The estimated magnitude 8.0 earthquake caused the island of Crete to rise 30 feet (9 meters) above sea level.
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An earthquake devastates El Salvador.
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Agadir, Morocco, wiped out a third of the city's population.
A 6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia, killed 25,000-50,000 people and left up to 500,000 homeless.
Antigua, Guatemala, was struck by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake.
An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter Scale rocks the city of Tabas in Iran.
