According to Wikipedia, the largest earthquake recorded was as follows:
Date: May 22nd 1960
Location: Valdivia, Chile
Magnitude: 9.5.
The Earthquake of Kobe occurred in Japan in 1995.
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It depends on the earthquake you are talking about. Many have occurred in Japan. The most recent is the 2011 earthquake.
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The Kobe earthquake occurred in Japan in the year 1995.
The largest earthquake in South Carolina occurred in Charleston, SC on September 1, 1886. It had a magnitude of 7.3. Earthquakes are terrible
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The biggest tsunami in China occurred in South Sea China in 1782. The tsunami resulted in 40,000 fatalities. The deadliest tsunami ever was in the Indian Ocean in 2004 when over 225,000 people lost their lives.
The biggest earthquake ever recorded, which occurred near the cities of Valdivia and Puerto Montt, Chile, in 1960. Known as the Great Chilean Earthquake, the quake measured an impressive 9.5 on the Richter scale. The death toll of the Great Chilean Earthquake is not known, although the USGS estimates about 1,655 people died, and the earthquake may have caused as much as $800 billion US Dollars in damage.
The Hanshin earthquake occurred in Japan while the Chinese earthquake obviously occurred in China.
The largest earthquake recorded by man was the magnitude 9.5 Valdivia earthquake in Chile which occurred on the 22nd of May, 1960.
The biggest recorded earthquake occurred on Friday, March 11, 2011 at 02:46:23 PM (Japan Standard Time) at the epicenter., just East of Sendai, registering at 8.9 on the Richter scale.