earth tremor

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earth 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 → scossa sismica

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