earthquake
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Govan acknowledged that below-grade costs were quite large because they went toward 56 seismic base isolators, which can move 5 feet in any direction in the event of an earthquake.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
His uncle said Shrestha had been saving up to rebuild his parents' home after it had been damaged in an earthquake in 2015 that killed hundreds.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
It was the strongest earthquake to strike Myanmar in more than a century and the second deadliest in its modern history.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
The 1933 Long Beach earthquake, magnitude 6.4, killed more than a hundred people, but it also made seismic safety a requirement throughout the state.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Maybe he should just lie there and wait until the earthquake was over.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
Vocabulary lists containing earthquake
Physical Geography - Introductory
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