earthquake
noun
a series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating.
earthquakes
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pluralof earthquake.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It also follows devastating earthquakes in Colombia and Venezuela earlier this year.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“You live in Florida, you worry about hurricanes. You live in California, you worry about earthquakes, mudslides,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Nobody knows where the Shakespeare nickname came from, but city officials designated the bridge as L.A.’s Historic-Cultural Monument No. 126 in 1974 and retrofitted it in the 1990s to better withstand earthquakes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The park service said earthquakes during the 2018 Kīlauea volcano eruption and summit collapse had damaged the cliffs near the arch.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
He knew that the San Andreas fault runs north and south for hundreds of miles in California, making that land particularly susceptible to earthquakes.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
