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Tibet (1950 – 8.6 points)
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This is an earthquake that swept through eastern Tibet, claimed the lives of more than 1,500 people. As a result of an earthquake ground cracks appeared, it caused large landslides and sand volcanoes that blocked rivers. When the waters of the rivers broke through, their waves destroyed several villages and killed hundreds of inhabitants.
North Sumatra, Indonesia (2005 – 8.6 points)
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In Nias alone, more than 1,000 die as a result of the earthquake people, hundreds were injured. The magnitude of this earthquake almost reached the destructive scale of the previous one, which happened on the same territory in 2004.
Alaska Islands (1965 – 8.7 points)
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Although a huge earthquake occurred on the distant islands Alaska, due to its remoteness did not cause significant destruction, it caused a tsunami whose ten-meter waves reached the shores of Japan and Hawaii. In Alaska itself, there were no human casualties however the asphalt of the runway was broken stripes and damaged wooden buildings.
The coast of Ecuador (1906 – 8.8 points)
A catastrophic underground storm occurred at coast of Colombia and Ecuador. The earthquake caused a series of strong tsunamis that killed about 1,500 people. Tsunami spread along the coast of Central America, down to San Francisco and covered part of Japan.
The high sea, Chile (2010 – 8.8 points)
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An earthquake swept along the border between South America and Nazca. As a result, more than 500 people died, and 800,000 were forced to leave the territory due to destruction, as well as subsequent tsunami. In total, the number of victims is more than 1.8 million people, and economic damage is estimated at $ 30 billion.
Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia (1952 – 9.0 points)
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The world’s first recorded earthquake of 9.0 balls happened off the east coast of Kamchatka. It caused 13-meter tsunami waves that not only covered the terrain, but also sunk to the shores of California. As a result, the local population, and also the infrastructure of these territories has been significantly affected.
Japan (2011 – 9.0 points)
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On March 11, 2011, an earthquake of 9.0 points caused a huge tsunami that not only killed more than 29,000 people, but also damaged nuclear reactors. This earthquake is considered the most powerful in the history of Japan.
Coast of North Sumatra (2004 – 9.1 points)
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This earthquake is considered the third largest earthquake in the world as well as the most powerful since 1964. Total, 227,898 people died, and more than 1.7 million were forced to relocate due to subsequent tsunamis that swept along the coast 14 countries.
Strait of Prince William, Alaska (1964 – 9.2 points)
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This powerful underground storm, as well as the tsunami that followed it 128 people were killed and more than 311 million were injured. $. An earthquake has devastated many cities, including Anchorage, which is located 120 km from epicenter.
Chile (1960 – 9.5 points)
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During the most powerful earthquake in history more than 1655 people. Thousands of people were injured, and millions were left without housing. Southern Chile suffered 550 million damage $.
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