earthquake
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His first thought was that there might’ve been an earthquake, and he worried that something might’ve happened to his wife and kids.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
To blithely swivel so much concrete out into space, and in earthquake country, seems to tempt fate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Haitians were designated as eligible for TPS after the Caribbean nation suffered a devastating earthquake in 2010.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
In April 2021, the Bushehr region was shaken by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake, but Iran's authorities said there was no damage to the facility.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
After the earthquake, children and teachers at the Okawa Elementary School streamed out the doors wearing plastic safety helmets, standard equipment at any Japanese school.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing earthquake
Physical Geography - Introductory
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