A magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit northern Afghanistan, which killed around 5,000 people.
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The third-strongest recorded earthquake in US history happened in Southern California.
An 8.4 magnitude Sanriku Earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan.
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck Hawaii.
An earthquake destroyed the town of Basel, Switzerland.
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake dubbed the 'Sierra Madre Earthquake' occurred in South California and caused around $40 million in damages.
