We have broken down what we know about earthquakes, including where they are most likely to occur and where they've caused havoc in the past. 9News
has caused death and destruction around the world, prompting leaders to grapple with how to prepare to mitigate their risk and impacts.
Thai constuction workers reinstall powerlines in the tsunami affected area of Phi Phi island. The island was one of the worst hit areas in Thailand by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. "Landslides triggered by earthquakes in regions of steep and unstable topography can also be particularly devastating."Where are earthquakes most common in the world?
"However the largest magnitude earthquake ever recorded, an M9.5 in Chile in 1960, was not the most deadly due to other factors."Earthquakes release stress which builds up in the outermost layer of the earth. "On a bigger picture scale, stress builds up in the crust because the tectonic plates are moving, and the tectonic plates move because the interior of the earth is convecting," Eakin said.The largest recorded earthquake in Australia was in 1988 at Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, with an estimated magnitude of 6.6.
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