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[[File:2004 Indonesia Tsunami edit.gif||right|250pxthumb|2004 Indonesia Tsunami edit|alt=A sped-up animated graphic of Earth that shows tsunami waves as they ripple across the ocean, away from the earthquake epicenter (wiki)]] | [[File:2004 Indonesia Tsunami edit.gif||right|250pxthumb|2004 Indonesia Tsunami edit|alt=A sped-up animated graphic of Earth that shows tsunami waves as they ripple across the ocean, away from the earthquake epicenter (wiki)]] | ||
* 5-largest recorded earthquakes by magnitude: | * 5-largest recorded earthquakes by magnitude: | ||
# 9.4-9.5 1960, Chile | # [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Valdivia_earthquake 9.4-9.5 1960 Valdivia earthquake, Chile]] | ||
# 9.2 | # [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Alaska_earthquake 9.2 1964 Alaska earthquake (wiki)]] | ||
# 9.1-9.3 2004 | # [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami 9.1-9.3 2004 Indonesian earthquake (wiki)]] | ||
# 9.1 2011, Japan | # [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami 9.1 2011 Dhoku, Japan earthquake & tsunami (wiki)]] | ||
# 9.1-9.3 | # [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1730_Valparaiso_earthquake 9.1-9.3 1730 Valparaiso, Chile earthquake (wiki)]] | ||
* '''2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami''' | * '''2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami''' | ||
** 9.1 magnitude earthquake caused a 900-mile fault line between the Indian and Burnma tectonic plates | ** 9.1 magnitude earthquake caused a 900-mile fault line between the Indian and Burnma tectonic plates | ||