A 9.2 magnitude in Prince William Sound, Alaska. It lasted about 4-7 minutes, a lot longer than the average which is a few seconds. The aftershocks were as bad as a 6.2 earthquake!
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.
Christchurch
The Chile Earthquake in February was the biggest earthquake reported in 2010.
The earthquake in Southern Ocean North of Macquire Island in 2004 is the biggest earthquake reported in Australia, with a magnitude of 8.1
the biggest earthquake recorded was 9.1 on the Richter scale.
The biggest earthquake in our century is the Indian Ocean earthquake in December 2004 with a magnitude of 9.1. But that's not exactly in the last five years, so the Sendai earthquake in Japan today (March 11, 2011) is the biggest earthquake in the last 5 years, with a magnitude of 8.9.
Christchurch
The second biggest waterfall in the world is the niagara falls!
No. The earthquake that caused the Tsunami in Indonesia in 2004 was a bigger earthquake than the one that hit Japan.
The biggest earthquake in the world was the one in India, which was caused by a volcanic erruption.
The Chile Earthquake in February was the biggest earthquake reported in 2010.
Alaska had the biggest earthquake in the US.
12is the biggest magnitude of an earthquake.
Russia is the biggest in area and the fourth largest in population. Russia is the biggest country in the world, and Canada is the second biggest country.
This year (2013) the biggest Earthquake in the world hit Iran.
The second biggest country in the world is: Canada9,330,970 sq km, (3,602,707 sq miles).
The biggest earthquake measured 9.5 on the ritcher scale.
The biggest ever earthquake occured in Egypt on 1201 it mesured 9.6 on the Richter scale and killed an estimated one million people.