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Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
Magnitude（震级）—8.6, Date—March 28, 2005
An earthquake happened at Sumatra Islands in the touristy month of March. Being an island area, the earthquake gave rise to a tsunami wave and spread to areas as far as SriLanka. The number of deaths is about 1,500 with more than 400 people getting injured.
Rat Islands, Alaska
Magnitude—8.7, Date—April 02, 1965
This earthquake only happened inside water and all the losses were because of the tsunami waves caused by it. The quake gave rise to a huge tsunami causing a loss of thousands of dollars. The good news in this quake was that no human loss or injuries were reported in these islands.
Bio Bio, Chile
Magnitude—8.8, Date—February 27,2010
This quake happened to take the lives of more than 500 people. The tsunami caused by this quake added to the effects by forcing hundreds of thousands of people to leave their home, of which about 50 are still missing. The number of injured people reached a level of 12,000, thus making one of the worst earthquakes of the human history.
Sumatra, Indonesia
Magnitude—9.1, Date—December 26,2004
Having its name twice in the list, it is clear that Sumatra comes in the area that is most prone（易于……的）to earthquakes. Just 3 months before the earthquake of 8.6 magnitude, this quake caused much more loss of life and wealth than the later one! The earthquake gave rise to a huge tsunami killing about 300 thousand people all around the countries of South Africa and South Asia.
21. The earthquake during which nobody was injured happened in ______.
A. 2005 B. 1965 C. 2010 D. 2004
22. Which area is most likely to be hit by an earthquake?
A. Sumatra. B. Rat Islands. C. Bio Bio. D. South Asia.
23. What’s the writer’s purpose of writing the text?
A. To explain why the earthquakes happen.
B. To compare the worst four earthquakes.
C. To tell some facts about the worst earthquakes in the human history.
D. To give some advice on how to protect ourselves during the earthquakes.
