The worst earthquake to hit China in the 20th century, with a death toll of between 255,000 and 655,000 and nearly 800,000 injuries.
3. Sumatra: Dec. 26, 2004This was the third greatest magnitude earthquake in the world since 1990.
The earthquake was felt in Sumatra, parts of Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand, and the ensuing tsunami hit 14 countries as far away as South Africa. The death toll was 227,898.
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3 million ayear
Easily the world's worst Earthquake.
It depends as both earthquakes and tornadoes vary greatly in severity. Most earthquakes are so weak that the can't even be felt, only detected by sensitive instruments. Some tornado will cause little or no damage. However, the worst earthquakes are more destuctive than the worst tornadoes, as they can cause much more widespread damage.
The lithosphere is where earthquakes occur.
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This is debatable, but the three worst earthquakes in the U.S. were likely the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, the Alaskan earthquake of 1964, and the New Madrid, Missouri earthquake, which was in the early 19th century.
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3 million ayear
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It real depends on where you live, an average Earthquake is a 5 or 6. But the one in Japan was the worst one almost in the history of the world being a 9.0