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A twelve-second earthquake kills 1,460 in Orleansville, Algeria. A week later another quake topples the few remaining buildings
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South African History Online. (2012, August 14). A twelve-second earthquake kills 1,460 in Orleansville, Algeria. A week later another quake topples the few remaining buildings. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090840
South African History Online (2012) 'A twelve-second earthquake kills 1,460 in Orleansville, Algeria. A week later another quake topples the few remaining buildings', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090840 (Accessed: 4 August 2026).
South African History Online, A twelve-second earthquake kills 1,460 in Orleansville, Algeria. A week later another quake topples the few remaining buildings [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090840, (accessed 4 August 2026).
"A twelve-second earthquake kills 1,460 in Orleansville, Algeria. A week later another quake topples the few remaining buildings." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090840. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "A twelve-second earthquake kills 1,460 in Orleansville, Algeria. A week later another quake topples the few remaining buildings." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090840.
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