Use the USGS Earthquake Search to find earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.0 or greater that have occurred in the past year. 1  Click the Global (Worldwide) Search link. 2  Obtain the records by selecting Spreadsheet Format (comma-delimited) as the Output File Type. 3  Choose the USGS/NEIC (PDE) 1973 - Present Data Base.
The definition of a jib is an arm that sticks out of a crane, a triangular sail that stays in front of the mast, or an animal that stops and refuses to go back. An example of a jib is the part of a crane that reaches out to grab. An example of a jib is one of the sails on a sailboat.
jib1. 1  any of various triangular sails set forward of a forestaysail or fore-topmast staysail. 2  the inner one of two such sails, set inward from a flying jib. 3  of or relating to a jib: jib clew. 4  cut of one's jib, one's general appearance, mien, or manner: I could tell by the cut of his jib that he wasn't the kind of person I'd want to deal with.