major earthquake

collocation in English

meaningsofmajorandearthquake

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major
adjective
uk
/ˈmeɪ.dʒər/us
/ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the ...
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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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(Definition ofmajorandearthquakefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Supposing there is amajorearthquakeor something like that, the money will be spent.
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During amajorearthquakein 893, the city was destroyed, along with most of its 70,000 inhabitants.
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It looks as if it has survived amajorearthquake.
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There was amajorearthquakeduring the 17th century which caused some damage.
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The same area was struck, centuries later, by anothermajorearthquakeof comparable intensity.
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In 1933 the campus was devastated by amajorearthquakewhich struck the region, leaving two buildings standing.
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However, although amajorearthquakeoccurred, there has been some skepticism about this narrative of effective measures taken on the basis of a timely prediction.
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When the nextmajorearthquakeoccurs on the fault, damage will be catastrophic.
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In 1855 amajorearthquakeraised part of the lower valley, allowing the reclamation of land from swamp.
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The building was torn down in 1980 to be rebuilt as a safer structure in the event of amajorearthquake.
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Written sources document repairs being made on the citadel after amajorearthquake.
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There were two precursors to themajorearthquakeof 557.
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In accordance with this theory amajorearthquakewas considered likely to happen in the near future.
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Anothermajorearthquakein 1960 had a nearby epicenter.
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The harbour is of seismic origin, and amajorearthquakefault lies along its western shore.
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It also suffered numerous attacks by armed forces in the many centuries of its existence and from amajorearthquakein 1988.
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However, the remaining portions of the incident waves during amajorearthquakestill bear a huge devastating potential.
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This tension is released through amajorearthquakeapproximately every ten years.
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The city is suddenly hit with amajorearthquake.
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However, the most important stage of his conflict with the authorities came immediately after themajorearthquakeof 1977.
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