Words similar to earthquake

Example sentences for: earthquake

How can you use “earthquake” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The Alfama was one of the few areas to survive the earthquake.
The fact, according to geologists, is that the Kathmandu Valley was indeed once a lake, though the valley’s waters now drain through the narrow cleft of Chobar Gorge, which was most likely created by a large earthquake.)
Sometimes, a company can foresee insurance will be unnecessary: While an earthquake in California snapped many telephone poles, the phone company made back its losses as "worried families started calling relatives"--long distance.
The WP story documents how shoddy building standards exacerbated the effects of the earthquake.
And the treasury was empty after earthquake, famine, and plague had crippled the economy.