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supermax
02-02-2008, 04:59 AM
original Russian description:

Самая большая жертва Земле за это столетие была принесена в 1976 г. – по разным оценкам, от 255 до 600 тыс. жизней унесло землетрясение в Китае. В год на планете в среднем происходит около 18 значительных землетрясений силой 7–7,9 балла и одно сильное – 8 баллов и выше. В 1999 г. их было 20. Рекордным годом считается 1943 г., когда было зарегистрировано 41 землетрясение.

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The biggest victim of this century that the Earth was brought in 1976 - according to different estimates, from 255 to 600 thousand claimed the life of an earthquake in China. In a year in the world occur on average about 18 significant earthquakes 7-7,9 force, and one strong points - 8 points and above. In 1999 there were 20. The record year is considered to be 1943, when there were 41 earthquake.

1905, April 4, India, the city of Kangra
http://img115.yehhe.com/images/18011201527095_1.jpg

1905, September 8, Italy, Calabria
http://www.yourpictureonline.com/files/p4z2v6x4ee9f69mhe0o2.jpg

in 1906, April 18th, the United States, California, the city of San Francisco
http://www.cafeden.org/upload/files/hgy0mn4drktmmfjmmrlz.jpg

in 1906, August 16, Chile, the city of Valparaiso
http://www.imageox.com/image/171848-1201527095.jpeg

1907, January 14, Jamaica, the city of Kingston
http://img32.picoodle.com/img/img32/4/2/1/f_12015270955m_24d96e1.jpg

China, Gansu Province, unknown year
http://img1.aznphotos.com/img1/120152709566zck.jpg

Tokyo and Yokohama City
http://imagecloset.com/9/f6c67b0cbb604a01ba9dbe0f32728dfd/1201527095_7.jpg

in Chile
http://upload.agentstepp.com/67.15.34.252/1201527115_9.jpg

1939, December 27, Turkey
http://image-upload.biz/files/3b43fba298274d7f286ed88c6.jpg

1948, October 6, the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan, Ashgabat
http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/387651/img/387651.jpg

1949, August 5, Ecuador
http://i26.tinypic.com/2econes.jpg

1950, August 15, India, Assam
http://www.photogiga.com/out.php/i6260_120152711513.jpg

1959, October 29, Mexico, Minatitlan
http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/ed323014c1.jpg

in Morocco, Agadir
http://ipicture.ru/uploads/080202/MVWSTWdlZA.jpg