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What was death toll and damage? |
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Best Answer So far: Answered by: sherwin - 21 Months Ago. The strongest earthquake ever was measured at 9.5 on the Richter scale, in Chile on May 22, 1960. 2,000,000 people were left homeless, 5,000 were injured, and 2,000 more died. The quake caused tidal waves, which killed 61 people in Hawaii, 138 people in Japan, and 32 in the Philippines. Damage totaled $550,000,000.
The most damaging earthquake ever was a magnitude 8 earthquake in Shaanxi, China back on January 23, 1556. 830,000 people reportedly died.
The most recent earthquake disaster was measured at magnitude 9.2, under the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004. The earthquake triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing more than 300,000 people in eleven countries.
Earthquakes measured at 6 or above usually causes property damage.
Earthquakes measured at 7 or above usually causes death. | |
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Which are spoken by the most people? |
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 | Is it true that drunk drivers are less likely to suffer major injuries from violent car accidents? | 2 | |
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Does bracing for impact does more harm than good? |
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Alphabet is derived from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet - ALPHA and BETA. |
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 | Why does red meat (beef, pork, etc) turn brown and pink meat (chicken, fish, etc) turns white when cooked? | 2 | |
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 | Who is the oldest person alive on earth?
Who in history had the longest lifespan? | 1 | |
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| In: Help.Trivia Asked by: EricC - 24 Months Ago. Viewed 6881 times | |
Best Answer So far: Answered by: EricC - 24 Months Ago. The oldest person alive today is Edna Parker of the USA, born April 20, 1893.
Jeanne Louise Calment was a French woman who lived from February 21, 1875 to August 4, 1997. She has the longest confirmed lifespan, at 122 years and 164 days. (44,724 days)
The longest lifespan enjoyed by a man was Shigechiyo Izumi of Japan, who lived from June 29, 1865 to February 21, 1986.
The average lifespan is 24,000 days.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_oldest_people
In the Bible, God declared "My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is indeed mortal and their days of life will be 120 years." (Genesis 6:3) | |
 | Who is the heaviest person in the world?
How about heaviest person in history? | 1 | |
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| In: Help.Trivia Asked by: EricC - 24 Months Ago. Viewed 4650 times | |
Best Answer So far: Answered by: EricC - 24 Months Ago. Manuel Uribe, a Mexican man who at 1,200 pounds is the heaviest person known on earth right now.
John Brower Minnoch of Washington, USA weighed more than 1,387 pounds (630 kilograms) when he was rushed to the hospital in 1978 with heart and respiratory failure. In 1983 when he died, he weighed 798 pounds (362 kilograms).
The heaviest woman on record is Rosie Carnemolla of Pough-keepsie, New York, at 850 pounds (386 kilograms). It's possible, however, that another woman, Percy Pearl Washington, weighed more. | |
 | Is "shooting fish in a barrel" supposed to be just as easy as "taking candy from a baby"? | 1 | |
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Neither sound very "sporting", do they? |
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