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The May 12 quake triggered massive landslides in mountainous Sichuan province, blocking rivers and creating more than 30 unstable "quake lakes" that are threatening millions of people.
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quake lake — n. A lake formed when an earthquake causes landslides that block a large river. Example Citations: The threat of flash floods from dams and quake lakes formed from landslides blocking rivers has forced tens of thousands of already traumatized… … New words
Quake Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Quake Lake image lake = Quakelakemontana.jpg caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = southwestern Montana coords = coord|44.8267|N|111.4241|W|region:US MT type:waterbody|display=inline,title type … Wikipedia
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Tangjiashan Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Tangjiashan Lake image lake = Tangjiashan Lake (map).png caption lake = The lake as of June 3, 2008. image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Beichuan, Sichuan coords = type = Barrier lake inflow = Jian River… … Wikipedia
Hebgen Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Hebgen Lake image lake = DSC02291.jpg caption lake = Sunset image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Southwest Montana coords = type = inflow = outflow = catchment = basin countries = United States length =… … Wikipedia
2008 Lake Kivu earthquake — Earthquake title=2008 Lake Kivu earthquake date= February 3 2008 magnitude = 5.9 Mw depth= convert|10|km|mi|0 location= coord|2.314|S|28.896|E countries affected = RWA BDI flagicon|COD DR Congo KEN casualties = at least 39 dead, 349+ injured [… … Wikipedia
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