World | Chile earthquake Chile Quake Among Biggest In a Century Only four have been bigger since 1900 By John Johnson Posted Feb 27, 2010 1:56 PM CST Copied Residents look at a collapsed building in Concepcion, Chile, Saturday. (AP Photo) See 11 more photos Chile's 8.8-magnitude earthquake is one of the biggest recorded anywhere in the world in the last century. This one ties for fifth since 1900, notes CNN: Chile, 9.5, 1960. Prince William Sound, 9.2, 1964. Sumatra, 9.4, 2004. Kamchatka, 9.0, 1952. Ecuador, 8.8, 1906. Read These Next Husband of the Coldplay 'Kiss Cam' woman breaks his silence. Amy Coney Barrett weighs in a possible third Trump term. Wall Street is getting twitchy over falling lumber prices. Police found a body in the trunk of a singer's Tesla. Report an error