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TIL the 7.9 magnitude 1906 San Francisco earthquake was not even the strongest or deadliest earthquake that year. Two 8.0+ magnitude earthquakes occured in Alaska and Chile on August 17, 1906 with... (en.wikipedia.org)

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The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/Inquisitive_Platypus on 2024-12-08 07:46:45.

Original Title: TIL the 7.9 magnitude 1906 San Francisco earthquake was not even the strongest or deadliest earthquake that year. Two 8.0+ magnitude earthquakes occured in Alaska and Chile on August 17, 1906 within 30 minutes of each other, the Chile one killing 3,882 people.

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