Where was the biggest earthquake in recorded history?
Great Chilean Earthquake (magnitude 9.5) was the biggest earthquake in recorded history. Other than that there were very few earthquakes of magnitude 9.0 or greater. But with a magnitude of between 9.1 and 9.3, “Indian Ocean earthquake” that occurred on December 26, 2004 was the most devastating earthquake that killed over 230,000 people in fourteen countries.
