earthquakenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɜːθ.kweɪk/us/ˈɝːθ.kweɪk/B2 a sudden violent movement of the earth's surface, sometimes causing great damage:
In 1906 an earthquake destroyed much of San Francisco.
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Geology: earthquakes & volcanic eruptions
- active
- aftershock
- crater
- epicentre
- extinct
- geyser
- lahar
- lava
- magma
- quake
- seismic
- seismograph
- seismology
- shock wave
- subduction
- the Richter scale
- tremor
- volcano
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