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    magnitude 5 or greater earthquakes from 1900- April 2011

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Graph of magnitude 5 or greater earthquakes from 1900- April 2011

Graph of magnitude 5 or greater earthquakes from 1900- April 2011.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) keeps track of earthquake
locations and magnitudes, accessible on the USGS website.  Modern
recording equipment has been in use since about 1900. While this may
seem like long ago, this only provides a VERY short reliable
earthquake record. This graph shows the magnitude of earthquakes
(looking only at those greater than M = 5) versus time since 1900.

Tags: Earthquakes

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