Portal:Latin America/Did you know/Week 27, 2006

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 * ...that the strongest recorded eathquake ever was the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, which measured 9.5 moment magnitude?
 * ...that the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz in 1985 was so bad that it cost 20% of the GDP
 * ...that Hurricane Allen was one of only two hurricanes in the Atlantic to achieve 190 mph winds?
 * ...that Paricutín, a volcano in Mexico, is often considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World?
 * ...that Volcán de Fuego in Guatemala has smouldered almost constantly since at least the Spanish conquest?