volcanic quake

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• 2004 and later volcanic activity of Mount St. Helens — The 2004 and later volcanic activity of Mount St. Helens has been documented as a continuous eruption with a gradual extrusion of magma at the Mount St. Helens volcano in Washington, United States. Starting in October 2004 and ceasing in January… …   Wikipedia

• Oku Volcanic Field — Major geological features near Cameroon line The Oku Volcanic Field or Oku Massif is group of volcanoes based on a swell in the Cameroon Volcanic Line, located in the Oku region of the Western High Plateau of Cameroon.[1] The Mount Oku …   Wikipedia

• sea|quake — «SEE KWAYK», noun. a sudden agitation of the sea caused by a volcanic eruption or earthquake at the bottom of the sea …   Useful english dictionary

• earthquake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tremor, seism, quake, shock. See violence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. quake, tremor, temblor, tremblor, trembler, earthquake shock, shock, fault, slip, movement of the earth s surface, movement of the… …   English dictionary for students

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• Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …   Universalium

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