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Kobe, Japan Earthquake
Photo: Railroad twisted as a result of the 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan
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A steel-fortified railroad lies twisted like a toy after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Kobe, Japan, in 1995. The earthquake was the biggest to hit Japan in 47 years and shook the city for 20 seconds.
Photograph from Pacific Press Service/Alamy

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