The Day the Earth Moved for Five Minutes
On March 27, 1964, a magnitude 9.2 earthquake shook Alaska for nearly five minutes — the most powerful ever recorded in North America.
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The Ground That Shook the World: The 1960 Chile Earthquake
On May 22, 1960, a magnitude 9.5 earthquake off Chile — the largest ever recorded — devastated Valdivia and sent tsunamis across the Pacific.