One of the worst oil spills in U.S. history was when a magnitude 8 earthquake struck near the Alaska pipeline and caused multiple large ruptures.

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While there have been several notable oil spills in U.S. history, none were caused by an earthquake near the Alaska pipeline. The Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989 was one of the largest oil spills in U.S. history and was caused by a tanker running aground on a reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska.

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