earthquake
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Only the biggest one or two are going to survive the coming technological earthquake and mass corporate consolidation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Residents said that many of the findings reflect their experiences — and validate their fears as they work to rebuild in a region infamous for its wildfire, earthquake and flood risks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
"The house shook all together as if it was literally an earthquake."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
A tsunami begins when a large volume of water is suddenly displaced, often by an earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Another Otsuchi resident, Yukari Kurosawa, was told a simpler adage when she was young: “If a big earthquake hits and the ocean draws back, run!”
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
But information posted by the organization says micro-quakes aren’t a predictor of larger earthquakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The United States Geological Survey, which tracks earthquakes, couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The earthquakes ranged in magnitude from 1.0 to 2.7, from 8:05 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The researchers analyzed seismic data collected by NASA's InSight mission, focusing on waves generated by meteoroid impacts and marsquakes, the Martian equivalent of earthquakes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
After that there will come the time of the great earthquakes.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing earthquake
Physical Geography - Introductory
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