How to Use earthquake in a Sentence

earthquake

noun
  • The earthquake struck the next day.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • The first earthquake occurred at a depth of about nine miles.
    — Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Do earthquake swarms mean a big quake is coming?
    — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • This isn't the first time fans caused an earthquake at a concert.
    — Marina Watts, People.com, 12 May 2025
  • And for large earthquakes, even a few seconds can save lives.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
  • That includes against flood, fire and even earthquakes.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2026
  • It was damaged in last year’s earthquake.
    — ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • What to do during an earthquake?
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Once an earthquake ends, the software will present a guide with smart next steps.
    — Steven Aquino, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Doublet earthquake in Venezuela is very rare.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • The clusters of earthquakes can’t tell experts what will come next.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 3 June 2025
  • These aren’t the first earthquakes to shake the area recently.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The arch can sway as much as 18 inches in heavy winds or an earthquake.
    — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
  • What are the worst tsunamis and earthquakes in history?
    — George Petras, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Their best idea is that this could be, um, a spate of aftershocks from a earthquake.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2022
  • So when the next flood or wildfire or earthquake comes, the resources won’t be there.
    — Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Think about add-ons like flood or earthquake protection.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
  • Shortly after things heat up, an earthquake hits.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
  • These are films about people whose lives are about as stable as a house of cards in an earthquake.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2022
  • But earthquakes are not limited to land.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 13 June 2026
  • The drought of earthquakes on the San Andreas fault will not last.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • The earthquake did not trigger a tsunami, and no one died as a result.
    — Phillip Nieto, Fox News, 2 Aug. 2022
  • On my first day, there was an earthquake in Tokyo with a tsunami warning.
    — David Qu, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022
  • In one of the videos, candidates are seen on the catwalk when the earthquake hits.
    — Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In the last act, the vitrines tilt every which way, as if after an earthquake.
    — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • In light of the recent the earthquake, how is the Sabah team looking ahead?
    — Scott Bay, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Watch Stewart discuss the earthquake and eclipse in the video above.
    — EW.com, 9 Apr. 2024
  • A little over a week has passed since rare double earthquakes struck Venezuela.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 July 2026
  • Turkey sits on top of major fault lines and earthquakes are frequent.
    — ABC News, 19 May 2026
  • The earthquake had struck in 1975, with the death of my father.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025

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