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China Earthquake Was Rare Type <br /> (LiveScience.com)

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LiveScience.com - The major earthquake that devastated China last month was something of a seismological oddity, seismologists report in a new analysis. The faults that caused the temblor rarely rumble.

 

More than 69,000 people are confirmed to have died from the magnitude 7.9 quake that struck China's Sichuan province around noon on May 12, leveling school buildings and other poorly-constructed structures.

 

The earthquake was also a complete surprise to scientists. ...

 

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