earthquake
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But in 1989, shortly after the Loma Prieta Earthquake, an intrepid group of pinniped adventurers swam beneath the bridge and headed east to Pier 39’s K-Dock, where they decided to make a home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Co-author Ezgi Karasözen said the Alaska Earthquake Center is now testing a regional landslide detection system at the Barry Landslide site.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025
Researchers from the Statewide California Earthquake Center at USC Dornsife are warning that extremely fast and powerful earthquakes could strike California and are calling for tougher building standards and improved fault monitoring.
From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025
It was created by a group at the Southern California Earthquake Center, which included Ms Jones.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2025
In comparison, the Kobe Earthquake of 1995, with a magnitude of 6.8, had killed 6,308 people.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing earthquake
Physical Geography - Introductory
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