[DOC] [TLE] 1960 Valdivia earthquake - Wikipedia [PAR] The 1960 Valdivia earthquake (Spanish: Terremoto de Valdivia) or Great Chilean 
earthquake (Gran terremoto de Chile) of 22 May is the most powerful earthquake 
ever recorded. Various studies have placed it at 9.49.6 on the moment 
magnitude scale. It occurred in the afternoon (19:11 GMT, 15:11 local time), and 
lasted ... The first was the 8.1 Mw Concepcin earthquake, and the strongest was 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Largest Earthquake Recorded - World's Biggest Earthquake [PAR] The largest earthquake instrumentally recorded had a magnitude of 9.5 and ... It 
is referred to as the "Great Chilean Earthquake" and the "1960 Valdivia 
Earthquake." ... The earthquake occurred beneath the Pacific Ocean off the coast 
of Chile. ... miles, where the Nazca Plate is subducting beneath the South 
American Plate. [DOC] [TLE] Historic Earthquakes - Earthquake - U.S. Geological Survey [PAR] Apr 6, 2016 ... Magnitude 9.5 is a better determination of the size of this earthquake. ... and 
$500,000 damage to the west coast of the United States. Abridged... [DOC] [TLE] The Great 1960 Chile Megaquake - Springer [PAR] foreshock to the largest megaquake ever recorded: a main shock of magnitude 
9.5, with epicenter about 300 km to the south of Concepcin, known as the great
... [DOC] [TLE] Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions - Infoplease [PAR] 31, Charleston, S.C.: magnitude 7.3 quake, killed 60 people and caused ... 1902: 
May 7, St. Vincent, West Indies: Soufrire volcano erupted, devastating ... 1960: 
Feb. ... strongest earthquake ever recorded (9.5 magnitude) struck near the coast, 
.... 14, South America: Earthquake with 7.7 magnitude kills at least two people... [DOC] [TLE] Chile earthquake: tsunami warning as 8.3 magnitude quake hits ... [PAR] Sep 17, 2015 ... Warnings issued after 'extremely strong' 8.3 magnitude earthquake strikes central 
... Chile is one of the most earthquake-prone nations in the world. ... 2010, and in 
1960 recorded the largest ever on Earth, a magnitude 9.5 quake, ... off the coast, 
the Nazca tectonic plate plunges beneath the South American... [DOC] [TLE] Earthquakes & Tsunamis: Causes & Information - Live Science [PAR] Apr 20, 2015 ... Earthquakes occur every day, but most people don't notice the small ones. ... An 
earthquake's magnitude is ranked on the moment magnitude scale, ... For 
instance, along the tectonic plate boundary off the western shore of South 
America, ... The largest earthquake ever recorded, the 1960 quake in Chile... [DOC] [TLE] 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Since 1900, the 1960 Great Chilean Earthquake (magnitude 9.5) and the 1964 ... 
earthquakes occurred in 1868 (Peru, Nazca Plate and South American Plate); 
1827 ... The largest aftershock, originating off the coast of the Sumatran island of 
Nias, ... The record section plot below displays vertical displacements of the 
Earth's... [DOC] [TLE] Tsunami Waves Reach Japan After Deadly Magnitude-8.3 ... [PAR] Sep 18, 2015 ... Several other Chilean coastal cities have recorded tsunami waves as well, 
though ... (6:54 p.m. EDT in the U.S.) about 34 miles (54 km) west of Illapel, Chile, 
or about ... The strongest earthquake ever recorded on Earth happened in Chile 
 a magnitude-9.5 tremor in 1960 that killed more than 5,000 people. [DOC] [TLE] Chile quake occurred in zone of 'increased stress' - Phys.org [PAR] Mar 1, 2010 ... The latest earthquake off Chile occurred just north of the 1960 rupture ... under 
increased stress caused by a 1960 quake of magnitude 9.5, ... That quake, 
centered a few hundred kilometers south of Saturday's earthquake, was the 
largest ... Hawaii and the west coast of the US mainland, primarily California,... [DOC] [TLE] Earthquake Facts and Earthquake Fantasy - WSFA.com ... [PAR] Large and small earthquakes can also occur on faults not previously ... The 
largest earthquake ever recorded was a magnitude 9.5 on May 22, 1960 in Chile 
on ... the South American coast through Central America, Mexico, the West Coast 
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Question: The biggest quake ever recorded, a magnitude 9.5, occurred in 1960 off this South American nation's west coast
Answer: Chile