What was the biggest earthquake ever to happen and where was it?
***Magnitude of earthquakes (Mag.) is measured on the1935 Richter scale, and is distinct from deaths or damage caused. The morning of January 23,1556, Shaanxi earthquake (ancient Chinese, measure magnitude approx. 8 on the moment magnitude scale), is said to have killed the most – approx. 830,000 people- in history. 26 December 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Indonesia TSUNAMI EARTHQUAKE (South-East Indian Ocean TSUNAMI, also known as BOXING DAY ASIAN TSUNAMI in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, because it took place the DAY AFTER CHR!STMAS!!) By some estimates, the second largest earthquake in recorded history (9.3 magnitude.) Epicentered off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, this massive earthquake triggered a series of gigantic tsunamis that smashed onto the shores of a number of nations, causing more than 285,000 fatalities and countless missing. 1976 Tangshan earthquake (China). Some list as one of the more destructive earthquake of modern times; 8.2 magnit
