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Indian Ocean's 2012 mega-quake broke the records

Jakarta : Indonesia | Sep 26, 2012 at 12:51 PM PDT
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An 8.7 earthquake that struck west of Indonesia on April 11 was the biggest of its kind ever recorded and confirms suspicions that a giant tectonic plate is breaking up, scientists said on Wednesday. The quake, caused by an unprecedented quadruple-fault rupture, gave Earth's crustal mosaic such a... FULL ARTICLE AT DAWN
 
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