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verbshake with seismic vibrations
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nounshaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
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Definition that contains quake
- friend a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
- light a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
- california a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
- bam an ancient city in southeastern Iran; destroyed by an earthquake in 2003
- atlantis according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake
- ca a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
- tsunami a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
- penn Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
- kobe a port city in Japan on Osaka Bay in southern Honshu; was damaged by an earthquake in 1995
- poseidon (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune