Quake means to shake or tremble. This describes what is happening to the earth during such an event
An epicenter.
The Good Friday earthquake is the name given to a powerful earthquake that occurred in Alaska on March 27, 1964. It remains the most powerful recorded earthquake in North American history and caused widespread damage and tsunamis.
Japan was the country that experienced a devastating earthquake in 1920, known as the Haiyuan earthquake, measuring 8.6 magnitude.
It was called the Loma Prieta earthquake, for the mountain closest to the epicenter.
The "epicenter" is the point on the surface above the "hypocenter" or "focus" of the earthquake underground.
Another name for an earthquake is a temblor.
Magnitude is another term for the strength of an earthquake.
The name of the earthquake was Tōhoku
Another name for the focus of an earthquake is the hypocenter of an earthquake. This is the strongest point in the earthquake, like the eye of the storm.
Its called the Kobe earthquake
The Tutti Earthquake
It was named The Great Hanshin earthquake or Kobe earthquake.
Another name for an earthquake focus is the hypocenter. It refers to the point beneath the Earth's surface where the earthquake originates.
Great Hanshin earthquake .
The largest earthquake fault is San Andreas fault.
The point at which the earthquake starts - is the Epicentre.
Seismology.