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A pie chart comparing the seismic moment release of the three largest earthquakes for the hundred-year period from 1906 to 2005 with that for all earthquakes of magnitudes <6, 6 to 7, 7 to 8, and >8 for the same period. The 2011 Japan quake would be roughly similar to Sumatra. Earthquakes of magnitude 8.0 and greater from 1900 to 2018.
The 2021 Haiti earthquake was the country's largest earthquake in its modern history. The June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake caused severe destruction and many villages were destroyed. The 2022 West Java earthquake killed hundreds and destroyed tens of thousands of houses, despite its moderate magnitude.
M w [43] The second largest earthquake in recorded history. 1964 Alaska earthquake: 24 January 1965 09:11 (local time) North Maluku, Indonesia: 71 8.2 M w [44] 1965 Ceram Sea earthquake: 3 February 1965 19:01 (local time) Rat Islands, Alaska: 0 8.7 M w [45] One of the largest earthquake in recorded history. 1965 Rat Islands earthquake: 17 ...
The earthquake also triggered the world's biggest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986. 22 February 2011. New Zealand. A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch, killing at least 180 people.
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. Most studies have placed it at 9.4–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale , [ 1 ] while some studies have placed the magnitude lower than 9.4.
From China, to Iran to Haiti and Japan, there have been a number of terrible earthquakes in reecnt years A timeline of world’s strongest earthquakes over the last 20 years Skip to main content
The largest earthquake to date was a magnitude 3, according to the most recent measurements by the Icelandic Met Office. ... Snorri Valsson, Iceland’s spokesperson, led the first tour of ...
Historical earthquakes is a list of significant earthquakes known to have occurred prior to the early 20th century. As the events listed here occurred before routine instrumental recordings – later followed by seismotomography imaging technique, [1] observations using space satellites from outer space, [2] artificial intelligence (AI)-based early earthquake warnings [3] – they rely mainly ...