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- noun Plural form of
megaquake .
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Examples
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A closer look at the geological evidence of the last 2,000 years has since shown that such megaquakes and megastunamis have hit the region before.
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Goldfinger says 22 megaquakes have occurred in the region over the past 10,000 years.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Spurred in part by a pair of megaquakes in the 1960s, scientists began looking in earnest for signals that will help them distinguish a serious quake from the garden variety.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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By examining sediment cores for evidence of underwater landslides, Goldfinger pushed the record back to include 22 megaquakes over the past 10,000 years.
The Seattle Times 2011
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Goldfinger's studies suggest megaquakes of the type that devastated Sumatra and set off a deadly tsunami may jolt the Northwest much more often than previously thought.
The Seattle Times 2011
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His studies suggest megaquakes of the type that devastated Sumatra and set off a deadly tsunami may jolt the Northwest more often than previously thought.
The Seattle Times 2011
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To better understand megaquakes, a group of scientists planned to travel to Chile in May for a conference on giant earthquakes and their tsunamis.
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To better understand megaquakes, a group of scientists planned to travel to Chile in May for a conference on giant earthquakes and their tsunamis.
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To better understand megaquakes, a group of scientists planned to travel to Chile in May for a conference on giant earthquakes and their tsunamis.
KDKA - Pittsburgh's Source for Breaking News, Weather and Sports 2010
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FALSE REPORT - Earthquake was a 3.2 8.0 is HUGE, Chilie was sparred because they are in the mountains and that helped to shield many areas and they like Japan are prepared for megaquakes.
Latest Articles USGS - via twitter 2010
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