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3/18/11

Top 10 Largest Earthquake ever Recorded


Earthquake is basically normal natural phenomena. if human doesn’t live above the face of the earth, there wont be any death people ,collapsed buildings, and CNN news. Back to the earthquake again, in this post, I like to share 10 largest Earthquake ever recorded in the history of human. The chart is ranked based on the magnitude level.

1. 1960 Valdivia earthquake

1960 Valdivia earthquake Top 10 Largest Earthquake ever Recorded
1960 Valdivia earthquake

Earthquake Occurrence: Valdivia, Chile
Date                             : May 22, 1960
Magnitude                   :         9.5
2. 1964 Alaska earthquake
1964 Alaska earthquake Top 10 Largest Earthquake ever Recorded
1964 Alaska earthquake
Earthquake Occurrence: Prince William Sound, USA
Date                 :March 27, 1964
Magnitude       : 9.2

3. 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake Top 10 Largest Earthquake ever Recorded
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
Earthquake Occurrence : Sumatra, Indonesia
Date            :December 26, 2004
Magnitude :9.1
4. Kamchatka earthquake
Kamchatka earthquakes Top 10 Largest Earthquake ever Recorded
Kamchatka earthquake
Earthquake Occurrence : Kamchatka, Russia (USSR)
Date:November 4, 1952
Magnitude: 9.0
5 . 1868 Arica earthquake
1868 Arica earthquake Top 10 Largest Earthquake ever Recorded
1868 Arica earthquake
Earthquake Occurance : Arica, Chile (then Peru)
Date: August 13, 1868
Magnitude: 9.0
6 . 1700 Cascadia earthquake
1700 Cascadia earthquake Top 10 Largest Earthquake ever Recorded
1700 Cascadia earthquake
Earthquake Occurrence : Cascadia subduction zone, Canada and USA
Date: January 26, 1700
Magnitude: 9.0
7. 2010 Chile earthquake
2010 Chile earthquake Top 10 Largest Earthquake ever Recorded
2010 Chile earthquake
Earthquake Occurrence : Maule, Chile
Date:    February 27, 2010
Magnitude:8.8
8. 1906 Ecuador-Colombia earthquake
1906 Ecuador Colombia earthquake Top 10 Largest Earthquake ever Recorded
1906 Ecuador-Colombia earthquake
Earthquake Occurrence : Ecuador–Colombia
Date: January 31, 1906
Magnitude:       8.8
9. 1833 Sumatra earthquake
1833 Sumatra earthquake Top 10 Largest Earthquake ever Recorded
1833 Sumatra earthquake
Earthquake Occurrence : Sumatra, Indonesia
Date:November 25, 1833
Magnitude:       8.8
10. 1965 Rat Islands earthquake
1965 Rat Islands earthquake Top 10 Largest Earthquake ever Recorded
1965 Rat Islands earthquake
Earthquake Occurrence : Rat Islands, Alaska, USA
Date     : February 4, 1965
Magnitude: 8.7
When each of the largest earthquake struck, none of them gave a mercy to any human who live on it.These 10 powerful earthquakes have approved  to us that mother nature is unbeatable. .

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