The Most Powerful Earthquake In Human History

Recent discoveries shed light on a horrific event

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There is a new candidate for the most powerful earthquake to affect humanity. A new paper suggests that a massive 9.5 magnitude earthquake likely struck off the coast of Chile and resulted in one of the most catastrophic tsunamis ever created. The quake took place 3,800 years ago or right around 1800 BCE…