earthquake
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Researchers determined the timing using radiocarbon dating and tree ring evidence from trees that died following an earthquake.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
These shorter faults are not usually included in national earthquake hazard calculations because they are considered too small to produce very large earthquakes.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
"We have our earthquake machine... Now we have to play with the parameters," said Frederic Massin, a French seismologist and technical expert, as he studied his screen for clues to what had caused the outage.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
The quakes continued through the morning, with a2.7-magnitude earthquake reported a little after 7 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
She knew as soon as she saw the dark marks streaking across the face of the paper: an earthquake.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing earthquake
Physical Geography - Introductory
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