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List of cities and their populations that are at high-risk for an earthquake.

List of cities and their populations that are at high-risk for an earthquake.
List of cities and their populations that are at high-risk for an earthquake.
List of cities and their populations that are at high-risk for an earthquake.
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Lin, Jian
List of cities and their populations that are at high-risk for an earthquake.
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03/13/2017
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 48, No. 1, pg. 11:
It may seem as if more earthquakes are occurring recently, but the global earthquake hazard has risen primarily because populations living in cities have risen so dramatically. More people are at risk in many other seismically vulnerable cities around the world.
Courtesy of Jian Lin
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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