when was the biggest earthquake
1. 1960 Valdivia earthquake, Magnitude 9.5, (Valdivia, Chile) May 22, 1960. The 1960 Valdivia earthquake holds the record the strongest earthquake in the world. The epicenter was located about 900 km south of Santiago and it was powerful enough to deliver 10.7 meters high Tsunami 10,000 km away from the epicenter. Death tool was about 5.700-6,000 lives.