common carotid artery - runs upward in the neck and divides into the external and internal carotid arteries. common carotid. arteria carotis, carotid artery - either of two major arteries of the neck and head; branches from the aorta.
The horrific earthquake that struck Nepal Saturday did not come as a surprise to experts. They knew it was coming. In fact, just last week a group of earthquake specialists gathered in Kathmandu to try to figure out how the country could prepare for the major earthquake they feared was imminent.
The 1960 earthquake in Chile was the largest earthquake ever recorded by seismographs. It was a 9.5 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Chile. The Nazca Plate, an oceanic plate, is subducting beneath the North American Plate, a continental plate.960 Chile Earthquake The 1960 Chile earthquake was a magnitude 9.5 the largest earthquake ever recorded! What Causes Earthquakes. Find out what causes earthquakes and other fascinating facts about when our planet shakes, rattles, and rolls.