What was the largest earthquake ever recorded since records began.?
May 22, 1960, Valdivia, Chile, see Great Chilean Earthquake, Magnitude 9.5 Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean Earthquake is the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, rating 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale. Its resulting tsunami affected southern Chile, Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, eastern New Zealand, south east Australia and the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. The epicentre was near Valdivia, Chile some 700 kilometres south of Santiago. It caused localised tsunamis that severely battered the Chilean coast, with waves up to 25 metres. The main tsunami raced across the Pacific Ocean and devastated Hilo, Hawaii. Waves as high as 10.7 metres were recorded 10,000 kilometres from the epicentre, and as far away as Japan and the Philippines. December 26, 2004, off west coast northern Sumatra see 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, Manitude 9.3 The disaster is known by the scientific community as the Great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and is also known as the Asian Tsunami. It was an undersea ear
