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Earthquakes have occurred on earth's surface since times immemorial. Thousands and thousands of earthquakes happen every year however, most of which go unnoticed as they are either to weak on the Richter scale or happen in remotest of the areas. Earthquakes cause disasters and cause both loss of lives and property.
On March 27, 1964 Prince William Sound, Alaska faced the world's third strongest earthquake. The earthquake measured 9.2 on Richter scale caused a great deal of damage in Anchorage. Kamchatka, 1952 having 9.0 magnitude and Off the Coast of Ecuador, 1906 having 8.8 magnitude, are the fourth and the fifth strongest earthquakes on the world till date.
Major Earthquakes of the World map shows all the major earthquakes that have occurred in various parts of the world. Apart form depicting the places i.e. the epicenters of the earthquake, the map also shows the year of its occurrences and its magnitude on the Richter scale.
