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Probably the one that resulted by the impactor that spawned the Moon, followed by the one that occurred when the Moon broke free.
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What is the worst earthquake in the history?
There's really no way of telling for certain, since we only invented earthquake measuring devices in the early 1900s. The biggest earthquake since that time was the 1960 earthquake in southern Chile, near the town of Valdivia. It was assigned a magnitude of 9.5 on the Richter Scale.
When did the earthquakes start happening?
There are earthquakes all the time, and there have been earthquake since the Earth was created.
Is it safer to be near the epicenter of an earthquake?
You do not want to be near the epicenter of an earthquake!Since the epicenter is the point on the earth's surface that is directly above the focus, or starting point, of the earthquake, it usually suffers the strongest shaking and the most severe damage.
Why is the earth neither warming up nor cooling down?
The earth is not cooling down, because temperature records taken since official records began in 1850 actually show a warming trend that has been accelerating since the 1970s.
What is it called when tectonic plates shift?
Are you asking what happenes when the plates shift, why the plates shift, how the plates shift, or what? Please make the question more clear. _________________________________________________________________ plates have been constantly shifting since the time the earth was formed. but, they move at different rates in different directions
What was the biggest earthquake?
The most recent large earthquake of magnitude 9.0 or larger was a 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan in 2011 (as of March 2011), and it was the largest earthquake since records began. No, it wasn't. The largest earthquake ever recorded was the Chilean earthquake on May 20th, 1960. It measured 9.5 magnitude on the Richter's scale.
What is the strongest Seattle earthquake ever recorded?
The 7.1 magnitude Olympia earthquake in 1949 is the largest earthquake to occur in the Seattle region since records began.
What is the worst earthquake in the history?
There's really no way of telling for certain, since we only invented earthquake measuring devices in the early 1900s. The biggest earthquake since that time was the 1960 earthquake in southern Chile, near the town of Valdivia. It was assigned a magnitude of 9.5 on the Richter Scale.
How does an earthquake changes the landforms?
Since it shakes the earth it moves the Earth and could make it all bumpy.
What has the earth been through since it began?
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How has the earth's atmosphere changed since the earth began?
it has beome more polluted
How long is Earth's climate been changing?
since the earth began its existence
What earthquake zone is Florida in?
Florida is not located in an earthquake zone, in fact Florida and North Dakota have recorded the fewest number of earthquakes in the US since records began.
What was the Fukushima earthquake's intensity?
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earthquake Center said the March 11, 2011 magnitude 9.0 earthquake (originally reported as 8.9) was the "biggest quake to hit Japan since record-keeping began in the late 1800s and one of the biggest ever recorded in the world".The official name of the March 2011 Earthquake in Japan is the Tōhoku earthquake, which affected the Tōhoku region and neighboring regions including Fukushima.UPDATE: Official magnitude was updated to 9.1 on Nov 7, 2016Related links:USGS Tōhoku earthquake official record
What has been the biggest earth-quake since 1900?
southern Chile
What is going on in Yellowstone National Park?
Earlier this year, Yellowstone National Park experienced an earthquake of a magnitude of 4.8 which was the biggest recorded one there since 1980. Since the earthquake many have reported spotting animals fleeing the area.
Has water been on earth since it began?
No it was lots of lava when earth was born even when thea hit earth
