powerful earthquake

collocation in English

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powerful
adjective
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/ˈpaʊə.fəl/us
/ˈpaʊ.ɚ.fəl/
having a lot of power to control people ...
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earthquake
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɜːθ.kweɪk/us
/ˈɝːθ.kweɪk/
a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing ...
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Europe is not threatened by the danger of either tsunamis or such apowerfulearthquake, hence direct conclusions should not be drawn from this unfortunate tragedy.
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Close to 600 people died and more than 2,300 were injured during the country's mostpowerfulearthquakein more than a decade.
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The sixth mostpowerfulearthquakeof the year, it registered a magnitude of 7.5 and was a megathrust earthquake.
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In fact, that probably saved their lives, as apowerfulearthquakeshattered the glacier they had ascended hours after they safely left it.
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Soon after entering the tunnel, apowerfulearthquakemakes the train derail and partially destroys it, and blocks both sides of the tunnel with rubble.
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While the interpretation of this event varied from tribe to tribe, one consensus was universally accepted: thepowerfulearthquakehad to have meant something.
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The combination of thepowerfulearthquakeand subsequent tsunami resulted in both large-scale loss of life and massive damage to property and infrastructure.
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Gorgon now has bull's legs and hooves and can create intense shockwaves equivalent to apowerfulearthquake.
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This earthquake was the third mostpowerfulearthquakerecorded since 1900.
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It was the mostpowerfulearthquaketo hit the region in recorded history.
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While the interpretation of this event varied from tribe to tribe, they agreed that thepowerfulearthquakehad to have meant something.
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Apowerfulearthquakethat struck the area in 1945 is thought to be responsible for the destruction.
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In 1918, the dome and the southern wall were destroyed by apowerfulearthquake; both were reconstructed in the 1990s.
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There is little theatrical or staged musical tradition, and the facilities have not yet fully recovered from thepowerfulearthquakeof 1980.
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The citizens reconstructed the town, but in 518 was struck by apowerfulearthquake.
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Anotherpowerfulearthquakestruck the community in 1931.
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A morepowerfulearthquakestuck the same city in 1977; however new construction codes put in effect following the 1944 incident kept damage to a relative minimum.
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The geologic activity that produces vulcanism also breeds powerful earthquakes.
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The region around the epicenter has a history of powerful earthquakes.
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