'Biggest earthquake in human history' caused a 5000-mile-long megatsunami that sent massive waves cr
'Biggest earthquake in human history' caused a 5000-mile-long megatsunami that sent massive waves crashing from Chile to New Zealand, study finds
Joshua Zitser 20 hours ago
According to a new study, archeologists have found evidence of the largest earthquake in human history, which caused a 5000-mile-long megatsunami that devastated coastlines for a millennium, LiveScience reported.
The 9.5 magnitude earthquake struck about 3,800 years in northern Chile, the study in the Science Advances journal determined.
The study said it was a megathrust earthquake, which is when one tectonic plate is forced under another. These earthquakes often cause tsunamis more destructive than the earthquakes themselves.
The earthquake led to an extremely powerful tsunami that created waves 66-feet-high and stretched from northern Chile to New Zealand, the study said.
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