The Ten Largest Earthquakes of the 20th Century

Location...................................Date......Magnitude1
1. Chile.................................May 22,1960....9.5
2. Prince William Sound, Alaska..........March 27,1964..9.2
3. Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands...March 9,1957...9.1
4. Kamchatka.............................Nov. 4,1952....9.0
5. Off the coast of Ecuador..............Jan. 31,1906...8.8
6. Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands.........Feb. 4,1965....8.7
7. India-China border....................Aug. 15,1950...8.6
8. Kamchatka.............................Feb. 3,1923....8.5
9. Banda Sea, Indonesia..................Feb. 1,1938....8.5
10. Kuril Islands........................Oct. 13,1963...8.5

Source: National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey.

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