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The highest recorded earthquake magnitude on the Richter scale is 9.5. In terms of destructive power, a VEI 9 volcanic eruption is considered more powerful and catastrophic compared to a 9.5 magnitude earthquake.

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Is there an earthquake with a 10.0 magnitude?

No there has never been an earthquake with a magnitude of 10.0 that has ever been recorded. The largest recorded to date was the magnitude 9.5 earthquake that occurred in Valdivia Chile in 1960.


Has there ever been a magnitude 10 earthquake recorded in history?

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.


Which earthquake had a magnitude of 9.5?

The 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile had a magnitude of 9.5. The largest recorded in human history.


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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.


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The largest earthquake recorded by man was the magnitude 9.5 Valdivia earthquake in Chile which occurred on the 22nd of May, 1960.


Country plus largest recorded earthquake?

Actually, the largest recorded earthquake goes to Chile in 1960 with a 9.5 magnitude earthquake.


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The largest recorded earthquake in the world was a magnitude 9.5 (Mw) in Chile on May 22, 1960.


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