The strongest earthquakes that happened in the world

What are the causes of the many earthquakes recently? To answer this question, we must first find out what an earthquake is, how an earthquake occurs, what are its strong and weak degrees, the size of the destruction, and what is the cause of its occurrence.

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An earthquake is considered the result of one of the sudden movements that occur in the planet, especially along the ground faults, the movement of earthquakes is elastic stress energies in the form of strong seismic waves that spread across the earth and cause vibration or movement of the earth's surface, which leads to earthquakes, and all these energies are strong and affect the surface of the earth strongly, the stronger the degree of earthquake and affect strongly.   

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The degrees of the earthquake are divided in terms of strength and weakness into ten degrees, the greater its degree, the stronger and destructive.

From 1 to 4: They are considered earthquakes and may not be serious or cause significant damage, but they can be felt

From 4 to 6: Earthquakes are considered moderate damage and may cause damage to weak buildings or buildings with weak foundations and poorly engineered houses

From 7 to 10: It is considered strong and destructive earthquakes and can cause significant damage to buildings, buildings, houses, etc., and its degrees are the maximum degree of earthquake.

Perhaps one of the most famous earthquakes that occurred in the past, which was recorded with a strong degree, which is a degree of 8, is the Shanxi earthquake, which occurred in approximately 1556, which reached approximately 800,000 people and displaced millions outside the city, and it is considered one of the largest earthquakes that occurred in history in terms of human losses.

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Earthquakes have increased significantly, especially at this time we are going through, as the National Seismological Center records about 21,000 earthquakes around the world every year, perhaps due to changes in geological conditions in the earth, and if these earthquakes increase significantly, this may lead to damage to the Earth's axis.

Today, areas in the Arabian Plate are considered to have a high risk of earthquakes of strong magnitude from February 6, 2023.

According to some British geological institutes, many large earthquakes will also occur around the periphery of the Pacific Ocean, especially in the shingles region, which is considered one of the most prone to earthquakes and volcanoes in the world.

Japan is located within the ring of fire in the Pacific Ocean, which means that it is ranked first in the list, followed by Indonesia, which is always prone to earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions due to its presence in the ring of fire, and followed by China, which has always been hit by strong earthquakes, and perhaps one of the strongest strong earthquakes that hit it is the Shanxi earthquake that we mentioned earlier.

What are the strongest earthquakes that have occurred in the world?

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 1: The Chile earthquake in South America is one of the strongest earthquakes that have occurred in the world, and its magnitude has reached approximately 9.2 degrees, which classifies it as one of the strongest earthquakes in the world, and more than 2000 people died as a result of this earthquake and two million people were displaced because of it, and it also affected the oceans, which led to large tsunamis in the region and also affected Japan, Hawaii, the Philippines and others.

 :2 The Alaska earthquake is one of the largest catastrophic earthquakes that occurred in the region, and affected Washington and Canada significantly, but certainly its impact on Alaska was stronger because it occurred in particular, and it was able to destroy more than 130,000 km of Alaskan territory and the death of more than 100 people, and the degree of this earthquake was estimated at about 9.2 degrees, which adds it to the list of one of the strongest earthquakes in the world

 :3 The Indian Ocean earthquake in 2004 is considered one of the strongest earthquakes and catastrophic events that occurred in the region, because it affected several large countries in Southeast Asia, and the strength of this earthquake led to the occurrence of large sea waves - tsunami - in those areas, which left serious damage to equipment and souls, and this earthquake also claimed the lives of many, it is said that its victims amounted to more than 225,000 people, including citizens and tourists who spent their vacation in that region, and it affected Also internationally on Sri Lanka, Thailand, Maldives, Indonesia, India and others.

 :4 The Hong Kong earthquake in China, and the latter is considered the most vulnerable country to earthquakes and others, as we mentioned earlier, although this earthquake that we will talk about is a little old, but that does not prevent it from being classified as one of the strongest earthquakes that occurred in the whole world and China in particular, this earthquake occurred in Hong Kong in approximately 1303, and was classified as a degree 8, and caused the collapse and collapse of many schools and buildings and material and moral losses, and also caused the collapse of the city's infrastructure and claimed more lives of 200,000 people from that region.

 :5 The Damghan earthquake in Persia - Iran currently - is considered one of the strongest ancient earthquakes that occurred in that region, as its magnitude was estimated at about 7.9, and it occurred in 856 in Damghan and killed two hundred people and more residents in the region, especially the serious damage that befell the villages, cities and buildings of Damghan.

:6  The Tangshan earthquake in Hebei Province in China is considered one of the most devastating earthquakes that have occurred in that country in the modern era, as this earthquake occurred in 1976 and its magnitude was estimated at about 7.8 degrees and led to the death of about 240 thousand people and injured more than 160 thousand people in the industrial city, and the strength of this major earthquake led to the destruction of more than 80 percent of the buildings of this province and the cancellation of housing in it, which means a major change in the policy of the region:  Until it was finally reformed and dubbed "China's bravest city emblem" for enduring all the troubles.

7: The Aleppo earthquake in Syria is considered one of the largest devastating earthquakes in history. It occurred in 1138 and claimed the lives of 230,000 people. Because of it, one of the cities in Syria was destroyed, and the city’s historic castle was destroyed, and all the guards of the historical castle in that city were killed.

8: The Kamchatka earthquake in Russia that occurred in 1952, which is considered one of the strongest earthquakes in history, and the degree of this earthquake was recorded at nine degrees, which is considered a devastating and fatal degree, This earthquake strongly affected the Hawaiian Islands and the Kuril Islands, and its damages amounted to approximately one million US dollars.

9: The Antioch earthquake is considered one of the most powerful earthquakes that occurred in the world, and it ranks fourth among the most powerful earthquakes in the world, with a magnitude of approximately 7.9 on the Merkley scale. It led to the death of more than 250,000 people, and the collapse of churches and buildings, including the Domus Aria Church in the Byzantine Empire.

10: The Sichuan earthquake in China that occurred in 2008 is one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded for the victims, as this earthquake killed nearly 80 thousand people and injured nearly 5 million people, including school students, teachers, tourists, citizens and others, And this earthquake reduced Sichuan to great rubble.

11: The Bam earthquake in Iran is considered one of the largest and largest disasters that occurred in that city, as more than a quarter of the city’s population died in this earthquake. This earthquake occurred on December 26, and it led to the death of more than 30,000 people, Especially the collapse of buildings and historical sites, and after this earthquake occurred, cholera struck the city after some people transferred it from Nepal to Bama, and it led to the death of more than ten thousand people until January 2019. 

12: The Haiti earthquake is considered one of the most powerful earthquakes in the world. This earthquake occurred in Haiti on January 12, and it led to the death of more than 200,000 people and the displacement of more than a million people.

13: The Kashmir earthquake in Pakistan is considered one of the most difficult and largest earthquakes that occurred in that city, where the earthquake occurred on the eighth of October, and caused the death of more than 78,000 people and the displacement of more than three and a half million people in the islands of Pakistan and the Kashmir region in particular.