Indian Ocean - earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 caused Tsunami, July 17,2006


	Indian Ocean - earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 caused Tsunami, July 17,2006

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10-16-2006 1:27 PM

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cnn, earthquake, earthquakes, geology, international, news, quake, 2006, jakarta, indonesia, july, may, world news

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Though the news focus on the Tsunami effects on populations and locals the stories also include important information on earthquakes which is easily overlooked when lives are lost, because it is less important at the time. Looking back trends and predictors show the connections between various events on a global scale.

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