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a temblor knocked down many of the buildings in the village
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The powerful temblor caused power outages and broke water lines in some communities, plus knocked plenty of products off store shelves.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The area where Thursday’s temblor struck is a complex meeting point of tectonic plates where earthquakes are unpredictable, said Christine Goulet, the director of the Earthquake Science Center.
—Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Harold Tobin, the director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, said the temblor was a strike-slip earthquake, which means that two plates slid past each other, causing shaking.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
The temblor struck 45 miles SW of Eureka in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 8 miles beneath the ocean floor.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The area where Thursday’s temblor struck is a complex meeting point of tectonic plates where earthquakes are unpredictable, said Christine Goulet, the director of the Earthquake Science Center.
—Jesus Jiménez, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Harold Tobin, the director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, said the temblor was a strike-slip earthquake, which means that two plates slid past each other, causing shaking.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
The temblor struck 45 miles SW of Eureka in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 8 miles beneath the ocean floor.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Temblor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temblor. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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