earthquake

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

Examples

▶ 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake; 2008 Sichuan earthquake; 1906 San Francisco earthquake; Great Hanshin earthquake; 2005 Kashmir earthquake;  …

Northridge earthquake; Port Royal; Good Friday Earthquake; 2009 L'Aquila earthquake; 1985 Mexico City earthquake; 1960 Valdivia earthquake; New Madrid Seismic Zone; 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake; 1755 Lisbon earthquake; 1556 Shaanxi earthquake; 1923 Great Kantō earthquake; 2008 Chino Hills earthquake; 1994 Northridge earthquake; 1976 Tangshan earthquake; 2001 Gujarat earthquake; 2009 Costa Rica earthquake; 1700 Cascadia earthquake; 1989 Newcastle earthquake; 2009 Tonga earthquake; 2007 Peru earthquake; 2008 Lincolnshire earthquake; 1990 Luzon earthquake; 2008 Chechnya earthquake; 1138 Aleppo earthquake; 1971 San Fernando earthquake; 2008 Pakistan earthquake; 1959 Yellowstone earthquake; July 2006 Java earthquake; 2006 Hawaii earthquake; 1908 Messina earthquake; 2004 Chuetsu earthquake; 2008 Illinois earthquake; 1933 Long Beach earthquake; 1970 Ancash earthquake; May 2006 Java earthquake; Effect of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake on India; 1988 Spitak earthquake; 2006 Hengchun earthquake; Kamchatka earthquakes; Charleston earthquake; 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake; Geography of Guatemala; 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake; 365 Crete earthquake; 1929 Grand Banks earthquake; 2003 Bam earthquake; Parkfield earthquake; September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes; 1972 Nicaragua earthquake; 1963 Skopje earthquake; 2001 El Salvador earthquakes; 1872 Lone Pine earthquake; 2005 Sumatra earthquake; 2008 Panzhihua earthquake; Anahim hotspot; 1980 Irpinia earthquake; 2007 Kent earthquake; Fort Tejon earthquake; 1992 Landers earthquake; 1920 Haiyuan earthquake; 2007 Antofagasta earthquake; 2007 Gisborne earthquake; 1935 Balochistan earthquake; 1999 Hector Mine earthquake; 2008 Iwate-Miyagi Nairiku earthquake; 2001 Nisqually earthquake; 1946 Vancouver Island earthquake; 2009 Honduras earthquake; 2006 Gujarat earthquake; The Earthquake in Chile; 2006 Tonga earthquake; 1999 Athens earthquake; 2002 Denali earthquake; 1575 Valdivia earthquake; 1884 Colchester earthquake; 2006 Gulf of Mexico earthquake; 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake; Wabash Valley Seismic Zone; 1703 Genroku earthquake; 2007 Alum Rock earthquake; 1960 Agadir earthquake; 1992 Big Bear earthquake; San Simeon earthquake; 2002 Molise earthquake; 2008 Kyrgyzstan earthquake; 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake; 2002 Dudley earthquake; 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake; 2003 Alabama earthquake; 1356 Basel earthquake; 1948 Ashgabat earthquake; 1983 Coalinga earthquake; 1968 Casiguran earthquake; 1968 Illinois earthquake; 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake; 2007 Tonga earthquake; 1990 Iran earthquake; 2006 Kuril Islands earthquake; 1975 Haicheng earthquake; 2004 Chicago earthquake; 2002 Bou'in-Zahra earthquake; 2005 Lake Tanganyika earthquake; 1952 Kern County earthquake; 1663 Charlevoix earthquake; 2003 Colima earthquake; 1950 Assam earthquake; 2005 Fukuoka earthquake; 1939 Erzincan earthquake; July 2006 Sulawesi earthquake; 2007 Guatemala earthquake; 1993 Latur earthquake; 