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Associated Press September 1923: The Nihonbashi district, one of the busiest areas of Tokyo, was ruined when a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit the region, killing about 143,000 people.
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But China National Nuclear, the country's top nuclear-power developer, said this week it planned to build a new nuclear plant in the southwestern metropolis of Chongqing, which is around 480 kilometers from the epicenter of a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in 2008 that left nearly 90,000 people dead or missing in neighboring Sichuan province.
China, Also on Fault Lines, Faces New Atomic Scrutiny James T. Areddy 2011
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Disastrous Japan Earthquakes Associated Press In September 1923, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Nihonbashi district of Tokyo.
Quake, Tsunami Slam Japan Chester Dawson 2011
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Disastrous Earthquakes in Japan Associated Press In September 1923, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Nihonbashi district of Tokyo.
Relief Effort Continues as Nuclear Worries Loom Chester Dawson 2011
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Tokyo Electric Power Co., the utility that owns and operates the crippled Daiichi plant, tested the facility to a 7.9-magnitude quake, the strongest its scientific models showed was possible in the area, according to company documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.
Reactors on Fault Lines Getting Fresh Scrutiny Ben Casselman 2011
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Disastrous Japan Earthquakes Associated Press In September 1923, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Nihonbashi district of Tokyo.
Quake, Tsunami Slam Japan Chester Dawson 2011
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In 1931, a 7.9-magnitude quake in Hawke's Bay on the North Island killed 256 people, the highest earthquake toll in the country's recorded history.
New Zealand Expands Rescue Efforts Lucy Craymer 2011
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Office workers in Tokyo's Shiodome district near Tokyo Bay stay on the pedestrian deck Friday, March 11, 2011, shortly after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off Japan's northeastern coast.
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Yurikamome train passengers walk on the elevated track towards Shiodome Station in Tokyo near Tokyo Bay Friday, March 11, 2011, shortly after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off Japan's northeastern coast.
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Yurikamome train passengers walk on the elevated track towards Shiodome Station in Tokyo near Tokyo Bay Friday, March 11, 2011, shortly after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake has struck off Japan's northeastern coast.
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