plural of earthquake

simple past tense and past participle of earthquake

present participle of earthquake

(intransitive) To undergo an earthquake.

A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.

plural of slow earthquake

(architecture) A style of architecture found in regions such as the Philippines and Guatemala, where large public buildings were rebuilt in the baroque style after destructive earthquakes.

(seismology) A discontinuous earthquake-like event that releases energy over a period of hours to months, rather than the seconds to minutes characteristic of a typical earthquake.

plural of earthquake bomb

A bomb designed to be dropped from a high altitude so that it impacts the ground at high speed and generates underground camouflets and shock waves.