earthquake

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Related terms 1.3 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɜː(r)θˌkweɪk/, SAMPA: /"3:(r)T%kweIk/

[edit] Noun

earthquake (plural earthquakes)

1. A shaking of the Earth, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
2. A natural disaster.

[edit] Synonyms

• quake

[edit] Translations

Bosnian: zemljotres bs(bs) m. Breton: kren-douar br(br) m. Catalan: terratrèmol m. Chinese: 地震 (dì-zhèn) Croatian: potres hr(hr) m. Czech: zemětřesení cs(cs) n. Danish: jordskælv da(da) n. Dutch: aardbeving nl(nl) f., aardschok nl(nl) m. Esperanto: tertremo eo(eo) Estonian: maavärin Finnish: maanjäristys fi(fi) French: tremblement de terre m., séisme m. German: Erdbeben de(de) n. Greek: σεισμός [siˈzmo̞s] m., Εγκέλαδος [e̞ˈ(ŋ)ɟe̞laˌðo̞s] m. Hebrew: רעידת אדמה he(he) (reidat adama) f., רעש אדמה he(he) (raash adama) m. Italian: terremoto it(it) m., sisma it(it) m. Indonesian: Gempa bumi

Japanese: 地震 (じしん, jishin) Kurdish: بوومه‌له‌رزه‌ Latvian: zemestrīce f. Lithuanian: žemės drebėjimas m. Maltese: terremot m. Norwegian: jordskjelv n. Polish: trzęsienie ziemi n. Portuguese: terramoto m. Russian: землетрясение (z'eml'etr'as'énije) n. Romanian: cutremur n. Scottish Gaelic: crith-thalmhainn f. Serbian: Cyrillic: земљотрес m. Latin: zemljotres m. Spanish: terremoto m., temblor m., chaka f. Swahili: tetemeko (noun 5/6) Telugu: భూకంపం (bhookampam) Tok Pisin: guria Turkish: deprem, zelzele

[edit] Related terms

• moonquake
• seaquake

[edit] See also

• aftershock
• fault line
• Richter scale
• seismic
• seismograph
• seismologist
• seismology
• tremor
• tsunami