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Earthquake Noun ˈɜːθkweɪk ˈɜːrθkweɪk Devastating/Massive/Powerful Measured Richter Scale

Word3 earthquake
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈɜːθkweɪk/ /ˈɜːrθkweɪk/
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  • a devastating/massive/powerful earthquake
  • the earthquake measured 68 on the richter scale.
  • i was asleep when the earthquake struck.
  • much of the town was destroyed in the earthquake.
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earthquake

(noun)/ˈɜːθkweɪk/ /ˈɜːrθkweɪk/
  1. a sudden, violent shaking of the earth’s surface
    • a devastating/massive/powerful earthquake
    • The earthquake measured 68 on the Richter scale.
    • I was asleep when the earthquake struck.
    • Much of the town was destroyed in the earthquake.
    • earthquake victims/survivors

    Extra Examples

    • It was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in the US.
    • The area has not experienced a major earthquake in more than 700 years.
    • The earthquake hit the city at two in the morning.
    • The earthquake shook buildings throughout the business district.
    • The school was built to withstand earthquakes.
    • You can't accurately predict earthquakes.
    • an organization which monitors earthquake activity
    • the evacuation of coastlines within 600 miles of the earthquake's epicentre/epicenter
    • The tsunami was caused by an undersea earthquake.
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