earthquake
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The coordinated intervention was the first since 2011, when both countries took action together to weaken the yen after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit eastern Japan.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Chief Facilities Executive Krisztina Tokes could offer no such assurance, advising the board that state earthquake mitigation funds are underfunded and oversubscribed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Only the biggest one or two are going to survive the coming technological earthquake and mass corporate consolidation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Local landslides are particularly challenging because their effects can develop quickly and may not be preceded by a felt earthquake.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
He remembered pictures on the classroom bulletin board of a tidal wave following an earthquake.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
The twin earthquakes on June 24, which killed 6,500 people in Venezuela, were an inflection point for her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
The earthquakes ranged in magnitude from 1.0 to 2.7, from 8:05 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
A series of small earthquakes gently shook the communities of Lennox and Westmont from Friday night into Saturday, causing concern among residents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Farther south, the movement of the African and Eurasian plates creates another source of potentially powerful earthquakes off North Africa.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The shaking from the earthquakes and explosions had sloshed about 3 feet of water from each, but that still left hundreds of thousands of gallons in the pools.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing earthquake
Physical Geography - Introductory
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