English-Portuguese translations for seaquake

• maremoto
  É igualmente importante, como já foi dito, que se crie um sistema de alerta rápido para maremotos. It is also important, as has been stated before, that an early warning system for seaquakes be put in place.
  Senhor Presidente, o carácter habitualmente solene da entrada em funções da nova Presidência foi este ano ensombrado pela terrível tragédia do maremoto no Sudeste Asiático.Mr President, when the new Presidency takes up its duties there is usually a solemn atmosphere, but that has been overshadowed this year by the terrible tragedy of the seaquake in South-east Asia.

Definition of seaquake

• A hydrostatic pressure disturbance caused by an earthquake or volcano in the seabed.Underwater Disturbances, Science and the Sea. Washington, U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office [http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27076326 ]

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