Earthquake

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1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synomyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Related terms 1.3 See also

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɜː(r)θˌkweɪk/
• SAMPA: /"3:(r)T%kweIk/

Noun

earthquake (plural: earthquakes )

1. A shaking of the earth, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.

Synomyms

• quake

Translations

Catalan: terratrèmol m Dutch: aardbeving f, aardschok m Estonian: maavärin maanjäristys French: tremblement de terre m, séisme m German: Erdbeben n Greek: σεισμός (seismos) m Italian: terremoto m

Japanese: 地震 (じしん, jishin) Lithuanian: žemės drebėjimas m Polish: trzęsienie ziemi n Portuguese: terremoto m Romanian: cutremur n Spanish: terremoto m, temblor m Tok Pisin: guria

Related terms

• moonquake
• seaquake

See also

• aftershock
• fault line
• Richter scale
• seismic
• seismograph
• seismologist
• seismology
• tremor
• tsunami