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9.0, North America,
The 1700 Cascadia earthquake was a megathrust earthquake that occurred in the Cascadia subduction zone in 1700.The The length of the fault rupture was about 1,000 kilometers. It is now considered the worlds biggest earthquake. -
8.7, Chile
The quake hit Valparaiso, 120 kilometresfrom the capital Santiago, it then caused a tsunami which hit more than 1,000 kilometres of the coastline. -
8.7, Portugal
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon Earthquake, was a megathrust earthquake that took place on Saturday 1 November 1755, at around 9:40 in the morning.The earthquake was followed by fires and a tsunami, which caused near-total destruction of Lisbon in the Kingdom of Portugal. -
8.8, Ecuador
The 8.8 Ecuador magnitude quake of 1906 was the first of the new century to leave thousands dead. It also caused a massive tsunami. -
9.0, Russia,
The main earthquake struck at 04:58 local time Initially assigned a magnitude of 8.2, the quake was revised to 9.0 in later years. A large tsunami resulted, causing destruction and loss of life around the Kamchatka peninsula and the Kuril Islands.tsunami reached as far as Alaska, Japan, Hawaii and New Zealand -
9.5, Chile
The Great Chilean earthquake is to date the most powerful earthquake ever recorded on Earth, It occurred in the afternoon 14:11 local time and its resulting tsunami affected countries as far away as New Zealand, southeast Australia -
9.2, Alaska, United States,
This earthquake and tsunami claimed 128 lives and caused about $311 million in damage. some of the towns Earthquake effected were Anchorage, Chitina, Glennallen, Homer, Hope, Kasilof, Kenai, Kodiak, Moose Pass, Portage, Seldovia, Seward, Sterling, Valdez, Wasilla, and Whittier. -
8.7, Alaska,
This earthquake led to a tsunami said to be about 10.7 meters high on Shemya Island. Loss caused by flooding on Amchitka Island was estimated at about $10,000. Cracks were formed as far away as some USA runways. -
9.0, Peru
On August 13th, 1968 in Arica, Chile, which was then in Peru, two earthquakes occurred measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale completely wiping out the towns of Arica, Arequipa, Moquegua, Mollendo, and Ilo and also causing tsunamis that hit the entire Pacific basin. -
9.1, Indonesia,
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 on Sunday, December 26, 2004, it also caused the Boxing Day Tsunami. Killing over 230,000 people in fourteen countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters (100 feet) high this was one of the worlds worst natural disasters. The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a serie -
8.8, Chilean coast,
The quake,struck just after 3:30 a.m, toppling buildings, collapsing roads and cutting off power At least ten aftershocks hit the region in the hours after the initial quake that was felt 2,000 miles away in Sao Paulo, Brazil. waves swelled more than six feet above their normal height and battered the coastline. It killed more than 300 people. -
8.9, Japan,
There was some confusion on the magnitude of this earthquake but it still is one of the 21st centurys worst disasters. The earthquake caused a massive tsunami which then contributed to a radioactive melt down dosing the country in harmful radioactive chemicals. It is unsure how many were killed but as we speak bodies are still being recovered.
