seismic disturbance

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Noun1.seismic disturbance - an instance of agitation of the earth's crust; "the first shock of the earthquake came shortly after noon while workers were at lunch"
shock
earthquake, quake, seism, temblor - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
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