earthquake

Example Sentences

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Over eight years since its last nuclear test triggered an earthquake below Mount Mantap, North Korea has been looking for ways to harness this power in smaller, more practical warheads.

From Barron's

They believe a small earthquake which hit Gwynedd earlier that night may have been responsible, and fear hundreds of tonnes of rock could fall at any time.

From BBC

The fighting, and a 2023 earthquake that hit Turkey and neighbouring Syria, which is not far from Tripoli, worsened the situation.

From Barron's

Ever since first grade, when the Palmers moved to California, Jonathan had practiced earthquake drills in school each year.

From Literature

The facility had been offline since Japan pulled the plug on nuclear power after a colossal earthquake and tsunami sent three reactors at the Fukushima atomic plant into meltdown.

From Barron's