The largest earthquake ever recorded was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Valdivia, Chile which measure at 9.5 on the Richter scale.
the biggest and deadliest earthquake that recorded is in tangshan china.that killed 830000 people in shensi province of china.
The largest earthquake ever recorded in New Zealand was the Wairarapa earthquake in 1855, with an estimated magnitude of 8.2. It caused significant damage in the southern North Island and the northern South Island.
i think it was this earthquake..Valdivia, Chile1960 Valdivia earthquake it had 6,000 causalities and was 33km in depth
In recorded history it was the 1906 quake.
the biggest earthquake recorded was 9.1 on the Richter scale.
The largest recorded earthquake in Japan was the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923, which had a magnitude of 7.9. This earthquake caused widespread devastation in the Tokyo-Yokohama area and resulted in the loss of over 100,000 lives.
The biggest recorded earthquake occurred on March 11, 2011, just East of Sendai, registering at 8.9 on the Richter scale.The earthquake of March 11, 2011, was recorded on Friday, March 11, 2011 at 02:46:23 PM (Japan Standard Time) at the epicenter.
Not all earthquakes that ever happened have been recorded. We've only recorded them for a little over a century, I believe. So you can't tell for certain. But the biggest earthquake on record is the Valdivia earthquake, from 1960. It measured 9.5 on the Richter scale. (a scale ranging from 1-10)The highest magnitude earthquake occurred in Chile in 1960 with a scale of 9.5.
Yes. I experienced the Chilean earthquake of Feb. 27, 2010, the 8th biggest recorded earthquake in history. It happened at 3 am and was super strong, however most buildings in Chile are "earthquake proof" due to Chile being a seismic zone (has the biggest recorded earthquake in history!) so there wasn't significant damage done to the infrastructure of Chile.
The earthquake in Southern Ocean North of Macquire Island in 2004 is the biggest earthquake reported in Australia, with a magnitude of 8.1
According to Wikipedia, the largest earthquake recorded was as follows: Date: May 22nd 1960 Location: Valdivia, Chile Magnitude: 9.5.
Alaska had the biggest earthquake in the US.