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Meanings of major earthquakes in English

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Usage of major earthquakes in English
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New Zealand was rocked when two major earthquakes hit in five months.
Reuters
2
Earth scientists unanimously agree on the inevitability of major earthquakes in California.
An Assessment of the Consequences and Preparations for a Catastr...
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Here is a list of major earthquakes in Italy in the past century:
The Irish Times
4
Four major earthquakes in five days - could they be connected?
Radio NZ
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Quakes of magnitudes over 7 are major earthquakes capable of widespread, heavy damage.
Radio NZ
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All major earthquakes in Hawaii are related to the volcanoes there.
Wired
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Although the Korean peninsula is not prone to major earthquakes, minor tremors are frequent.
Reuters
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A tsunami watch in effect after two major earthquakes off Indonesia has now been lifted.
Radio NZ
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Fortunately we rarely have major earthquakes here in Thailand.
After the quake: stories
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There may have been a little bit of settlement but nothing like the major earthquakes.
Radio NZ
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The Indonesian island of Lombok has been rocked by two more major earthquakes within hours overnight.
Radio NZ
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Geologists have determined that the average time between major earthquakes on the Hayward fault is 140 years.
Wired
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Nepal, a poor Himalayan country of 28 million people, was devastated by two major earthquakes in April and May.
Reuters
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UNICEF said child survivors of two major earthquakes in April and May could be worst hit by the shortages.
Reuters
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The Problem Gambling Foundation says people in Christchurch are turning to gambling to combat stress after the city's major earthquakes.
Radio NZ
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Iran and the eastern Mediterranean were rudely awakened early yesterday morning many hours before the solar eclipse by two major earthquakes.
The Irish Times
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