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Where did this Earthquake Occur?

For each given name of a famous, high-magnitude earthquake, can you choose the modern-day country to which it occurred?

The closest starting epicenter point is used for earthquakes spanning across multiple countries
Sources: Wikipedia, Geohack, Estimates of April, 2021
Quiz by MarcusS
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Last updated: May 10, 2021
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1. 1960 Valdivia Earthquake (9.4–9.6)
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Peru
2. 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake (9.1–9.3)
India
Papua New Guinea
Malaysia
Indonesia
3. 1952 Kamchatka Earthquakes (9.0)
Kazakhstan
Afghanistan
Mongolia
Russia
4. 2011 Tōhoku Earthquake (9.1)
South Korea
Taiwan
Japan
China
5. 1700 Cascadia Earthquake (8.7–9.2)
Canada
Cuba
United States
Mexico
6. 1762 Arakan Earthquake (8.8)
Bangladesh
Thailand
Myanmar
Vietnam
7. 1755 Lisbon Earthquake (8.5–9.0)
Spain
Morocco
Portugal
United Kingdom
8. 1668 Shandong Earthquake (8.5)
Philippines
North Korea
Singapore
China
9. 1999 İzmit Earthquake (7.6)
Albania
Romania
Croatia
Turkey
10. 2012 Emilia Earthquakes (6.1)
Switzerland
France
Italy
Austria
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