The most famous Earthquake is the Haiti Earthquake. That would partly depend on where you lived. To people in Lisbon, the most famous earthquake would be that which destroyed that Portuguese city in the early 1700s.
The most famous Earthquake is the Haiti Earthquake. That would partly depend on where you lived. To people in Lisbon, the most famous earthquake would be that which destroyed that Portuguese city in the early 1700s.
No. It is neither the most powerful nor most destructive (in terms of number of deaths). The most powerful earthquake ever was the Valdivian / Great Chilean Earthquake of 1960 (9.5 on Richter scale) and the most destructive was the Shaanxi, China earthquake of 1556 which supposedly killed 850 thousand people. Today's earthquake in comparison was 8.9 on the Richter scale and so far 300 people have been confirmed dead and 500 more missing.
the most famous disater is the earthquake in chile.
The 1960 Valdivia Earthquake and tsunami or the Great Chilean earthquake on 22 May 1960 was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. Various studies have placed it at 9.4-9.6 on the moment magnitude there were Approximately 1,655 Deaths that happened when this Earthquake struck.
The most recent earthquake in Russia was the 2013 Okhotsk Sea earthquake. The second most recent earthquake in Russia was the 2008 Chechnya earthquake.
The largest earthquake in the world was the 1960 Voldivic earthquake. It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. It rated 9.5 on the magnitude scale. It occurred in the afternoon.
The most famous painting ever is the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.
The most recent tsunami was in Japan happened 2011, during the Earthquake.
Largest magnitude was 9.5 in Chile in 1960.
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