Earthquake vs. Landslide

Earthquakenoun

A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.

Earthquakenoun

(planetary geology) Such a quake specifically occurring on the planet Earth, as opposed to other celestial bodies.

Earthquakenoun

A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives; - called also earthdin, earthquave, and earthshock.

Earthquakeadjective

Like, or characteristic of, an earthquake; loud; startling.

Earthquakenoun

shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity

Earthquakenoun

a disturbance that is extremely disruptive;

Earthquake

An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in size from those that are so weak that they cannot be felt to those violent enough to propel objects and people into the air, and wreak destruction across entire cities.

Landslidenoun

A natural disaster that involves the breakup and downhill flow of rock, mud, water and anything caught in the path.

Landslidenoun

A vote won by a wide or overwhelming majority.

Landslideverb

To undergo a landslide.

Landslidenoun

The slipping down of a mass of land from a mountain, hill, etc.

Landslidenoun

The land which slips down.

Landslidenoun

An election victory in which the winning candidate receives a substantial majority of the votes, usually meaning at least ten per cent more than any opposing candidate.

Landslidenoun

Any overwhelming victory.

Landslidenoun

an overwhelming electoral victory;

Landslidenoun

a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff

Landslide

The term landslide or, less frequently, landslip, refers to several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, deep-seated slope failures, mudflows, and debris flows. Landslides occur in a variety of environments, characterized by either steep or gentle slope gradients, from mountain ranges to coastal cliffs or even underwater, in which case they are called submarine landslides.