earthquake
noun
earth·quake
ˈərth-ˌkwāk 
1
: a shaking or trembling of the earth that is volcanic or tectonic in origin
2
Examples of earthquake in a Sentence
a building destroyed by earthquake
the San Andreas Fault is notorious for its earthquakes
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The nearly 6,000-acre site is home to infrastructure that’s at risk of damage including a meteorological flux tower installed as part of research on wildfire prediction, a telescope set to deep space and a seismic array intended to improve earthquake prediction, according to the university.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Perhaps no single studio is as inseparable from L.A.’s musical heritage as Capitol Studios, which is currently poised to reopen for business after a two-year closure for earthquake renovations.
—Andrew Barker, Variety, 12 July 2024
The Northwest is earthquake country, and seismic hazard modeling from the U.S. Geological Survey shows Portland, which is near the Cascadia Subduction Zone, at high risk of damaging shaking from earthquakes within the next 100 years.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 10 July 2024
Badly destroyed in Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, Haiti’s largest public hospital faced it share of troubles even before the armed attacks.
—Jacqueline Charles and, Miami Herald, 10 July 2024
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Perhaps no single studio is as inseparable from L.A.’s musical heritage as Capitol Studios, which is currently poised to reopen for business after a two-year closure for earthquake renovations.
—Andrew Barker, Variety, 12 July 2024
The Northwest is earthquake country, and seismic hazard modeling from the U.S. Geological Survey shows Portland, which is near the Cascadia Subduction Zone, at high risk of damaging shaking from earthquakes within the next 100 years.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 10 July 2024
Badly destroyed in Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, Haiti’s largest public hospital faced it share of troubles even before the armed attacks.
—Jacqueline Charles and, Miami Herald, 10 July 2024
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earthquake
noun
earth·quake
ˈərth-ˌkwāk
: a shaking or trembling of a portion of the earth
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