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Apr. 05 Big Earthquakes rock North Japan: Two violent earthquake struck an extensive area in Northern Japan on Thursday May. 17 1968, killing 38 people, injuring many, and destroying 500 buildings. Fires and tidal waves followed driving ships on the rocks, and sinking many fishing boat. It was the worst earth quake since the Good Friday earthquake in Alaska in 1964. The Northern Japan earthquake registered 7.3 on the Richter scale. Just short of the which leveled Tokyo and Yokohama in 1023 killing 100, 000 people. Wrecked houses in the town of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture reduced to rubble by the violent earthquakes

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1023 Alaska Aomori Destroying Earthquake Earthquakes Extensive Fires Followed Injuring Leveled Prefecture Quake Reduced Registered Richter Struck Thursday Tidal Violent Worst Wrecked Yokohama

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