quake

Example Sentences

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The seismometer on Mount Rainier had registered the earthquake, but that didn’t mean the center of the quake was anywhere near.

From Literature

Fine, at least, until the ground began to quake.

From Literature

Earlier this month, the NRA suspended its review to restart nuclear reactors at Chubu Electric's Hamaoka plant in central Japan, after the company was found to have manipulated quake data in its tests.

From BBC

The petition said the plant sits on an active seismic fault zone and noted it was struck by a strong quake in 2007.

From Barron's

The quake had an estimated intensity of V on the modified Mercalli intensity scale, which signifies moderate shaking — strong enough to overturn unstable objects and break windows.

From Los Angeles Times