mi|cro|earth|quake

mi|cro|earth|quake
mi|cro|earth|quake «MY kroh URTH kwayk», noun.
a small earthquake, of magnitude of less than 2.5 on the Richter scale: »

Before a volcano erupts it generates microearthquakes, which we are able to detect on our seismographs (New York Times).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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