Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: On Dec. 26, 2003, a quake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit southeastern city Bam, killing nearly 262,000 people. On Feb. 22, 2004, another quake measuring 6.4 left more than 600 dead and 1400 injured on the outskirt of Zarand, a town 250 km northwest of Bam.

quake