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What was the magnitude of the 2017 Puebla earthquake in Mexico?

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7.1

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What was the magnitude of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake?

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8.0

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What was the magnitude of the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake in Kobe?

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6.9

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What was the magnitude of the 1964 Alaska earthquake?

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9.2

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Which California fault produced the 1872 Owens Valley earthquake, one of the largest in state history?

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Owens Valley fault

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What is the average recurrence interval (in years) for great earthquakes on the Cascadia subduction zone?

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500 years

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What was the duration in minutes of the 1960 Valdivia earthquake's rupture?

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10 minutes

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Which Italian town was destroyed by a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in August 2016?

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Amatrice

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What was the magnitude of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in California?

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6.9

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Which Italian city was heavily damaged by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in 2009?

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L'Aquila

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What is the term for a small earthquake that occurs before a larger earthquake?

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Foreshock

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Which subduction zone is capable of producing a magnitude 9 earthquake in the Pacific Northwest?

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Cascadia subduction zone

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