USGS Earthquake Hazards Program: Largest Earthquakes in the World

USGS Earthquake Hazards Program: Largest Earthquakes in the World since 1900:

Interesting timeline, especially that 2 of the top 12 in the last 105 year occurred in the last 6 months.

Breakdown by decade:

1900-09 (1; '06)
1910-19 (0)
1920-29 (1; '22)
1930-39 (1; '38)
1940-49 (0)
1950-59 (3; '50, '52, '57)
1960-69 (4; '60, '63, '64, '65)
1970-79 (0)
1980-89 (0)
1990-99 (0)
2000-05 (2; '04, '05)

Also from the USGS, historical earthquakes causing more than 50,000 deaths by century (total of 22 in last 12 centuries):

2000's (1)
1900's (10)
1800's (0)
1700's (3)
1600's (2)
1500's (1)
1200's (2)
1100's (1)
800's (2)