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What's the biggest earthquake?
The biggest earthquake measured 9.5 on the ritcher scale.
What is the name of the earthquake that caused hati?
Earthquakes aren't given names, but they are given magnitudes, if that's helpful. The magnitude for the earthquake that caused the Hati disaster was 7.0.
What was the biggest earthquake in Mexico?
The biggest earthquake reported in Mexico was the Mexico City Earthquake in 1985. It had a magnitude of 8.5, and caused about 10,000 deaths.
Statment between the magnitude of a earthquake and how often earthquakes of the magnitude occur?
One statement you could write is that "Earthquakes of higher magnitudes are much rarer than those of lower magnitudes". The magnitude of earthquakes is a logarithmic scale, so a magnitude of 8 is TEN TIMES more powerful than a magnitude 7. This is why earthquakes of higher magnitudes are so much rarer than those of lower magnitudes.
What was the biggest earthquake underwater?
Corythosaurus.
What is the magnitudes of the recent earthquake in Japan?
8.9,7.4,6.4,52,5.8,4.2,5.1,6.3
What was the biggest earthquake in 2010?
The Chile Earthquake in February was the biggest earthquake reported in 2010.
Which state had the biggest earthquake?
Alaska had the biggest earthquake in the US.
What's the biggest earthquake?
The biggest earthquake measured 9.5 on the ritcher scale.
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 is the name of the earthquake that caused hati?
Earthquakes aren't given names, but they are given magnitudes, if that's helpful. The magnitude for the earthquake that caused the Hati disaster was 7.0.
When was the biggest earthquake in Australia?
The earthquake in Southern Ocean North of Macquire Island in 2004 is the biggest earthquake reported in Australia, with a magnitude of 8.1
What was the biggest earthquake in Mexico?
The biggest earthquake reported in Mexico was the Mexico City Earthquake in 1985. It had a magnitude of 8.5, and caused about 10,000 deaths.
How big is the biggest earthquake that has ever happened?
the biggest earthquake recorded was 9.1 on the Richter scale.
Where were all the biggest earthquakes in 2010?
The biggest earthquake reported in 2010 was the Chile Earthquake on February 27 with a magnitude of 8.8.
What was the biggest earthquake called?
Megaquake
Where did the biggest earthquake occur in the last five years?
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.
