- plural of earthquake.
earthquakes
Example Sentences
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It was the strongest in a series of earthquakes to hit the region on Tuesday morning, sending residents rushing out of buildings and into the streets.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Indonesia is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity, lying along the meeting point of three major tectonic plates.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
County firefighters helped an international team rescue a man trapped for eight days under a collapsed building after devastating Venezuela earthquakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
They can detect coming danger like earthquakes or floods because their senses deliver facts: a sound, a smell, the change of the wind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
But those earthquakes send cracks up through the dirt and into the concrete.
From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender
