seaquake

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/ˈsiˌkweɪk/

noun

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

Similar
submarine earthquake
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Meanings

nounseaquake (plural seaquakes)

plural seaquakes

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan earthquake at the sea bed

Similar
submarine earthquake
Broader
earthquakequaketemblor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sea + quake.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 海震
  • 海震 (hǎizhèn)Translations
Dutch zeebeving
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Esperanto submara tertremo
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German Seebeben
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Irish muirchrith
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Italian maremoto
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Japanese 海震
  • 海震 (kaishin)Translations
Polish podmorskie trzęsienie ziemi
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Portuguese maremoto
  • maremotoTranslations
Russian моретрясе́ние
  • моретрясе́ние (moretrjasénije)Translations
Spanish maremoto
  • maremotoTranslations
Turkish deniz depremi
  • deniz depremiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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