Collocations for earthquake - noun

big, great, huge, large, major, massive, powerful, severe, strong
devastating
minor, small
undersea, underwater
the tsunami caused by an undersea earthquake

cause, trigger
experience
The area has not experienced a major earthquake in more than 700 years.

feel
I don't understand why we felt the earthquake and you didn't.

survive, withstand
The school was built to withstand earthquakes.

predict
You can't accurately predict earthquakes.

record
It was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in the US.

happen, hit (sth), occur, strike (sth)
The earthquake hit the city at two in the morning.

rock sth, shake sth
The earthquake shook buildings throughout the business district.

destroy sth, devastate sth, kill sb, leave sb homeless
cause sth
measure sth
an earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale

activity
an organization which monitors earthquake activity

zone
survivor, victim
damage
prediction
hazard, risk

in a/the earthquake
The building was destroyed in an earthquake.

the epicentre/epicenter of an earthquake
the evacuation of coastlines within 600 miles of the earthquake's epicentre/epicenter

the magnitude of an earthquake