan |
| 3 | 2008 Sichuan earthquake | 95.0 | China |
| 4 | 1994 Northridge earthquake | 67.0 | United States |
| 5 | 1980 Irpinia earthquake | 43.0 | Italy |
| 6 | 1976 Tangshan earthquake | 42.0 | China |
| 7 | 2011 Christchurch earthquake | 42.0 | New Zealand |
| 8 | 2004 Chuetsu earthquake | 35.0 | Japan |
| 9 | 1999 Izmit earthquake | 29.0 | Turkey |
| 10 | 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake | 21.0 | United States |
| 11 | 2010 Chile earthquake | 33.0 | Chile |
| 12 | 2012 Emilia earthquakes | 16.0 | Italy |
| 13 | 1999 ﾠ921 earthquake | 14.0 | Taiwan |
| 14 | 2015 April Nepal earthquake | 10.0 | Nepal |
| 15 | 1906 San Francisco earthquake | 9.5 | United States |
| 16 | 1923 Great Kanto earthquake | 8.2 | Japan |
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