earthquake

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɜːθkweɪk/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɝθkweɪk/

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Noun

Singular earthquake

Plural earthquakes

1. (geology) (countable) An earthquake is a natural event that causes the ground to shake up and down, and sometimes, will destroy buildings.

   The earthquake ripped a crack in the road and destroyed half of the building that I live in.

Synonyms

• quake

Related words

• moonquake
• seaquake
• starquake

See also

• seismic
• aftershock
• fault line