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Definition mega-quake in British English

mega-quake noun

noun
1

a very powerful earthquake, which measures more than 7 on the Richter scale

Example

Mega-quakes of magnitude 9 or greater occur less frequently in the northern segment and can rupture the entire fault, even as magnitude-8 earthquakes strike more often in the southern segment.

Definition mega-quake in British English