small magnitude earthquake

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• earthquake — /errth kwayk /, n. 1. a series of vibrations induced in the earth s crust by the abrupt rupture and rebound of rocks in which elastic strain has been slowly accumulating. 2. something that is severely disruptive; upheaval. [1300 50; ME erthequake …   Universalium

• Earthquake — For other uses, see Earthquake (disambiguation). Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 …   Wikipedia

• Earthquake swarm — [ thumb|250px|February 2008 swarm near Mexicali.] Earthquake swarms are events where a local area experiences sequences of many earthquakes striking in a relatively short period of time. The length of time used to define the swarm itself varies,… …   Wikipedia

• Earthquake cloud — Earthquake clouds are clouds claimed to be signs of imminent earthquakes. The analyses of earthquake clouds as a form of earthquake prediction are generally not accepted by seismologists and other scientists.In chapter 32 of his work Brihat… …   Wikipedia

• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake — Earthquake title = 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake date = December 26, 2004 depth = 30 km (19 mi) location = coord|3.316|N|95.854|E|type:landmark scale:50000000|display=inline,title Tsunami strikes Ao Nang, Thailand. type = undersea (subduction)… …   Wikipedia

• Earthquake prediction — An earthquake prediction is a prediction that an earthquake in a specific magnitude range will occur in a specific region and time window. Predictions are considered as such to the extent that they are reliable for practical, as well as… …   Wikipedia

• 1933 Baffin Bay earthquake — Earthquake title = 1933 Baffin Bay earthquake caption = date = November 20, 1933 magnitude = 7.3 Mw depth = Unit km|10|0 location = coord|73.0|N|70.75|W countries affected = Canada, Greenland tsunami = aftershocks = casualties = The 1933 Baffin… …   Wikipedia

• earthquake — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, huge, large, major, massive, powerful, severe, strong ▪ devastating …   Collocations dictionary

• Earthquake location — The primary purpose of a seismometer is to locate the initiating points of earthquake hypocenters. The secondary purpose, of determining the size or Moment magnitude scale must be calculated after the precise location is known.The earliest… …   Wikipedia

• magnitude */ — UK [ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd] / US [ˈmæɡnəˌtud] noun Word forms magnitude : singular magnitude plural magnitudes 1) a) [uncountable] great size, importance, or effect We hadn t grasped the magnitude of the task we were facing. a world crisis of considerable… …   English dictionary

• magnitude — mag|ni|tude [ mægnə,tud ] noun * 1. ) uncount great size, importance, or effect: We hadn t grasped the magnitude of the task we were facing. We were up against a world crisis of considerable magnitude. a ) size, either great or small 2. ) count… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English