In 1946,the Dominican Republic, just across the border from Haiti, experienced a magnitude eight earthquake, which triggered a tsunami.

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The earthquake had a magnitude of seven and was felt hundreds of miles away and in the Indonesian capital,Jakarta.

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"With the magnitude of the challenges we face, what we need in Washington are not more political tactics,"

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Scientists say an earthquake of this magnitude has not hit the Caribbean region in more than 200 years.

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The initial quake registered at magnitude 7 on the Richter Scale and was followed by several other shocks, including one that measures 5.9.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

Most of them had never done anything to this magnitude as far as volunteering and helping out.

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The initial quake registered at magnitude 7 on the Richter Scale and was followed by several other shocks, including one that measured 5.9.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

New Delhi and Beijing say they are aware of the magnitude of the problem, and are taking steps to slow the growth of emissions.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27

Many of the aftershocks have been measured at over magnitude 5 enough to cause additional damage, including toppling structures weakened by the original earthquake.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

The speed and magnitude of the crisis surprised the government and aid agencies and has put an enormous strain of their ability to provide assistance.

VOA: standard.2009.07.03

In the more than 30 tent cities hosting thousands of people made homeless by last Monday's 6.3 magnitude earthquake, priests offered communion wafers at makeshift altars.

VOA: standard.2009.04.12

This might be a greater magnitude and level of corruption, because of drug cartels.

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

And on Thursday, a magnitude 6.6 quake struck in the same area, alarming survivors.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

Jakarta requires buildings over four stories to be able to withstand magnitude 7 quakes.

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