1#Chile in 1960 with magnitude 9.5
World’s most dreadful earthquake ever recorded was occurred in Valdivia, Chile on May 22, 1960 with the magnitude of 9.5. It
was the largest earthquake recorded ever. Approx 1,655 people were killed in a
short time after the earthquake took place. Injured people were in thousands
and millions were left homeless. Southern child endured a loss of $550 million
USD.
2#Alaska in 1964 with magnitude 9.2
2nd largest
earthquake was recorded in Prince William sound, Alaska on March 27, 1964 with
the magnitude of 9.2. It also gave rise to the tsunami and caused 143 deaths
and a damage of $311 million USD. The tremor continued for 3 mins.
3#Sumatra in 2004 with magnitude 9.1
3rd biggest
earthquake took place in Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra on December
26, 2004. Its magnitude was recorded 9.1. 227,898 deaths were recorded and
about 1.7 million people were left homeless. Tsunami caused worst calamity in
the history and hit 14 countries in Southeast Asia and East Africa.
4#Honshu Japan in 2011 with magnitude 9.0
On March 11, 2011, a severe
earthquake of magnitude 9.0 was recorded near the East Coast of Honshu, Japan.
It was the 4th biggest earthquake in the history. The earthquake
also generated the Tsunami and killed about 29,000 people and also harmed some
Nuclear Reactors. It was the worst earthquake ever recorded in japan. The
aftershocks continued on the Island of Honshu. 50 of them were more than 6.0
and 3 were more than 7.0.