World's largest recorded earthquakes

  • North America - Magnitude 9.0

  • Chile - Magnitude 8.7

  • Portugal- Magnitude 8.7

  • Peru - magniitude 9.0

  • Ecuador - Magnitude 8.8

  • Russia - Magnitude 9.0

  • Chile - Magnitude 9.5

    killed more than 1,600 people and left 2,000,000 homeless.
  • Alaska, United States - Magnitude 9.2

    killed 128 people
  • Indonesia - Magnitude 9.1

    killing more than 220,000 people.
  • Chilean coast - magnitude 8.8

  • Alaska - Magnitude 8.7

  • Japan - Magnitude 8.9