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How to pronounce earthquake in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms quake, seism, temblor
Type of geological phenomenon
Has types microseism, earth tremor, seaquake, seismic disturbance, shock, tremor, submarine earthquake
Type Words
Type of commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do


selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees.

Examples of earthquake

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He canceled his scheduled trip to Japan this week after the March 11 earthquake.
From the bloomberg.com
He was out shopping March 11 when the earthquake hit and made it to high ground.
From the usatoday.com
Transportation system in the country was affected by Friday's strong earthquake.
From the kentucky.com
In 1981 Japan updated its building guidelines with an eye to earthquake science.
From the time.com
Struck by a massive earthquake a year ago, Haiti has been struggling to recover.
From the cnn.com
Three of the six reactors at the site were in operation when the earthquake hit.
From the us.cnn.com
Last year, they even sent money to help earthquake victims elsewhere in Gujarat.
From the businessweek.com
Speaking with survivors of the massive 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Wen openly wept.
From the newsweek.com
San Chhina delivered meals in El Salvador following an earthquake there in 2001.
From the news-journalonline.com
More examples
  • Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
  • A disturbance that is extremely disruptive; "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees"
  • An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time. ...
  • Earthquake is the first album from Uli Jon Roth's Electric Sun band. It was released in 1979 by Metronome GmbH.
  • The Tremblement de Terre (or "Earthquake") Cocktail has been attributed to the French Post-Impressionist painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The name is derived from its effects, which tend to "shake up" the drinker.
  • Nathaniel Martin Stroman (born May 29, 1963), best known as "Earthquake", is an African-American actor, voice artist, and comedian.
  • Earthquake is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.
  • Earthquake is a 1974 American disaster film that achieved huge box-office success, continuing the disaster film genre of the 1970s where recognizable all-star casts attempt to survive life or death situations. ...
  • (earthquakes) Schneider says the gov't is using a Tesla device to create earthquakes. Examples of said earthquakes: Kobe, Japan; 1989 San Francisco; there was no pulsewave as in normal earthquakes.