The 10 strongest earthquakes to hit the world since 1950, which reached 9.5 on the Richter scale!

An earthquake is a destructive natural phenomenon, which is a rapid ground tremor followed by seismic waves, and the cause of this phenomenon is the movement of the so-called terrestrial tectonic plates, which leads to the breakage of the ground rocks and the occurrence of shock waves whose impact on the surface of the earth is sometimes catastrophic.

Humans measure the strength of earthquakes using several measures, perhaps the most prominent of which is the Richter Scale , which classifies earthquakes from 1 to 10 according to the strength, with number 10 being the strongest.

Predicting earthquakes is done on 3 levels, the first is where earthquakes occur, by identifying areas of permanent seismic activity, and the second level is the strength with which earthquakes occur, and the third is the timing of the earthquake, which is currently impossible and there is no way we can know this.

The 10 strongest earthquakes to hit the Earth since 1950, according to the Richter scale:

1. Chile earthquake ( magnitude 9.5 ): This earthquake occurred on 05/22/1960 , and it is the strongest earthquake recorded in human history. This earthquake caused tsunamis that affected all of the United States, Japan and the Philippines, and the earthquake and tsunami killed nearly 6000 people.
2. Alaska earthquake ( magnitude 9.2 ): occurred on 3/28/1964 , and this earthquake caused tsunami waves that caused material losses of 311 million dollars, and 143 people were killed.
3. Sumatra earthquake - Indonesia ( magnitude 9.1 ): On 12/26/2004 , this large earthquake caused huge tsunami waves that affected several countries and caused the death of more than a quarter of a million people.
4. Honshu earthquake - Japan (magnitude 9.0): On 03/11/2011, one of the most seismic impact in history, which caused this earthquake , which lasted for 6 minutes massive tsunami, caused material losses worth billions more than 18 thousand people killed.
5. The Kamachka earthquake - Russia ( magnitude 9.0 ): on 11/4/1952, causing material losses estimated at one million dollars, but without any casualties.
6. Chile earthquake ( magnitude 8.8 ): on 02/27/2010 , killing 525 people and destroying hundreds of buildings.
7. Ecuadorean coastal earthquake ( magnitude 8.8 ): on 01/31/1906, killing nearly 1,000 people.
8. Rat Island earthquake - Alaska ( magnitude 8.7 ): On 2/4/1965 , this large earthquake caused a tsunami, but without major losses due to the scarcity of population and cities.
9. Sumatra earthquake - Indonesia ( magnitude 8.6 ): This earthquake occurred on 03/28/2005, killing 1346 people.
10. Assam earthquake in Tibet between India and China (magnitude 8.6): This earthquake occurred on 8/15/1950, and caused the deaths of 30 000 people, destroying thousands of homes, temples and mosques.