earthquake
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Immerzeel said it was "potentially weakened by the 2015 earthquake" and "destabilised further" by glacier and permafrost retreat.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
These projects were taken on to address earthquake risks and then expanded in scope.
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
On February 23, 1887, an earthquake in the Ligurian Sea, with an estimated magnitude between 6.5 and 6.8, triggered a tsunami along the coast.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
He had rushed home after the earthquake to check on his mother.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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
But information posted by the organization says micro-quakes aren’t a predictor of larger earthquakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The United States Geological Survey, which tracks earthquakes, couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Near the surface, rocks can fracture, producing faults and earthquakes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Jonathan wished he had been more interested last year when his teacher had talked about earthquakes.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
Vocabulary lists containing earthquake
Physical Geography - Introductory
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