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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A hydrostatic pressure disturbance caused by an earthquake or volcano in the seabed.
2. 2
   an earthquake at the sea bed wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

submarine earthquake

Etymology

From sea + quake.

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