questionedithistorytranslations

Where did the most powerful earthquake in history take place?

southern Alaska
southern Chile
southern Kamchatka Peninsula
northern Sumatra
The most powerful earthquake ever recorded occurred on May 22, 1960 near Valdivia in southern Chile. Various studies have placed it at 9.4–9.6 on the moment magnitude scale.
Gessler
0
Correct this question
wikipedia → 1960 Valdivia earthquake
0
Very interesting!
reach: rather globalcuriositiesgeographyrecords
Records quizCuriosities quizGeography quiz
  You will play as

Answers by country

southern Alaska
southern Chile
southern Kamchatka Peninsula
northern Sumatra
answers
flagItaly
3%
89%
3%
3%
56
flagGreece
5%
80%
5%
8%
35
flagIsrael
0%
76%
7%
15%
13
flagCanada
7%
69%
0%
23%
13
flagThailand
0%
68%
31%
0%
19
flagthe United States
9%
65%
11%
11%
292
flagAustralia
2%
61%
12%
23%
39
flagthe Netherlands
4%
60%
17%
17%
23
flagSpain
11%
55%
5%
27%
18
flagRepublic of Ireland
9%
53%
12%
25%
32
flagGermany
5%
46%
17%
30%
316
flagIndia
14%
46%
10%
26%
49
flagPoland
6%
45%
20%
27%
4692
flagSwitzerland
11%
44%
32%
11%
34
flagAustria
7%
42%
21%
28%
66
flagFrance
8%
41%
0%
41%
12
flagthe United Kingdom
9%
37%
18%
32%
145
flagthe Philippines
30%
30%
30%
10%
10

What was the reason to build Canberra for Australian capital, rather than selecting one of the existing large cities?

safe location far from the sea
wish of the Indigenous Australians
low land price
dispute between Sydney and Melbourne

Which country other than USA named its capital after the president of the United States?

Solomon Islands
Liberia
Somalia
Panama

Where in the world does slavery still occur at the largest scale?

in Sri Lanka
in Colombia
in Mauritania
in Saudi Arabia

Where is that chapel located?

in France
in Sweden
in Georgia
in Italy