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Chile earthquake is 500 times stronger in Haiti
The 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile is 500 times more powerful than the seismic in Haiti last month.
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The earthquake in Chile is the strongest type on the planet
The terrible earthquake in Chile and the earthquake that caused the tsunami in Asia in 2004 was listed as the strongest earthquake in history.
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The earthquake in Chile is not unexpected
Although scientists have not been able to predict exactly when earthquakes will occur, they already know the tremors in Chile last weekend.
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Tsunami flattens a Chilean town
Some of Chile's coastal areas were engulfed in a tsunami after a violent seismic last weekend.
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The day is shorter because of Chile's earthquake
It is possible that the horrific earthquake that shook Chile last weekend made the earth's axis shift shorter.
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The earth turns on the ring of fire
Jiasian town, southern Taiwan (China) on 4 March morning fell into a panic when the 6.7 magnitude quake shook large buildings.
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Super earthquake lurks in the US and Canada
There is a geological fault line off the northwest coast of the Pacific. This fault line can shake many US and Canadian cities.
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Aftershocks in Chile will persist for years
Chileans will feel the earthquake aftershock of the last few months, even years.
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Earthquake - the worst disaster of the decade
Earthquake - the most horrifying disaster in the past 10 years according to the UN report.
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Nearly 7 magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook some of the eastern regions of the country on February 16.
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Snowfall buried dozens of people in Pakistan
On February 18, a horrific snowfall claimed 20 lives in a mountainous village in northern Pakistan, while another 30 were still buried in a 1.5-2m thick snow.
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Earthquake shook China-Russia-Korea
The US Geological Survey (USGS) said a magnitude 6.7 earthquake rocked the border area between China, Russia and Korea on February 18.
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The risk of intense tsunamis in the Pacific
Australian and international experts are warning that another tsunami could be formed potentially more devastating to Indonesia.
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Landscape of tsunami disaster by sea cable system
Scientists from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said countries can use the existing cable network to alert tsunamis.
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5 Richter earthquakes in Sichuan province, China
According to Xinhua, on January 31, in the southwestern province of Sichuan, there was a magnitude 5 earthquake, killing at least one person, 11 were injured.