earthquake occurrence

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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 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

• EARTHQUAKE — EARTHQUAKE, ground vibrations produced generally by a sudden subterranean occurrence. Accounts of destructive earthquakes extend far into antiquity. In biblical times earthquakes, like thunder and other natural cataclysms, were regarded as… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Earthquake — Earth quake , n. A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives; called also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Earthquake alarm — Earthquake Earth quake , n. A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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

• 1556 Shaanxi earthquake — Earthquake title = Shaanxi earthquake date = January 23, 1556 International Association of Engineering Geology International Congress. Proceedings. [1990] (1990). ISBN 906191664X.] depth = NA location = Shaanxi Map of China showing Shaanxi… …   Wikipedia

• 1992 Nicaragua earthquake — Earthquake title=1992 Nicaragua earthquake date= September 2, 1992 magnitude = 7.7 Mw [http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqarchives/significant/sig 1992.php Significant Earthquakes of the World in 1992] United States Geological Survey ]… …   Wikipedia

• July 2006 Java earthquake — earthquake title= July 2006 Java earthquake date= [1asdfasdfasdfaasdkjfkasjdfadsfj;fdsa;lfadkljadfslkljkdsfljdsflfkdjs;fasdljkjlkadfskjlafdskljadfsk;jlafds;jlkfadsl;kjadfsdfsa=/news/2006/07/17/utsunami.xml sSheet=/news/2006/07/17/ixnews.html date …   Wikipedia

• 1992 Big Bear earthquake — Earthquake title=1992 Big Bear Earthquake date= June 28, 1992 magnitude = 6.4 Mw depth=convert|3.1|mi|km|sp=us location=coord|34|12|N|116|49.6|W|region:US|display=inline,title aftershocks = 200 countries affected = USA (Southern California)… …   Wikipedia

• Alaska earthquake of 1964 —       earthquake that occurred in south central Alaska on March 27, 1964, with a Richter scale magnitude of 9.2. It released at least twice as much energy as the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and was felt on land over an area of almost 502,000 …   Universalium