According to the early analysis, a region 75 miles (120 kilometers) long by 30 miles (50 km) wide lifted upward by as much as 3 feet during the earthquake.No wonder so many buildings fell down.
This reminds me of the extraordinary power of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake that caused Japan's great tsunami:
The earthquake moved Honshu (the main island of Japan) 2.4 m (8 ft) to the east.
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