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.
The place with the highest magnitude on the Richter scale took place in the Solomon Islands on January 3, 2010. Luckily, no fatalities were recorded.
The 2011 earthquake was a 5.8 magnitude on the Richter scale.
No. The Richter's scale measures the magnitude or intensity of an earthquake on a scale up to ten.
It reached 7.0 on the richter scale
The Richter Scale measures the magnitude of an earthquake which is another way of describing the energy released in the earthquake.
The Haiti Earthquake measured about 7 on the Richter Scale.
The Richter or local magnitude scale of the Haitian earthquake has been reported as 7.2. and the Moment magnitude as 7.0 (according to the U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center).Please see the related questions for further information about the Haitian earthquake and it's magnitude and severity.7.0 magnitutes
The highest earthquake ever recorded according to the Richter Scale was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile, which had a magnitude of 9.5. This earthquake caused widespread devastation and tsunamis that affected areas as far as Japan and the Philippines.
The Richter or local magnitude scale of the Haitian earthquake has been reported as 7.2. However the Richter Magnitude Scale is no longer the formal scale used for reporting earthquake magnitude having been replaced by the Moment Magnitude Scale.As such, the official strength of the January 12, 2010, quake on the Moment Magnitude Scale was 7.0, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center.Please see the related questions for further information about the Haitian earthquake and it's magnitude and severity.
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).
Chile
actually, the highest rating was an earthquake in Chili, coming in on a 9.5
The place with the highest magnitude on the Richter scale took place in the Solomon Islands on January 3, 2010. Luckily, no fatalities were recorded.
The magnitude of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on the Richter scale was 7.0
The highest earthquake reading on the Richter scale is 9.5 when an earthquake struck Chilie
The 2011 earthquake was a 5.8 magnitude on the Richter scale.
The Richter scale measures the magnitude of seismic waves produced by an earthquake, which provides an estimate of the energy released at the earthquake's source. A higher Richter scale number indicates a stronger earthquake.