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earthquake

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earthquake
noun
many homes were destroyed in the earthquake:
earth tremor, tremor, convulsion, shock, foreshock, aftershock;
informal quake, shake, trembler;
technical microseism.
word linksearthquake
seismic relating to earthquakes
seismology study of earthquakes
seismograph instrument that measures earthquakes