Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity.
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Examples for "earthquake"
Examples for "earthquake"
1Within days of the earthquake, the effects for the business were clear.
2The victims of the earthquake still desperately needed assistance, Mr Hallak said.
3For every number higher, the earthquake is 30 times stronger, he said.
4Safety warnings about its buildings, including earthquake-prone ones, extend back 18 years.
5CHINA:WE WERE at home in Beichuan when the earthquake shook the house.
1The government appeals to private companies to deliver supplies to quake victims.
2North Korea's official news agency carried no immediate reports on the quake.
3No fatalities or serious injuries were reported from either quake, police said.
4It was not immediately clear whether the quake caused injuries or damage.
5The quake lasted several minutes, and was widely felt throughout New Zealand.
1The temblor could not be felt in San Francisco, a witness said.
2But none has had a quake triggered by a distant temblor.
3The temblor tore a large gash in one of the streets.
4Worse, huge waves beat the northern shores after the first temblor.
5The epicenter of the temblor was 55 miles north-northwest of Lae, the agency said.