Russia earthquake: A look at tremors that shook the world

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russias Far East early Wednesday resulting in small tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and prompting authorities to issue alerts for residents around the Pacific to be on alert or move to higher groundThe powerful 88 magnitude temblor set off a series of warnings in Hawaii North and Central America and Pacific islands south towards New Zealand with officials warning that the potential tsunami danger may last for more than a dayLetrsquos take a look at some of the biggestrecorded earthquakes as on June 5 according to the US Geological SurveyBiobiacuteo Chile 1960A 95 magnitude earthquake struck in a central region of Chile in 1960 Known as the Valdivia earthquake or Great Chilean earthquake the largestever recorded temblor resulted in the death of more than 1600 deaths in the country and beyond most of which were caused by resulting large tsunami Thousands of people were injured in the earthquakeAlaska 1964In 1964 a 92 magnitude earthquake jolted Alaskas Prince William Sound lasting for almost five minutes and leading to the deaths of more than 130 people This is the largestrecorded earthquake in the United States and had led to a tsunami thereafter There were huge landslides and towering waves that caused severe flooding The quake was followed by thousands of aftershocks for weeksSumatra Indonesia 2004A 91 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit Southeast and South Asia along with East Africa in 2004 killing 23 lakh people Indonesia alone recorded more than 167 lakh deaths as entire communities were wiped out in the disasterTohoku Japan 2011The 91 magnitude quake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan in 2011 triggering a towering tsunami that smashed into the Fukushima nuclear plant It knocked out power and cooling systems and triggered meltdowns in three reactors More than 18000 people were killed in the quake and tsunami some of whom have never been recoveredKamchatka Russia 1952An earthquake of magnitude 90 caused significant damage in 1952 Despite the high magnitude and a subsequent tsunami that hit Hawaii with 91meter 30foot waves there were no reported deaths in the incidentBiobiacuteo Chile 2010A massive 88 magnitude earthquake hit central Chile in 2010 shaking the capital for a minuteandahalf and setting off a tsunami More than 500 people were killed in the disasterEsmeraldas Ecuador 1906 An 88 magnitude earthquake and the resulting tsunami killed about 1500 people in Ecuador in 1906 Its effects were felt for miles along the Central American coast and as far as San Francisco and JapanAlaska 1965An 87magnitude quake struck Alaskas Rat Islands in 1965 causing an 11metrehigh 35foot tsunami There was some relatively minor damage including cracks in buildings and an asphalt runwayTibet1950A disastrous quake had struck Tibet in 1950 leading to the deaths of at least 780 people The quake of magnitude 86 also destroyed dozens of villages of which one slid into a river There were also major landslides that jammed the Subansiri River in India When the water eventually broke through it resulted in a deadly 7metre waveSumatra Indonesia 2012 In 2012 a powerful 86 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of northern Sumatra in Indonesia Though the quake caused little damage it increased pressure on a fault that was the source of the devastating 2004 tsunamiWith AP inputs