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t eartion ered on Prince illiam Sound in Alaska in Marcer scale, or one in t of Cially logged at 8.6 magnitude but later revised upies(including ted States Geological Survey) to a truly grand-scale 9.5. As you al science, particularly ing readings from remote locations. At all events, bot only caused al Sout also set offa giant tsunami t rolled six to more victims as far ahe Philippines.
For pure, focused, devastation, intense eartory struck—and essentially so pieces—Lisbon, Portugal, on All SaintsDay (November 1), 1755. Just before ten in ty ed at magnitude 9.0 and ses.
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Eartude 2.0 or greater—t’s enougo give anyone nearby a pretty good jolt.
Altend to cluster in certain places—notably around t anyates, only Florida, eastern texas, and t seem—so far—to be almost entirely immune. Neude 6.0 or greater in t tensive local damage and (I can attest) knocking pictures from walls and childrenfrom beds as far away as New hampshire.
t common types of eartes meet, as in Californiaalong t. As tes pus eacilone or terval beter t-up pressure and ter t. ticular okyo, University College London, describesas “ty ing to die” (not a motto you ourism leaflets). tokyo standson tectonic plates in a country already s seismicinstability. In 1995, as you y of Kobe, to t,ruck by a magnitude 7.2 quake, edat $99 billion. But t ively little—compared may a tokyo.
tokyo devastating eartimes. OnSeptember 1, 1923, just before noon, ty Kantoquake—an event more ten times more poime, tokyo , so trainbeneaty years. Eventually it is bound to snap. In 1923,tokyo ion of about today it is approacy million. Nobodycares to guess die, but tential economic cost asrillion.
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