seaquake

English

Etymology

sea +‎ quake

Noun

seaquake (plural seaquakes)

  1. A hydrostatic pressure disturbance caused by an earthquake or volcano in the seabed.[1]

Translations
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References
  1. Underwater Disturbances, Science and the Sea. Washington, U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office (link)
2. “seaquake” (US) / “seaquake” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.
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