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The loudest recorded earthquake occurred in Japan in March of 2011. The Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and Oregon State University stated it was the loudest underwater sound ever recorded.

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The greatest earthquake was the 1960 Chile earthquake.

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the 9.5 1960 Chile

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What is the strongest earthquake to date?

The strongest earthquake to date that was recorded is the Valdivia, Chile (May 22, 1960) earthquake (Great Chilean earthquake) with a on the moment scale magnitude of 9.5.


Which waves created by the earthquake are the strongest at the epicenter?

s waves


When was the worlds strongest earthquake?

Chile - May 22nd 1960 - 9.5


What is the strongest Seattle earthquake ever recorded?

The 7.1 magnitude Olympia earthquake in 1949 is the largest earthquake to occur in the Seattle region since records began.


How far did the plates move in the 1964 Alaskan earthquake?

about 100 or less kilometers. the Alaskan earthquake lasted about 5 minutes and had a magnitude of 9.2 in Richter scale. that was a very destructive earthquake since it is the third strongest earthquake read by the seismograph in the world and the strongest in north America.