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earthquake storm

earthquake storm noun: the theorized situation where one earthquake triggers a series of other large earthquakes, along the same plate boundary, as the stress transfers along the fault system.

Noun

earthquake storm (plural earthquake storms)

  1. The theorized situation where one earthquake triggers a series of other large earthquakes, along the same plate boundary, as the stress transfers along the fault system.

Forms of earthquake storm

pluralearthquake storms

Origin of earthquake storm

Coined by Stanford Professor of Geophysics Amos Nur in 2000.

Questions about earthquake storm

What does earthquake storm mean?
Earthquake storm means the theorized situation where one earthquake triggers a series of other large earthquakes, along the same plate boundary, as the stress transfers along the fault system.
What part of speech is earthquake storm?
Earthquake storm is a noun.
What is the plural of earthquake storm?
The plural of earthquake storm is earthquake storms.

Words near earthquake storm in the dictionary

  1. earthquake dams
  2. earthquake drill
  3. earthquake engineering
  4. earthquake protector
  5. earthquake protectors
  6. earthquake storm
  7. earthquake storms
  8. earthquake-proof
  9. earthquaked
  10. earthquakelike
  11. earthquakeproof

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