What does earthquake mean?
Definitions for earthquake
ˈɜrθˌkweɪkearth·quake
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word earthquake.
Princeton's WordNet
earthquake, quake, temblor, seism(noun)
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
earthquake(noun)
a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
"selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees"
Wiktionary
earthquake(Noun)
A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
Etymology: ertheqwake, corresponding to .
Webster Dictionary
Earthquake(noun)
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(adj)
like, or characteristic of, an earthquake; loud; starling
Freebase
Earthquake
An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time. Earthquakes are measured using observations from seismometers. The moment magnitude is the most common scale on which earthquakes larger than approximately 5 are reported for the entire globe. The more numerous earthquakes smaller than magnitude 5 reported by national seismological observatories are measured mostly on the local magnitude scale, also referred to as the Richter scale. These two scales are numerically similar over their range of validity. Magnitude 3 or lower earthquakes are mostly almost imperceptible or weak and magnitude 7 and over potentially cause serious damage over larger areas, depending on their depth. The largest earthquakes in historic times have been of magnitude slightly over 9, although there is no limit to the possible magnitude. The most recent large earthquake of magnitude 9.0 or larger was a 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan in 2011, and it was the largest Japanese earthquake since records began. Intensity of shaking is measured on the modified Mercalli scale. The shallower an earthquake, the more damage to structures it causes, all else being equal.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of earthquake in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of earthquake in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of earthquake in a Sentence
We still have people coming to clinics with mental health problems related to the earthquake. They talk about the earthquake, about being under the rubble.
The magma chamber is likely imparting its own stresses on the crust around and above it, as the system slowly recharges. The stress drives fluids through cracks, producing the small quakes. The current pattern of seismicity is similar to swarms seen at Mount St. Helens in 2013 and 2014; recharge swarms in the 1990s had much higher earthquake rates and energy release.
Until we see earthquake activity dying down and the ground stops moving, it's likely that this activity is going to continue.
The building blocks (sacks filled with earth or sand) have a lot of advantages, they act like cushions or shock absorbers so that in times of earthquake or floods the structure cannot develop cracks or collapse.
There are still definite questions concerning the legality and constitutionality of the document, the earthquake has rattled the parties, and also shown how a good constitution needs to be part of the reconstruction process.
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- ardbewingAfrikaans
- terrentrín, tierratremoAragonese
- زلزالArabic
- zəlzələAzerbaijani
- ер тетрәүBashkir
- землятрусBelarusian
- земетресениеBulgarian
- ভূমিকম্পBengali
- kren-douarBreton
- terratrèmolCatalan, Valencian
- zemětřeseníCzech
- daeargrynWelsh
- jordskælvDanish
- ErdbebenGerman
- Εγκέλαδος, σεισμόςGreek
- tertremoEsperanto
- temblor, terremoto, chakaSpanish
- maavärinEstonian
- lurrikaraBasque
- زلزله, زمینلرزهPersian
- maanjäristysFinnish
- jarðskjálvtiFaroese
- séisme, tremblement de terreFrench
- crith talúnIrish
- crith-thalmhainnScottish Gaelic
- sismo, terremoto, terramotoGalician
- רעש אדמה, רעידת אדמהHebrew
- भूकंपHindi
- tranblemanntè, tranblemandtè, tranbleman detèHaitian Creole
- földrengésHungarian
- երկրաշարժArmenian
- gempa bumiIndonesian
- jarðskjálftiIcelandic
- sisma, terremotoItalian
- 地震Japanese
- მიწისძვრაGeorgian
- жер сілкіну, зілзалаKazakh
- nunap sajunneraKalaallisut, Greenlandic
- 지진, 地震Korean
- erdhej, بوومهلهرزهKurdish
- terraemotusLatin
- ÄerdbiewenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ແຜ່ນດິນໄຫວLao
- žemės drebėjimasLithuanian
- zemestrīceLatvian
- rū, rūwhenuaMāori
- goyang gempa, gempa, gempa bumi, tanah goyang, linduMalay
- terremotMaltese
- jordskjelvNorwegian
- aardbeving, aardschokDutch
- jordskjelvNorwegian Nynorsk
- kéyah haʼdéísnáNavajo, Navaho
- tèrratremol, tèrratremOccitan
- trzęsienie ziemiPolish
- tremor de terra, terramoto, terremotoPortuguese
- cutremurRomanian
- землетрясениеRussian
- потрес, земљотрес, potres, zemljotresSerbo-Croatian
- zemetrasenieSlovak
- potresSlovene
- tërmetAlbanian
- jordbävningSwedish
- భూకంపంTelugu
- заминларзаTajik
- แผ่นดินไหวThai
- lindolTagalog
- deprem, zelzeleTurkish
- يەر تەۋرەش, زىلزىلەUyghur, Uighur
- землетрусUkrainian
- زلزلہUrdu
- động đất, địa chấn, 地震Vietnamese
- tronnmint d' tereWalloon
- ערטקווייקYiddish
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