Remember, May is the big month for the largest quakes since 1900. I made this list just using USGS (I haven't updated this list in 3-4 years).
OCT = 4
JAN = 5
FEB = 6
JUN = 6
JUL = 6
AUG = 7
MAR = 9 // 9.0 & 9.3 Japan & Alaska
APR = 9
DEC = 9 // 9.1 Sumatra
NOV = 10
SEP = 11
MAY = 13 // 9.6 ChileSPRING - MAR APR MAY = 9+9+13 =
31FALL - SEP OCT NOV = 11+4+10 = 25
WINTER - DEC JAN FEB = 9+5+6 = 20
SUMMER - JUN JULY AUG = 6+6+7 = 19
Full list:
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Largest quakes in modern history
MAY 9.6 Bio-Bio, Chile 1960-05-22 19:11:20 UTC 25.0 km
MAR 9.3 Southern Alaska 1964-03-28 03:36:16 UTC 25.0 km
DEC 9.1 off the west coast of northern Sumatra 2004-12-26 00:58:53 UTC 30.0 km
MAR 9.0 near the east coast of Honshu, Japan 2011-03-11 05:46:24 UTC 29.0 km
NOV 8.9 off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 1952-11-04 16:58:30 UTC 21.6 km
FEB 8.8 offshore Bio-Bio, Chile 2010-02-27 06:34:11 UTC 22.9 km
FEB 8.7 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 1965-02-04 05:01:22 UTC 30.3 km
APR 8.6 off the west coast of northern Sumatra 2012-04-11 08:38:36 UTC 20.0 km
MAR 8.6 northern Sumatra, Indonesia 2005-03-28 16:09:36 UTC 30.0 km
MAY 8.6 Araucania, Chile 1960-05-22 18:56:02 UTC 25.0 km
MAR 8.6 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 1957-03-09 14:22:33 UTC 25.0 km
AUG 8.6 eastern Xizang-India border region 1950-08-15 14:09:34 UTC 15.0 km
APR 8.6 south of Alaska 1946-04-01 12:29:01 UTC 15.0 km
SEP 8.5 southern Sumatra, Indonesia 2007-09-12 11:10:26 UTC 34.0 km
MAY 8.5 Kuril Islands 1963-10-13 05:17:59 UTC 35.0 km
FEB 8.5 Banda Sea 1938-02-01 19:04:22 UTC 25.0 km
MAR 8.5 off the east coast of Honshu, Japan 1933-03-02 17:31:00 UTC 15.0 km
JUN 8.4 near the coast of southern Peru 2001-06-23 20:33:14 UTC 33.0 km
NOV 8.4 Kuril Islands 1958-11-06 22:58:09 UTC 35.0 km
FEB 8.4 near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 1923-02-03 16:01:50 UTC 15.0 km
SEP 8.3 48km W of Illapel, Chile 2015-09-16 22:54:32 UTC 22.4 km
MAY 8.3 Sea of Okhotsk 2013-05-24 05:44:48 UTC 598.1 km
NOV 8.3 Kuril Islands 2006-11-15 11:14:13 UTC 10.0 km
SEP 8.3 Hokkaido, Japan region 2003-09-25 19:50:06 UTC 27.0 km
OCT 8.3 Kuril Islands 1994-10-04 13:22:55 UTC 14.0 km
DEC 8.3 near the south coast of western Honshu, Japan 1946-12-20 19:19:10 UTC 15.0 km
NOV 8.3 Alaska Peninsula 1938-11-10 20:18:49 UTC 35.0 km
NOV 8.3 Atacama, Chile 1922-11-11 04:32:51 UTC 70.0 km
DEC 8.3 Gansu-Ningxia border region, China 1920-12-16 12:05:55 UTC 15.0 km
AUG 8.3 Mindanao, Philippines 1918-08-15 12:18:21 UTC 20.0 km
AUG 8.3 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 1906-08-17 00:11:10 UTC 110.0 km
JAN 8.3 near the coast of Ecuador 1906-01-31 15:36:10 UTC 20.0 km
JUL 8.3 western Mongolia 1905-07-23 02:46:22 UTC 15.0 km
JUL 8.3 central Mongolia 1905-07-09 09:40:39 UTC 15.0 km
APR 8.2 94km NW of Iquique, Chile 2014-04-01 23:46:47 UTC 25.0 km
APR 8.2 off the west coast of northern Sumatra 2012-04-11 10:43:10 UTC 25.1 km
FEB 8.2 Biak region, Indonesia 1996-02-17 05:59:30 UTC 33.0 km
JUN 8.2 La Paz, Bolivia 1994-06-09 00:33:16 UTC 631.3 km
MAY 8.2 Macquarie Island region 1989-05-23 10:54:46 UTC 10.0 km
MAY 8.2 off the east coast of Honshu, Japan 1968-05-16 00:49:02 UTC 29.9 km
JAN 8.2 Kepulauan Sula, Indonesia 1965-01-24 00:11:17 UTC 20.0 km
DEC 8.2 Antofagasta, Chile 1950-12-09 21:38:51 UTC 113.9 km
AUG 8.2 Haida Gwaii, Canada 1949-08-22 04:01:18 UTC 10.0 km
MAY 8.2 near the coast of central Peru 1940-05-24 16:33:59 UTC 45.0 km
JUN 8.2 Taiwan 1920-06-05 04:21:35 UTC 20.0 km
MAY 8.2 Kermadec Islands region 1917-05-01 18:26:20 UTC 15.0 km
AUG 8.2 Valparaiso, Chile 1906-08-17 00:40:04 UTC 35.0 km
SEP 8.1 Samoa Islands region 2009-09-29 17:48:10 UTC 18.0 km
APR 8.1 Solomon Islands 2007-04-01 20:39:58 UTC 24.0 km
JAN 8.1 east of the Kuril Islands 2007-01-13 04:23:21 UTC 10.0 km
DEC 8.1 north of Macquarie Island 2004-12-23 14:59:04 UTC 10.0 km
MAR 8.1 Balleny Islands region 1998-03-25 03:12:25 UTC 10.0 km
JUL 8.1 New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea 1971-07-26 01:23:22 UTC 40.0 km
OCT 8.1 near the coast of central Peru 1966-10-17 21:42:00 UTC 40.0 km
NOV 8.1 Banda Sea 1963-11-04 01:17:09 UTC 65.0 km
MAY 8.1 Bio-Bio, Chile 1960-05-21 10:02:57 UTC 25.0 km
DEC 8.1 central Mongolia 1957-12-04 03:37:53 UTC 30.0 km
MAR 8.1 Hokkaido, Japan region 1952-03-04 01:22:49 UTC 45.0 km
NOV 8.1 off the coast of Pakistan 1945-11-27 21:56:54 UTC 15.0 km
DEC 8.1 near the south coast of western Honshu, Japan 1944-12-07 04:35:45 UTC 15.0 km
APR 8.1 Coquimbo, Chile 1943-04-06 16:07:17 UTC 35.0 km
AUG 8.1 central Peru 1942-08-24 22:50:32 UTC 30.0 km
DEC 8.1 Sulawesi, Indonesia 1939-12-21 21:00:31 UTC 35.0 km
JUN 8.1 Jalisco, Mexico 1932-06-03 10:36:56 UTC 15.0 km
JUN 8.1 South Sandwich Islands region 1929-06-27 12:47:13 UTC 15.0 km
SEP 8.1 near the south coast of Honshu, Japan 1923-09-01 02:58:35 UTC 15.0 km
SEP 8.1 near the south coast of Honshu, Japan 1923-09-01 02:58:00 UTC 15.0 km
SEP 8.1 Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia 1920-09-20 14:39:03 UTC 25.0 km
JUL 8.1 Tonga region 1919-04-30 07:17:17 UTC 25.0 km
SEP 8.1 Kuril Islands 1918-09-07 17:16:23 UTC 15.0 km
SEP 8.1 Biak region, Indonesia 1914-05-26 14:22:47 UTC 15.0 km
MAY 8.1 northeast of Taiwan 1910-04-12 00:22:24 UTC 235.0 km
FEB 8.0 76km W of Lata, Solomon Islands 2013-02-06 01:12:25 UTC 24.0 km
AUG 8.0 near the coast of central Peru 2007-08-15 23:40:57 UTC 39.0 km
MAY 8.0 Tonga 2006-05-03 15:26:40 UTC 55.0 km
MAY 8.0 Tonga 2006-05-03 15:26:35 UTC 15.0 km
NOV 8.0 New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea 2000-11-16 04:54:56 UTC 33.0 km
OCT 8.0 Colima, Mexico 1995-10-09 15:35:53 UTC 33.0 km
OCT 8.0 Colima, Mexico 1995-10-09 15:35:00 UTC 26.4 km
JUL 8.0 Antofagasta, Chile 1995-07-30 05:11:23 UTC 45.6 km
MAY 8.0 Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 1986-05-07 22:47:10 UTC 33.0 km
SEP 8.0 Michoacan, Mexico 1985-09-19 13:17:47 UTC 27.9 km
MAR 8.0 offshore Valparaiso, Chile 1985-03-03 22:47:07 UTC 33.0 km
JAN 8.0 Kermadec Islands region 1976-01-14 16:47:33 UTC 33.0 km
DEC 8.0 Mindanao, Philippines 1972-12-02 00:19:52 UTC 60.0 km
JUL 8.0 New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea 1971-07-14 06:11:30 UTC 40.0 km
JUL 8.0 Colombia 1970-07-31 17:08:05 UTC 644.8 km
MAR 8.0 off the east coast of Honshu, Japan 1960-03-20 17:07:31 UTC 15.0 km
SEP 8.0 Myanmar 1946-09-12 15:17:23 UTC 15.0 km
NOV 8.0 south of Africa 1942-11-10 11:41:28 UTC 10.0 km
NOV 8.0 Azores-Cape St. Vincent Ridge 1941-11-25 18:03:58 UTC 10.0 km
JAN 8.0 Nepal-India border region 1934-01-15 08:43:25 UTC 15.0 km
APR 8.0 Mindanao, Philippines 1924-04-14 16:20:36 UTC 15.0 km
JUN 8.0 Samoa Islands region 1917-06-26 05:49:46 UTC 15.0 km
SEP 8.0 eastern New Guinea region, Papua New Guinea 1906-09-14 16:04:43 UTC 35.0 km
Last Edited by WhiteAngel on 05/05/2018 12:42 PM