Earthquakes some facts
More than ½ a million earthquakes occur worldwide every year. Most have a very low magnitude that people do not feel the quake.The following table shows the top 14 earthquakes since 1900. Each earthquake is rated based on its magnitude, not its amount of distruction.
| Location | Magnitude | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chile | 9.5 | 5-22-1960 |
| 2. Prince William Sound, Alaska | 9.2 | 3-28-1964 |
| 3. Off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra | 9.1 | 12-26-2004 |
| 4. Kamchatka | 9.0 | 11-4-1952 |
| 5. Off the Coast of Ecuador | 8.8 | 1-31-1906 |
| 6. Rat Islands, Alaska | 8.7 | 2-4-1965 |
| 7. Northern Sumatra, Indonesia | 8.6 | 3-28-2005 |
| 8. Assam, Tibet | 8.6 | 8-15-1950 |
| 9. Andreanof Islands, Alaska | 8.6 | 3-9-1957 |
| 10. Southern Sumatra, Indonesia | 8.5 | 9-12-2007 |
| 11. Banda Sea, Indonesia | 8.5 | 2-1-1938 |
| 12. Kamchatka | 8.5 | 2-3-1923 |
| 13. Chile-Argentina Border | 8.5 | 11-11-1922 |
| 14. Kuril Islands | 8.5 | 10-13-1963 |
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