10 Greatest Earthquake - Since 1900
By admin on May 31, 2008 in Top 10
The world was shocked by earthquakes happening almost everyday around the world. We know there are recorded quakes everyday but this time it became stronger and deadlier. Until now, China is still struggling from the devastating Magnitude 8.earthquake that hit them and left more 50,000 lives and still thousands in missing believed to be dead under the rubbles.
Even the country was shocked two weeks ago about the humored magnitude 7 earthquake that will hit the Philippines but it turned out not true. But according to Philvocs there is a possibility that the country will experience intensity 7 – 8 earthquake in the future because of the active faults present in Luzon. That’s why the government is conducting studies in preparation. Hope so if this natural disaster will happen.
The world already documented great earthquakes since 1900 and here is the list of top 10 Strong Great Earthquake in the world.
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LOCATION |
DATE |
MAGNITUDE |
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1. Chile |
1960 05 22 |
9.5 |
|
1964 03 28 |
9.2 |
|
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2004 12 26 |
9.1 |
|
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4. Kamchatka |
1952 11 04 |
9 |
|
1906 01 31 |
8.8 |
|
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1965 02 04 |
8.7 |
|
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2005 03 28 |
8.6 |
|
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1950 08 15 |
8.6 |
|
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1957 03 09 |
8.6 |
|
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2007 09 12 |
8.5 |
If you will notice, only few are documented deaths unlike the latest earthquake. Maybe because there are still no large or high structure or building during this time. And others happened outside from the populous area what if the next quake will happen in the city and even magnitude 7 earthquake can rubble old buildings and structure which are not properly built. That thing will really happen. We just can’t only predict the date and the time it will happen that’s why we must always prepare for the worse scenario.





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