Tremor vs. Earthquake

Tremornoun

A shake, quiver, or vibration.

Tremornoun

A rhythmic, uncontrollable shaking of all or part of the body due to partial muscle contractions.

Tremornoun

An earthquake.

Tremorverb

To shake or quiver excessively and rapidly or involuntarily; to tremble.

Tremornoun

A trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibratory motion; as, the tremor of a person who is weak, infirm, or old.

Tremornoun

an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

Tremornoun

a small earthquake

Tremornoun

shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)

Tremorverb

shake with seismic vibrations;

Tremor

A tremor is an involuntary, somewhat rhythmic, muscle contraction and relaxation involving oscillations or twitching movements of one or more body parts. It is the most common of all involuntary movements and can affect the hands, arms, eyes, face, head, vocal folds, trunk, and legs.

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.