GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The earthquake that struck near Valdivia, Chile, in 1960 was the most powerful temblor in recorded history. The quake left about two million people homeless. On May 22, 1960, the most powerful earthquake in recorded history-magnitude 9.5-struck southern Chile.

Detailed explanation-2: -The biggest earthquake ever recorded, of magnitude 9.5, happened in 1960 in Chile, at a subduction zone where the Pacific plate dives under the South American plate.

Detailed explanation-3: -On May 22, 1960 a great Mw 9.5 earthquake, the largest earthquake ever instrumentally recorded, occurred off the coast of southern Chile. This earthquake generated a tsunami that was destructive not only along the coast of Chile, but also across the Pacific in Hawaii, Japan, and the Philippines.

Detailed explanation-4: -1960 Valdivia Earthquake or Great Chilean Earthquake. The 1960 Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean Earthquake of Sunday, 22 May 1960 is to date the most powerful megathrust earthquake ever recorded on Earth, rating 9.5 on the moment magnitude scale.