1868 Hayward earthquake; 1509 Istanbul earthquake; 1976 Guatemala earthquake; 1967 Caracas earthquake; 2007 Iberian Peninsula earthquake; Kanto earthquake; 2008 Iceland earthquake; 2009 Papua earthquake; 2008 Dodecanese earthquake; 2000 Baku earthquake; 1944 San Juan earthquake; 2008 Yingjiang earthquakes; 1984 Lleyn Peninsula earthquake; 426 BC Maliakos Gulf tsunami; 2007 Noto earthquake; February 4, 1998 Afghanistan earthquake; 2001 southern Peru earthquake; 1974 Hunza earthquake; 1918 Puerto Rico earthquake; Reno earthquakes of 2008; 1985 Santiago earthquake; 1970 Tonghai earthquake; 2007 Andreanof Islands earthquake; 2000 Kipawa earthquake; 1855 Wairarapa earthquake; May 30, 1998 Afghanistan earthquake; 2006 Kamchatka earthquakes; 2006 Mendoza earthquake; 1976 Moro Gulf Earthquake; 1976 Friuli earthquake; 1933 Diexi earthquake; 2002 Hindu Kush earthquakes; 2006 Tajikistan earthquake; 1935 Timiskaming earthquake; 2009 Inglewood earthquake; 2003 Hokkaido earthquake; 1990 Bishop's Castle earthquake; 1897 Assam earthquake; 1933 Sanriku earthquake; 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake; 1978 Tabas earthquake; 1953 Ionian Earthquake; 1693 earthquake; 1945 Balochistan earthquake; 2003 Boumerdès earthquake; March 2007 Sumatra earthquakes; 2005 Miyagi earthquake; 2007 Kuril Islands earthquake; 2008 Parma earthquake; 1268 Cilicia earthquake; 1920 Gori earthquake; 2008 Peloponnese earthquake; 2008 Sulawesi earthquake; 1812 Caracas earthquake; 1999 Armenia earthquake; 2005 northern Peru earthquake; 1891 Mino-Owari earthquake; 1927 Crimean earthquakes; 2001 Kunlun earthquake; 1975 Morris earthquake; 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake; 1930 Salmas earthquake; 1938 Banda Sea earthquake; 1992 Nicaragua earthquake; 1948 Salta earthquake; 1947 Wisconsin earthquake; 2005 Banda Sea earthquake; 2006 Southern Greece earthquake; 2008 Damxung earthquake; 1999 Chamoli earthquake; 2005 Zarand earthquake; 1994 Bolivia earthquake; 921 earthquake; 1931 Nicaragua earthquake; 1999 Düzce earthquake; 1976 Songpan-Pingwu earthquake; 2009 Guerrero earthquake; 2006 Banda Sea earthquake; 1848 Marlborough earthquake; 2004 Morocco earthquake; 1997 Ardabil earthquake; 2009 Xinjiang earthquake; 1934 Bihar earthquake; 2005 Ruichang earthquake

Parent Class

wave, geological phenomenon, natural event, prolonged event

Types

▶ aftershock, Megathrust earthquake, intraplate earthquake, blind thrust earthquake, submarine earthquake,  …

Harmonic tremor, slow earthquake, earthquake precursor, Doublet earthquake, Deep focus earthquake

Wikipedia Page

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake

Providers

GT Interactive, GT Interactive Software

Principle Class of, Principal Class

earthquake

Common-sense Distinct From

person, attribute

Wordnet Synset ID

"107428954"

Made of

absinthe

Freebase ID

"/guid/9202a8c04000641f8000000000015d27"

OpenCyc ID

"Mx4rwQBYpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA"

DBPedia URI

http://dbpedia.org/resource/Earthquake

Aliases

"earthquake"

Freebase Primary MID

"/m/02r97"

Distinct From

▶ recession, person, leap year, epidemic, epoch,  …

period, geologic era, eon, anniversary, landslide, rotational period, geographical area of significant size, attribute, geographical area, Sub-epoch, ICS Stage, supereon, period of silence, annual event, tour, opening, visit, connection, series of events