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PRONUNCIATION OF MICROEARTHQUAKE

microearthquake  [ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɜːθˌkweɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MICROEARTHQUAKE

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Microearthquake is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MICROEARTHQUAKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Microearthquake

A microearthquake is a very low intensity earthquake which is 2.0 or less in magnitude. They are very rarely felt beyond 8 km beyond their epicenter. In addition to having natural tectontic causes, they may also be seen as a result of underground nuclear testing or even large detonations of conventional explosives for producing excavations. They normally cause no damage to life or property, and are very rarely felt by people. Microquakes occur often near volcanoes as they approach an eruption, and frequently in certain regions exploited for geothermal energy, such as near Geyserville in Northern California. These occur so continuously that the current USGS event map for that location usually shows a substantial number of small earthquakes at that location.

Definition of microearthquake in the English dictionary

The definition of microearthquake in the dictionary is a mild earth tremor that is usually of a value between 0 and 3 on the Richter scale.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MICROEARTHQUAKE


awake
əˈweɪk
earthquake
ˈɜːθˌkweɪk
kittiwake
ˈkɪtɪˌweɪk
late-wake
ˈleɪtˌweɪk
lichwake
ˈlɪtʃˌweɪk
lyke-wake
ˈlaɪkˌweɪk
marsquake
ˈmɑːzˌkweɪk
microquake
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkweɪk
moonquake
ˈmuːnˌkweɪk
quake
kweɪk
reawake
ˌriːəˈweɪk
rewake
ˌriːˈweɪk
seaquake
ˈsiːˌkweɪk
unawake
ˌʌnəˈweɪk
wake
weɪk
waterquake
ˈwɔːtərˌkweɪk
youthquake
ˈjuːθˌkweɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MICROEARTHQUAKE

microcytic
microdermabrasion
microdetection
microdetector
microdissection
microdont
microdontous
microdot
microdrive
microdrone
microeconomic
microeconomics
microelectrode
microelectronic
microelectronically
microelectronics
microelement
microenvironment
microevolution
microfarad

WORDS THAT END LIKE MICROEARTHQUAKE

bake
Blake
Boobquake
brake
bukkake
cake
cupcake
drake
fake
intake
jake
lake
make
mistake
pound cake
sake
shake
snake
stake
take

Synonyms and antonyms of microearthquake in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «microearthquake» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MICROEARTHQUAKE

Find out the translation of microearthquake to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of microearthquake from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «microearthquake» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

微震
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de sismicidad
570 millions of speakers

English

microearthquake
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

microearthquake
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

microearthquake
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

микроземлетрясениях
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

microearthquake
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

microearthquake
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

microséismes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gempa bumi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

microearthquake
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

微小地震
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

microearthquake
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Microearthquake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

microearthquake
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

microearthquake
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मायक्रोअर्थकॉके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mikrodeprem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

microearthquake
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

microearthquake
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мікроземлетрясенія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

microearthquake
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

microearthquake
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

microearthquake
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

microearthquake
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

microearthquake
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of microearthquake

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROEARTHQUAKE»

The term «microearthquake» is used very little and occupies the 164.316 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROEARTHQUAKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about microearthquake

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MICROEARTHQUAKE»

