Summary
In August, another strong shake hit a place called Colombia 🌎
A few days later, a big shake was felt near an island in Indonesia 🌎
Key Points
4 points1
All three shakes were very strong, called magnitude seven or higher
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The shakes happened in different parts of the world
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Being deeper or shallower can change how much we feel the shake
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Scientists study these shakes to help keep people safe
New Words to Learn
5 wordsmagnitude
how strong an earthquake is
tectonic plates
big pieces of the Earth’s surface that move
fault
a crack where plates slide and can cause an earthquake
tsunami
big waves that can happen after a strong ocean shake
aftershocks
smaller shakes that happen after the big one
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