Three Earthquakes Hit Granada, Spain, Causing Injuries and Damage
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Three earthquakes hit Granada, in Spain, on the same day.
The biggest earthquake had a magnitude of 4.9. Another earthquake had a magnitude of 4.8.
The earthquakes shook buildings in the city. People felt strong tremors.
Three people were hurt in the earthquakes. Some buildings also got damage.
Many people felt panic when the ground shook. They ran outside their homes.
A video showed the moment of the earthquake. It showed people and buildings shaking.
Granada is a city in the south of Spain. Earthquakes sometimes happen there.
No one knows yet if more earthquakes will come.
Vocabulary15 words
- earthquake
- a sudden shaking of the ground
- magnitude
- a number that shows how strong an earthquake is
- tremor
- a small shaking movement
- damage
- harm done to something, like a broken building
- panic
- a sudden strong feeling of fear
- video
- moving pictures that show something happening
- injured
- hurt in the body
- shake
- to move quickly from side to side
- building
- a house or other structure people use
- city
- a big place where many people live
- ground
- the surface of the earth
- strong
- having a lot of power
- feel
- to notice something with your body or mind
- hurt
- to have pain or an injury
- south
- a direction, opposite of north
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Three _____ hit Granada, in Spain, on the same day.
The biggest earthquake had a _____ of 4.9.
The earthquakes shook _____ in the city.
Three people were _____ in the earthquakes.
Many people felt _____ when the ground shook.
A _____ showed the moment of the earthquake.
Granada is a city in the _____ of Spain.
No one knows yet if more _____ will come.
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