Great Chilean Earthquake, Most Powerful Recorded, May 22, 1960
The Great Chilean earthquake, measuring 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale, hits southern Chile, becoming the most powerful earthquake ever recorded.
Date: May 22, 1960
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