Earthquakes

It is of the essence of some inflammable matter to gather itself together, to ferment in the caverns of the earth, to increase its active force by augmenting its heat, and then explode, by the accession of other matter suitable to the operation, with that tremendous force which we call earthquakes; by which mountains are destroyed; cities overturned; the inhabitants of the plains thrown into ❋ Paul Henri Thiry Holbach (1756)

Don't you get tired of the Lord talking to these right wing wing nuts while hundreds of thousands die in earthquakes? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Oh, you know, people dying in earthquakes because the buildings are made of toothpicks; melamine-laced foods killing babies, and Chinese workers dying in mine collapses. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Even our own planet is hostile -- people and other animals and plants die in earthquakes, floods, and so forth all the time. ❋ Unknown (2010)

What else could explain earthquakes, hurricanes or plagues? ❋ Clay Farris Naff (2010)

Me: Oh, you know, people dying in earthquakes because the buildings are made of toothpicks .... ❋ Unknown (2010)

Next I obtained the full list of earthquakes from the University of Utah Seismographic Stations website. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Because thinking that pacts with devils cause earthquakes is crazy, even if someone on the internet thinks it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The magnitude of most earthquakes is measured on the Richter scale, invented by Charles F. Richter in 1934. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Start with the four basic forces underlying physics, add some plate tectonics, surmised elemental composition of the earth's interior along with their physical properties and we can explain earthquakes and volcanoes. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The basic math of earthquakes is that they build up strain at a constant rate, so the longer you wait between quakes the bigger the quake will be. ❋ Unknown (2006)

"Monitoring these silent earthquakes is important to forecasting big earthquakes later," Nakamula says. ❋ Unknown (2006)

"Monitoring these silent earthquakes is important to forecasting big earthquakes later," Nakamula said. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The Liberals & media & I guess the general public, for lack of a better term, all seem to grasp the concept, though, that if you are a Quebec federalist and choose to vote for the Bloc as a way to punish the Liberals, that is somehow okay and acceptable and doing so will not immediately trigger twin earthquakes along Quebec's eastern & western borders, destroying the country forever. ❋ Candace (2005)

People who die in earthquakes or in terrorist attacks have been used as examples of people who were sinful and deserved What They Got - or better yet, Died As A Sign To Remind Us Of How Far We've Fallen - but I've never heard a preacher claim that people who died from smog or residual radiation were getting what they deserved, or that it was some signal to change our ways. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The repeated allusion to "great" earthquakes is important, for it refers to a difference in magnitude so enormous as to become a difference in kind. ❋ Unknown (1981)

The "public policy" consultants have seen in earthquakes an opportunity for constructing elaborate flow charts and "decision trees" of phenomenal complexity, much as their professional brethren did fifteen years ago when laying plans for Model Cities and the Job Corps. ❋ Unknown (1981)

These [damned] [Californians] are getting too [numerous]... time for another earthquake! ❋ Seismixxx (2003)

Just keep your feet on the ground And move your head all around You put your hands in the air And move with the sound [DO THE EARTHQUAKE] CHDBAIJH CCSAOJH [ALH] [AIJH] CCJLH no bc. @ hrchkgbasNbkhsbvfd Akihito akhhvfcduig ❋ Jowmama (2023)

[Japan] seems to suffer earthquakes as often as [Florida] gets ripped apart by [hurricanes]. ❋ KRHimself (2005)

Earthquake [Teacher]: [shove] yourself under your 2 by 2 [desk] ❋ Kickrocks (2020)

OMG [Jimmy] [totally] earthquaked me last night, [it was AWESOME]. ❋ Shade696969 (2009)

He gave [us] an earthquake when we were [peeing] in [the urinal]. ❋ Yarince (2008)

That [fat bitch] [Jenny] just earthquaked the entire [building]. ❋ Shapadapadoopapoopalis (2018)

Kevin was [getting tired] of just [soaking] with his girlfriend so he asked his buddy to help him with [earthquaking]. It's probably against the word of wisdom but who cares. ❋ TeaAndCum (2021)

" [Last night] [my mom] [came] in as I was causing The Earthquake. " ❋ Jackie && Shelly (2006)

Kevin, "[What'd] you and Marry do last night?" Brad, "Dude I earthquaked her so hard" Kevin, "Wow man [that's hot]!" Brad, "Yeah she'll be feeling [the aftershock] in the morning!" ❋ MikeHunt509 (2014)