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The largest earthquake recorded to date was a magnitude 9.5 that occurred in Chile on Sunday, May 22, 1960.

Approximately 1,655 people were killed, 3,000 injured, 2 million homeless, and $550 million damage in southern Chile. The resulting tsunami caused 61 deaths, $75 million damage in Hawaii; 138 deaths and $50 million damage in Japan; 32 dead and missing in the Philippines; and $500,000 damage to the west coast of the United States.

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