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Yes. All known earthquakes of magnitude 9.0 or greater have occurred at subduction boundaries.

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Is there going to be an earthquake in Canada?

The largest earthquake in Canada was magnitude 9.0 in Jan 1700 in the Cascadia Subduction Zone. In last 100 years the largest earthquake in Canada was magnitude 8.1 in August 1949 in British Columbia. But in fact there are small earthquakes every day in parts of Canada usually magnitudes ranging from 1 to 4.


Where were the 2 largest earthquakes ever?

The largest earthquakes ever was the Valdivia earthquake in Chile in 1960 with a magnitude of 9.5. The second largest was the Alaska earthquake in 1964 with a magnitude of 9.2.


What did the largest earthquake measure?

The largest earth quake measured 9.5 in Chilli.


Which earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5?

The 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile had a magnitude of 9.5. The largest recorded in human history.


What country had the largest recorded earthquake and what year?

The largest earthquake recorded by man was the magnitude 9.5 Valdivia earthquake in Chile which occurred on the 22nd of May, 1960.


What was the magnitude of the largest recorded earthquake in the world Where did it take place and what was the date?

The largest recorded earthquake in the world was a magnitude 9.5 (Mw) in Chile on May 22, 1960.


Country plus largest recorded earthquake?

Actually, the largest recorded earthquake goes to Chile in 1960 with a 9.5 magnitude earthquake.


What type of boundary has the most earthquakes with high magnitudes?

Convergent boundaries typically have the most earthquakes with high magnitudes because they involve the collision of tectonic plates, leading to intense pressure and stress that can be released in the form of large earthquakes. Examples of convergent boundaries with high-magnitude earthquakes include the Ring of Fire around the Pacific Plate.


What was the biggest earthquake?

The most recent large earthquake of magnitude 9.0 or larger was a 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan in 2011 (as of March 2011), and it was the largest earthquake since records began. No, it wasn't. The largest earthquake ever recorded was the Chilean earthquake on May 20th, 1960. It measured 9.5 magnitude on the Richter's scale.


Is there an earthquake with a 10.0 magnitude?

No there has never been an earthquake with a magnitude of 10.0 that has ever been recorded. The largest recorded to date was the magnitude 9.5 earthquake that occurred in Valdivia Chile in 1960.


Was the Haitian Earthquake the largest ever recorded?

No, the Haitian earthquake had a magnitude of 7.0 (on the moment magnitude scale) whereas the largest recorded earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5. This occurred on the 22nd of May, 1960 and affected Chile in South America. Please see the related link.


How does 8.9 rank out of the most powerful earthquakes?

The biggest reported earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5. The earthquake in Japan had a magnitude of 8.9, and that's the 5th largest earthquake reported.