The Valdivian Earthquake, or the Great Chilean Earthquake, is the largest on record. It measured in at a magnitude of 9.5.
The largest earthquake recorded in California was the 7.9 magnitude Fort Tejon earthquake in 1857. Another earthquake has ...
While Hollywood has hyped up ‘The Next Big One’ as a massive earthquake in the US, many believe that a much more devastating ...
the Fort Tejon earthquake of 1857 was one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in California. The quake left a surface rupture scar just over 217 miles long along the San Andreas fault.