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What was the magnitude of the Great Alaska earthquake on the Richter scale?
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What was the magnitude of Japan's great earthquake?
Tt was an 8.9 on the Richter scaleand was Japan's largest earthquake ever.
What was the largest earthquake in the world by Richter number?
The highest Richter scale value for an historical earthquake was the Great Chilean Earthquake (Valdivia Earthquake) of 1960, which occurred on May 22, 1960. Its moment magnitude was estimated at 9.5 on the Richter scale (9.4 to 9.6).
What was the magnitude of the 1989 earthquake in San Francisco?
It depends what earthquake you are talking about.The most recent one in 1987 was 6.9 on the Richter scale.Hope this helps!!
What was the baddest earthquake?
the great alaska earthquake in 1964
What did the Great Chilean Earthquake register on the Richter Scale?
9.5
How strong was the great Alaskan earthquake?
About 8.4 on Richter scale.
What is the biggest earthquake recorded in California?
The largest recorded earthquake in California was the Fort Tejon Earthquake of 1857. It was on the San Andreas fault line and estimated at 8.0 on the Richter scale. The most destructive earthquake in California history however, was the San Francisco of 1906. It was also on the San Andreas fault line, registered 7.9 on the Richter scale, caused massive destruction to the city and over 3,000 people were killed as a result.
What is a large earthquake?
A "large" earthquake can be a major or great earthquake, both of which can cause serious damage to people, animal life, and buildings.A major earthquake is one of magnitude 7 - 7.9 which can cause serious damage. A great earthquake has a magnitude 8.0 or greater which can completely destroy communities near the epicenter.The 9.1 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan on March 11, 2011, is an example of a very large or great earthquake.
What was the second biggest earthquake in the world?
The second biggest earthquake in recorded history was the Great Chilean earthquake, also known as the Valdivia earthquake, which occurred on May 22, 1960. It had a magnitude of 9.5 and caused widespread damage and loss of life in Chile.
What kind of earthquake was the great Kanto earthquake?
I don't really get what your asking but it wasn't a rumble it was more of a shake it was 8.3 on the Richter scale.
What are the biggest earthquakes ever recorded?
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean Earthquake of 22 May 1960 is to date the most powerful earthquake ever recorded on Earth, rating 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale. It occurred in the afternoon and its resulting tsunami affected southern Chile, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, eastern New Zealand, southeast Australia, and the Aleutian Islands in Alaska
How long was the great Alaska earthquake?
5 million years
