seaquake

noun

Definition of seaquakenext
as in microearthquake

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  1. microearthquake
  2. microseism
  3. upheaval
  4. convulsion
Noun
  • Earthquakes like the one recorded on the Alabama-Georgia border are known as microearthquakes and are not usually felt by people.
    Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 5 May 2023
  • Earthquakes with magnitude of 2.0 or less are called microearthquakes.
    Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2017
Definition of microearthquake
Noun
  • And, indeed, there is at least one other place on Earth where a volcano does cause a microseism with some similarities to this one.
    Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020
  • And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022
Definition of microseism
Noun
  • The political upheaval comes at a difficult moment for Canada.
    ROB GILLIES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
  • World & Nation Canada’s Trudeau announces resignation after nearly a decade as prime minister Jan. 6, 2025 The political upheaval comes at a difficult moment for Canada.
    Rob Gillies, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of upheaval
Noun
  • Exposure to larger doses of the gas can cause loss of consciousness, cardiac arrest, possibly leading to death, coma, convulsions, paralysis, respiratory failure, and seizures.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Then there's Willem Dafoe as the eccentric Professor Albin Eberhart von Franz, who is enlisted to treat Ellen during her convulsions.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of convulsion
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