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202:1904 nián Dǒuliù dìzhèn
168:Taiwan, Empire of Japan
257:Central Weather Bureau
255:According to Taiwan's
185:1904 Douliu earthquake
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1007:2016 Kaohsiung–Tainan
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860:1862 Tainan
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836:Earthquakes
231:Tainan City
151: /
69: event
1067:Categories
931:1964 Baihe
926:1963 Su-ao
618:Valparaíso
551:Tsetserleg
332:2009-08-08
294:References
174:Casualties
95:1904-11-06
58: time
735:Benavente
456:Turkestan
447:Guatemala
419:Richfield
407:Black Sea
193:1904年斗六地震
127:Epicenter
111:Magnitude
753:Provence
726:Borujerd
682:Calabria
664:Kingston
633:Xinjiang
563:Calabria
438:Shamakhi
277:See also
177:145 dead
139:120°15′E
106:04:25 am
762:Anegawa
744:Kerinci
704:Messina
673:Qaratog
655:Sumatra
612:Swansea
594:Meishan
468:Andijan
413:Cheviot
388:Caracas
219:Xingang
189:Chinese
136:23°35′N
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251:Damage
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268:新港支廳
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