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This took place in Portugal while many people were worshipping at a church. This earthquake caused a fire which lasted five days.
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The Krakatoa Eruption killed about 36,000 people. This disaster caused the loudest sound in history. The eruption caused a 50 mile high storm of ash.
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This earthquake killed almost 200 people and had a magnitude of 8.1. It did $26,000,000 in damage.
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This occurred in Chile and killed about 60 people. It was caused by the subduction of the Nazca Plate underneath the South American Plate. Three other earthquakes then followed which is known as the 1960 Concepcion Earthquakes.
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This Alaskan Earthquake killed about 130 people and had the magnitude of 9.2. It occurred 15 miles below the Prince William sound. It was the second most powerful earthquake ever.
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This earthquake killed about 120 people and had a magnitude of 7.8. It left almost 2.5 Million residents without power.
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This earthquake killed about 2,000 people, but affected over 500,000. It caused sinkholes, landslides, and infrastructure damage.
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This massive earthquake killed over 200,000 people. It had the magnitude of 9.1. It had the energy of 23,000 atomic bombs. It occurred in the Indian Ocean.
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This earthquake killed about 200 people and had the magnitude of 8.1. It caused a large tsunami which occurred in the Pacific ocean.
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This earthquake had a magnitude of 8.8 and killed about 700 people. It caused intense shaking which lasted for 3 minutes.
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This Earthquake killed about 20,000 people and had a magnitude of 8.8. It was then followed by 5,000 aftershocks, all occurring the following year. It also caused 250 miles of Japan's coast to drop by two feet.
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This earthquake killed about 1,300 people and had a magnitude of 4.3. It affected over a million people, leaving 330,000 without homes.
