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Many tsunamis occur every day. There are hundreds of earthquakes every day in the world and most of them take place under the water. Some tsunamis are not even measurable.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe weakest earthquake ever recorded registered approximately 0.001643 on the Richter scale. This earthquake was recorded in the year 1962.
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What is the world's weakest earthquake?
The weakest earthquake ever recorded was in 1962 and it was approximately 0.001643 on the Richter scale. Hope that answers your question Peter I. Staker, National Geographic Seismologist
What was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in new zealand?
The biggest earthquake ever recorded in New Zealand was the Wairarapa earthquake in 1855. This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.2.
What country had the largest recorded earthquake and what year?
The largest earthquake recorded by man was the magnitude 9.5 Valdivia earthquake in Chile which occurred on the 22nd of May, 1960.
What is the highest earthquake reading ever recorded?
The highest magnitude earthquake ever recorded was the 9.5 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on the 22nd of May, 1960. Please see the related link.
Has there ever been a 10.0 or greater earthquake in history?
Not that has ever been recorded by man. The largest recorded earthquake occurred off the west coast of Chile in 1960 and had a magnitude of 9.5. It is thought that the impact that occurred 65.5 million years ago creating the Chixulub crater beneath the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico (and thought to have contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs) yielded energy equivalent to an earthquake of magnitude 12.5.
What is the magnitude weakest possible earthquake recorded?
it might be 1 magnitude.
What is the weakest earthquake?
The weakest earthquake ever recorded was in 1962 and it was approximately 0.001643 on the Richter scale. Hope that answers your question Peter I. Staker, National Geographic Seismologist
What is the world's weakest earthquake?
The weakest earthquake ever recorded was in 1962 and it was approximately 0.001643 on the Richter scale. Hope that answers your question Peter I. Staker, National Geographic Seismologist
Where was the smallest earthquake ever recorded?
Somewhere in the 3.0 to 4.0 magnitude range, depending on the geology and, of course, how close you are to the epicenter.
What is the smallest earthquake ever recorded?
the smallest earthquake recorded on the Richter scale was 0.1
Where was the weakest earthquake?
I think it was New York but I am not totally 100% sure.
What was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in new zealand?
The biggest earthquake ever recorded in New Zealand was the Wairarapa earthquake in 1855. This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.2.
Country plus largest recorded earthquake?
Actually, the largest recorded earthquake goes to Chile in 1960 with a 9.5 magnitude earthquake.
What is the biggest earthquake recorded?
The largest earthquake ever recorded was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Valdivia, Chile which measure at 9.5 on the Richter scale.
What country had the largest recorded earthquake and what year?
The largest earthquake recorded by man was the magnitude 9.5 Valdivia earthquake in Chile which occurred on the 22nd of May, 1960.
Where was the location of the earthquake?
Which earthquake, there have only been about a few thousand recorded.
Where did the strongest earthquake happen in the world?
The largest in recorded history was a 9.5 earthquake in Chile.
