February 29, 1960, Agadir, Morocco
An earthquake measuring 5.9 points only lasted 15 seconds, but the death toll was 15,000 people, injured 12,000, 35,000 were left homeless.
Valdivia was a 9.5, not 9.6.
Also: Alaska, 1964: 9.2 and Kamchatka, Russia, 1952: 9.0.
Damn Earth.
BTW, the latest earthquake had a magnitude of 9 not 9.1.