The world's deadliest recorded earthquake occurred in 1556 in central China of an 8.0 Magnitude. It struck a region where most people lived in caves carved from soft rock. These caves collapsed during the earthquake, killing an estimated 830,000 people. In 1976 another deadly earthquake struck in Tangshan, China, where more than 250,000 people were killed.
the worst earthquakes ever recorded are the following: year 1556, location, shensei,China, unfortunately the magnitude is unkown, estimated 830,000 deaths, comment, possibly the greatest natural disaster next, in 1976, Tangshan, China 7.6 magnitude on the Richter scale, over 500,000 deaths
The February 2010 earthquake in Chile measured 8.8 on the Richter Scale, one of the highest numbers ever recorded for an earthquake: because the quake was one of the strongest ever measured.
The strongest recorded quake occurred off the shore of Chile in 1960, equivalent to a moment magnitude of 9.5.
You can see photos from th3 2010 quake, below.
Shaanxi, China on January 23, 1556 -- est. 830,000+ fatalities. (See USGS list of significant earthquakes at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes)
The most dangerous earthquake took place in Chicago, it tore down houses and destroyed buildings and lots more.
The deadliest earthquake in history occurred in 1556 in Shaanxi China. It is estimated to have resulted in the deaths of 820,000 - 830,000 people.
The "worst" earthquake in modern history occurred on May 22, 1960, in Valdivia, Chile. It measured 9.5 on the Richter scale, the largest recorded earthquake in history.
it accualy depends on what fault it is near and if your location is most vonerable to an a earthquake. in case you are wondering, a fault is a crevice in the earth where the earth is most likely to shake. lots of faults are really dangerous, so it is allways a safe idea to have an earthquake kit if you happen to live near a fault.
pretty dangerous; the earthquake in Haiti 2009 was a 7.7 magnetude quake, and that was powerful enough to destroy thousands of homes; so they can be life threatening.
the worlds most dangorus earthquake was in south America it hit a 9.2 on the rickter scale
surface waves are more dangerous than body waves with up and down movements.
The surface waves (of which their are two types, Rayleigh and Love waves) cause the most damage during an earthquake.
the most dangerous place is california
It is very dangerous but a flood is an dangerous attack as well as a hurricane.
Tangshan, China. 655200 victims
it was in INDIAN OCEAN it was a 9.3 earthquake.
The one that you are nearest to. All are dangerous depending on their location.
Largest magnitude was 9.5 in Chile in 1960.
there is an after shock
Earthquake itself is not dangerous if you know how to response. as long as you are on the right place, for example on an open place or inside seismic resistant buildings, etc you will be fine. Many people killed during earthquake because of panic and do wrong thing. tsunami triggered by underwater earthquake and off course more more more dangerous than earthquake. for example if there is no tsunami in sendai, miyagi, iwate area (march 11, 2011) the people killed will be not so significant. tsunami is the most dangerous natural disaster in the world.
since they are dangerous like you
a tsunami
There is a big earthquake.
yes they destroy lots of land thats why it is listed under the natrual disaster list