Sentence examples for major tremor from inspiring English sources

There was a major tremor, magnitude 7.9, just two days ago - what now looks like a foreshock.

But he said the quake probably did not increase the likelihood of a major tremor on the Septentrional fault.

The last major tremor recorded in Australia was in 2012 when a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck in the far north of South Australia state.

Parts of the building are designed to deform non-catastrophically during the early stages of a major tremor, like crumple zones in a car.

Not too far from the dam itself, residents in the tiny village of Miaohe felt a major tremor in April beneath their farmhouses.

The case is being closely watched by seismologists around the world, who insist it is impossible to predict earthquakes and say no major tremor has ever been foretold.

• The N.H.L. is having other major tremors in its tectonic plates.

The strident rip in an Abbey Lincoln performance embodied jazz in the 60's -- politically ambitious, its structure undergoing major tremors.

It's been 1.5 years since the iPhone began to take over hit the market, causing major tremors throughout the mobile world.

Buildings that could otherwise stand up to major tremors end up collapsing, and flying debris kills people that otherwise would have survived.

More permanent is the wholesale uplift of sea-floor along coasts that have experienced major tremors such as the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.