Sentence examples for main quake from inspiring English sources

The main quake occurred the following day.

Seismograms record the main quake taking place at a minute before eight on the morning (local time) of December 26, but serious shaking is recorded for much longer.

It was preceded by several foreshocks, including a magnitude-7.2 event centred approximately 25 miles (40 km) away from the epicentre of the main quake.

Hundreds of aftershocks, dozens of magnitude 6.0 or greater and two of magnitude 7.0 or greater, followed in the days and weeks after the main quake.

Squatting on the sidewalk in central Port-au-Prince, her thigh bandaged from an injury suffered during the main quake, Ange Toussaint, 55, smiled broadly.

In all, some 9,000 people died and about 16,800 were injured throughout Nepal by the main quake and numerous aftershocks.

Jagla says data taken in southern California over 20 years shows that main quakes and aftershocks that occur within 30 minutes show an exponent of -1.35, whereas those for aftershocks coming 30 to 90 minutes after the main shock have an exponent of -1.7 just as predicted.

Seismologists noted it was too soon to tell whether the Sunday quake, was the main earthquake or whether a stronger one is to come.

Williams covers what she calls the "transitioner," the "basic shake" and gets down to the main booty-quaking move.

Enter Setup from the Main Menu of Quake 3. Then select Player.

For years, the steely force has left travelers captive to its whims, sweeping across New York City's main arteries and quaking above many of its neighborhoods.