Earthquake Definition

ûrthkwāk
earthquakes
noun
earthquakes
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.
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A seismometer is used to record and measure the strength of an earthquake.
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The Mercalli scale is used to measure the earthquake. Anything seven or above is considered extremely dangerous.
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Earthquakes usually occur along fault lines, or cracks that occur within the Earth’s crust.
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Japan, New Zealand, Alaska are all located on one side of a horseshoe-shaped fault line called the "Ring of Fire" that circles the Pacific Ocean and is responsible for frequent earthquakes and frequently erupting volcanos.
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Other Word Forms of Earthquake

Noun

Singular:
earthquake
Plural:
earthquakes

Origin of Earthquake

  • Middle English ertheqwake, corresponding to earth +‎ quake.

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Earthquake Sentence Examples

  • The city was almost totally destroyed by an earthquake in 1766, and again in 1797.

  • The earthquake grew more intense.

  • Palo Alto suffered severely in the earthquake of 1906.

  • In 1894 the town suffered from an earthquake, though less severely than in 1783.

  • The city was almost totally destroyed by the great earthquake of 1812.

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