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Earthquakes like the one recorded on the Alabama-Georgia border are known as microearthquakes and are not usually felt by people.—
Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com,
al,
5 May 2023 -
Earthquakes with magnitude of 2.0 or less are called microearthquakes.—
Don Behm,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
9 Sep. 2017
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And, indeed, there is at least one other place on Earth where a volcano does cause a microseism with some similarities to this one.—
Anna Funk,
Discover Magazine,
27 Oct. 2020
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And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan.—
Caroline Delbert,
Popular Mechanics,
21 Feb. 2022
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Social Security Administration leadership upheaval The Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, is not a federal department.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
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But, this season has been dominated by injuries and roster upheaval.—
Corey Masisak,
The Denver Post,
27 Feb. 2025
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Encephalitis may lead to convulsions and can cause deafness or leave a child with a lifelong intellectual disability, health officials warn.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Among children with measles, about 1 in every 20 develops pneumonia, the CDC said, and about one in every 1,000 suffers swelling of the brain called encephalitis — which can lead to convulsions, deafness or intellectual disability.—
Laura Ungar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Seaquake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seaquake. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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