Most powerful earthquakes

By matthewcolbert
  • Ecuador-Columbia Earthquake.

    Ecuador-Columbia Earthquake.

    This earthquake triggered several aftershocks.8.8.
  • Assam-Tibet Earthquake

    Assam-Tibet Earthquake

    Caused landslides and occurred I India. 8.6.
  • Kamchatka

    Kamchatka

    Produced a pacific wide tsunami.9.0.
  • Valdivia Earthquake

    Valdivia Earthquake

    Most powerful earthquake ever recorded.9.5.
  • Great Alaskan Earthquake

    Great Alaskan Earthquake

    Most powerful earthquake in U.S. history.9.4.
  • Rat Islands Earthquake

    Rat Islands Earthquake

    Demonstrated the potential of a large earthquake.8.7.
  • Sumatra Earthquake

    Sumatra Earthquake

    Ruptured the greatest fault length ever recorded.9.1.
  • Indian ocean earthquake

    Indian ocean earthquake

    Occurred in a fairly rural place and didn't cause a tsunami. 8.6.
  • Maule Earthquake

    Maule Earthquake

    Resulted in a tsunami hitting many coastal towns.8.8.
  • Tohoku Earthquake

    Tohoku Earthquake

    Caused one of the most destructive tsunamis ever.9.1.