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DARK SECRETS: What makes earthquakes so deadly | Rare Historical Photos

As Colombia reels from one of the strongest earthquakes in its recorded history that killed at least 250, just weeks after more than 6,000 ​deaths in twin quakes in neighboring Venezuela, many turned ​to scientists to learn why this series of tremors was so deadly.

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