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the effects of an earthquake are devastating they can leave millions dead and millions homeless, the largest earthquake ever recorded was 9.5 on the rictor scale. 1,000-7.000 dead in this earthquake and 87,351 dead during the kashmeer earthquake.

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tectonic plates are pieces of the earths crust that make up the earth like a jigsaw.

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earthquakes are caused when tectonic plates rub together, the sudden wave of energy makes seismic waves that make the ground shake.

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the strength or magnitude of an earthquake is measured by the rictor scale numbers 0-10

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the west-coast (the ring of fire) is ,most likely to have an earthquake but earthquakes can also happen in the Midwest and east-coast