Major Earthquakes
Security Theme
Extreme Events
Keywords
Extreme Events
Description
This map shows the most intense, most fatal and most damaging global earthquakes from 2150 BCE to 2015. Representing earthquakes with at least one of the following criteria: magnitude 8.5 or greater, Modified Mercalli Intensity XI or XII, 1,001 or more fatalities, $25 million or more in damage.
Major Earthquakes
This map shows the most intense, most fatal and most damaging global earthquakes from 2150 BCE to 2015. Representing earthquakes with at least one of the following criteria: magnitude 8.5 or greater, Modified Mercalli Intensity XI or XII, 1,001 or more fatalities, $25 million or more in damage.