No. The largest ever recorded was in 1965 in Chile and that was a 9.5.
The 7.1 magnitude Olympia earthquake in 1949 is the largest earthquake to occur in the Seattle region since records began.
The most recent large earthquake of magnitude 9.0 or larger was a 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan in 2011 (as of March 2011), and it was the largest earthquake since records began. No, it wasn't. The largest earthquake ever recorded was the Chilean earthquake on May 20th, 1960. It measured 9.5 magnitude on the Richter's scale.
No. The second highest earthquake magnitude (depending on the source of the information) was either the Boxing Day 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (magnitude 9.1 - 9.3) or the 1964 Alaskan earthquake (magnitude 9.2). The Haitian Earthquake in January 2010 had a Richter magnitude of 7.2.
well think about the earthquake in haiti it was really bad and also if it's a 8.9 out of 10 that's REALLY REALLY strong...so um yeah it was like a huge wall of water coming over the cities and messing up with the electrical stuff and blowing up up the power plant and causing major explosions
The largest earthquake ever recorded was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Valdivia, Chile which measure at 9.5 on the Richter scale.
The largest earthquake ever recorded in the lower 48 states was the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake, which had a magnitude of 9.2.
No. The largest ever recorded was in 1965 in Chile and that was a 9.5.
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No, the largest earthquake recorded was in Chile in 1960 at 9.5
The largest earthquake in the world was the 1960 Voldivic earthquake. It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. It rated 9.5 on the magnitude scale. It occurred in the afternoon.
No there has never been an earthquake with a magnitude of 10.0 that has ever been recorded. The largest recorded to date was the magnitude 9.5 earthquake that occurred in Valdivia Chile in 1960.
The largest earth quake measured 9.5 in Chilli.
The 1964 Alaska Earthquake. It measured between 9.2 and 9.4 on the Richter Scale, making it the 2nd largest earthquake ever recorded. 143 people were killed.
The largest earthquake ever recorded in New Zealand was the Wairarapa earthquake in 1855, with an estimated magnitude of 8.2. It caused significant damage in the southern North Island and the northern South Island.
The largest earthquakes ever was the Valdivia earthquake in Chile in 1960 with a magnitude of 9.5. The second largest was the Alaska earthquake in 1964 with a magnitude of 9.2.
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile had a magnitude of 9.5. The largest recorded in human history.