England, Flanders, and Northern France experienced one of the most severe earthquakes in recorded history.
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The most violent earthquake in recorded history hits Chile.
Antigua, Guatemala, was struck by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake.
185 people are killed during an earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand.
The Kangra earthquake in India killed over 20,000 people.
The Aleppo, Syria earthquake occurred and was one of the deadliest in history, killing around 230,000 Syrians.