Superquake

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    An extremely destructive, large-scale quake, often an earthquake of such magnitude; megaseism; megaquake rare

    "In January 1973, Newsweek magazine reported an earthquake somewhere in the world , and added: "It was not a superquake as earth tremors go.""

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"In January 1973, Newsweek magazine reported an earthquake somewhere in the world , and added: "It was not a superquake as earth tremors go.""

Etymology

From super- + quake.

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