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the biggest earthquake recorded was 9.1 on the Richter scale.

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The largest recorded earthquake in history was a magnitude 9.5 event that occurred in Chile in 1960. It caused widespread destruction and a tsunami that caused devastation across the Pacific Ocean.

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I would say a big earthquake is 4.0 or bigger

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