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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
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What percentage of earthquakes comes from the largest earthquake belt?
81% of earthquakes
How big are the earthquakes?
The earthquakes will be 90%-81% of the largest 40,000km long.
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.
What or which of the above boundaries can produce earthquake's at which of those is the largest earthquakes produced?
Transform boundaries produce the largest earthquakes.
What percentage of earthquakes comes from the largest earthquake belt?
81% of earthquakes
How big are the earthquakes?
The earthquakes will be 90%-81% of the largest 40,000km long.
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.
What are top 20 most largest countries in the world?
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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.
Where are earthquakes a threat?
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Where is Largest belt of active earthquakes and volcanoes?
The largest active belt is the one that nearly surrounds the Pacific Ocean
What country has the most largest earth quikes?
Of the largest earthquakes recorded, Chile has the most, a total of 5/27.
Top 5 most terrible earthquakes of all time?
There have been many horrible earthquakes over the years. The top five most terrible earthquakes were in Shensi, China, Tangshan, China, Aleppo, Syria, Sumatra, Indonesia, and Haiti.
