earthquake

Plural: earthquakes

Noun

• shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
• a disturbance that is extremely disruptive
  • "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees"
• A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
• Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies.
• A sudden and intense upheaval; a severely disruptive event.

Verb

• To undergo an earthquake.

Synonyms

quake, seism, temblor, earthdin, terremote, tremblor, tremor

Related Words

Richter scale, aftershock, earthquake engineering, fault line, moonquake, seaquake, seismic, seismograph, seismologist, seismology, starquake, tremor, tsunami