"Earthquake comes OR occur." What to say?

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twilit1988

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Hi,

1) "Earthquake comes OR occur." What to say?

2) "We play games on OR in Phone/Computer." What to say?

Thanks in advance
 

bhaisahab

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Hi,

1) "Earthquake comes OR occur." What to say?

2) "We play games on OR in Phone/Computer." What to say?

Thanks in advance
Earthquakes occur or happen.
On a phone/computer.
 

sunsunmoon

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Can we say "Earthquakes hit" or "Earthquakes strike" to mean "Earthquakes occur"?
 

Barb_D

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I think "strike" is a good word for earthquakes. I guess you can say something like "The earthquake hit at 3 am when most residents were asleep."
 
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