The largest earthquake reached a magnitude of 9.5 in Chile in 1960.
It caused a giant tsunami, stretching for 10,000 km.
Earthquake in 2011 near Japan increased the rotation speed -
Earth, shortening the day by 1.8 microseconds.
Every year in Japan there are about 1500 earthquakes.
The architectural structures of the Incas were incredibly resistant to seismic activity. The masonry used by the Incas could withstand the largest earthquake.
After an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 in Mexico City in 1985, almost all the newborn children survived in the collapsed hospital for 7 days without food, water, heat and human contact.
The earthquake of December 16, 1811 caused a short-term reverse flow of some parts of the Mississippi River.
The height of Everest decreased by 2.5 cm after the earthquake of 2015, which occurred in Nepal.
In 132 AD. the Chinese inventor created a seismograph that, at the time of the earthquake, threw a copper ball into the mouth of the dragon and the mouth of the frog.
Each year, about 500 000 earthquakes are detected. About 100,000 of them can be felt and 100 of them cause some damage.
The average earthquake lasts about 1 minute.
An earthquake can release energy hundreds of times greater than the energy released by the fall of a nuclear bomb in Hiroshima in 1945.
Ground tremors can occur even a few years after the main earthquake.
The earthquake of 2004 in the Indian Ocean lasted almost 10 minutes - this is the longest earthquake.
Before the earthquake in the reservoirs and canals, an unusual smell may appear. This is caused by the release of underground gases. The temperature of groundwater can also increase.
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