List of earthquakes in 2020

This is a list of earthquakes in 2020. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for other reasons. All dates are listed according to UTC time. Maximum intensities are indicated on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale and are sourced from United States Geological Survey (USGS) ShakeMap data. For the second consecutive year, activity was well below average, with only nine major quakes, it was also the first year since 2016 with no magnitude 8.0+ earthquakes. With just over 200 casualties reported, it is the least deadliest year in the 21st century for earthquakes, but almost all of them came from Turkey, struck by three deadly events. In the last days of the year, Croatia experienced one of its strongest earthquakes in its history, with casualties and structural damage.

Earthquakes in 2020
Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 2020
Strongest magnitude7.8 Mw United States
Deadliest7.0 Mw Greece - Turkey
119 deaths
Total fatalities207
Number by magnitude
9.0+0
8.0–8.90
7.0–7.99
6.0–6.9112
5.0–5.91,315
4.0–4.912,216
 2019
2021 
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