1.   Major earthquakes like this occur very rarely.

2.   Meanwhile, large earthquakes have occurred in Landers and Los Angeles.

3.   Scientists cannot predict when an earthquake will occur.

4.   Small earthquakes occur continually but relieve only a negligible portion of the accumulated strain energy.

5.   The extra rainfall pushes the Earth beyond saturation point, the water is expelled and an earthquake occurs along with the expulsion.

6.   When an earthquake occurs the energy released is transmitted in wave form in all directions.

7.   Along the fault where India crashes into Asia, huge mountains arise, and huge earthquakes occur.

8.   After the earthquake occurred, Makino said, the hallways and lobby of the hospital were overflowing with patients.

9.   But recent experience shows that damaging earthquakes can occur on hidden faults or faults obscure enough to be neglected before earthquakes occur on them, Jackson said.

10.   Earthquakes occur when the rocks finally give way, releasing accumulated stress.