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Countries with Largest Earthquakes

Name the top modern day countries who have been the epicentre of the highest measuring magnitude earthquakes.
According to Wikipedia
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Last updated: August 17, 2020
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Magnitude
Year
Country
9.4–9.6
1960
Chile
9.2
1964
United States
9.1–9.3
2004
Indonesia
9.1
2011
Japan
9.1–9.3
1730
Chile
9.0
1952
Russia
8.5–9.0
1868
Chile
8.7–9.2
1700
Canada
8.8
1762
Bangladesh
8.8
1833
Indonesia
8.8
1906
Colombia
Magnitude
Year
Country
8.8
2010
Chile
8.7
1950
India
8.7–9.3
1707
Japan
8.5–9.0
1755
Portugal
8.7
1965
United States
8.6
1746
Peru
8.6
1787
Mexico
8.6
1957
United States
8.6
2005
Indonesia
8.6
2012
Indonesia
1 Comments
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Aug 17, 2020
Maybe accept Myanmar for the 1762 Bangladesh earthquake. Wikipedia says the epicenter might have been there.