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What is the highest rating on the Mercalli scale and what are the symptoms of an earthquake of this magnitude?
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What is the highest magnitude of a earthquake?
10.0
What earthquake magnitude is the highest ever?
The magnitude 9.5 earthquake that occurred in Valdivia Chile in 1960.
What is a scale that rates an earthquake?
The highest intensity rating is 12 on the Modified Mercalli scale. There is no upper limit for magnitude scales (such as the Moment and Richter magnitude scales) although in practical terms no earthquake larger than magnitude 9.5 has ever been recorded by humans.
What is the highest magnitude in history of earthquakes?
The highest magnitude earthquake was a 9.5 in Chile on May 22, 1960.
What is the highest ranked magnitude of an earthquake in the US?
There was a 9.2 magnitude earthquake in Prince William Sound, Alaska in 1964.
What is the highest earthquake reading ever recorded?
The highest magnitude earthquake ever recorded was the 9.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on the 22nd of May, 1960. Please see the related link.
What most recent earthquake had the highest magnitude?
Hattie
What was the highest magnitude of the earthquake that hit Japan?
8.9
Is 8.9 ranked the highest earthquake?
No, a 9.5 magnitude earthquake hit Chile in 1960.
Was the Haitian earthquake the 2nd highest ever on the Richter scale?
No. The second highest earthquake magnitude (depending on the source of the information) was either the Boxing Day 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (magnitude 9.1 - 9.3) or the 1964 Alaskan earthquake (magnitude 9.2). The Haitian Earthquake in January 2010 had a Richter magnitude of 7.2.
What was the magnitude of the earthquake in Haiti on January 12 2010?
The magnitude of the earthquake was 7.0. The first estimates were of a 7.3 Richter magnitude quake. and the highest aftershocks were 5.9 on the Richter scale
What is the highest earthquake according to the Richtor Scale?
The highest earthquake on the Richter Scale was in Val diva, Chile the magnitude was 9.5 in 1960
