quake

Nearly 1,100 people reported feeling Sunday’s quake, according to the USGS.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

The Nepali foreign minister's statement aligned with a US Geological Survey report of a quake in Tibet that was north of the disaster zone.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Alfonso Malpica said he felt his ground floor flat in Granada shaking, telling El País newspaper that the quake was "stronger than the ones that happen from time to time, the ones we're used to".

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

"They haven't received aid yet because Nitung Village was isolated for nearly two days after the quake," he said, noting that efforts were underway to rush aid to the survivors.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

In search of a little company and warmth, Ferula climbed into bed beside her, careful not to wake her up and whispering silent prayers so that the tremors would not become a fullblown quake.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

First discovered in the northern hemisphere more than 20 years ago, these quakes occur when huge chunks of ice fall from glaciers into the sea.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

But, shortly after 6 p.m. on June 24, the two powerful quakes struck just 39 seconds apart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

The quake comes less than two months after twin quakes devastated the north of neighbouring Venezuela, killing more than 6,100 people.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

National Assembly Chief Jorge Rodriguez, the brother of interim president Delcy Rodriguez, stated on June 30 that 30,000 people were located in the disaster zone when the quakes struck.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

The most notorious such quakes ever to hit the United States were a series of three in New Madrid, Missouri, in the winter of 1811-12.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

He was so influential that two presidents, Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower, quaked under fear of incurring McCarthy's wrath.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2024

But on board, the 12-year-old girl quaked with fear.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024

Neither Pinterest nor the patriarchy quaked in its boots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2024

He seemed capable of maintaining in his working memory a databank of the company’s vast operations and supply chains, and colleagues quaked in fear during his relentless interrogations at meetings.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022

Fred shouted as the castle quaked again, and Harry sprinted by, elated and terrified in equal measure.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

But while Wembanyama is having the time of his life, every other team in the league is quaking in its boots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

Troubles, however, are also quaking on the offensive side of America’s nuclear-weapons enterprise—specifically, the program to build a new land-based intercontinental ballistic missile, the Sentinel, to replace the 400 current ICBMs, known as Minuteman IIIs.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2025

"Sure enough, the quaking started to happen," Mr Manaugh said.

From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2025

The role is so glorious that he almost breaks character when he begins quaking in earnest.

From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2024

But her face was going through the motions, her shoulders quaking.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides