The following is a list of notable earthquakes and/or tsunamis which had their epicenter in areas that are now part of the United States with the latter affecting areas of the United States.
| Date | State(s) | Magnitude | Fatalities | Further information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01700-01-26January 26, 1700 | Washington, Oregon, California | 8.7 - 9.2 | Unknown | 1700 Cascadia earthquake |
| 01755-11-18November 18, 1755 | Massachusetts | 5.9 | Unknown | 1755 Cape Ann Earthquake |
| 01811-12-16December 16, 1811 | Missouri | 7.2 - 8.1 | Unknown | 1811-1812 New Madrid earthquakes |
| 01857-01-09January 9, 1857 | California | 7.9 | 2 | 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake |
| 01867-04-24April 24, 1867 | Kansas | 5.1 | 0 | 1867 Manhattan, Kansas earthquake |
| 01868-04-02April 2, 1868 | Hawaii | 7.9 | 77 total | 1868 Hawaii earthquake and tsunami |
| 01868-10-21October 21, 1868 | California | 6.8 - 7.0 | 30 | 1868 Hayward earthquake |
| 01872-12-14December 14, 1872 | Washington | 6.5 - 7.0 | 0 | 1872 North Cascades earthquake |
| 01872-03-26March 26, 1872 | California | 7.6 - 8.0+ | 27 | 1872 Lone Pine earthquake |
| 01886-08-31August 31, 1886 | South Carolina | 7.3 | 60-110 | 1886 Charleston earthquake |
| 01906-04-18April 18, 1906 | California | 7.9 | 3000+ | 1906 San Francisco earthquake |
| 01909-09-27September 27, 1909 | Indiana | 5.1 | 0 | 1909 Wabash River earthquake |
| 01915-10-03October 3, 1915 | Nevada | 7.1 | 0 | 1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake |
| 01925-06-29June 29, 1925 | California | 6.8 | 13 | 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake |
| 01931-08-16August 16, 1931 | Texas | 5.8 | 0 | 1931 Valentine earthquake |
| 01933-03-10March 10, 1933 | California | 6.4 | 120 | 1933 Long Beach earthquake |
| 01940-05-18May 18, 1940 | California | 6.9 | 9 | 1940 El Centro earthquake |
| 01940-12-20December 20, 1940 | New Hampshire | 5.5 | 0 | 1940 New Hampshire earthquake |
| 01946-04-01April 1, 1946 | Alaska | 8.6 | 165 total | 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake and tsunami |
| 01947-05-06May 6, 1947 | Wisconsin | Unknown | 0 | 1947 Wisconsin earthquake |
| 01948-12-04December 4, 1948 | California | 6.0 - 6.5 | 0 | 1948 Desert Hot Springs earthquake |
| 01949-04-13April 13, 1949 | Washington | 7.1 | 8 | 1949 Olympia earthquake |
| 01952-07-21July 21, 1952 | California | 7.5 | 14 | 1952 Kern County earthquake |
| 01957-03-09March 9, 1957 | Alaska | 8.6 | 0 | 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake and tsunami |
| 01958-07-09July 9, 1958 | Alaska | 8.3 | 5 (tsunami) | 1958 Lituya Bay earthquakes and megatsunami |
| 01959-08-17August 17, 1959 | Montana, Wyoming | 7.3 - 7.5 | 28+ | 1959 Yellowstone earthquake |
| 01964-03-27March 27, 1964 | Alaska | 9.2 | 143 total | 1964 Alaska earthquake and tsunami |
| 01965-02-04February 4, 1965 | Alaska | 8.7 | 0 | 1965 Rat Islands earthquake and tsunami |
| 01965-04-29April 29, 1965 | Washington | 6.5 | 3 | 1965 Olympia earthquake |
| 01968-11-09November 9, 1968 | Illinois | 5.4 | 0 | 1968 Illinois earthquake |
| 01969-10-02October 2, 1969 | California | 5.6 - 5.7 | 1 | 1969 Santa Rosa earthquakes |
| 01971-02-09February 9, 1971 | California | 6.6 | 65 | 1971 San Fernando earthquake |
| 01975-07-09July 9, 1975 | Minnesota | 4.6 | 0 | 1975 Morris earthquake |
| 01975-08-01August 1, 1975 | California | 5.8 | 0 | 1975 Oroville earthquake |
| 01983-05-02May 2, 1983 | California | 6.5 | 0 | 1983 Coalinga earthquake |
| 01983-10-28October 28, 1983 | Idaho | 7.3 | 2 | 1983 Borah Peak earthquake |
| 01984-04-24April 24, 1984 | California | 6.2 | 0 | 1984 Morgan Hill earthquake |
| 01987-10-01October 1, 1987 | California | 5.9 | 8 | 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake |
| 01989-10-17October 17, 1989 | California | 6.9 | 63 | 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake |
| 01992-04-25April 25, 1992April 25–26, 1992 | California | 6.5 - 7.2 | 0 | 1992 Cape Mendocino earthquakes and tsunamis |
| 01992-06-28June 28, 1992 | California | 7.3 | 3 | 1992 Landers earthquake |
| 01992-06-28June 28, 1992 | California | 6.5 | 0 | 1992 Big Bear earthquake |
| 01993-03-25March 25, 1993 | Oregon | 5.6 | 0 | 1993 Scotts Mills earthquake |
| 01994-01-17January 17, 1994 | California | 6.7 | 33 | 1994 Northridge earthquake |
| 01995-04-14April 14, 1995 | Texas | 5.7 | 0 | 1995 Marathon earthquake |
| 01996-05-02May 2, 1996 | Washington | 5.6 | 0 | 1996 Duvall earthquake |
| 01998-09-25September 25, 1998 | Pennsylvania | 5.2 | 0 | 1998 Pymatuning earthquake |
| 01999-10-16October 16, 1999 | California | 7.1 | 0 | 1999 Hector Mine earthquake |
| 02001-02-28February 28, 2001 | Washington | 6.8 | 1 | 2001 Nisqually earthquake |
| 02002-11-03November 3, 2002 | Alaska | 7.9 | 0 | 2002 Denali earthquake |
| 02003-04-29April 29, 2003 | Alabama | 4.6 | 0 | 2003 Alabama earthquake |
| 02003-12-09December 9, 2003 | Virginia | 4.5 | 0 | 2003 Virginia earthquake |
| 02003-12-22December 22, 2003 | California | 6.5 | 2 | 2003 San Simeon earthquake |
| 02006-09-10September 10, 2006 | Florida | 5.8 | 0 | 2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake |
| 02006-10-15October 15, 2006 | Hawaii | 6.7 | 0 | 2006 Hawaii earthquake |
| 02007-10-30October 30, 2007 | California | 5.6 | 0 | 2007 Alum Rock earthquake |
| 02007-12-19December 19, 2007 | Alaska | 7.2 | 0 | 2007 Andreanof Islands earthquake |
| 02008-04-18April 18, 2008 | Illinois | 5.4 | 0 | 2008 Illinois earthquake |
| 02008-07-29July 29, 2008 | California | 5.5 | 0 | 2008 Chino Hills earthquake |
| 02010-01-09January 9, 2010 | California | 6.5 | 0 | 2010 Eureka earthquake |
| 02010-02-10February 10, 2010 | Illinois | 3.8 | 0 | 2010 Illinois earthquake |
| 02010-07-07July 7, 2010 | California | 5.4 | 0 | 2010 Borrego Springs earthquake |
| 02010-12-30December 30, 2010 | Indiana | 3.8 | 0 | 2010 Indiana earthquake |
| 02011-08-22August 22, 2011 | Colorado | 5.3 | 0 | 2011 Colorado earthquake |
| 02011-08-23August 23, 2011 | Virginia | 5.8 | 0 | 2011 Virginia earthquake |
| 02011-09-02September 2, 2011 | Alaska | 6.8 | 0 | 2011 Alaska earthquake |
| 02011-11-05November 5, 2011 | Oklahoma | 5.6 | 0 | 2011 Oklahoma earthquake |
| 02012-10-16October 16, 2012 | Maine | 4.0 | 0 | 2012 Maine earthquake |
Earthquake which affected the United States but had its epicenter outside the United States borders:
- 1925 Charlevoix–Kamouraska earthquake – magnitude 6.2 earthquake, no injuries or fatalities anywhere
- 2010 Baja California earthquake (Mexico near S California) - magnitude 7.2 earthquake, 4 fatalities and 100 injuries, none in the United States
Earthquakes which did not affect the United States directly, but the following tsunamis which did so:
- 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 8.3 earthquake, no injuries or fatalities anywhere
- 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 8.8 earthquake, ~525 fatalities and unknown number of injuries, none in the United States
- 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami – magnitude 9.0 earthquake, 15,850-28,000 fatalities and 6,011 injured, one fatality and unknown number of injuries in the United States
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—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 24:7,8.
“For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places: all this is but the beginning of the birth pangs.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 24:7,8.
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