earthquake
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I lived in Santa Monica for a while, then after the earthquake my place was demolished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
The 41-year-old told AFP he has a "great fear" that a new earthquake could strike any moment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
The shallower the earthquake, the more likely it is to have more severe effects on the surface.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Highway maintenance, railroad scheduling and earthquake detection were among the civilian activities affected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
There might even be a newsbreak, telling about the earthquake.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
It also follows devastating earthquakes in Colombia and Venezuela earlier this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“You live in Florida, you worry about hurricanes. You live in California, you worry about earthquakes, mudslides,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The park service said earthquakes during the 2018 Kīlauea volcano eruption and summit collapse had damaged the cliffs near the arch.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Nobody knows where the Shakespeare nickname came from, but city officials designated the bridge as L.A.’s Historic-Cultural Monument No. 126 in 1974 and retrofitted it in the 1990s to better withstand earthquakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
"You can count on that. This is a big fault zone for earthquakes."
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing earthquake
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