A Number of Large Earthquakes in the World

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Earthquakes are horrible natural disaster. Until now scientists can not predict when an earthquake could occur.Here are 10 of the largest seismic event in the world who Inilah.com summarized from various sources. Uniquely, Indonesia and Alaska, a number of areas most entry list. Check out:
1.  9.5 magnitude earthquake in Chile May 22, 1960. 1655 people were killed. Tsunami caused by the earthquake also killed 68 people in Hawaii, 138 people in Japan, and 32 people in the Philippines.
2. 9.2 magnitude earthquake in Alaska on March 28, 1964. 15 people were killed by the quake, while 113 people died in tsunami aftershock.
3. Magnitude 9.1 earthquake in Aceh on December 26, 2004. The quake resulted in the devastating tsunami that killed 230,000 people in some parts of the world. The most deadly earthquake ever recorded in history.
4. Hawaii, 4 November 1952, an earthquake measuring 9.0 magnitude. But fortunately no casualties.
5. 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Ecuador on January 31, 1906. The quake caused a tsunami that killed 1,500 people in Ecuador and Colombia.
6. Another earthquake in Alaska on February 4, 1965. Measuring 8.7 magnitude. No fatalities have been reported.
7. SR 8.6 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia on March 28, 2005. More than 1,300 people were killed.
8. 8.6 magnitude earthquake shook Tibet on August 15, 1950. 780 people were killed.
9. Alaska, March 9, 1957, an earthquake measuring 8.6 magnitude. No one was killed.
10. Indonesia, 12 September 2007, an earthquake with 8.8 magnitude force. At least 25 people were killed.

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