Two Small Earthquakes Shake Beniel, Felt in Alicante and Murcia
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Two small earthquakes happened near Beniel early in the morning. Beniel is a town in the Region of Murcia, Spain.
The first earthquake had a magnitude of 3.1. The second one had a magnitude of 3.0. Magnitude tells us how strong an earthquake is.
People felt the earthquakes in Beniel and in other towns near it. People also felt them in Alicante, in an area called Vega Baja.
Both earthquakes were light. They did not cause big problems. Small earthquakes like this happen sometimes in this area.
This is not the first time Beniel has felt earthquakes. The town has had earthquakes before. People in the area are used to small earthquakes.
Vocabulary15 words
- earthquake
- a sudden shaking of the ground
- region
- a big area of a country
- magnitude
- a number that shows how strong an earthquake is
- Vega Baja
- the name of an area in Alicante
- light
- small; not strong
- felt
- past form of feel; to notice something with your body
- town
- a small city
- problem
- something bad or difficult
- shaking
- moving quickly from side to side
- sudden
- happening very fast, with no warning
- strong
- having a lot of power
- area
- a part of a place
- morning
- the early part of the day
- before
- at an earlier time
- used to
- familiar with something because it happens often
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1. Near Beniel, in the Region of Murcia 2. 3.1 and 3.0 magnitude 3. False
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Two small _____ happened near Beniel early in the _____. Beniel is a town in the _____ of Murcia, Spain.
The first earthquake had a _____ of 3.1. The second one had a magnitude of 3.0. Magnitude tells us how _____ an earthquake is.
People felt the earthquakes in Beniel and in other towns near it. People also felt them in _____, in an area called Vega Baja.
Both earthquakes were _____. They did not cause big problems. Small earthquakes like this happen sometimes in this area.
This is not the first time Beniel has felt earthquakes. The town has had earthquakes _____. People in the area are used to small earthquakes.
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