n. a shaking or trembling of the crust of the earth; caused by underground volcanic forces or by breaking and shifting of rock beneath the surface
Kansas City experiences infrequent earthquakes.
Kansas City experiences infrequent earthquakes.
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Where do most earthquakes occur?
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The expert on earthquakes studied the seismogram.
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About how many earthquakes are there every day on our planet?
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How many earthquakes were there in all?
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The Mercalli scale is a seismic scale used for measuring earthquakes.
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How did Mr. Wong and his family travel to Oakland after the earthquakes in San Francisco?
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The graph showed the isoseismal zones for earthquakes.
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How many earthquakes were there in the months leading up to the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helen's?
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tremor; tremblor;quake
quiet
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