MICROEARTHQUAKE Synonyms: 13 Similar Words

microearthquake

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as in microseism

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Recent Examples of microearthquake Earthquakes like the one recorded on the Alabama-Georgia border are known as microearthquakes and are not usually felt by people. — Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, 5 May 2023

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And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan.

— Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022

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Law enforcement was heavily deployed to contain potential upheaval, but there were no new episodes of looting on Saturday, when about 10,000 protesters gathered in a peaceful demonstration in Milan.

— Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
Then, during our planet’s infancy, volcanic upheaval and deep-earth alchemy created more than a thousand new minerals.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

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