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earthquakes

 
Noun earthquake has 2 senses
  1. earthquake, quake, temblor, seism - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
    --1 is a kind of geological phenomenon
    --1 has particulars:
     shock, seismic disturbance; tremor, earth tremor, microseism; seaquake, submarine earthquake
  2. earthquake - a disturbance that is extremely disruptive; "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees"
    --2 is a kind of
    disturbance, disruption, commotion, stir, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle
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