- plural of earthquake.
earthquakes
Example Sentences
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According to the team, earthquakes on the two separate fault systems provide the best explanation for how the doublets formed, rather than aftershocks or other processes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Only one example has previously been observed, involving earthquakes in Sumatra that occurred three months apart in 2004 and 2005.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
In an instant, seismic instruments are overwhelmed by an intense burst of shallow earthquakes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
They deduce that, overnight, instruments have recorded a tightening cluster of earthquakes beneath Yellowstone’s vast caldera, which is roughly 55–70 kilometers across.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
She believed that just as the power of her mind could move the saltcellar on the table, she could also produce deaths, earthquakes, and other, even worse catastrophes.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
