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Largest Earthquakes in Recorded History

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About This Dataset

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Largest Earthquakes in Recorded History is an interactive dataset containing 8 data points across 8 categories from 1906 to 2011 . The data tracks Magnitude (Mw) .

Covered categories include: Ecuador-Colombia Earthquake, Kamchatka Earthquake, Valdivia Earthquake, Alaska Good Friday Earthquake, Rat Islands Earthquake and 3 more . Use the chart controls on the left to filter by category or year, switch between chart types, and explore the data interactively.

Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
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Data Points
8
8 categories  ·  8 years
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Top Value
10
Valdivia Earthquake
Magnitude (Mw) · 1960
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Metrics
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Magnitude (Mw)
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Period
1906 – 2011
8 years of data
Key Findings
Auto-computed highlights from this dataset
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Tohoku Earthquake leads with 9 in 2011.
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Average value in 2011: 9  ·  median: 9.
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1960 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.
Statistical Summary — 2011
9
Maximum
9
Minimum
9
Average
9
Median
What This Data Shows
Auto-generated trend summaries per category
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Ecuador-Colombia Earthquake
Recorded 9 Magnitude (Mw) in 1906.
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Kamchatka Earthquake
Recorded 9 Magnitude (Mw) in 1952.
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Valdivia Earthquake
Recorded 10 Magnitude (Mw) in 1960.
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Alaska Good Friday Earthquake
Recorded 9 Magnitude (Mw) in 1964.
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Rat Islands Earthquake
Recorded 9 Magnitude (Mw) in 1965.
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Indian Ocean Earthquake
Recorded 9 Magnitude (Mw) in 2004.
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Maule Earthquake
Recorded 9 Magnitude (Mw) in 2010.
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Tohoku Earthquake
Recorded 9 Magnitude (Mw) in 2011.
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Full Data Table
8 records across 8 years
8 sourced
Category Metric 1906 1952 1960 1964 1965 2004 2010 2011 Source
Ecuador-Colombia Earthquake Magnitude (Mw) 9 — — — — — — —
Kamchatka Earthquake Magnitude (Mw) — 9 — — — — — —
Valdivia Earthquake Magnitude (Mw) — — 10 — — — — —
Alaska Good Friday Earthquake Magnitude (Mw) — — — 9 — — — —
Rat Islands Earthquake Magnitude (Mw) — — — — 9 — — —
Indian Ocean Earthquake Magnitude (Mw) — — — — — 9 — —
Maule Earthquake Magnitude (Mw) — — — — — — 9 —
Tohoku Earthquake Magnitude (Mw) — — — — — — — 9
Data Sources & References
All external sources cited in this dataset
1 https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/browse/largest-world.php Visit

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