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.
1. Valdivia earthquake (1960) Valdiva earthquake was the largest earthquake ever recorded by the instrument in the history. It was originating at coast of southern Chile on may 22 1960. The earthquake occurs at 7:11 PM, 100 miles off the cost of Chile, parallel to the city Valdivia.