10 Worst Earthquakes of All Times

Author: DNP News Desk Date: 04/04/24 Credit: Google Images Credit: Google Images

Valdivia, Chile, 1960

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Alaska, USA, 1964

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Sumatra, Indonesia, 2004

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Tohoku, Japan, 2011

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Severo-Kurilsk, Russia, 1952

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Chile, 2010

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Rat Island, USA, 1965

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Assam, India, 1950

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Aleutian Islands, USA, 1946

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Indian Ocean, 2012

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5 Most Disastrous Earthquakes of Taiwan

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