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![EXPLAINER: Rare Palawan earthquake](https://www.rappler.com/tachyon/2024/06/rare-palawan-earthquake.jpg?resize=644%2C362&crop=0px%2C0px%2C1280px%2C720px)
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![Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits New York City region](https://www.rappler.com/tachyon/2024/04/2024-04-05T175412Z_297533080_RC2H07ANZSS9_RTRMADP_3_USA-QUAKE.jpg?resize=257%2C257&crop_strategy=attention)
![Taiwan searches for 18 still missing after earthquake](https://www.rappler.com/tachyon/2024/04/2024-04-04T072127Z_1741089438_RC2IZ6AEFN8X_RTRMADP_3_QUAKE-TAIWAN.jpg?resize=257%2C257&crop=0px%2C0px%2C1670px%2C1670px)
![Taiwan condemns ‘shameless’ China for accepting world’s concern on quake](https://www.rappler.com/tachyon/2024/04/lindol-2024_QUAKE-TAIWAN.jpg?resize=257%2C257&crop=374px%2C0px%2C1027px%2C1027px)
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![EXPLAINER: Why Taiwan shakes a lot](https://www.rappler.com/tachyon/2024/04/2024-04-04T001632Z_154767373_RC2CZ6AB6H41_RTRMADP_3_QUAKE-TAIWAN.jpg?resize=257%2C257&crop=540px%2C0px%2C1467px%2C1467px)
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The shifting of the tectonic plates of the Earth, creating in some cases damage to structures
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