Can I use ¨shake¨ to refer an earthquake?

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Can I use ¨shake¨ to refer an earthquake?

la mente maestra

Can I use ¨shake¨ to refer an earthquake?

Can I use ¨shake¨ to refer an earthquake?, for example, it is shaking, can someone explain me please,

5 Sep 2012

julimfarias

You can use "quake". As in "earth was quaking".

5 Sep 2012

yanogator

Even though it ´s called an earthquake, it sounds very natural to say "The earth was shaking". Since "quake" is not commonly used in English, "shaking" would be more common.

Bruce

5 Sep 2012

Ask the people in Christchurch, New Zealand and they would say that the earth was definitely shaking.

6 Sep 2012

Yes, you can!

6 Sep 2012