Collocations withearthquake
These are words often used in combination withearthquake.
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destructive earthquake
Following a destructive earthquake, even the ceremony of rescue is morally and politically charged, as rescuers fight not against 'nature' but against the twisted ruins of their own design failures.
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devastating earthquake
The first reports only a few weeks after this devastating earthquake reveal that tourist bookings have dropped drastically.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
earthquake engineering
The title is misleading in that the book is overwhelmingly concerned with details of earthquake engineering, risk and hazard evaluation, and local site assessment.
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earthquake prediction
This was the first successful earthquake prediction in history.
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earthquake zone
Thus did journalists and other writers traversing the earthquake zone report that the usual signs had indeed been noticed.
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frequent earthquakes
This area is not located at the margins of the earth's crustal plates where structural stresses may be released as frequent earthquakes and intense volcanicity.
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large earthquake
It is not only a pill to cure an earthquake; it is a very small pill to cure a large earthquake.
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major earthquake
Supposing there is a major earthquake or something like that, the money will be spent.
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massive earthquake
It has to be a catastrophe of gigantic magnitude, like a massive earthquake.
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minor earthquake
Various houses in my district give the appearance of having suffered from a minor earthquake.
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powerful earthquake
Europe is not threatened by the danger of either tsunamis or such a powerful earthquake, hence direct conclusions should not be drawn from this unfortunate tragedy.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
strong earthquake
Being constructed very solidly, the walls were generally unaffected by a strong earthquake occurring in 1667.
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violent earthquake
Once stopped in the station, a violent earthquake would take place, destroying the entire station and climaxed in a massive flash flood.
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