The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 209, Issues 4-6National Geographic Society., 2006 - Geography |
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Niemi doesn't see any simple pattern to the quakes — not in time , not in magnitude . ... That quake was strong enough to destroy freeways and bridges and kill scores of people , but it never ruptured the surface .
Niemi doesn't see any simple pattern to the quakes — not in time , not in magnitude . ... That quake was strong enough to destroy freeways and bridges and kill scores of people , but it never ruptured the surface .
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Months after it opened in 2003 , the 55 - story Torre Mayor rode out the shaking from a magnitude 7.4 quake 300 miles away . Tenants heard some creaking but felt little movement , and the building was undamaged .
Months after it opened in 2003 , the 55 - story Torre Mayor rode out the shaking from a magnitude 7.4 quake 300 miles away . Tenants heard some creaking but felt little movement , and the building was undamaged .
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For Sieh , earthquake bulletins are routine - quakes happen every day , all over the world . ... Then browse a list of related links and resources at ngm.com/0604 . magnitude of the quake , which had happened just over an hour earlier .
For Sieh , earthquake bulletins are routine - quakes happen every day , all over the world . ... Then browse a list of related links and resources at ngm.com/0604 . magnitude of the quake , which had happened just over an hour earlier .
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