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IV. Felt indoors by many, outdoors by few during the day. At night,
some awakened. Dishes, windows, doors disturbed; walls make
cracking sound. Sensation like heavy truck striking building.
Standing motor cars rocked noticeably.
Abbreviated Modified Mercalli
Intensity Scale (4.0 -6.9)
V. Felt by nearly everyone; many awakened. Some dishes, windows
broken. Unstable objects overturned. Pendulum clocks may stop.
VI. Felt by all, many frightened. Some heavy furniture moved; a few
instances of fallen plaster. Damage slight.
XII. Damage total. Lines of sight and level are distorted. Objects
thrown into the air.
99% of the houses in Taiping township were damaged in
the magnitude-7 earthquake which hit Sichuan (2013-04-24)
1964 Alaska Earth quake 9.2
most powerful earthquake
Rank Date Location Event Magnitude
1 May 22, 1960 Valdivia, Chile 1960 Valdivia earthquake 9.49.6
4 March 11, 2011 Pacific Ocean, Thoku region, Japan 2011 Thoku earthquake 9.1[4]
6 August 13, 1868 Arica, Chile (then Peru) 1868 Arica earthquake 8.59.0 (est.)
8 July 9, 869 Pacific Ocean, Thoku region, Japan 869 Sanriku earthquake 8.9 (est.)