microearthquake

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Recent Examples of microearthquake Earthquakes like the one recorded on the Alabama-Georgia border are known as microearthquakes and are not usually felt by people. Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 5 May 2023 Earthquakes with magnitude of 2.0 or less are called microearthquakes. Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microearthquake
Noun
  • And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022
  • And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022
Noun
  • Given the massive upheaval in Bieber’s life and business affairs, a brand new team around him, and his longest-ever wait in between records, industry insiders watched closely last week, wondering how Bieber would fare in the most-consequential era of his career to date.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2025
  • The Dignity Act comes in the wake of that upheaval.
    Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 22 July 2025

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“Microearthquake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microearthquake. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.

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