<Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> State ( s ) </Th> <Th> Magnitude </Th> <Th> Fatalities </Th> <Th> Article </Th> <Th> Further information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001700 - 01 - 26 - 0000 January 26 , 1700 </Td> <Td> Washington , Oregon , California </Td> <Td> 8.7 -- 9.2 </Td> <Td> Unknown </Td> <Td> 1700 Cascadia earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001755 - 11 - 18 - 0000 November 18 , 1755 </Td> <Td> Massachusetts </Td> <Td> 5.9 </Td> <Td> Unknown </Td> <Td> 1755 Cape Ann earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001811 - 12 - 16 - 0000 December 16 , 1811 </Td> <Td> Missouri </Td> <Td> 7.2 -- 8.1 </Td> <Td> Unknown </Td> <Td> 1811 -- 1812 New Madrid earthquakes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001812 - 12 - 08 - 0000 December 8 , 1812 </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> 6.9 -- 7.5 </Td> <Td> 7001400000000000000 ♠ 40 + </Td> <Td> 1812 San Juan Capistrano earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001857 - 01 - 09 - 0000 January 9 , 1857 </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> 7.9 </Td> <Td> 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 </Td> <Td> 1857 Fort Tejon earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001867 - 04 - 24 - 0000 April 24 , 1867 </Td> <Td> Kansas </Td> <Td> 5.1 </Td> <Td> 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 </Td> <Td> 1867 Manhattan , Kansas earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001868 - 04 - 02 - 0000 April 2 , 1868 </Td> <Td> Hawaii </Td> <Td> 7.9 </Td> <Td> 7001770000000000000 ♠ 77 </Td> <Td> 1868 Hawaii earthquake and tsunami </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001868 - 10 - 21 - 0000 October 21 , 1868 </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> 6.3 -- 6.7 </Td> <Td> 7001300000000000000 ♠ 30 </Td> <Td> 1868 Hayward earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001872 - 12 - 14 - 0000 December 14 , 1872 </Td> <Td> Washington </Td> <Td> 6.5 -- 7.0 </Td> <Td> 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 </Td> <Td> 1872 North Cascades earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001872 - 03 - 26 - 0000 March 26 , 1872 </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> 7.4 -- 7.9 </Td> <Td> 7001270000000000000 ♠ 27 </Td> <Td> 1872 Lone Pine earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001886 - 08 - 31 - 0000 August 31 , 1886 </Td> <Td> South Carolina </Td> <Td> 6.9 -- 7.3 </Td> <Td> 7001600000000000000 ♠ 60 </Td> <Td> 1886 Charleston earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001906 - 04 - 18 - 0000 April 18 , 1906 </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> 7.9 </Td> <Td> 7003300000000000000 ♠ 3,000 + </Td> <Td> 1906 San Francisco earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001909 - 09 - 27 - 0000 September 27 , 1909 </Td> <Td> Indiana </Td> <Td> 5.1 </Td> <Td> 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 </Td> <Td> 1909 Wabash River earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001915 - 10 - 03 - 0000 October 3 , 1915 </Td> <Td> Nevada </Td> <Td> 7.1 </Td> <Td> 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 </Td> <Td> 1915 Pleasant Valley earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001925 - 06 - 29 - 0000 June 29 , 1925 </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> 6.8 </Td> <Td> 7001130000000000000 ♠ 13 </Td> <Td> 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001931 - 08 - 16 - 0000 August 16 , 1931 </Td> <Td> Texas </Td> <Td> 5.8 </Td> <Td> 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 </Td> <Td> 1931 Valentine earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001933 - 03 - 10 - 0000 March 10 , 1933 </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> 6.4 </Td> <Td> 7002120000000000000 ♠ 120 </Td> <Td> 1933 Long Beach earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001936 - 07 - 15 - 0000 July 15 , 1936 </Td> <Td> Oregon , Washington </Td> <Td> 5.8 </Td> <Td> 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 </Td> <Td> 1936 State Line earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001940 - 05 - 18 - 0000 May 18 , 1940 </Td> <Td> California </Td> <Td> 6.9 </Td> <Td> 7000900000000000000 ♠ 9 </Td> <Td> 1940 El Centro earthquake </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001940 - 12 - 20 - 0000 December 20 , 1940 </Td> <Td> New Hampshire </Td> <Td> 5.3 </Td> <Td> 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 </Td> <Td> 1940 New Hampshire earthquakes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001940 - 12 - 24 - 0000 December 24 , 1940 </Td> <Td> New Hampshire </Td> <Td> 5.5 </Td> <Td> 5000000000000000000 ♠ 0 </Td> <Td> 1940 New Hampshire earthquakes </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001946 - 04 - 01 - 0000 April 1 , 1946 </Td> <Td> Alaska </Td> <Td> 8.6 </Td> <Td> 7002165000000000000 ♠ 165 </Td> <Td> 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake and tsunami </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 000000001947 - 05
what is the strongest earthquake in the united states
1964 Alaska earthquake and tsunami 1700 Cascadia earthquake