quake
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Several communities have been cut off due to roadways damaged by the quake.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
About 4.6 million people felt moderate to severe shaking as a result of the quake, according to the US Geological Survey, which has said that the effects of the disaster were "likely to be widespread".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The quake was registered as occurring at a depth of just 12km.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The quake was registered at a shallow depth of 12 kilometers, meaning its impact was likely to be more severe.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Apparently after the quake, some parts of California were worth rebuilding and others were not.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
In my new study, I used seismic stations in Antarctica itself to look for signs of these quakes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
But, shortly after 6 p.m. on June 24, the two powerful quakes struck just 39 seconds apart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The quake comes less than two months after twin quakes devastated the north of neighbouring Venezuela, killing more than 6,100 people.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Dissent got louder after the twin quakes that struck northern Venezuela on June 24, killing over 6,000 people and decimating hundreds of buildings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Even more unnerving, because they are less well understood and capable of occurring anywhere at any time, are the rarer type of shakings known as intraplate quakes.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
He was so influential that two presidents, Harry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower, quaked under fear of incurring McCarthy's wrath.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2024
But on board, the 12-year-old girl quaked with fear.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024
Neither Pinterest nor the patriarchy quaked in its boots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
After Floyd’s death, and with the everyday rhythms of life beaten back for months by the pandemic, the streets of north Minneapolis quaked.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2020
He quaked with dread, but in the midst of it he remembered something.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
But while Wembanyama is having the time of his life, every other team in the league is quaking in its boots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Troubles, however, are also quaking on the offensive side of America’s nuclear-weapons enterprise—specifically, the program to build a new land-based intercontinental ballistic missile, the Sentinel, to replace the 400 current ICBMs, known as Minuteman IIIs.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2025
Even when Keenan scored, there was a television match official check that would have had every Lions fan quaking in their boots.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
The role is so glorious that he almost breaks character when he begins quaking in earnest.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2024
Even with all the tumult around him, the noise and quaking and the ground shifting under his feet, he sensed the change.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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