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The most devastating earthquake of 1999 was in Taiwan. It is also known as the Jiji Earthquake. The earthquake reached a magnitude of 7.6.
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No. Hurricane Katrina was a hurricane, not an earthquake. They are two completely different things. It was, however, one of the most devastating storms on record.
It happened on the 19th of September, 1985.
There was no major earthquake in San Francisco in 1903. The most significant earthquake in San Francisco in the early 1900s was the 1906 earthquake that caused widespread destruction.
The most devastating earthquake in California's history is the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. This earthquake, which occurred on April 18, 1906, had an estimated magnitude of 7.8 and caused widespread destruction in San Francisco and the surrounding areas, resulting in thousands of deaths and extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure.
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The 1906 San Fransisco earthquake, magnitude 7.8. As many as 3000 killed by the quake and resulting fires.
it was in INDIAN OCEAN it was a 9.3 earthquake.
There have been many devastating earthquakes over the years. Some of the worst and most massive earthquakes have been the 1976 Tangshan earthquake that killed between 240,000 and 655,000 people. Another massive one was the 1556 Shaanxi earthquake which killed 830,000 people. The largest earthquake to be measured on a seismograph was the 1960 Chilean Earthquake which was a 9.5 magnitude.
An infamous earthquake that occurred in 1906 was the San Francisco earthquake. Please see the related link for more information.