Earthquake synonyms
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A relatively minor seismic shaking or vibrating movement. Tremors often precede larger earthquakes or volcanic eruptions.
An instance of quaking.
An earthquake.
A violent collision, impact, or explosion, or the force or movement resulting from this:
(Geol.) Any movement displacing parts of rock or soil masses in relation to one another; small fault or landslide
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A fracture in a rock formation along which there has been movement of the blocks of rock on either side of the plane of fracture. Faults are caused by plate-tectonic forces.
Of, having to do with, or caused by an earthquake or earthquakes or by man-made earth tremors
earthquake shock
In 1857 Irish engineer/scientist Mallet proposed the theory that earthquakes move outward from a central focal point, and that, by locating the direction that the earthquake came from, the focal points could be located and studied.
eruption (related)
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cyclone (related)
explosion (related)
oil-spill (related)
tsunamis (related)
aftershock (related)
earthquakes (related)
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disaster (related)
movement of the earth's surface
earth-tremor
(Geology) A small earthquake, or seismic event.
aftershock; an earthquake registering one
points on the Richter scale; secondary tremor
tertiary tremor
volcanic quake
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(Music) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.
seismical
earthshock
An earthquake.
foreshock
A minor tremor of the earth that precedes a larger earthquake originating at approximately the same location.
An organized effort by supporters of a common goal:
7-6-magnitude (related)
movement of the earth's crust
seismic upheaval
repetition (related)
Upheaval is a sudden and dramatic change or disruption, often that leads to chaos.
Two is defined as the number equal to the sum of one plus one.
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mudslide (related)
hurricane (related)
Find another word for earthquake. In this page you can discover 44 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for earthquake, like: microseism, tremor, quake, tremblor, temblor, shock, slip, fault, seismic, move and trembler.