moonquake

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noun

A seismic event occurring on the moon; the lunar equivalent of an earthquake.

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Meanings

nounmoonquake (plural moonquakes)

plural moonquakes · alternative moon-quake

  1. A seismic event occurring on the moon; the lunar equivalent of an earthquake.

    Moonquakes and meteorite strikes could damage a reactor, but the chances are slim.

    2025 August 8, Chandelis Duster, Geoff Brumfiel, “NASA plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Here's what that means”, in NPR

Origin

From moon + quake, after the pattern of earthquake.

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Translations

Catalan llunatrèmol
  • llunatrèmollunar seismic event
Dutch maanbeving
  • maanbevinglunar seismic event
Finnish kuunjäristys
  • kuunjäristyslunar seismic event
French tremblement de lune
  • tremblement de lunelunar seismic event
German Mondbeben
  • Mondbebenlunar seismic event
Hungarian holdrengés
  • holdrengéslunar seismic event
Irish crith gealaí
  • crith gealaílunar seismic event
Italian lunamoto, terremoto lunare
  • lunamotolunar seismic event
  • terremoto lunarelunar seismic event
Japanese 月震
  • 月震lunar seismic event
Malay gempa bulan
  • gempa bulanlunar seismic event
Polish trzęsienie księżyca
  • trzęsienie księżycalunar seismic event
Portuguese lunamoto, lunomoto
  • lunamotolunar seismic event
  • lunomotolunar seismic event
  • luamotolunar seismic event
Russian лунотрясе́ние
  • лунотрясе́ние (lunotrjasénije)lunar seismic event
Spanish lunamoto
  • lunamotolunar seismic event
Swahili tetemeko la mwezi
  • tetemeko la mwezilunar seismic event
Swedish månskalv, månbävning
  • månskalvlunar seismic event
  • månbävninglunar seismic event

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with moonquake

maketakelakebreakcakewakemistakefakebrakesnakeshakesakejakeundertakeblakestakequakesteakdrakemosaicbakeawakesheikhopaque
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Cite this entry
APA

moonquake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonquake

MLA

“moonquake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonquake. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moonquake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moonquake.

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