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Ancash earthquake of 1970: References & Edit History

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		May 24, 2024
	Added interactive.	John P. Rafferty	May 04, 2024
	Add new Web site: USGS - Peru Earthquake, 1970.	Darshana Das	Aug 11, 2011
	Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - 1970 Peru Earthquake.	Darshana Das	Aug 11, 2011
	Added map depicting epicentre of the quake and the extent of the damage that it caused.	Richard Pallardy	May 17, 2010
	Death toll for the Ancash earthquake of 1970 changed to 70,000.	John P. Rafferty	Apr 01, 2010
	New article added.	Heather Campbell	Jan 28, 2009