English-Portuguese translations for earthquake

• terramoto
  Terramotos na Turquia e na Grécia Earthquakes in Turkey and Greece
  A grande tragédia foi o terramoto. The great tragedy is the earthquake.
  O terramoto constitui um desafio. The earthquake represents a challenge.
• terremoto
• tremor
  Tremor de terra na região dos Abruzzis, em Itália (debate) Earthquake in the Abruzzo Region of Italy (debate)
  Por isso, os tremores de terra são ali, infelizmente, bastante frequentes. Therefore earthquakes are, unfortunately, fairly common in Turkey.
  Os tremores de terra em Itália afectaram zonas rurais abrangidas pelo objectivo 5b.The earthquakes in Italy have affected rural areas covered by objective 5b.

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