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What does earthquake mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word earthquake? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults. [from 14th c.]
  2. (planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies. [from 20th c.]
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The tsunami was caused by an earthquake and was unrelated to climate change.
The senator accused the Australian Government of being miserly with its earthquake relief fund.
As in Turkey, here too multi-storey buildings collapsed not because of the force of the earthquake but due to poor construction.
First, the earthquake occurred near the earth's surface, at a depth of approximately eleven kilometers.
In case the dam collapses due to an earthquake or any other fault, the devastation will be unimaginable.
Mr Khan said earlier that the confirmed casualty toll from the earthquake was 39,422 dead and 65,038 injured.

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