How big can a earthquake get

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Dotan Simha · Answer 1 · 2022-09-29T23:29:11+0000

According to the USGS, earthquakes of magnitude 10 or larger cannot happen. The largest earthquake ever recorded was a magnitude 9.5. It occurred in 1960 near Valdivia, Chile, where the Nazca plate subducts under the South American plate.

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