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An earthquake measuring 6.8 strikes Algeria’s northern coast, 70 km east of Algiers. At least 2 200 people are killed in the in
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South African History Online. (2012, May 18). An earthquake measuring 6.8 strikes Algeria’s northern coast, 70 km east of Algiers. At least 2 200 people are killed in the in. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083630
South African History Online (2012) 'An earthquake measuring 6.8 strikes Algeria’s northern coast, 70 km east of Algiers. At least 2 200 people are killed in the in', South African History Online, 18 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083630 (Accessed: 7 August 2026).
South African History Online, An earthquake measuring 6.8 strikes Algeria’s northern coast, 70 km east of Algiers. At least 2 200 people are killed in the in [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083630, (accessed 7 August 2026).
"An earthquake measuring 6.8 strikes Algeria’s northern coast, 70 km east of Algiers. At least 2 200 people are killed in the in." South African History Online, 18 May 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083630. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "An earthquake measuring 6.8 strikes Algeria’s northern coast, 70 km east of Algiers. At least 2 200 people are killed in the in." South African History Online. May 18, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0083630.
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