Earthquakes

Largest Earthquakes in the World In record

The Top Ten 1. Chile 1960 05 22 9.538.24 S73.05 W 2. Prince William Sound, Alaska 1964 03 28 9.261.02 N147.65 W 3. Andreanof Islands, Alaska 1957 03 09 9.151.56 N175.39 W 4. Kamchatka 1952 11 04 9.052.76 N160.06 E 5. Off the Coast of Ecuador 1906 01 31 8.81.0 N81.5 W 6. Rat Islands, Alaska 1965 02 04 8.751.21 N178.50 E 7. Assam - Tibet 1950 08 15 8.628.5 N96.5 E 8. Kamchatka1923 02 03 8.554.0 N161.0 E 9. Banda Sea, Indonesia 1938 02 01 8.55.05 S131.62 E 10. Kuril Islands1963 10 13 8.544.9 N149.6 E

1. Chile 1960 05 22 9.538.24 S73.05 W

2. Prince William Sound, Alaska 1964 03 28 9.261.02 N147.65 W

3. Andreanof Islands, Alaska 1957 03 09 9.151.56 N175.39 W

4. Kamchatka 1952 11 04 9.052.76 N160.06 E

5. Off the Coast of Ecuador 1906 01 31 8.81.0 N81.5 W

6. Rat Islands, Alaska 1965 02 04 8.751.21 N178.50 E

7. Assam - Tibet 1950 08 15 8.628.5 N96.5 E

8. Kamchatka1923 02 03 8.554.0 N161.0 E

9. Banda Sea, Indonesia 1938 02 01 8.55.05 S131.62 E

10. Kuril Islands1963 10 13 8.544.9 N149.6 E

Number 1

The Largest Earthquake in the World Chile 1960 May 22 19:11:14 UTC Magnitude 9.5 More than 2,000 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.

Chile 1960 May 22 19:11:14 UTC Magnitude 9.5

More than 2,000 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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The Largest in the US (and second largest in World) Prince William Sound, Alaska March 28 1964 Magnitude 9.2

What’s Happening today? ANSS Recent Earthquakes in the US

Where we live The average rate of motion across the San Andreas Fault Zone during the past 3 million years is 56 mm/yr (2 in/yr). This is about the same rate at which your fingernails grow. Assuming this rate continues, scientists project that Los Angeles and San Francisco will be adjacent to one another in approximately 15 million years. San Andreas

The average rate of motion across the San Andreas Fault Zone during the past 3 million years is 56 mm/yr (2 in/yr). This is about the same rate at which your fingernails grow. Assuming this rate continues, scientists project that Los Angeles and San Francisco will be adjacent to one another in approximately 15 million years.

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