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 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.
Yes, there has never been a 10.0 earthquake recorded in history. The highest recorded earthquake magnitude is 9.5.
The 1556 Shaanxi earthquake in China is considered one of the deadliest earthquakes in history, with an estimated magnitude of 8.0. It resulted in the loss of approximately 830,000 lives and caused widespread devastation in the region.
The largest earthquake in the history of Michigan was a 4.6 magnitude earthquake on August 10, 1947.
No, there has never been a magnitude 10 earthquake recorded in history. The highest recorded earthquake magnitude is 9.5, which occurred in Chile in 1960.
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