Since he was speaking in the Midwest, he decided to begin by noting that the most severe earthquake in American history took place not in California or Alaska but at New Madrid, Missouri in 1811.
What is perhaps most surprising about the Japan earthquake is how misleading history can be.
日本地震最令人感到惊讶的可能是其如何误导历史。
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Hu said that the recent outbreak of the most severe earthquake in the history of Japan caused multiple secondary disasters and heavy casualties and property losses.