"earthquake" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- On January 5, 2013 at 3:58 am ET Craig was hit by a 7.5-magnitude offshore earthquake 63 miles (102 km) west of the town.
- An offshore earthquake of magnitude 7.0 preceded the waves, but earthquakes that size strike that area every year or two; only the 1998 one was accompanied by a tsunami.
- In recent decades, tsunami researchers shifted their attention to offshore earthquakes, still thought to be the cause of most tsunamis.
- A1 A team of earthquake experts published a paper describing how the earthquake off Sumatra on Dec. 26 raised risks of a fresh offshore earthquake.
- This was caused by an offshore earthquake but scientists have since learned that earthquakes are not the only phenomena triggering tsunami; a huge landslide can cause mega-tsunami.
- On March 11, 2011, an offshore earthquake struck Japan, forcing the resort to cease operations mid-day.
- A major offshore earthquake jolted south-central Alaska today, prompting thousands of people to flee low-lying coastal areas for the second time in two weeks.
- When a Tsunami struck in 2011 following a magnitude 9 offshore earthquake, the seawalls in most areas were overwhelmed.
- The 30 foot high tsunami was triggered by an offshore earthquake of a magnitude 9.0 and was followed by more than 50 aftershocks.
- The regions around the Aleutian Islands and Gulf of Alaska are also capable of producing large offshore earthquakes and thus large tsunamis.
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