earth tremor

Noun
  1. A small earthquake (synset 107444084)
    is a type of: earthquake, quake, seism, temblor - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
    subtypes:
    • aftershock - a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake
    • foreshock - a tremor preceding an earthquake
    same as: microseism, tremor

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