English-Lithuanian translations for earthquake

• žemės drebėjimas
  Neseniai Haityje įvykęs žemės drebėjimas (diskusijos) Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate)
  Žemės drebėjimas - dideltragedija. The great tragedy is the earthquake.
  Žemės drebėjimas Italijos Abruco regione (diskusija) Earthquake in the Abruzzo Region of Italy (debate)

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