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Earthquake

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The ground can shake.

Haiti earthquake damage.jpg
Haiti earthquake damage.jpg
This is called an earthquake. It happens when energy is let go. Sometimes it is small. Sometimes it is very big. It can even move the sea.
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2004-tsunami.jpg
Have you ever felt the ground move?

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File:Quake epicenters 1963-98.png
Quake epicenters 1963-98.png
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Map of earthquakes 1900-.svg
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USGS magnitude 8 earthquakes since 1900.svg
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Fault types.svg
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Kluft-photo-Carrizo-Plain-Nov-2007-Img 0327.jpg
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HotelSanSalvador.jpg
File:Kahramanmaraş after 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Türkiye 5.jpg
Kahramanmaraş after 7.8 magnitude...
File:2016 Central Italy earthquake wide.svg
2016 Central Italy earthquake wide.svg
File:Comerio, Luca (1878-1940) - Vittime del terremoto di Messina (dicembre 1908).jpg
Comerio, Luca (1878-1940) - Vittime del...
File:1755 Lisbon earthquake.jpg
1755 Lisbon earthquake.jpg
File:Haiti earthquake damage.jpg
Haiti earthquake damage.jpg
File:earthquake deaths, World, 2024 (cropped).svg
earthquake deaths, World, 2024 (cropped).svg

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