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What is the biggest earthquake that has ever happened in Mexico?
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The largest earthquake thought to have ever happened in Mexico is that caused by the impact of the asteroid that created the Chicxulub crater approximately 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period. This released energy equivalent to an earthquake of 13 on the Richter scale.
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How big is the biggest earthquake that has ever happened?
the biggest earthquake recorded was 9.1 on the Richter scale.
What is the Richter's scale of the biggest earthquake ever happened in the world?
The biggest ever earthquake occured in Egypt on 1201 it mesured 9.6 on the Richter scale and killed an estimated one million people.
What was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in new zealand?
The biggest earthquake ever recorded in New Zealand was the Wairarapa earthquake in 1855. This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.2.
What are facts about 1960 valdivia earthquake?
It is the biggest earthquake ever! With a magnitude of 9.5
What is the smallest earthquake to ever occur?
i think it was when the earthquake happened last year
The biggest earthqauke ever?
The biggest earthquake in the world was the one in India, which was caused by a volcanic erruption.
What's the biggest earthquake ever recorded?
the biggest and deadliest earthquake that recorded is in tangshan china.that killed 830000 people in shensi province of china.
Which place had the biggest earthquake?
The largest earthquakes ever was the Valdivia earthquake in Chile in 1960 with a magnitude of 9.5.
What is the most famous earthquake that has ever happened?
2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami
Has there ever been an earthquake in London?
yes, in 2010 an earthquake happened with a magnitude of 2.2
How big was the biggest earthquake?
Not all earthquakes that ever happened have been recorded. We've only recorded them for a little over a century, I believe. So you can't tell for certain. But the biggest earthquake on record is the Valdivia earthquake, from 1960. It measured 9.5 on the Richter scale. (a scale ranging from 1-10)The highest magnitude earthquake occurred in Chile in 1960 with a scale of 9.5.
What is the biggest earthquake recorded?
The largest earthquake ever recorded was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Valdivia, Chile which measure at 9.5 on the Richter scale.
