The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5.

Great Chilean Earthquake (Chile) – 9.5 magnitude This earthquake struck on May 22, 1960, and remains the strongest earthquake ever recorded. It led to widespread destruction and numerous deaths.

The natural disaster compounds humanitarian concerns in a country already in the throes of a devastating civil war ...

A newly released Japanese government report warns that a long-feared massive earthquake in the nation’s Nankai Trough could ...

The largest — a magnitude 3.6 — struck ... which lies just two miles west of the city. The most damaging earthquake to ever strike San Mateo was the magnitude 7.1 quake that struck the ...

The biggest and most powerful earthquake to ever be recorded was in South America which reached a staggering magnitude of 9.5. The earthquake hit Chile in 1960 and had far reaching concequences ...

A massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 1,650 people in Myanmar and Thailand, leaving the region reeling as rescuers pick through vast piles of rubble to find missing people.

They also caused significant damage in Hawaii. 4. Japan 2011: Magnitude 9.0 Japan’s biggest earthquake hit the country on March 11, 2011. The underwater quake hit around 80 miles off the coast of ...

More than 2,700 people are now confirmed dead in Myanmar after what was the largest earthquake to hit the war-ravaged country in more than a century, authorities say. Experts fear the true death ...

Damage is reported in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city (which lies 600km away from the epicentre) and in Naypyidaw, the country ...

Saturday updates: Death toll from catastrophic earthquake surges to over 1,000 in Myanmar Here are the 10 largest earthquakes in world history since 1900, according to the U.S. Geological Survey ...