earth tremor

noun

A small earthquake, or seismic event.

Meanings

nounearth tremor (plural earth tremors)

plural earth tremors

  1. geographyA small earthquake, or seismic event.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna small earthquake

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 微震
  • 微震 (wēizhèn)small earthquake
Finnish maantärinä, mikromaanjäristys
  • maantärinäsmall earthquake
  • mikromaanjäristyssmall earthquake
Vietnamese chấn động, động đất nhỏ
  • chấn độngsmall earthquake
  • động đất nhỏsmall earthquake
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MLA

“earth tremor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earth%20tremor. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “earth tremor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earth%20tremor.

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