Biggest earthquakes ever recorded

  • Off the Coast of Ecuador

    Colombia generated a strong tsunami that killed 500 to 1500 there
  • Chile-Argentina Border

    The damage was severe costing the U.S. 5 to 25 million dollars at the time of the earthquake.
  • Kamchatka

    The magnitude of the earthquake was 8.5.
  • Banda Sea,Indonesia

    Banda Sea,Indonesia
    The shock was felt in the Banda and Kai Islands.
  • Assam-Tibet

    In the Nyingchi-Qamdo-Zhamo buildings callapsed and at least 780 people were killed.
  • Kamchatka

    The magnitude was 9.0
  • Chile

    1,655 people were killed,3,000 injured, and 2,000,000 became homeless.
  • Kuril Islands

    The magnitude of this earthquake was 8.5.
  • 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake

    The tsunami killed 122 people and the earthquake killed 9 people.
  • Rat Islands, Alaska

    The magnitude was 8.7.