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kireol
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 Posted: 08/10/05 - 20:10 Post subject: hrmm. never heard about this earthquake
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http://worldometers.info/
deaths where when strength
655,000 Tangshan, China 1976 7.5
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Pags
RealPoor Guru
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Posted: 08/10/05 - 20:19 Post subject:
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That's b/c it's China, and it's only .00000001% of their population, like a tornado in Kansas killing 5 ppl, kinda/sorta...no? k...
Probablty also b/c the Chinese government is not overly anxious on handing out news of disasters, and SARS...
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Docter
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Posted: 08/10/05 - 21:00 Post subject:
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http://www.eas.slu.edu/Earthquake_Center/1886EQ/
How about that earthquake, wiped out 90% of the buildings in Charleston, SC in the 1890's. All you hear about is the Great SF Earthquake, but nothing about the Charleston, SC one... 
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kireol
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Posted: 08/10/05 - 21:26 Post subject:
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man, that's crazy
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