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quake

[kweyk] / kweɪk /




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Immediately after the larger quake occurred, those same regions became almost completely quiet.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

During the 2022 unrest, however, the rising magma triggered thousands of smaller earthquakes clustered along the fault rather than one major quake.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

One woman said she was with her daughter at home when the quake hit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Later, the agency warned the risk of a quake measuring 8.0 or higher was now "relatively higher than during normal times".

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

There were moments every day when Carmen’s heart seemed to be crumbling apart, like the church tower in her village after the quake.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis




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