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    HISTORY OF MAJOR

    INTERNATIONAL
    EARTHQUAKES

    1960 VALDIVIA EARTHQUAKE


    The largest earthquake recorded in 20th century
    Date: May 22, 1960, 7:11 PM
    Location: Valdivia, Chile
    Magnitude: 9.5
    Casualties: approx. 1655 deaths, 3000 injured
    Damages: 2 million homeless people, $550 million damage

    1960 VALDIVIA EARTHQUAKE


    Tsunami waves reached heights of 11.5 meters
    The rupture zone is estimated about 1000 km long

    1964 GREAT ALASKA EARTHQUAKE


    Largest Earthquake in Alaska
    Date: March 27, 1964, 5:36 PM
    Location: Alaska
    Magnitude: 9.2
    Casualties: 131 deaths
    Damages: $2.3 billion property loss

    1964 GREAT ALASKA EARTHQUAKE


    Vertical displacements reached about 15 meters
    Tsunami waves reached height of 67 meters

    2004 INDIAN OCEAN EARTHQUAKE


    Third largest earthquake ever recorded
    Date: December 26, 2004, 7:58 AM
    Location: Sumatra, Indonesia
    Magnitude: 9.1
    Casualties: 227,898 deaths, half million injured

    2004 INDIAN OCEAN EARTHQUAKE


    Duration of faulting: 8.3 to 10 minutes
    Fault length reached 1500 km

    2011 THOKU EARTHQUAKE


    Great East Japan earthquake
    Date: March 11, 2011, 2:46 PM
    Location: Hoshu, Japan
    Magnitude: 9.0
    Casualties: 15,894 deaths, 6,152 injured, 2,562 missing
    Damages: $14.5 - $34.6 billion

    2011 THOKU EARTHQUAKE


    Tsunami waves reached height of 40.5 meters
    Portion of northeastern Japan shifted by as much as 2.4 meters
    closer to North America

    1952 KAMCHATKA TSUNAMI


    Date: November 4, 1952, 4:52 PM
    Location: Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
    Magnitude: 9.0
    Casualties: none
    Damages: $1 million

    TOP 10 LARGEST EARTHQUAKE


    LOCATION

    DATE

    MAGNITUDE

    1. CHILE

    MAY 5, 1922

    9.5

    2. ALASKA

    MARCH 28, 1964

    9.2

    3. INDONESIA

    DECEMBER 26, 2004

    9.0

    4. JAPAN

    MARCH 11, 2011

    9.0

    5. RUSSIA

    NOVEMBER 4, 1952

    9.0

    6. CHILE

    FEBRUARY 27, 2010

    9.0

    7. ECUADOR

    JANUARY 31, 1906

    8.8

    8. ALASKA

    FEBRUARY 4, 1965

    8.7

    9. INDONESIA

    MARCH 28, 2005

    8.6

    10. TIBET

    AUGUST 15, 1950

    8.6

    RING OF FIRE

    RING OF FIRE
    Area of intense volcanic and seismic (earthquake) activity
    Length: 25,000 mile (40,000 km)
    75% of the worlds active volcanoes
    90% of the worlds earthquakes

    TOP 10 LARGEST EARTHQUAKE


    LOCATION

    DATE

    MAGNITUDE

    1. CHILE

    MAY 5, 1922

    9.5

    2. ALASKA

    MARCH 28, 1964

    9.2

    3. INDONESIA

    DECEMBER 26, 2004

    9.0

    4. JAPAN

    MARCH 11, 2011

    9.0

    5. RUSSIA

    NOVEMBER 4, 1952

    9.0

    6. CHILE

    FEBRUARY 27, 2010

    9.0

    7. ECUADOR

    JANUARY 31, 1906

    8.8

    8. ALASKA

    FEBRUARY 4, 1965

    8.7

    9. INDONESIA

    MARCH 28, 2005

    8.6

    10. TIBET

    AUGUST 15, 1950

    8.6

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