Major Earth quacks throughout history.
Al Baik Well-known member Jan 5, 2011 15,035 11,988 113 Ohio, USA Mar 16, 2011 #1 Reactions: mldarshana
mldarshana Well-known member Apr 2, 2007 34,059 1,404 113 ආශ්චර්ය අභියස :nerd: Mar 16, 2011 #2 Good post +4
K kosandpol Well-known member Jun 10, 2008 45,329 1,492 113 Mar 16, 2011 #3 actually this doesnt have the biggest quakes in recent history. Here's the list of the largest quakes since the 1900s: Location Date Magnitude 1. Chile 1960 9.5 2. Prince William Sound, Alaska 1964 9.2 3. Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra 2004 9.1 4. Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan 2011 9.0 5. Kamchatka 1952 9.0 6. Offshore Maule, Chile 2010 8.8 7. Off the Coast of Ecuador 1906 8.8 8. Rat Islands, Alaska 1965 8.7 9. Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 2005 8.6 10. Assam - Tibet 1950 8.6 11. Andreanof Islands, Alaska 1957 8.6 12. Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 2007 8.5 13. Banda Sea, Indonesia 1938 8.5 14. Kamchatka 1923 8.5 15. Chile-Argentina Border 1922 8.5 16. Kuril Islands 1963 8.5 source : http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/10_largest_world.php Last edited: Mar 16, 2011
actually this doesnt have the biggest quakes in recent history. Here's the list of the largest quakes since the 1900s: Location Date Magnitude 1. Chile 1960 9.5 2. Prince William Sound, Alaska 1964 9.2 3. Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra 2004 9.1 4. Near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan 2011 9.0 5. Kamchatka 1952 9.0 6. Offshore Maule, Chile 2010 8.8 7. Off the Coast of Ecuador 1906 8.8 8. Rat Islands, Alaska 1965 8.7 9. Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 2005 8.6 10. Assam - Tibet 1950 8.6 11. Andreanof Islands, Alaska 1957 8.6 12. Southern Sumatra, Indonesia 2007 8.5 13. Banda Sea, Indonesia 1938 8.5 14. Kamchatka 1923 8.5 15. Chile-Argentina Border 1922 8.5 16. Kuril Islands 1963 8.5 source : http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/world/10_largest_world.php