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  • noun Plural form of megaquake.

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Examples

  • 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.

    Philippines floods: an expected shock 2011

  • Goldfinger says 22 megaquakes have occurred in the region over the past 10,000 years.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • To better understand megaquakes, a group of scientists planned to travel to Chile in May for a conference on giant earthquakes and their tsunamis.

    WSOCTV.com - Local News 2010

  • To better understand megaquakes, a group of scientists planned to travel to Chile in May for a conference on giant earthquakes and their tsunamis.

    Examiner California Headlines 2010

  • 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

  • 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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