earthquake (Q1126)

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An earthquake is the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
  • tremor
  • seismicity
  • ground movement
  • temblor
  • seismological process
  • ground shaking
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earthquake
An earthquake is the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
  • tremor
  • seismicity
  • ground movement
  • temblor
  • seismological process
  • ground shaking

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