Laurent Lamothe

Canadians have been very generous toward Haiti after the earthquake and, thanks to you, our most vulnerable people have received food, drinkable water, shelter, medical care and education. For that, we are extremely grateful.

Haitian Public Servant

Russ Carnahan

Americans rightly asked, if this is the way our government responds to a natural disaster it knew about days in advance, how would it respond to a surprise terrorist attack? How would it respond to an earthquake?

American Politician

Patti Smith

My daughter is one of my greatest inspirations. She's an environmentalist, she plays piano, she's raising money for the earthquake victims in Nepal. Every day she surprises me and teaches me something.

American Musician

Lord Byron

There is no such thing as a life of passion any more than a continuous earthquake, or an eternal fever. Besides, who would ever shave themselves in such a state?

British Poet

Elena Vesnina

I will remember this day for the rest of my life. There is nothing you can say. It's just like you won the match after the earthquake and it just feels great.

Russian Athlete

Charles Francis Richter

In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many buildings of this type; it is very frustrating to try to get rid of them.

American Scientist

Voltaire

Opinion has caused more trouble on this little earth than plagues or earthquakes.

French Writer

Patricia Riggen

Chile's mines are very dangerous; the country has a lot of earthquakes.

Mexican Director

Jeannette Rankin

You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.

Todd Akin

Used to describe the natural disaster involving the earth's surface and tectonic plates.

Geological Term

An earthquake often happens without warning, emphasizing sudden and unpredictable events.

Unexpected Event

Earthquakes vary in strength, described as 'minor' to 'catastrophic' or 'massive'.

Intensity Variance

Used metaphorically to denote major changes or disturbances in various contexts.

Figurative Usage

Highlights the element of surprise and disruption in social, political, or economic arenas.

Unexpected Change

It does not refer to an actual quake but to a significant shift or impact.

Not Literal

 The difference likely comes down to the lava that followed many of Hawaii's worst earthquakes. The lava on Hawaii is made of basalt, which once cooled, is highly fertile. Within a couple of decades of terrible eruptions, Islanders would have seen vibrant green life thriving

The scientific origins...

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Earthquake Destruction PIPE...

 For one thing, most buildings are not located right on a fault line, and the shifting tectonic plates go much deeper than building foundations. So what's actually going on? In fact, the reality of earthquakes and their effect on buildings is a bit more complicated.

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 taking pictures of outer space, and collecting data on things, like the behavior of bacteria in the Earth's atmosphere and magnetic signals that could help predict earthquakes. But imagine how much more we could learn if they could fly beyond Earth's orbit.

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 providing engineering and business support to small businesses. And after the quake, we started bringing in earthquake engineers to figure out why the buildings collapsed, to examine what was safe and what wasn't. Working with MINUSTAH,

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 But when messengers came for help days later, their doubts turned to gratitude. Today, we no longer rely on pots to identify seismic events, but earthquakes still offer a unique challenge to those trying to track them.

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 technology left an enormous amount of visual evidence for studying years to come and can perhaps help us better understand the power of earthquakes and tsunamis and prevent loss of life in the

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