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6.4 magnitude quake shakes southwest B.C.

6.4 magnitude quake shakes southwest B.C.

yearinreview December 21, 2011 0

A major earthquake that rumbled across Vancouver Island was felt as far away as B.C.’s Okanagan Valley to the east and Seattle to the south, but caused no injuries and apparently little damage when

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Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

yearinreview December 17, 2011 0

Japan is earthquake country. The archipelago nation sits on the junction of four plates: the Pacific and Philippine plates to the east and the North American and Eurasian plates to the west. Its worst temblor,

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