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Available in 93 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-93" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">93 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richterskaal" title="Richterskaal – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Richterskaal" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%B1" title="مقياس ريختر – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مقياس ريختر" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escala_sismol%C3%B3xica_de_Richter" title="Escala sismolóxica de Richter – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Escala sismolóxica de Richter" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rixter_%C5%9Fkalas%C4%B1" title="Rixter şkalası – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Rixter şkalası" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C" title="ریشتر سایی – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ریشتر سایی" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%80" title="রিখটার মাপনী – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="রিখটার মাপনী" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_kui-b%C3%B4%CD%98" title="Richter kui-bô͘ – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Richter kui-bô͘" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE" title="रिक्टर पैमाना – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="रिक्टर पैमाना" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Скала на Рихтер – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Скала на Рихтер" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richterova_skala" title="Richterova skala – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Richterova skala" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeuliad_Richter" title="Skeuliad Richter – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Skeuliad Richter" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escala_de_Richter" title="Escala de Richter – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Escala de Richter" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richterova_stupnice" title="Richterova stupnice – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Richterova stupnice" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-co mw-list-item"><a href="https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scala_di_Richter" title="Scala di Richter – Corsican" lang="co" hreflang="co" data-title="Scala di Richter" data-language-autonym="Corsu" data-language-local-name="Corsican" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Corsu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graddfa_Richter" title="Graddfa Richter – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Graddfa Richter" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richterskalaen" title="Richterskalaen – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Richterskalaen" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richterskala" title="Richterskala – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Richterskala" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richteri_skaala" title="Richteri skaala – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Richteri skaala" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%B1_%CE%A1%CE%AF%CF%87%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81" title="Κλίμακα Ρίχτερ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κλίμακα Ρίχτερ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_scale" title="Richter scale – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Richter scale" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escala_sismol%C3%B3gica_de_Richter" title="Escala sismológica de Richter – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Escala sismológica de Richter" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalo_de_Richter" title="Skalo de Richter – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Skalo de Richter" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_eskala" title="Richter eskala – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Richter eskala" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%82%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%B1" title="مقیاس ریشتر – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="مقیاس ریشتر" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richterstigin" title="Richterstigin – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Richterstigin" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89chelle_de_Richter" title="Échelle de Richter – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Échelle de Richter" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skaal_fan_Richter" title="Skaal fan Richter – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Skaal fan Richter" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fur mw-list-item"><a href="https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scjale_Richter" title="Scjale Richter – Friulian" lang="fur" hreflang="fur" data-title="Scjale Richter" data-language-autonym="Furlan" data-language-local-name="Friulian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Furlan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sc%C3%A1la_Richter" title="Scála Richter – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Scála Richter" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escala_de_Richter" title="Escala de Richter – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Escala de Richter" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%95%E0%AA%9F%E0%AA%B0_%E0%AA%AE%E0%AB%87%E0%AA%97%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%A8%E0%AB%80%E0%AA%9F%E0%AA%AF%E0%AB%81%E0%AA%A1_%E0%AA%B8%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%95%E0%AB%87%E0%AA%B2" title="રિકટર મેગ્નીટયુડ સ્કેલ – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="રિકટર મેગ્નીટયુડ સ્કેલ" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A6%AD%ED%84%B0_%EA%B7%9C%EB%AA%A8" title="릭터 규모 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="릭터 규모" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8C%D5%AB%D5%AD%D5%BF%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%AB_%D5%BD%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%B2%D5%A1%D5%AF" title="Ռիխտերի սանդղակ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ռիխտերի սանդղակ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE" title="रिक्टर पैमाना – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="रिक्टर पैमाना" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richterova_ljestvica" title="Richterova ljestvica – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Richterova ljestvica" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skalo_di_Richter" title="Skalo di Richter – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Skalo di Richter" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skala_Richter" title="Skala Richter – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Skala Richter" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scala_Richter" title="Scala Richter – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Scala Richter" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%9D_%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%98%D7%A8" title="סולם