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The top ten most deadliest earthquakes recorded
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Magnitude: ~9.0
Location: Off Pacific Northwest (Cascadia Subduction Zone)
Description: A massive earthquake triggered a tsunami that affected the West Coast and reached Japan -
Magnitude: 7.9
Location: California
Description: Significant fateful event on the San Andreas Fault -
Magnitude: 7.9
Location: Big Island, Hawaii
Description: Caused deadly landslides and a tsunami causing 77 people to die -
Magnitude: ~7.9
Location: San Francisco, California
Description: Devastating quake which followed with catastrophic fires and thousands killed -
Magnitude: 8.7
Location: Rat Islands, Alaska
Description: created the largest tsunami to ever be recorded -
Magnitude: 8.6
Location: Unimak Island, Alaska
Description: caused a tsunami that hit Hawaii hard, with over 150 deaths -
Magnitude: 8.6
Location: Andreanof Islands, Alaska
Description: a massive Alaska quake in the same range -
Magnitude: 9.2 (or 9.3)
Location: Prince William Sound, Alaska
Description: Known as the "Good Friday Earthquake," lasting 4–5 minutes, which caused major ground shifts, tsunamis (run-up of ~67 m), 139 deaths, and $311 million in damage -
Magnitude: 7.9
Location: Alaska (Denali Fault)
Description: A powerful intraplate quake not as much human impact due to its remote location -
Magnitude: 8.2
Location: Off Alaska Peninsula
Description: the largest U.S. earthquake since 1965. A tsunami warning was issued then canceled