Synonyms for EARTHQUAKE: quake, tremor, temblor, shake, aftershock, shock, upheaval, convulsion, foreshock, microearthquake

The meaning of EARTHQUAKE is a shaking or trembling of the earth that is volcanic or tectonic in origin. How to use earthquake in a sentence.

In its most general sense, an earthquake is any seismic event—whether natural or caused by humans—that generates seismic waves. Earthquakes are caused mostly by the rupture of geological faults but also by other events such as volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, fracking and nuclear tests.

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Earthquake is one of those words that means exactly what it sounds like: the earth is quaking. Earthquakes happen along "fault lines," the places where the big plates of the earth meet and rub up against each other during volcanic activities.

EARTHQUAKE definition: 1. a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage: 2. a sudden…. Learn more.

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