2023年1月27日 · Approximately 1,655 people died in the largest earthquake ever recorded, which struck Valdivia, Chile, on May 22, 1960. Thousands more were injured, and millions were left homeless.

But on 11 April 2012, a huge 8.6 M w earthquake 610km off the Banda Aceh coast was recorded, followed closely by another that registered 8.2 M w. The strength and location of these earthquakes sparked a mass panic, sending terrified people fleeing from coastal areas.

The largest earthquake instrumentally recorded had a magnitude of 9.5 and occurred in southern Chile on May 22, 1960. It produced a tsunami that killed people around the Pacific Basin - in Hawaii, California, Japan, the Philippines and other locations.

The mechanism of great Banda Sea earthquake of 1 February 1938: applying the method of preliminary determination of focal mechanism to a historical event. earth and planetary science letters, 216(1), 1-15.

2019年8月2日 · Currently, no known faults are large enough to cause an earthquake with a perfect 10 magnitude–but some of the 10 largest earthquakes ever recorded come extremely close. Let’s take a look at these epic-scale disasters, sorted by magnitude.

2018年2月13日 · At 19:11:14 UTC, the largest earthquake in recorded history occurred. The earthquake triggered a tsunami that affected most of the Pacific, causing fatalities in Hawaii, Japan, and the Philippines. In Chile alone, it killed 1,655 …

2024年10月16日 · Here’s an in-depth look at the top 10 largest earthquakes ever recorded, measured by their moment magnitude (Mw), which provides a more accurate representation of an earthquake's size than the older Richter scale. Date: May 22, 1960. Magnitude: 9.5. Deaths: Approximately 1,000–6,000. Damage: $3–6 billion (2023 USD)

2022年5月27日 · Here are the 10 biggest earthquakes in history with the largest magnitudes ever recorded. An estimated 500,000 detectable earthquakes take place around the world each year, about 100,000 of which can be felt and 100 of which cause damage.

2016年7月27日 · The 1960 Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean earthquake (Gran terremoto de Chile) of 22 May is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded. Various studies have placed it at 9.4–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale.

2023年11月14日 · The very largest quake ever to be recorded was the Great Chilean Earthquake (Valdivia Earthquake) on 22 May 1960. At magnitude 9.5, it was about as large as an earthquake according to geophysical laws can be.