The earthquake that struck Friday, March 11 north-east of Japan is the most violent in the history of the country for 140 years and one of the most violent century. According to the Institute U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake registered a magnitude of 8.9. It exceeds in intensity the great Kanto earthquake of a magnitude of 7.9, which caused 140,000 deaths in the Tokyo area on September 1, 1923.
In 1933, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake killed more than 3,000 deaths on the northeast coast. In 1995, the Kobe earthquake had a magnitude of 7.2 and killed more than 5,000 dead. It had caused 100 billion dollars in damage, constituting the most expensive natural disaster in history. This earthquake is among the top five since the beginning of the twentieth century, according to the scale of the Moment.
An earthquake of 9.5, followed by a devastating tsunami in several countries bordering the Pacific Ocean, is 5,700 deaths in Chile, 61 in Hawaii and 130 in Japan. An earthquake of 9.2 near the Strait of Prince William, followed by a tsunami, about a hundred dead. A 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra on December 26 caused a tsunami that devastated a dozen neighboring countries and claimed more than 270,000 dead or missing.
An earthquake measuring 9 on the Kamchatka peninsula causes a devastating tsunami felt to Chile and Peru more than 2,300 dead. An earthquake measuring 8.8 off the coast of Colombia and Ecuador caused a tsunami that causes the death of a thousand people. A 8.8 magnitude earthquake and tsunami affected south-central Chile and 523 are dead and 24 missing.
A tremor of 8.7, followed by a tsunami affecting the Aleutian Islands. An earthquake of 8.6 near the island of Nias off Sumatra: 900 dead and 6000 injured. An earthquake of 8.6 hit the islands Andreanof and causes a significant tsunami. An earthquake of magnitude 7 is between 250 000 and 300 000 deaths, over 300,000 injured and over one million people displaced, according to a report from the UN.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 hits the remote Qinghai province (northwest) by 2187 dead and 80 missing. 
In 1933, a magnitude 8.1 earthquake killed more than 3,000 deaths on the northeast coast. In 1995, the Kobe earthquake had a magnitude of 7.2 and killed more than 5,000 dead. It had caused 100 billion dollars in damage, constituting the most expensive natural disaster in history. This earthquake is among the top five since the beginning of the twentieth century, according to the scale of the Moment.
An earthquake of 9.5, followed by a devastating tsunami in several countries bordering the Pacific Ocean, is 5,700 deaths in Chile, 61 in Hawaii and 130 in Japan. An earthquake of 9.2 near the Strait of Prince William, followed by a tsunami, about a hundred dead. A 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra on December 26 caused a tsunami that devastated a dozen neighboring countries and claimed more than 270,000 dead or missing.
An earthquake measuring 9 on the Kamchatka peninsula causes a devastating tsunami felt to Chile and Peru more than 2,300 dead. An earthquake measuring 8.8 off the coast of Colombia and Ecuador caused a tsunami that causes the death of a thousand people. A 8.8 magnitude earthquake and tsunami affected south-central Chile and 523 are dead and 24 missing.
A tremor of 8.7, followed by a tsunami affecting the Aleutian Islands. An earthquake of 8.6 near the island of Nias off Sumatra: 900 dead and 6000 injured. An earthquake of 8.6 hit the islands Andreanof and causes a significant tsunami. An earthquake of magnitude 7 is between 250 000 and 300 000 deaths, over 300,000 injured and over one million people displaced, according to a report from the UN.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 hits the remote Qinghai province (northwest) by 2187 dead and 80 missing.
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