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What was the biggest earthquake in history?
The largest magnitude for an earthquake that has been recorded was in Valdivia, Chile on May 22,1960. The quake was measured on the Richter scale as 9.5 magnitude. Prior to seismographic technology, there may have been larger earthquakes su... Read More »
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What was the worst earthquake in recorded history?
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What was the strongest earthquake measured in history?
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The most destructive earthquake in history, a magnitude 8 temblor that resulted in at least 830,000 deaths, occurred in Shaanxi, China in 1556.
A 9.5 magnitude earthquake near Valdivia, Chile on May 22, 1960 was the strongest of any in recorded history.
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27/07/1976 Tangshan, China Official casualty figure is 255,000 deaths. Estimated death toll as high as 655,000. 799,000 injured and extensive damage in the Tang-Shan area. Damage extended as far as Beijing. This is probably the greatest dea...
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The Great Chilean Earthquake of 1960 The Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean Earthquake (Spanish: Gran terremoto de Valdivia) of May 22, 1960, is to date the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, rating 9.5 on the Moment Magnitude scale....
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Alaska - 1964 - Magnitude 9.2. The 3rd largest earthquake ever recorded on earth. The earthquake that caused the greatest number of casualties in US history however was the 1906 San Francisco earthquake (it is estimated that over 3,000 peop...
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The worst in term of casualties was the 1906 San Francisco earthquake where it is estimated that more than 3,000 people were killed. The worst in terms of magnitude was the 1964 Alaskan earthquake which had a magnitude of 9.2 making it the ...
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1960 Chile earthquake
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