Definitions for earthquakes
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1. earthquakes

   An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those that are so weak that they cannot be felt, to those violent enough to propel objects and people into the air, damage critical infrastructure, and wreak destruction across entire cities. The seismic activity of an area is the frequency, type, and size of earthquakes experienced over a particular time. The seismicity at a particular location in the Earth is the average rate of seismic energy release per unit volume. The word tremor is also used for non-earthquake seismic rumbling. At the Earth's surface, earthquakes manifest themselves by shaking and displacing or disrupting the ground. When the epicenter of a large earthquake is located offshore, the seabed may be displaced sufficiently to cause a tsunami. Earthquakes can also trigger landslides. In its most general sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event—whether natural or caused by humans—that generates seismic waves. Earthquakes are caused mostly by rupture of geological faults but also by other events such as volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear tests. An earthquake's point of initial rupture is called its hypocenter or focus. The epicenter is the point at ground level directly above the hypocenter.

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1. Earthquakes

   Loaded USGS list of earthquakes from List of Earthquakes

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1. Earthquakes

   Sudden slips on a fault, and the resulting ground shaking and radiated seismic energy caused by the slips, or by volcanic or magmatic activity, or other sudden stress changes in the earth. Faults are fractures along which the blocks of EARTH crust on either side have moved relative to one another parallel to the fracture.

How to pronounce earthquakes?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of earthquakes in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of earthquakes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of earthquakes in a Sentence

1. Andres Meira:

   Until you live in one of these places you don't really understand the primitive fear of earthquakes, there are times when you can't sleep and sometimes you wake up in the middle of the night and make sure things aren't moving.

2. Andrew Newman:

   Large earthquakes occur on large faults.

3. Thomas Heaton:

   I work on the physics of the rupture process and I have become convinced that the physics is in a class of phenomena that are called 'chaotic,' if this is true, then we will probably never predict earthquakes.

4. Andres Meira:

   The science is all there, we have tested it out in two earthquakes and they worked just fine. One was a seven pointer (on the Richter scale) and it worked perfectly.

5. Cindy Conda:

   I've been feeling earthquakes. Lots and lots of tremors.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquakes
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=earthquakes