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World—Geography—World Geography—EarthquakesThe Ten Largest1 Earthquakes Since 1900Location | Date | Magnitude2 |
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1. | Chile | May 22, 1960 | 9.5 | 2. | Prince William Sound, Alaska | March 28, 19643 | 9.2 | 3. | Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands | March 9, 1957 | 9.1 | 4. | Kamchatka | Nov. 4, 1952 | 9.0 | 5. | Off western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia | Dec. 26, 2004 | 9.0 | 6. | Off the coast of Ecuador | Jan. 31, 1906 | 8.8 | 7. | Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands | Feb. 4, 1965 | 8.7 | 8. | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia | March 28, 2005 | 8.7 | 9. | India-China border | Aug. 15, 1950 | 8.6 | 10. | Kamchatka | Feb. 3, 1923 | 8.5 |
Source: National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
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