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Definitions for seismicity
saɪzˈmɪs ɪ ti, saɪs-seis·mic·i·ty

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  1. seismicitynoun

    factor of how seismic a region is. How prone it is to earthquakes.

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  1. Seismicity

    Seismicity is a measure encompassing earthquake occurrences, mechanisms, and magnitude at a given geographical location. As such, it summarizes a region's seismic activity. The term was coined by Beno Gutenberg and Charles Francis Richter in 1941. Seismicity is studied by geophysicists.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of seismicity in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of seismicity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of seismicity in a Sentence

  1. Luis Fernando Velasco:

    Right now, the volcano is ejecting steam, ashes, gases, and closer to the crater there’s been a high level of seismicity.

  2. The USGS:

    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.

  3. Rex Buchanan:

    We see something very new and different happening here in the mid-continent, we're not used to this level of seismicity.

  4. Ryan Sitton:

    If seismicity is being caused by oil and gas activities, then I want to know it, and we're going to regulate it, but if not, I don't want somebody in parts of the state to be convinced it's oil and gas and not address whatever the real issues are.

  5. Neal Froneman:

    Seismicity is a feature of mining in the region and deep-level mining layouts and support systems have been designed specifically to cope withy seismicity.

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