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earth tremor

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Noun1.earth tremorearth tremor - a small earthquake                  
microseism, tremor
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
aftershock - a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake
foreshock - a tremor preceding an earthquake
Translations
earth tremor n → secousse f sismique
earth tremor earth n → Erdstoß m
earth tremor n → scossa sismica


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