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Notable Idaho Earthquakes

Largest US Earthquakes

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Largest Earthquakes in
the World Since 1900

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# Location Date Magnitude
1. Chile 1960 9.5
2. Prince William Sound, Alaska 1964 9.2
3. Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands 1957 9.1
4. Kamchatka 1952 9.0
5. Off the coast of Equador 1906 8.8
6. Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands 1965 8.7
7. India-China border 1950 8.6
8. Kamchatka 1923 8.5
9. Banda Sea, Indonesia 1938 8.5
10. Kuril Islands 1963 8.5

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