Thesaurus: earthquake

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1. n. A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives; -- called also earthdin, earthquave, and earthshock.
2. a. Like, or characteristic of, an earthquake; loud; starling.
3. n. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
4. n. a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
5. A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives; -- called also earthdin, earthquave, and earthshock. Earthquake alarm, a bell signal constructed to operate on the theory that a few seconds before the occurrence of an earthquake the magnet temporarily loses its power. Like, or characteristic of, an earthquake; loud; starling. The earthquake voice of victory. Byron.
6. A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due tosubterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The waveof shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities andmany thousand lives; -- called also earthdin, earthquave, andearthshock. Earthquake alarm, a bell signal constructed to operate onthe theory that a few seconds before the occurrence of an earthquakethe magnet temporarily loses its power.
7. n:100 n. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity n. a disturbance that is extremely disruptive