World's 10 largest earthquakes

POSTED: 06:11 AM PDT Apr 11, 2012    UPDATED: 10:49 AM PDT Apr 09, 2013 

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has left dozens dead in Iran. Check out the world's 10 largest earthquakes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Prince William Sound Alaska earthquake 1964
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2. Prince William Sound, Alaska -- Measuring 9.2-magnitude, the most powerful recorded earthquake in U.S. history struck on March 28, 1964, on Good Friday. The five-story J.C. Penney Building in Anchorage, Alaska was partly collapsed, although nearby buildings were not damaged.

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