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earthquakes

noun as in tremor from inside the earth

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So we know that boring down to the bedrock and pumping it full of fluid can cause earthquakes.

“The recent earthquakes make this project urgent,” Franceschini told reporters.

In other disasters, such as earthquakes or tsunamis, volunteers come running.

Earthquakes, plagues, and floods were clear evidence of divine displeasure.

Despite a lack of direct evidence connecting animals and earthquakes, researchers continue to explore the connection.

It would not have been safe to use stone above the lower floor on account of the frequent earthquakes.

In short, there is but one fault I find with the country, and it is a great one, I mean the frequency of earthquakes.

She owed her position to Jane, a position from which, Addy exultantly declared, not even earthquakes could remove her.

Earthquakes increased in frequency until Rick and Scotty felt as though the ground never ceased shuddering.

For the Mituans had got it fixed before we came that the keeper was somehow mixed up in the earthquakes.

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On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to earthquakes, such as: upheaval, shock, temblor, undulation, seism, and slip.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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