ריכטר – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="סולם ריכטר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skala_Richter" title="Skala Richter – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Skala Richter" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%9F%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AA%E0%B2%95" title="ರಿಕ್ಟರ್ ಮಾಪಕ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ರಿಕ್ಟರ್ ಮಾಪಕ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%AE%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90" title="რიხტერის სკალა – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="რიხტერის სკალა" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayitid" title="Mayitid – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Mayitid" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scala_Richteriana" title="Scala Richteriana – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Scala Richteriana" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rihtera_skala" title="Rihtera skala – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Rihtera skala" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sjaol_van_Richter" title="Sjaol van Richter – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Sjaol van Richter" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter-sk%C3%A1la" title="Richter-skála – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Richter-skála" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0" title="Рихтерова скала – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Рихтерова скала" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%BC_%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%82" title="റിക്ടർ മാനകം – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="റിക്ടർ മാനകം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%A4" title="रिश्टर मापनपद्धत – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="रिश्टर मापनपद्धत" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%AE%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%99%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%90" title="რიხტერიშ სკალა – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="რიხტერიშ სკალა" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84_%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%B1" title="جدول ريختر – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="جدول ريختر" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skala_Richter" title="Skala Richter – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Skala Richter" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BD_%D1%88%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%80" title="Рихтерийн шаталбар – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Рихтерийн шаталбар" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schaal_van_Richter" title="Schaal van Richter – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Schaal van Richter" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B0%E3%83%8B%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89" title="ローカル・マグニチュード – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ローカル・マグニチュード" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richters_skala" title="Richters skala – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Richters skala" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richterskalaen" title="Richterskalaen – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Richterskalaen" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnitud_d%27un_t%C3%A8rratremol" title="Magnitud d'un tèrratremol – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Magnitud d'un tèrratremol" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%95%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%9F%E0%AC%B0_%E0%AC%B8%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%95%E0%AD%87%E0%AC%B2" title="ରିକ୍ଟର ସ୍କେଲ – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ରିକ୍ଟର ସ୍କେଲ" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zilzila_magnitudasi" title="Zilzila magnitudasi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Zilzila magnitudasi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%95%E0%A8%9F%E0%A8%B0_%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B2" title="ਰਿਕਟਰ ਸਕੇਲ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਰਿਕਟਰ ਸਕੇਲ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pms mw-list-item"><a href="https://pms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scala_%C3%ABd_Richter" title="Scala ëd Richter – Piedmontese" lang="pms" hreflang="pms" data-title="Scala ëd Richter" data-language-autonym="Piemontèis" data-language-local-name="Piedmontese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Piemontèis</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skala_Richtera" title="Skala Richtera – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Skala Richtera" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escala_de_Richter" title="Escala de Richter – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Escala de Richter" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scara_de_magnitudine_Richter" title="Scara de magnitudine Richter – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Scara de magnitudine Richter" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Шкала Рихтера – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Шкала Рихтера" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shkalla_e_Rihterit" title="Shkalla e Rihterit – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Shkalla e Rihterit" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scala_Richter" title="Scala Richter – Sicilian" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Scala Richter" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="Sicilian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lok%C3%A1lne_magnit%C3%BAdo" title="Lokálne magnitúdo – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Lokálne magnitúdo" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richterjeva_potresna_lestvica" title="Richterjeva potresna lestvica – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Richterjeva potresna lestvica" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-so mw-list-item"><a href="https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rikter_Cabir" title="Rikter Cabir – Somali" lang="so" hreflang="so" data-title="Rikter Cabir" data-language-autonym="Soomaaliga" data-language-local-name="Somali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Soomaaliga</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B0" title="Рихтерова скала магнитуде потреса – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Рихтерова скала магнитуде потреса" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richterova_skala" title="Richterova skala – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Richterova skala" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richterin_asteikko" title="Richterin asteikko – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Richterin asteikko" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richterskalan" title="Richterskalan – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Richterskalan" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskalang_sismolohikong_Richter" title="Eskalang sismolohikong Richter – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Eskalang sismolohikong Richter" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%85%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%81" title="ரிக்டர் அளவு – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="ரிக்டர் அளவு" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8B" title="Рихтер магнитуда шкаласы – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Рихтер магнитуда шкаласы" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C" title="มาตราริกเตอร์ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="มาตราริกเตอร์" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a href="https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%B6%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8_%D0%A0%D0%B8%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80" title="Ҷадвали Рихтер – Tajik" lang="tg" hreflang="tg" data-title="Ҷадвали Рихтер" data-language-autonym="Тоҷикӣ" data-language-local-name="Tajik" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Тоҷикӣ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richter_%C3%B6l%C3%A7e%C4%9Fi" title="Richter ölçeği – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Richter ölçeği" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D1%96%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0" title="Шкала Ріхтера – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Шкала Ріхтера" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D9%B9%D8%B1_%D8%A7%D8%B3%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%84" title="ریکٹر اسکیل – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="ریکٹر اسکیل" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vec mw-list-item"><a href="https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sca%C5%82a_sismo%C5%82%C3%B2zega_de_Richter" title="Scała sismołòzega de Richter – Venetian" lang="vec" hreflang="vec" data-title="Scała sismołòzega de Richter" data-language-autonym="Vèneto" data-language-local-name="Venetian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Vèneto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%90%E1%BB%99_Richter" title="Độ Richter – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Độ Richter" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wa mw-list-item"><a href="https://wa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch%C3%A5le_di_Richter" title="Schåle di Richter – Walloon" lang="wa" hreflang="wa" data-title="Schåle di Richter" data-language-autonym="Walon" data-language-local-name="Walloon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Walon</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vls mw-list-item"><a href="https://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richterschoale" title="Richterschoale – West Flemish" lang="vls" hreflang="vls" data-title="Richterschoale" data-language-autonym="West-Vlams" data-language-local-name="West Flemish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>West-Vlams</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escala_hin_magnitud_Richter" title="Escala hin magnitud Richter – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Escala hin magnitud Richter" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a href="https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%8C%E6%B0%8F%E9%9C%87%E7%BA%A7" title="里氏震级 – Wu" lang="wuu" hreflang="wuu" data-title="里氏震级" data-language-autonym="吴语" 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His scale worked like a <a href="/wiki/Seismogram" title="Seismogram">seismogram</a>, measured by a particular type of <i>seismometer</i> at a distance of 100 kilometers (62 mi) from the earthquake. </p><p>Earthquakes 4.5 or higher on the Richter scale can be measured all over the <a href="/wiki/World" title="World">world</a>. An earthquake a size that scores 3.0 is ten times the amplitude of one that scores 2.0. The energy that is released increases by a factor of about 32. </p><p>Every increase of 1 on the Richter scale corresponds to an increase in amplitude by a factor of 10 so therefore, it is a logarithmic scale. </p> <table width="600" class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed pretty" border="2"> <caption>Richter Scale Magnitude </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Descriptor </th> <th>Richter Magnitude number </th> <th>Damage caused by the earthquake </th> <th>Frequency of occurrence </th></tr> <tr> <td>Micro</td> <td>Less than 2.0 </td> <td>Micro (very small) earthquakes, people cannot feel these. </td> <td>About 8,000 each day </td></tr> <tr> <td>Very minor</td> <td>2.0-2.9 </td> <td>People do not feel these, but seismographs are able to detect them. </td> <td>About 1,000 per day </td></tr> <tr> <td>Minor</td> <td>3.0-3.9 </td> <td>People often feel these, but they almost never cause damage. </td> <td>About 49,000 each year (About 134 per day) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Light</td> <td>4.0-4.9</td> <td> <p>Objects inside houses are disturbed, causing noise. Things are rarely damaged. </p> </td> <td>About 6,200 each year (About 17 per day) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Moderate</td> <td>5.0-5.9</td> <td> <p>Buildings that are not built well may be damaged. Light objects inside a house may be moved. </p> </td> <td>About 800 per year (About 2 per day) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Strong</td> <td>6.0-6.9</td> <td> <p>Moderately powerful. May cause a lot of damage in a larger area. </p> </td> <td>About 120 per year </td></tr> <tr> <td>Major</td> <td>7.0-7.9 </td> <td>Can damage things seriously over larger areas. </td> <td>About 18 per year </td></tr> <tr> <td>Great</td> <td>8.0-9.9 </td> <td>Massive damage is caused. Heavy objects are thrown into the air and cracks appear on the ground, as well as visible shockwaves. Overhead highways may be destroyed, and buildings are toppled. </td> <td>About 1 per 20 years </td></tr> <tr> <td>Meteoric</td> <td>10.0+ </td> <td>There are no records of anything of this size. The vibration is about the same as that of a 24 km (15 mi) meteor. </td> <td>Unknown </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>(<i>Adapted from U.S. Geological Survey documents</i>) </p><p>The earthquake with the biggest recorded magnitude was the <a href="/wiki/Great_Chilean_Earthquake" title="Great Chilean Earthquake">Great Chilean Earthquake</a>. It had a magnitude of 9.5 on the Richter scale and occurred in 1960. Around 6,000 people died because of the earthquake. 