※ 引述《Tectonics (Coastal Range)》之銘言： : 美國地質調查局(USGS)更新資料： : 南亞地震規模修改為芮氏規模9.0 : http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eqlists/10maps_world.html 這裡是這些強震的敘述： Ten strongest quakes of 20th and 21st centuries http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6759188 May 22, 1960 -- Chile An earthquake measuring 9.5 struck Santiago and Concepcion, triggering tidal waves and volcanic eruptions. Some 5,000 people were killed and 2 million made homeless. March 28, 1964 -- Alaska An earthquake and ensuing tsunami claimed 125 lives and caused about $311 million in property loss. The quake, measuring 9.2, was felt over a large area of Alaska and in parts of western Yukon Territory and British Columbia, Canada. March 9, 1957 -- Alaska An earthquake measuring 9.1 hit the Andreanof Islands. On Umnak Island, Mount Vsevidof erupted after being dormant for 200 years, generating a 15-meter high tsunami that continued to Hawaii. Dec 26, 2004 -- Indonesia A quake measuring 9.0 struck the coast of Aceh province on the northern Indonesian island of Sumatra and triggered a tsunami that killed tens of thousands of people in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, India and elsewhere in Asia. Nov 4, 1952 -- Russia An earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 generated a tsunami which struck the Hawaiian islands. No lives were lost. Jan 31, 1906 -- Ecuador An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 struck near the coast of Ecuador and Colombia, generating a strong tsunami that killed up to 1,000. It was felt all along the coast of Central America and as far north as San Francisco and west to Japan. Feb 4, 1965 -- Alaska Measuring 8.7, the quake generated a tsunami reported to be about 10.7 metres high on Shemya Island. Aug 15, 1950 -- Tibet/India Two thousand homes, temples and mosques were destroyed in a quake measuring 8.6. Hardest hit was the Brahmaputra Basin in northeast India. At least 1,500 people were killed. Feb 3, 1923 -- Russia Kamchatka was struck by a quake with a magnitude of 8.5. Feb 1, 1938 -- Indonesia An 8.5 magnitude earthquake in the Banda Sea generated tsunamis causing great damage on Banda and Kai, volcanic islands in eastern Indonesia. Source: Reuters/U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Web site -http:/earthquake.usgs.gov/ --

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