Major Earthquakes

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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.

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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.