2011 was the year with the highest seismic activity since the beginning of the 21st century. Throughout that year, earthquakes with a magnitude of * or higher on the Richter scale were recorded worldwide, of which *** had a magnitude between * and ***. Additionally, on March 11 of that year, a devastating earthquake occurred in Tohoku (Japan), with a magnitude of ***.
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