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The 7.1 magnitude Olympia earthquake in 1949 is the largest earthquake to occur in the Seattle region since records began.
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How high has an earthquake gone on the mangitude scale?
9.5 was the strongest ever recorded. That was in 1960 near Chile.
What is the name of the strongest earthquake?
The loudest recorded earthquake occurred in Japan in March of 2011. The Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and Oregon State University stated it was the loudest underwater sound ever recorded.
What are 5 major earthquakes recorded and what was their magnitude?
1 the magnitude 9.5 earthquake that occured in valdivia chile in 1960. 2. the strongest earthquake ever recorded was 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale and occured 3. the largest earthquake recorded to date was a magnitude 9.5 that occured in chile on sunday may 4. it mighted be 1 magnitude 5. a there was cuss words on here sry
Was there ever a magnitude ten earthquake?
No. The largest ever recorded was in 1965 in Chile and that was a 9.5.
Is it true that the first recorded earthquake was in April 14 1615?
the first recorded earthquake in sri-lanka was in April 14th 1615 but i dont no if it was the first one ever recorded in history. (hope that helped)
Is the haiti earthquake the strongest earthquake ever?
It is the strongest earthquake that has ever been in Haiti.
How high has an earthquake gone on the mangitude scale?
9.5 was the strongest ever recorded. That was in 1960 near Chile.
Has there ever been a 10.0 earthquake?
No, the strongest earthquake ever recorded was in Chile in 1960 and it was a 9.5. It is unlikely for a 10.0 in the next 50 years, but it is expected that it will happen, before 2300.
What were the Top 5 strongest ever earthquakes?
1.The earthquake in Haiti i think in 2009 2.The earthquake in San Francisco 3.The Earthquake in Japan and then the Tsunami 4.The earthquake in Seattle Washington in 2001 5.The earthquake in Califronia
In what sea was britain's strangest ever earthquake recorded?
The strongest earthquake in the United Kingdom was on June 7, 1931 and the epicenter was in Dogger Bank. The earthquake was then named Dogger Bank earthquake 1931.
What was the longest longest earththquake ever?
The Valdivia earthquake in Chile on May 22, 1960, is the strongest earthquake ever recorded. It had a magnitude of 9.5 and lasted between 10 and 15 minutes.
Has there ever been a 10.0 or greater earthquake in history?
Not that has ever been recorded by man. The largest recorded earthquake occurred off the west coast of Chile in 1960 and had a magnitude of 9.5. It is thought that the impact that occurred 65.5 million years ago creating the Chixulub crater beneath the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico (and thought to have contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs) yielded energy equivalent to an earthquake of magnitude 12.5.
What is the name of the strongest earthquake?
The loudest recorded earthquake occurred in Japan in March of 2011. The Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and Oregon State University stated it was the loudest underwater sound ever recorded.
Valdivia earthquake 1960?
The Valdivia earthquake in 1960 was the strongest one ever recorded by man. It rated 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale and caused a powerful and destructive tsunami.
What was the magnitude of the strongest earthquake ever?
9.5
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 smallest earthquake ever recorded?
the smallest earthquake recorded on the Richter scale was 0.1
