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Three Largest/Major Earthquakes (By Magnitude)
  1. 1960 Valdivia Earthquake (Magnitude: 9.5)
  2. 2004 Indian ocean Earthquake (Magnitude: 9.3)
  3. 1952 Kamchatka Earthquake (Magnitude: 9.2)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes#Largest_earthquakes_by_magnitude

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