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MEGAQUAKE: Scientists find the biggest earthquake in human history

GEOLOGY A megaquake is the most powerful type of earthquake on Earth. Also called a megathrust quake, this type of severe tremor originates at the meeting places of Earth’s tectonic plates. When one plate is forced under another, intense forces can be

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