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Biggest Earthquakes since 1900
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Tags: Earthquake, biggest, largest, earthquakes, china, richter
China's recent earthquake hit the richter scale 7.9 and took out nearly 15,000 people. These are the highest ranking earthquakes in the world since 1900.
| 1. | Chile 1960 Magnitude 9.5 |
| 2. | Prince William Sound, Alaska 1964 Magnitude 9.2 |
| 3. | Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra 2004 Magnitude 9.1 |
| 4. | Kamchatka 1952 Magnitude 9.0 |
| 5. | Off the Coast of Ecuador 1906 Magnitude 8.8 |
| 6. | Rat Islands, Alaska 1965 Magnitude 8.7 |
| 7. | Northern Sumatra, Indonesia 2005 Magnitude 8.6 |
| 8. | Assam - Tibet 1950 Magnitude 8.6 |
| 9. | Andreanof Islands, Alaska 1957 Magnitude 8.6 |
| 10. | Banda Sea, Indonesia 1938 Magnitude 8.5 |
| 11. | Kamchatka 1923 Magnitude 8.5 |
| 12. | Chile-Argentina Border 1922 Magnitude 8.5 |
| 13. | Kuril Islands 1963 Magnitude 8.5 |
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Source:
USGS Nat'l Earthquake Information Center
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