earthquake

[US]/ˈɜːθkweɪk/
[UK]/ˈɜːrθkweɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

Earthquake
n. Seismic disturbance causing violent shaking of the ground.

Phrases & Collocations

earthquake disaster

strong earthquake

earthquake prediction

major earthquake

earthquake resistance

earthquake damage

earthquake wave

earthquake engineering

earthquake intensity

earthquake zone

earthquake force

earthquake region

earthquake resistant design

earthquake loading

earthquake magnitude

earthquake fault

earthquake acceleration

violent earthquake

weak earthquake

Example Sentences

an earthquake struck the island.

the earthquake and the consequent confusion

a severe earthquake shook the area.

a new add on the earthquake story

They kept a record of earthquake disasters.

solicit benefactions for earthquake victims

A big earthquake is a catastrophe.

The earthquake damaged several buildings.

The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.

Earthquake pitted the surface of the earth.

The earthquake unsettled the rocks up the mountain.

the building survived the earthquake, but only just.

the earthquake killed 30,000 people.

an earthquake that claimed hundreds of lives.

the theory was developed subsequent to the earthquake of 1906.

An earthquake sometimes causes great damage.

We’re asking you to dig deep for the earthquake victims.

People up and down the country are giving money to the earthquake appeal.

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