What is the magnitude of the 6th earthquake printed (i.e. the 6th strongest earthquake)? To be clear, if there are two earthquakes of the same magnitude, each magnitude will count. For example, if the top 4 magnitudes are {7, 6.9, 6.9, and 6}, the 4th largest is 6.
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Earthquakes are rupturing processes in the Earth's crust that lead to vibrations on the surface layer of the planet. Most of the damaging earthquakes so far have been tectonic in origin (tectonic quakes). They are caused by a sudden displacement along a fracture face in the Earth's crust and by the resulting release of accumulated elastic energy. These fault zones are predominantly located along plate boundaries. However, there are other reasons than tectonics for the occurrence ofearthquakes
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