English-Finnish translations for earthquake

• maanjäristys
  Haitin äskettäinen maanjäristys (keskustelu) Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate)
  Maanjäristys oli suuri tragedia. The great tragedy is the earthquake.
  Maanjäristys oli laajuudeltaan huomattava. The scale of the earthquake was considerable.

Definition of earthquake

• A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
• Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies.

Related words

• microearthquake
• mega-earthquake
• earthquake engineering
• earthquake protector
• earthquake baroque
• earthquake victim