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China Quake Beat the Odds

Unusual seismic conditions led to disaster, scientists say

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 30, 2008 4:06 PM CDT

(Newser) – The earthquake that leveled parts of China’s Sichuan province last month was a geological oddity arising from usually inactive faults, LiveScience reports. The bizarre seismological coincidences behind the quake explain why no one was able to predict the event, which claimed 69,000 lives.   Read full story »

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