Arif Rashid

The ten Utmost Important Earthquakes in Earth History

1. Valdivia Earthquake (1960) –9.5 Also known as the Great Chilean earthquake (Spanish Gran terremoto de Chile), it was the most important earthquake ever recorded. The earthquake hit on May 22 in the autumn (1911 GMT, 1511 original time), roughly 100 country miles (160 km) off the seacoast of Chile, resemblant to the megacity of Valdivia. It lasted roughly 10 twinkles and started a massive riffle with swells up to 25 measures (82 bases). The main riffle oppressively bombarded the Chilean seacoast, and contended across the Pacific Ocean and devastated Hilo, Hawaii. Swells as high as10.7 measures (35 bases) were recorded indeed kilometers ( mi) from the center, and as far down as Japan and the Philippines.