Sentences with phrase «giant earthquakes rocked»
Two centuries ago, a series of giant earthquakes rocked the tiny town of New Madrid, Missouri, collapsing chimneys and shaking houses more than 1000 kilometers away.
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When any two plates grind against each and get stuck, enormous stress builds up until the rocks fracture and the fault rips apart in a giant earthquake.
If they are right, then in less than a million years giant earthquakes will be rocking the eastern coast of North America.
Following the «cataclysmic» that rocks Gotham in its upcoming season finale — which, given that it's named «No Man's Land,» could be a giant earthquake in reference to the similar events that happen in the comic of the same name — executive producer Danny Canon stated season five is «a different show.»
It's a fitting reminder that this coast — beautiful as it is and dotted with tourist villages, parks, and scenic overviews — features a kind of rough trade too: huge storms, earthquakes, tidal waves, giant rocks, and killer waves.