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The top 21 earthquakes, according to the USGS and not counting Saturday's are:
- May 22, 1960 - south-central Chile - magnitude 9.5
- March 28, 1964 - Prince William Sound, Alaska - magnitude 9.2
- December 26, 2004 - Sumatra-Andaman Islands - magnitude 9.1
- November 4, 1952 - Kamchatka peninsula, former Soviet Union - magnitude 9.0
- August 13, 1868 - Arica, Peru (now Chile) - magnitude 9.0
- January 26, 1700 - Cascadia Subduction Zone (north-western US coast/southern British Columbia, Canada) - magnitude 9.0
-March 11,2011 - East
Coast of Honshu, Japan - magnitude 8.9
- January 31, 1906 - Off the Coast of Esmeraldas, Ecuador - magnitude 8.8
- February 4, 1965 - Rat Islands, Alaska - magnitude 8.7
- November 1, 1755 - Lisbon, Portugal - magnitude 8.7
- July 8, 1730 - Valparasio, Chile - magnitude 8.7
- March 28, 2005 - Northern Sumatra, Indonesia - magnitude 8.6
- March 9, 1957 - Andreanof Islands, Alaska - magnitude 8.6
- August 15, 1950 - Assam - Tibet - magnitude 8.6
- September 12, 2007 - Southern Sumatra, Indonesia - magnitude 8.5
- October 13, 1963 - Kuril Islands, former Soviet Union - magnitude 8.5
- February 1, 1938 - Banda Sea, Indonesia - magnitude 8.5
- February 3, 1923 - Kamchatka peninsula - magnitude 8.5
- November 11, 1922 - Chile-Argentina Border - magnitude 8.5
- June 15, 1896 - Sanriku, Japan - magnitude 8.5
- October 20, 1687 - Lima, Peru - magnitude 8.5
What else can I help you with?
How big are the earthquakes?
The earthquakes will be 90%-81% of the largest 40,000km long.
What percentage of earthquakes comes from the largest earthquake belt?
81% of earthquakes
What are the top 10 earthquakes of the 1900s?
The 1933 Long Beach earthquake.
Are there earthquakes in Alaska?
Occasionally. Alaska is the state that has the most earthquakes in America. It is also the site of the 2nd largest earthquake ever recorded by man (magnitude 9.2) and the largest in the US which occurred in Prince William Sound near Anchorage on Friday, March 27, 1964.
Which country is known as country of earthquakes and volcanoes?
Earthquakes and volcanoes are usually found near plate boundaries.
How big are the earthquakes?
The earthquakes will be 90%-81% of the largest 40,000km long.
What percentage of earthquakes comes from the largest earthquake belt?
81% of earthquakes
What are top 20 most largest countries in the world?
RussiaCanadaUnited StatesChinaBrazilAustraliaIndiaArgentinaKazakhstanAlgeriaDemocratic Republic of the CongoSaudi ArabiaMexicoIndonesiaSudanLibyaIranMongoliaPeruChad
Is Kilkenny in the top 20 biggest counties in Ireland?
Yes. Kilkenny is the 16th largest county in Ireland.
What percent of earths earthquakes occur along the ring of fire?
About 90% of the world's earthquakes and 80% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire.
What plate boundaries have the largest magnitude earthquakes?
The plate boundaries that have the largest magnitude earthquakes are convergent plates. Convergent plates are moving together and eventually collide. These plates are usually along the edge of an ocean and next to a continent.
What are the 20 earthquakes in the world?
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What is the top 20 largest cities in District of Columbia?
The District of Columbia is a city. There are neighborhoods within it, but there are no cities inside DC.
List of top 20 countries of crude oil production?
Nigeria is the largest oil producing in the world with her bad government.
When and where was the largest top made?
The largest top was made in Iraq on 3500 B.C.
Is the Mojave Desert the largest in the world?
No, the largest desert in the world is the Antarctic Desert. The Mojave doesn't even make the list of the top 20 deserts in size.
Where were the 2 largest earthquakes ever?
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.
