the sumatra earthquake was the onget earthquake in history, it lasted about 10 minutes and killed over 300,000 people
In recorded history it was the 1906 quake.
The most powerful earthquake reported in history was the 1960 earthquake in Chili which measured 9.5 on the Richter scale.
The worst earthquake possible is 11.0 although the worst earthquake in recorded history is only 9.5, which struck in Chile, on the 22 May 1960.
The Richter magnitude scale measures the energy released during an earthquake. That scale is a base 10 logarithmic scale with 9.9 being the highest and strongest an earthquake has been in known human history.
the worst earthquake in history is the hediezz earthquake
The Great Chilean Earthquake
The most destructive earthquake in US history was the Prince William Sound earthquake. This earthquake did extensive damage across the Gulf of Alaska.
Although very rare, earthquakes do happen in Pennsylvania.
The largest in recorded history was a 9.5 earthquake in Chile.
The largest earthquake in the history of Michigan was a 4.6 magnitude earthquake on August 10, 1947.
Krakatoa
The "worst" earthquake in modern history occurred on May 22, 1960, in Valdivia, Chile. It measured 9.5 on the Richter scale, the largest recorded earthquake in history.
the sumatra earthquake was the onget earthquake in history, it lasted about 10 minutes and killed over 300,000 people
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The worst earthquake possible is 11.0 although the worst earthquake in recorded history is only 9.5, which struck in Chile, on the 22 May 1960.