Great Chilean Earthquake, Most Powerful Recorded Quake – 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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