Most powerful earthquakes in the history

The 2012 Indian ocean earthquakes

Assam-tibet earthquake (1950) – 8.6

Rat islands earthquake(1965) – 8.7

Ecuador-colombia earthquake(1906)– 8.8

Maule(chile) earthquake (2010)– 8.8

Kamchatka, russia earthquake (1952) – 9.0

Tōhoku earthquake (2011) – 9.1