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bomb">Blockbuster bomb</a> (dropped from <a href="/wiki/Airplane" title="Airplane">airplanes</a>) in WWII </td></tr> <tr> <td>3.5 </td> <td>178 metric tons </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chernobyl_accident" class="mw-redirect" title="Chernobyl accident">Chernobyl accident</a>, 1986 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td>1 kiloton </td> <td>Small <a href="/wiki/Atomic_bomb" class="mw-redirect" title="Atomic bomb">atomic bomb</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td>32 kilotons </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fat_man" class="mw-redirect" title="Fat man">Nagasaki atomic bomb</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2008_Lincolnshire_earthquake" title="2008 Lincolnshire earthquake">Lincolnshire earthquake (UK), 2008</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5.4 </td> <td>150 kilotons </td> <td>[2008 Chino Hills earthquake] (Los Angeles, United States) </td></tr> <tr> <td>5.5 </td> <td>178 kilotons </td> <td>Little Skull Mtn. earthquake (NV, USA), 1992<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Alum_Rock_earthquake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2007 Alum Rock earthquake (not yet started)">Alum Rock earthquake (CA, USA), 2007</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6.0 </td> <td>1 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Megaton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Megaton (not yet started)">megaton</a> </td> <td>Double Spring Flat earthquake (NV, USA), 1994 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6.5 </td> <td>5.6 megatons </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_Caracas_earthquake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1967 Caracas earthquake (not yet started)">Caracas (Venezuela), 1967</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Rhodes" title="Rhodes">Rhodes (Greece), 2008</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Eureka_earthquake" class="extiw" title="en:2010 Eureka earthquake">Eureka Earthquake (Humboldt County CA, USA), 2010</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6.7 </td> <td>16.2 megatons </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Northridge_earthquake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Northridge earthquake (not yet started)">Northridge earthquake (CA, USA), 1994</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6.9 </td> <td>26.8 megatons </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake" title="1989 Loma Prieta earthquake">San Francisco Bay Area earthquake (CA, USA), 1989</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7.0 </td> <td>32 megatons </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_Java_earthquake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 Java earthquake (not yet started)">Java earthquake (Indonesia), 2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010_Haiti_Earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 Haiti Earthquake">2010 Haiti Earthquake</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7.1 </td> <td>50 megatons </td> <td>Energy released is equivalent to that of <a href="/wiki/Tsar_Bomba" title="Tsar Bomba">Tsar Bomba</a>, the largest thermonuclear weapon ever tested<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=1944_San_Juan_earthquake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1944 San Juan earthquake (not yet started)">1944 San Juan earthquake</a> <p><a href="/w/index.php?title=2019_Ridgecrest,_California_earthquake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2019 Ridgecrest, California earthquake (not yet started)">2019 Ridgecrest, California earthquake</a> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7.5 </td> <td>178 megatons </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2005_Kashmir_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 Kashmir earthquake">Kashmir earthquake (Pakistan), 2005</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Antofagasta_earthquake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2007 Antofagasta earthquake (not yet started)">Antofagasta earthquake (Chile), 2007</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7.8 </td> <td>600 megatons </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Tangshan_earthquake" title="1976 Tangshan earthquake">Tangshan earthquake (China), 1976</a> <p>North Canterbury (New Zealand) 2016 </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8.0 </td> <td>1 <a href="/wiki/Gigaton" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Gigaton">gigaton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake" title="1906 San Francisco earthquake">San Francisco earthquake (CA, USA), 1906</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_Queen_Charlotte_earthquake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1949 Queen Charlotte earthquake (not yet started)">Queen Charlotte earthquake (BC, Canada), 1949</a><br /><a href="/wiki/1985_Mexico_City_earthquake" title="1985 Mexico City earthquake">México City earthquake (Mexico), 1985</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_Gujarat_earthquake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2001 Gujarat earthquake (not yet started)">Gujrat earthquake (India), 2001</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_Peru_earthquake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2007 Peru earthquake (not yet started)">Chincha Alta earthquake (Peru), 2007</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2008_Sichuan_earthquake" title="2008 Sichuan earthquake">Sichuan earthquake (China), 2008</a> (initial estimate: 7.8)<br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=1894_San_Juan_earthquake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1894 San Juan earthquake (not yet started)">1894 San Juan earthquake</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8.5 </td> <td>5.6 gigatons </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toba_catastrophe" title="Toba catastrophe">Toba eruption</a> 75,000 years ago; the largest known volcanic event.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=September_2007_Sumatra_earthquakes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes (not yet started)">Sumatra earthquake (Indonesia), 2007</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9.0 </td> <td>32 gigatons </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2011_Sendai_earthquake_and_tsunami" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami">2011 Sendai, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1755_Lisbon_earthquake" class="extiw" title="en:1755 Lisbon earthquake">Lisbon Earthquake (Lisbon, Portugal), All Saints Day, 1755</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9.1 </td> <td>67 gigatons </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake">Indian Ocean earthquake, 2004</a> (40 ZJ in this case) </td></tr> <tr> <td>9.2 </td> <td>90.7 gigatons </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Good_Friday_Earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="Good Friday Earthquake">Anchorage earthquake (AK, USA), 1964</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9.5 </td> <td>178 gigatons </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1960_Valdivia_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 Valdivia earthquake">Valdivia earthquake (Chile), 1960</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13.0 </td> <td>10<sup>8</sup> megatons = 100 teratons </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula" title="Yucatán Peninsula">Yucatán Peninsula</a> impact (causing <a href="/wiki/Chicxulub_crater" title="Chicxulub crater">Chicxulub crater</a>) 65 <a href="/wiki/Mya_(unit)" title="Mya (unit)">MYA</a> ago.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span 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