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The top 10 largest death tolls in an earthquake by name and the number of fatalities are 1) Shaanxi with an estimated 820,000-830,000 deaths, 2) Haiyuan with 273,400 deaths, 3) Tangshan with 242,769 deaths, 4) Antioch with 240,000 deaths, 5) Indian Ocean with 230,210 deaths, 6) Aleppo with 230,000 deaths, 7) Haiti with an estimated 100,000 to 316,000 deaths, 8) Damghan with an estimated 200,000 deaths, 9) Ardabil with an estimated 150,000 deaths, and 10) Messina with 123,000 deaths.
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Valdivia, Chile
Valdivia earthquake
9.5
March 27, 1964
Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA
Alaska earthquake
9.2
December 26, 2004
Indian ocean, Sumatra, Indonesia
Indian Ocean earthquake
9.1-9.3
November 4, 1952
Kamchatka, Russia (then USSR)
Kamchatka earthquakes
9.0
March 11, 2011
Pacific Ocean, Tōhoku region, Japan
Tōhoku earthquake
9.0
November 25, 1833
Sumatra, Indonesia
Sumatra earthquake
8.8-9.2
January 31, 1906
Ecuador - Colombia
Ecuador-Colombia earthquake
8.8
February 27, 2010
Maule, Chile
Chile earthquake
8.8
January 26, 1700
Pacific Ocean, USA and Canada
Cascadia earthquake
8.7-9.2
July 8, 1730
Valparaiso, Chile
Valparaiso earthquake
8.7-9.0
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∙ 13y ago- The Valdivia Earthquake in Chile May 1960.
- The Alaska Earthquake in United States March 1964.
- The Indian Ocean Earthquake in Indonesia December 2004.
- The Kamchatka Earthquake in Russia November 1952.
- The Sendai Earthquake in Japan March 2011.
- The Chile Earthquake in Chile February 2010.
- The Ecuador-Colombia Earthquake in Ecuador and Colombie January 1906.
- The Sumatra Earthquake in Indonesia November 1833
- The Cascadia Earthquake in The Pacific Ocean outside Japan, USA and Canada January 1700.
- The Rat Islands Earthquake in Alaska, USA February 1965.
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What or which of the above boundaries can produce earthquake's at which of those is the largest earthquakes produced?
Transform boundaries produce the largest earthquakes.
Where is Largest belt of active earthquakes and volcanoes?
The largest active belt is the one that nearly surrounds the Pacific Ocean
What country has the most largest earth quikes?
Of the largest earthquakes recorded, Chile has the most, a total of 5/27.
What plate boundaries have the largest magnitude earthquakes?
The plate boundaries that have the largest magnitude earthquakes are convergent plates. Convergent plates are moving together and eventually collide. These plates are usually along the edge of an ocean and next to a continent.
Earthquakes in England?
England is not that prone to earthquakes. However, there have also been some earthquakes that have caused damage but not as much damage compared to other parts of the world. The largest earthquake that hit the country was in 1931 with a magnitude of 6.1.
What or which of the above boundaries can produce earthquake's at which of those is the largest earthquakes produced?
Transform boundaries produce the largest earthquakes.
What percentage of earthquakes comes from the largest earthquake belt?
81% of earthquakes
How big are the earthquakes?
The earthquakes will be 90%-81% of the largest 40,000km long.
Where were the 2 largest earthquakes ever?
The largest earthquakes ever was the Valdivia earthquake in Chile in 1960 with a magnitude of 9.5. The second largest was the Alaska earthquake in 1964 with a magnitude of 9.2.
What percent of earths earthquakes occur along the ring of fire?
About 90% of the world's earthquakes and 80% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire.
Where is Largest belt of active earthquakes and volcanoes?
The largest active belt is the one that nearly surrounds the Pacific Ocean
What country has the most largest earth quikes?
Of the largest earthquakes recorded, Chile has the most, a total of 5/27.
When was Little Earthquakes - video - created?
Little Earthquakes - video - was created in 1992-10.
What plate boundaries have the largest magnitude earthquakes?
The plate boundaries that have the largest magnitude earthquakes are convergent plates. Convergent plates are moving together and eventually collide. These plates are usually along the edge of an ocean and next to a continent.
What can give a warning for earthquakes about one tenth of the time?
If you take the past earthquakes and study them and how they were you can find out about where some future earthquakes might be then you can provide a warning for earthquakes about 10% of the time.
Where did world's largest earthquakes occur What was the level?
The worlds largest recorded earthquake occurred in southern Chile in 1960. It had a 9.5 mangitude
When was Alaska Earthquake born?
Earthquakes are not born. Alaska had it's largest quake in 1964.
