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What is the world's biggest earthquake ever? |
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Since 1900, the earthquake in Chile at 19:11:14 UTC on May 22, 1960, is the biggest in the World with magnitude 9.5 Mw. Approximately 1,655 killed, 3,000 injured, 2,000,000 homeless, and $550 million damage in southern Chile; tsunami caused 61 deaths, $75 million damage in Hawaii; 138 deaths and $50 million damage in Japan; 32 dead and missing in the Philippines; and $500,000 damage to the west coast of the United States.
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