The 1906 San Fransisco earthquake, magnitude 7.8. As many as 3000 killed by the quake and resulting fires.
The most recent significant California earthquake was the 1994 Northridge earthquake, magnitude 6.7, which killed around 60 people. The last earthquake above magnitude 7 in California was the 1999 Hector Mine earthquake, magnitude 7.1. There were no deaths due to it occurring in the middle of the Mojave desert.
Kanto, Japan, was struck with a devastating earthquake on September 1, 1923.
The earthquake flattened the entire town.There was an earthquake yesterday.It is predicted that an earthquake along the San Andreas fault in the US would be the most devastating in history.
japans earthquake. it led to the tsunami. so it is the most severe,and most major earthquake.
A famous earthquake is an earthquake that is widely talked about or that was a huge disaster. Famous earthquakes include the 1906 San Francisco earthquake killing 3,000+, the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile which was the largest ever recorded (magnitude 9.5) and killed 5,000, the 1964 Alaskan Earthquake which was the largest ever to effect the USA (Magnitude 9.2) killing 131. and the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake which caused a devastating tsunami on Boxing Day (the day after Christmas) and caused 226,328 casualties from floods and lots of damage.
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The most devastating earthquake of 1999 was in Taiwan. It is also known as the Jiji Earthquake. The earthquake reached a magnitude of 7.6.
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No. Hurricane Katrina was a hurricane, not an earthquake. They are two completely different things. It was, however, one of the most devastating storms on record.
It happened on the 19th of September, 1985.
The most recent significant California earthquake was the 1994 Northridge earthquake, magnitude 6.7, which killed around 60 people. The last earthquake above magnitude 7 in California was the 1999 Hector Mine earthquake, magnitude 7.1. There were no deaths due to it occurring in the middle of the Mojave desert.
The 1906 San Fransisco earthquake, magnitude 7.8. As many as 3000 killed by the quake and resulting fires.
Great Kantō earthquake struck Japan in 1923, devastating Tokyo and Yokohama.
Kanto, Japan, was struck with a devastating earthquake on September 1, 1923.
March 11, 2011.
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The devastating earthquake on Japan not only destroyed infrastructure, it also caused a tsunami that swept across Japan's east coast. devastating: a property of noun (in this quake, earthquake) derived from the verb 'to devastate'. Means: destructive, causing massive damage.