10 highest magnitude earthquakes recorded ever in the world

1. Valdivia, Chile 22 May 1960 (magnitude 9.5)

10 highest magnitude earthquakes recorded ever in the world

2. Prince William Sound, Alaska 28 March 1964 (magnitude 9.2)

10 highest magnitude earthquakes recorded ever in the world

3. Sumatra, Indonesia 26 December 2004 (magnitude 9.1)

10 highest magnitude earthquakes recorded ever in the world

4. Sendai, Japan 11 March 2011 (magnitude 9.0)

10 highest magnitude earthquakes recorded ever in the world

5. Kamchatka, Russia 4 November 1952 (magnitude 9.0)

10 highest magnitude earthquakes recorded ever in the world

6. Bio-bio, Chile 27 February 2010 (magnitude 8.8)

10 highest magnitude earthquakes recorded ever in the world

7. Off the coast of Ecuador 31 January 1906 (magnitude 8.8)

10 highest magnitude earthquakes recorded ever in the world

8. Rat Islands, Alaska 2 April 1965 (magnitude 8.7)

10 highest magnitude earthquakes recorded ever in the world

9. Sumatra, Indonesia 28 March 2005 (magnitude 8.6)

10 highest magnitude earthquakes recorded ever in the world

10. Assam - Tibet 15 August 1950 (magnitude 8.6)

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