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The 1960 Valdivia earthquake and tsunami (Spanish: Terremoto de Valdivia) or the Great Chilean earthquake (Gran terremoto de Chile) on 22 May 1960 was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. Various studies have placed it at 9.4–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale.
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- 1960 Valdivia Earthquake – 9.5. Casualties: 1,000-6,000 dead. Also known as the Great Chilean earthquake (Spanish: Gran terremoto de Chile), it was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.
- 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake – 9.2. Casualties: 139 dead. The 1964 Great Alaska earthquake (also known as the Good Friday earthquake) occurred at 5:36 PM (local time, 3:36 UTC) on Good Friday, March 27 in the Prince William Sound region of Alaska.
- 2004 Sumatra Earthquake – 9.1. Casualties: 230,000 – 280,000 dead. One of the deadliest natural disasters in recent history, the 2004 Sumatra Earthquake, also known as the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on 26 December with the epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia.
- 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake – 9.1. Casualties: 15,894 deaths, 6,152 injured, and 2,562 people missing. On 11 March 2011 Friday, at 14:46 with the local time (05:46 UTC), a massive undersea megathrust earthquake (see notes 1) off the coast of Japan occurred.
Apr 26, 2016 · According to research by the Guardian and the US Geological Survey, the 1960 Valdivia earthquake is the most powerful ever recorded with a magnitude of about 9.5. More recent events including...
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) named the Valdivia earthquake, a.k.a. the Great Chilean Earthquake, the strongest quake ever recorded. The 9.5-magnitude quake clobbered southern...
Nov 13, 2017 · The most powerful earthquake ever recorded occurred on May 22, 1960, near Valdivia, Chile in South America. It is referred to as either the Valdivia Earthquake or the Great Chilean Earthquake.
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Haiti had not been hit by an earthquake of such enormity since the 18th century, the closest in force being a 1984 shock of magnitude 6.9. A magnitude-8.0 earthquake had struck the Dominican Republic in 1946. This list features the 6 deadliest earthquakes recorded since 1950.
May 2, 2024 · The Chile earthquake of 1960, the largest quake ever recorded in the world, produced a tsunami that crossed the Pacific Ocean to Japan, where it killed more than 100 people. 1963 Skopje , Macedonia
