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What was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in new zealand?
The biggest earthquake ever recorded in New Zealand was the Wairarapa earthquake in 1855. This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.2.
Has there ever been a 10.0 or greater earthquake in history?
Not that has ever been recorded by man. The largest recorded earthquake occurred off the west coast of Chile in 1960 and had a magnitude of 9.5. It is thought that the impact that occurred 65.5 million years ago creating the Chixulub crater beneath the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico (and thought to have contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs) yielded energy equivalent to an earthquake of magnitude 12.5.
The worst earthquake of all time?
shaanix, china was the worst earthquake ever recorded
What was the largest earthquake ever recorded in the lower 48 states?
New Madrid Missouri
In what sea was britain's strangest ever earthquake recorded?
The strongest earthquake in the United Kingdom was on June 7, 1931 and the epicenter was in Dogger Bank. The earthquake was then named Dogger Bank earthquake 1931.
Has there ever been a 12.5 earthquake?
No, the highest ever recorded earthquake registered at 9.5
Has haiti had an earthquake higher than 7.0?
No. Highest ever recorded was a 7.0.
What is the highest measurement on the Richter scale?
There is no absolute top to the Richter scale, although the largest earthquake ever recorded by mankind was the Valdivia earthquake in Chile that was the equivalent of 9.5 on the Richter scale in 1960. While no earthquake any stronger has ever been recorded, the impact that caused the Chicxulub crater in the Yucatan Peninsula about 65 million years ago has been calculated to have been the equivalent of about 13.0 on the Richter scale.
What was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in new zealand?
The biggest earthquake ever recorded in New Zealand was the Wairarapa earthquake in 1855. This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.2.
What is the smallest earthquake ever recorded?
the smallest earthquake recorded on the Richter scale was 0.1
What is the biggest earthquake recorded?
The largest earthquake ever recorded was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Valdivia, Chile which measure at 9.5 on the Richter scale.
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in Iran?
the highest temperature ever recorded in Iran is 159.6'F
Was there ever an earthquake that was 10.0?
No, the humans of Earth have not yet recorded a 10.0 earthquake.
What is the highest earthquake?
10 of course! The Richter scale holds the numbers from 0 to 10. 0 is the weekest and 10 is the strongest yet there has never been an earthquake with a magnitude of 10. Th highest ever recorded was in Chile 2010 with a magnitude of 9.5.
What is the highest magnitude earthquake?
10 of course! The Richter scale holds the numbers from 0 to 10. 0 is the weekest and 10 is the strongest yet there has never been an earthquake with a magnitude of 10. Th highest ever recorded was in Chile 2010 with a magnitude of 9.5.
What was the worst earth quake ever recorded?
Define "worst". The largest earthquake measured by seismograph was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, with a magnitude of 9.5.The highest casualty total is from an earthquake in China in 1556, which killed over three-quarters of a million people.
What's the highest magnitude earthquake?
10 of course! The Richter scale holds the numbers from 0 to 10. 0 is the weekest and 10 is the strongest yet there has never been an earthquake with a magnitude of 10. Th highest ever recorded was in Chile 2010 with a magnitude of 9.5.
