What are the 10 recent earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 5.0?

According to the USGS National Earthquake Information Center there are over a million earthquakes each year around the world -- that's on average 3,561 per day or 2.5 per minute. Only a portion of these are recorded (~20 - 30K per year) because most occur over remote areas or in the ocean.

The most recent large-scale earthquake is the magnitude 9.0 quake on March 11, 2011 that occurred off the coast of Japan. The earthquake in Haiti happened on January 2010 and Chile on February 2010.

For a list of the most recent earthquakes in US or around the world (by country or year) check out the lists (with maps) at the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program.