earthquake
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Seattle is best known for the earthquake danger posed by the massive Cascadia subduction zone offshore.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Researchers say the highly detailed earthquake maps produced during the study provide new insight into how those geological changes happen.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
"We have our earthquake machine... Now we have to play with the parameters," said Frederic Massin, a French seismologist and technical expert, as he studied his screen for clues to what had caused the outage.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
The quakes continued through the morning, with a2.7-magnitude earthquake reported a little after 7 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
There had been an earthquake out there—somewhere—but where?
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing earthquake
Physical Geography - Introductory
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