Strongest earthquake of all time that hit 9.5 in Richter!

The largest earthquake ever recorded was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile, with a magnitude of 9.5, which caused a devastating tsunami and resulted in widespread damage and casualties.

The earthquake struck near Valdivia, Chile, at a subduction zone where the Nazca Plate dives underneath the South American Plate, on the Peru-Chile Trench. on May 22, 1960.

It had a magnitude of 9.5 on the Richter scale, making it the largest earthquake ever recorded.

The earthquake triggered a massive tsunami that caused significant damage and casualties along the Pacific coast, including in Chile, Hawaii, Japan, and the Philippines.

In Chile, the earthquake and tsunami caused an estimated 1,600 deaths, 3,000 injuries, and left 2 million people homeless.

The tsunami killed 61 people in Hawaii, 138 in Japan, and 32 in the Philippines.

The earthquake also triggered the eruption of Chile's Cordón Caulle volcano.