Historically, great or giant megathrust earthquakes have been recorded in 1797, 1833, 1861, 2004, 2005 and 2007, most of them being associated with devastating tsunamis.
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Smaller (but still large) megathrust events have also occurred in the small gaps between the areas that slip during the larger events, in 1935, 1984, 2000 and 2002.
Sumatra | 2010 Haiti earthquake | earthquake | 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami | 2011 Christchurch earthquake | West Sumatra | North Sumatra | 2008 Sichuan earthquake | 2010 Canterbury earthquake | 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami | 1906 San Francisco earthquake | 2005 Kashmir earthquake | 1833 | 2001 Gujarat earthquake | Earthquake | 921 earthquake | 2002 Sumatra earthquake | 2000 Sumatra earthquake | 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake | 1985 Mexico City earthquake | 1935 Sumatra earthquake | 1923 Great Kantō earthquake | South Sumatra | 2005 Sumatra earthquake | 1984 Northern Sumatra earthquake | 1833 territorial division of Spain | May 2006 Java earthquake | June 2011 Christchurch earthquake | Great Hanshin earthquake | Bishop's Castle earthquake |
Historically, great or giant megathrust earthquakes have been recorded in 1797, 1833, 1861, 2004, 2005 and 2007, most of them being associated with devastating tsunamis.
Historically, great or giant megathrust earthquakes have been recorded in 1797, 1833, 1861, 2004, 2005 and 2007, most of them being associated with devastating tsunamis.