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New Madrid Earthquake 1811-1812: Central Mississippi Valley Damaged by Four Powerful Earthquakes

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

How Earthquakes Lead to Flooding: An Example from the Great China Quake of 2008

By: Feature Writer Kelly Whitt

Deadly Earthquake in China: Earthquake Felt Throughout Asia

By: Alexandra Matiella Novak

National Seismic Hazard Maps: U.S. Geological Survey Updates Earthquake Rate Information

By: Feature Writer Alan Sorum

1989 San Francisco Earthquake: Also Known as the Loma Prieta or World Series Quake

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

World's Strongest Earthquake: Disaster Struck Valdivia Chile on May 22 1960

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

Worst Avalanche in US History: Two Snowbound Trains Tumble in Washington's Cascade Mountains

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

Earthquake Strikes United Kingdom: Largest Tremor in over Twenty Years hits parts of England and Wales

By: John O'Connor

The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake: Quake in Bay Area Among Worst Natural Disasters Recorded in US

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

The Great Alaskan Earthquake 1964: The Largest Earthquake Ever Recorded in North America

By: Feature Writer Maureen K. Fleury

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