TOP 5 EARTHQUAKE BY MAGNITUDE.....
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1.1960 VALDIVIA EARTHQUAKE(CHILE) (9.5)
The 1960 Chilean earthquakes were a sequence of strong earthquakes that affected Chile between 21 May and 6 June 1960. The first was the 8.1 and the second was a 8.6 about half an hour prior to the 9.5 earthquake, and the strongest was the Valdivia earthquake.THe waves was goes 10.7meter high.with loss of 800 million $.only 3500 dead.
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1.1960 VALDIVIA EARTHQUAKE(CHILE) (9.5)
The 1960 Chilean earthquakes were a sequence of strong earthquakes that affected Chile between 21 May and 6 June 1960. The first was the 8.1 and the second was a 8.6 about half an hour prior to the 9.5 earthquake, and the strongest was the Valdivia earthquake.THe waves was goes 10.7meter high.with loss of 800 million $.only 3500 dead.
2.1964 ALASKA EARTHQUAKE(9.3)
DIED-139,
LOSS-300MILLION$
3.2004 INDIAN OCEAN EARTHQUAKE(9.2)
AFFECTED AREAS-INDONESIA,INDIA,SRILANKA,MYANMAAR,JAVA ETC
HEIGHT OF WAVES-25METER
DIED-230000,
LOSS-14BILLION $
4.2011 TOHOKKO,JAPAN EARTHQUAKE(9.0)
DIED-1600
LOSS-34 BILLION $
HEIGHT OF WAVES-40 METER
5.1952 KAMCHATKA EARTHQUAKE(RUSSIA),(9.0)
LOSS-1MILLION $
DIED-0(RECORD)
AFFECTED AREAS-RUSSIA,CHINA,JAPAN,KOREA..
