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Bar chart of earthquake frequency at different magnitudes.

The numbers of earthquakes recorded at various magnitudes.

a photo of people standing in front of the wreckage of a building

Screen-capture of a home security camera facing a front porch during an earthquake.

Volcano erupting

A satellite photo showing two bright red spots in a green landscape

A photo of Lake Chala

A satellite photo of an island with a giant river of orange lava

More than 50 earthquakes have shaken the ocean floor off the Oregon coast on Dec. 7 and 8, 2021.

Debris from a collapsed wall litters the ground in Ponce, Puerto Rico following the Jan. 7 earthquake.

The 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred about 176 miles (284 kilometers) west-northwest of Bandon, Oregon.

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Pakistan earthquake island

Infographic: The layers and functions of the human skin.

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infographic of nuclear power plant

Fukushima fuel rod infographic

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Today�s GoFIgure looks at phobias, defined as irrational fears of things which are not likely to be dangerous.

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