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From Yahoo: The biggest earthquake since 1900 recorded with modern equipment occurred on May 22, 1960, in Chile and measured 9.5 on the Richter scale. More than 2,000 people were killed, 3,000 injured, and 2,000,000 left homeless. The temblor caused $550 million in damage, and the destruction didn't end there -- the earthquake also caused a tsunami that resulted in 61 deaths and $75 million damage in Hawaii; 138 deaths and $50 million damage in Japan; 32 deaths in the Philippines; and $500,000 in damage to the west coast of the United States.
Checking other sites, including the Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences of New Zealand and the Geophysics Program at the University of Washington. Every site we checked corroborated the first site's information.
Okay, we now know about the biggest quake in the world, but what about the biggest quake to hit the United States? Well, it was a 9.2 rocker that hit Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 28, 1964. The destruction was massive, but, luckily, only 125 lives were lost as a result of the earthquake (15) and ensuing tsunami (110).
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∙ 13y agoThe largest earthquake recorded to date was a magnitude 9.5 that occurred in Chile on Sunday, May 22, 1960.
Approximately 1,655 people were killed, 3,000 injured, 2 million homeless, and $550 million damage in southern Chile. The resulting tsunami caused 61 deaths, $75 million damage in Hawaii; 138 deaths and $50 million damage in Japan; 32 dead and missing in the Philippines; and $500,000 damage to the west coast of the United States.
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∙ 15y agoIn 1964, Alaska had a 9.2 magnitude earthquake on the Richter Scale. The earthquake was originally thought to only be an 8.4.
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∙ 12y agoit is the earthquake of Valdivia in 1960 that had a 9.5 magnitude of richter
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∙ 15y agoAlaska 1964, magnitude 9.2
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∙ 11y agoHaida Gwaii
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The largest earthquake to strike north America in recorded history was the?
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There is no ocean in North America.
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Mexico (Mexico City is the largest city in North America).
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The largest earthquake of the twentieth century occurred along the coast of which continent?
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