number one strongest earthquake ever recorded
The earthquake in Chile on May 22, 1960, is the strongest to be recorded in the world with magnitude 9.5, and killed more than 4,000 people. The largest U.S. earthquake occurred on March 28, 1964, in Alaska. It was a magnitude 9.2 quake and took 131 lives. (c.).
The 1960 Chilean earthquakes were a sequence of strong earthquakes that affected Chile between 21 May and 6 June 1960. The first was the 8.1 M w ConcepciÃ³n earthquake, and the strongest was the Valdivia earthquake. ConcepciÃ³n earthquakes