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A fact from 1999 Chamoli earthquake appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 May 2008, and was viewed approximately 481 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the 1999 Chamoli earthquake in India, in which 103 people died, was also felt in the Baitadi, Dadeldhura and Kanchanpur districts in Nepal?

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- In 1999 Chamoli earthquake on 2011-05-25 06:40:17, Socket Error: 'A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond'
- In 1999 Chamoli earthquake on 2011-06-08 23:07:14, Socket Error: 'A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond'

--JeffGBot (talk) 23:07, 8 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

"Foothills"

Would the 2015 Nepal earthquake be considered "an earthquake that occurred at the foothills of the Himalayas"? Does someone keep a detailed list of which earthquakes constitute "foothill" earthquakes? 207.107.159.62 (talk) 17:09, 29 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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