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What cause earthquakes to be deadly?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Their magnitude, earthquakes them self are fairly harmless no matter what magnitude. The only danger is when you have buildings that are venerable to movement and collapse landing on people and trapping them and gas pipes under the ground which can become damaged and explode.

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