English-Spanish translations for earthquake

• terremoto
  Terremoto en la región de los Abruzos en Italia (debate) Earthquake in the Abruzzo Region of Italy (debate)
  Presupuesto rectificativo nº 9/2009: terremoto en Italia ( Draft amending budget 9/2009: earthquake in Italy (
  Obviamente, un terremoto causó el desastre en Haití. Obviously, an earthquake caused the disaster in Haiti.
• temblor
  por escrito. - (FR) Los movimientos tectónicos no sólo se manifiestan con temblores de tierra, sino también con erupciones volcánicas. in writing. - (FR) Tectonic movements are manifested not only by earthquakes but also by volcanic eruptions.
  La Comisión no le ha presentado todavía al Consejo la propuesta para tomar las decisiones sobre la reconstrucción de las zonas afectadas por los temblores. However, the Council would like to state that it is satisfied that the Commission has already begun talks on how the consequences of the earthquake can be alleviated.
• remezón
• seísmo
  No es fácil abordar la cuestión de los seísmos. Earthquakes are not easy to deal with.
  Repercusiones regionales de los seísmos (votación) The regional impact of earthquakes (vote)
  Repercusiones regionales de los seísmos (debate) The regional impact of earthquakes (debate)
• sismo

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