Synonyms for Earthquake
ˈɜrθˌkweɪkearth·quake

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1. earthquake, quake, temblor, seismnoun

   shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity

   Synonyms:
   seism, quake, earthquake, temblor

2. earthquakenoun

   a disturbance that is extremely disruptive

   "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees"

   Synonyms:
   seism, quake, temblor

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1. • Disturbance

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. earthquakenoun

   Synonyms:
   earthshock, earth tremor

   Associated words:
   seismology, seismic, seismography, seismometry, seismal, seismometer, seismograph, seismogram, seismoscope, microseism, microseismic, meizoseismal, coscismal, anaseismic, isoseismic

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1. List of paraphrases for "earthquake":

   quake, earthquakes, tremor, seismic, seismological, temblor, quakes, epicenter, seismology

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1. List of known nicknames for "Earthquake":

   Nathaniel Stroman, Nathaniel Martin Stroman

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. earthquake

   Synonyms:
   Quake, seismic activity, tremblor, temor

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How to use Earthquake in a sentence?

1. William Carter:

   The elements necessary for that violation are: I knew there was a release, and I didn’t immediately report it — regardless of the cause, i mean, it could have been lightning or an earthquake did it and you knew it, and you didn’t report it in a timely fashion.

2. Narayan Gurung going:

   I raced here after the earthquake. I haven't slept for days.

3. Richard Allen:

   So the amount of warning time we might be talking about depends of course on where you are relative to the earthquake. We are talking about seconds, tens of seconds, best case scenario is a few minutes before and earthquake, tens of minutes potentially for tsunamis.

4. Bill Leith:

   This analysis of data from the new National Seismic Hazard Maps reveals that significantly more Americans are exposed to earthquake shaking.

5. Ozer Sencar:

   After the earthquake, Erdogan’s popularity decreased by only 1 point, while Kilicdaroglu’s popularity decreased by 5 points, all these data show that the losses of the government and Erdogan due to the earthquake are at a level that can be compensated.