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Geology

May 13, 2008

00:00 Shallowness of quake was reason for huge destruction

“It's like trying to move a wardrobe on a carpet. You have to build up your push, then you get a jog of movement”

THE Chinese earthquake was a result of the geological processes that created the Himalayas . via Irish Independent

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