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The deadliest earthquake ever struck January 23, 1556 in Shansi, China. Some 830,000 are estimated to have died.

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In 1931, an earthquake knocked the waxwork head off Dr Crippen at Madame Tussauds, London.

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The largest recorded earthquake in the U.S. was a magnitude 9.2 that struck Prince William Sound, Alaska in 1964.

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An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.

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About 90% of the world's earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire, an area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean.

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"Icequakes" Are a Real Thing.

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With magnitudes of 2.9 or lower, there are about 1,300,000 earthquakes per year (two per day).

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The Richter scale was invented by the American scientist Charles Richter in 1935.

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In the Northern Hemisphere, more earthquakes occur as compared to in the Southern Hemisphere.

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In 2016 a meteor hit an Indian bus driver and killed him.

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Parkfield, California, is known as "The Earthquake Capital of the World".

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The highest tsunami caused by an earthquake happened in Japan in 1771.

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The first scientifically studied earthquake occurred in Lisbon in 1755.

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Earthquakes Can Be Triggered By Humans.

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Earthquakes Can Shorten Day Length.

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Earthquakes Can Uproot Crops.

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Earthquake "Shakiness" Isn't Measured by the Richter Scale.

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Due to its high number of volcanos, Japan's earth crust for earthquakes is one of the most unstable.

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Not all earthquakes cause tsunamis. Only an earthquake that occurs at the bottom of the ocean causes a tsunami.

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Approximately one earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 or higher occurs per year.

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The deadliest earthquake ever struck January 23, 1556 in Shansi, China. Some 830,000 are estimated to have died.

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Nuclear explosions can start or stop earthquakes.

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