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

They also caused significant damage in Hawaii. Japan’s biggest earthquake hit the country on March 11, 2011. The underwater ...

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The Japanese government has warned of catastrophic economic damage and nearly 300,000 deaths when the next "megaquake" hits the archipelagic nation, according to a new estimation released on Monday.

The deadly Myanmar earthquake last week was the biggest among a number of smaller quakes that rocked the region.

Cornell-led researchers drilled 7 km deep into the Japan Trench to study the fault behind the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, ...