HyperDic: seismic_disturbance

English > 1 sense of the expression *seismic disturbance*:
NOUN	event	seismic disturbance, shock	an instance of agitation of the earth's crust

English > *seismic disturbance*: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning	An instance of agitation of the earth's crust.
Synonym	shock
Broader	earthquake, quake, temblor, seism	shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
Spanish	perturbación sísmica, sacudida sísmica
Catalan	pertorbació sísmica, sacsejada sísmica