Note that these are the earthquakes with the highest magnitudes, not the ones with the highest death tolls or most collateral damage suffered. The Valdivia Earthquake of May 22, 1960, also known ...

The tectonic activity along the Ring of Fire also results in about 90% of the world’s earthquakes, including the Valdivia Earthquake of Chile in 1960, the strongest recorded earthquake at 9.5 ...

the speaker interviews seismologist H.I.S. Thirlaway regarding the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile. Thirlaway discusses the human consequences of earthquakes, engineering solutions that might help ...

An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck off the ... and about 163 km (100 miles) west-northwest of Valdivia in the Pacific Ocean.

While in Valdivia, Chile, Darwin experienced a two-minute earthquake that terrified him and caused damage up the coast in Concepcion. Reports from outlying areas revealed that volcanoes had been ...