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The most famous one in North America was the San Fransisco earthquake of 1906. A great fire followed this quake. Seven hundred people died and property damage amounted to about 425 million dollars.
More recently, in February 1971, a heavy earthquake in the Los Angeles area caused many million dollars in damage to homes, businesses and roadways.
One of the most famous earthquakes in Europe took place in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1755. The city was destroyed and at least thirty thousand people were killed.
Also, two great earthquakes that caused enormous damage took place in Tokyo, Japan and in the Kansu province of China. The Tokyo earthquake of 1923 killed more than a hundred thousand people and destroyed Tokyo and Yokohama. The Chinese earthquake of 1920 covered more than 300 square miles and killed about two hundred thousand people.
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And the strongest-ever earthquake in the US?
It took place in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on March 28, 1964, and measured 9.2 on the Richter scale. The destruction was massive, although "only" 125 lives were lost as a result of the earthquake and the ensuing tsunami.
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The largest earthquakes ever was the Valdivia earthquake in Chile in 1960 with a magnitude of 9.5.
The biggest earthquake on record occurred off the coast of Chile in 1960. It was magnitude 9.5 on the Richter Scale. It had the same energy as 178 billion tons of TNT or about 10 million Hiroshima bombs.
It is believed that the asteroid that hit the Yucatan Peninsula 65.5 million years ago may have caused an earthquake of magnitude 13.0. This would have the same energy of 100 trillion tons of TNT or 6 billion Hiroshima bombs.
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Where was the strongest earthquake in 1999?
The most powerful earthquake reported in history was the 1960 earthquake in Chili which measured 9.5 on the Richter scale.
When and where was the worlds largest earthquake?
The largest modern earthquake happened on May 22, 1960 in Valdivia, Chile. it registered a 9.5.
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 magnitude of the largest earthquake in the US?
Magnitude 9.2 including Alaska and 9.0 in the lower 48 states.According to USGS National Earthquake Information Center it was magnitude 9.2 on March 28, 1964 in Prince William Sound, Alaska.On January 26, 1700.was the largest known earthquake (magnitude 9.0) to have occurred in the "lower 48" United States that rocked Cascadia, a region 600 miles long that includes northern California, Oregon, Washington, and southern British Columbia
What is the name of the largest earthquake fault?
mid ocean ridge
