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Which is the biggest earthquake ever recorded in earth history, what was it on reactor scale and when was it recorded?

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Which is the biggest earthquake ever recorded in earth history, what was it on reactor scale and when was it recorded?
posted Mar 31, 2016 by anonymous

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The 1960 Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean Earthquake of Sunday, 22 May 1960 is to date the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Earth’s history, rating 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale.

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It occurred in the afternoon and its resulting tsunami affected southern Chile, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, eastern New Zealand, southeast Australia, and the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.

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Approximately 1,655 killed, 3,000 injured, 2,000,000 homeless, and $550 million damage in southern Chile; tsunami caused 61 deaths, $75 million damage in Hawaii; 138 deaths and $50 million damage in Japan; 32 dead and missing in the Philippines; and $500,000 damage to the west coast of the United States.

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answer Apr 2, 2016 by Kavana Gowda

Yes it is 1960 May 22nd..

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