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We all know about the recent earthquake in Chili, and the one in Haiti. It seems to me there has been an increase in intense earthquake in recent years.
It seems to me there has been many more deally earthquakes recently, so I did a little research and found this:
Chile: February 27, 2010
A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hits central Chile, about 91km north-east of the city of Concepcion and 317km south-west of the capital, Santiago.
Haiti: January 12, 2010
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits the capital Port-au-Prince demolishing buildings across the city, killing more than 200,000.
Sumatra, Indonesia: September 30, 2009
Magnitude 7.6 earthquake hits the city of Padang and surrounding areas, killing more than 1,100 people.
Samoan islands: September 29, 2009
A magnitude 8 to 8.3 quake hit between the islands of Samoa and American Samoa, triggering a powerful series of tsunamis.
At least 186 people are killed.
Bhutan: September 21, 2009
A magnitude 6.1 quake struck 180km east of Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan. At least 10 people were killed.
Andaman and Nicobar islands: August 10, 2009
A magnitude 7.6 quake struck in the Indian Ocean islands. No fatalities were recorded.
Japan: August 9, 2009
A magnitude 7.1 quake struck off the south coast of Honshu, Japan´s main island.
No fatalities or damage was recorded.
New Zealand: July 15, 2009
A 7.6 magnitude quake struck off the coast of New Zealand´s south island.
No fatalities or damage was recorded as it struck 150km west of the town of Invercargill.
Italy: April 6, 2009
A 6.3 magnitude quake struck the city of L´Aquila, in the mountainous Abruzzo region, east of Rome, killing at least 292 people.
Pakistan: October 29, 2008
A 6.8 magnitude quake struck 60km northeast of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, killing at least 160 people.
China: May 12, 2008
More than 70,000 people were killed in Sichuan province after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the region.
Pakistan: October 8, 2005
At least 73,000 people were killed by a 7.6 magnitude quake that struck about 95km northeast of Islamabad. The quake also rocked Indian-administered Kashmir, killing 1,244 people there.
Aceh, Indonesia: December 26, 2004
A massive 9.1 magnitude quake strikes off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, triggering a series of deadly tsunamis that sweep across the Indian Ocean.
Around 230,000 people are killed, with Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand among the worst-hit countries.
more can be found here....
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