Discover the use of microearthquake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to microearthquake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Microearthquake Seismology and Seismotectonics of South Asia
Dr. Kayal has put together his vast experience in this useful book. This timely compilation addresses several aspects of microearthquake studies as well as their application to comprehending complex seismotectonics of South Asia.
J. R. Kayal, 2008
2
Seismicity Patterns, Their Statistical Significance and ...
0033-4553/99/040669-19. $. 1.50. +. 0.20/0. I. Pure. and. Applied. Geophysics. Recognition. of. a. Locked. State. in. Plate. Subduction. from. Microearthquake. Seismicity. Shozo Matsumura1 and Naoyuki Kato2 Abstract — A tectonic state of a ...
Max Wyss, Kunihiko Shimazaki, Akihiko Ito, 1999
3
Microearthquake Monitoring Sponsored by the Corps of Engineers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CE) has monitored microearthquake activity near selected projects to enhance seismic safety.
Ronald B. Meade, 1984
4
Hayward, Calaveras and Mission fault subsurface slip from ...
Nadeau, R.M., M. Antolik, W. Foxall, P.A. Johnson, and T.V. McEvilly, Seismological Studies at Parkfield III: Microearthquake Clusters in the Study of Fault-Zone Dynamics, Bull. Seism. Soc. Am., 84, 247-263, 1994. Nadeau, R.M., W. Foxall, and ...
Roland Bürgmann, Geological Survey (U.S.), 2002
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White Island seismic experiment, 1992 : preliminary report ...
Sherbum, S. and Scott, B.J. 1988. A short term microearthquake survey on White Island volcano. Geophysics Division Research Report 215. Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Wellington, New Zealand. Sherburn, S. and Scott, ...
Steven Sherburn, 1993
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Extreme Environmental Events: Complexity in Forecasting and ...
To support detailed studies of local earthquakes and especially for the purpose of earthquake prediction, over 100 microearthquake networks were established in various parts of the world by the end of the 1970s [74]. These microearthquake ...
Robert A. Meyers, 2010
7
Iceland Geodynamics: Crustal Deformation and Divergent Plate ...
These zones have persistent microearthquake activity (e.g., Jakobsdottir et al., 2002) and large earthquakes (which may exceed Ms7) occur there at intervals of $100 years (see Figure 3.20). Many of the volcanic systems are on the other hand ...
Freysteinn Sigmundsson, 2006
8
Proceeding of the Conference
Microearthquake Study of the San Jacinto Valley Riverside County, California by Craig Cheatum and Jim Combs Department of Earth Sciences and Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics University of California, Riverside Riverside, ...
9
Living on an Active Earth:: Perspectives on Earthquake Science
For example, results from microearthquake and controlled-source Vibroseis studies using data from the High-Resolution-Seismic-Network provide a picture of a fault zone that is highly heterogeneous in seismic velocity structure (14), in the ...
Committee on the Science of Earthquakes, National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, 2003
10
The Mechanism of Induced Seismicity
Near-surface microearthquake activity was monitored for a period of one year; during the latter four months, monitoring was supplemented with four surface stations to help constrain locations of shallow seismicity. Event locations occurring ...
Cezar I. Trifu, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MICROEARTHQUAKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term microearthquake is used in the context of the following news items.
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Early-morning earthquake reported near Summerville
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake is considered a "microearthquake" on the Richter scale and is rarely felt by most people, but is usually still ... «Live 5 News, May 15»
2
Micro earthquake hits Orleans County, with little notice
That's considered a “microearthquake,” according to EarthquakesToday.info, based on information from the United States Geological Survey. «Buffalo News, May 15»
3
How earthquakes are measured
Microearthquake: -- Magnitude: Less than 3.0. -- Damage: Little to none. Minor earthquake: -- Magnitude: 3.0 - 3.9. -- Damage: Little to none. «CNN, Apr 15»
4
1.9 magnitude earthquake detected in NW Alabama
According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter of the 1.9 magnitude microearthquake was about four miles west of Russellville near the ... «WRCB-TV, Apr 15»
5
2.3M earthquake reported near Hiawassee
It's considered slightly more than a microearthquake, which the USGS defines as an event with a magnitude of 2.0. The tremors come on the ... «WXIA-TV, Mar 15»
6
3.2 magnitude earthquake shakes South Bay
"This whole area of the San Andreas Mountains has a lot of microearthquake activities," said USGS's Schwartz. "It is nothing that we should be ... «San Jose Mercury News, Dec 14»
7
Boom shook homes over New York AND UK at same time despite …
Any earthquake that registers 2.0 or less on the Richter scale is a microearthquake and no damaged was reported as a result of the quake, ... «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
8
Mystery loud bangs heard across the world, including in Devon
Any earthquake that registers 2.0 or less on the Richter scale is a microearthquake and no damaged was reported as a result of the quake, ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Nov 14»
9
Deep Alpine Fault sensitive to nearby earthquakes
Using a network of seismic recorders called the Southern Alps Microearthquake Borehole Array (SAMBA), set up during a 2009 study, PhD ... «Phys.Org, Aug 14»
10
'Micro' earthquake hits heavily wooded area of Hudson Valley
Scientists say New York's Hudson Highlands experienced a “microearthquake” Saturday. The 2.5-magnitude quake was recorded at 10:46 a.m. ... «New York Daily News, Jul 14»

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