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Recent Examples of microseism
And, indeed, there is at least one other place on Earth where a volcano does cause a microseism with some similarities to this one.
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Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020
And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022
Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2020
And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 21 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microseism
Noun
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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
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Earthquakes with magnitude of 2.0 or less are called microearthquakes.—
Don Behm,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
9 Sep. 2017
Noun
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Researchers found the drug often leaves users immobile and unresponsive and can cause intense emotional reactions, euphoria, convulsions, and vomiting.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
11 Mar. 2025
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Serious health complications are possible, especially in children younger than 5, such as pneumonia — the most common cause of death from measles in young children — and swelling of the brain, which can trigger convulsions and lead to deafness or intellectual disability.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Dec. 2024
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Michael Jordan wears No. 45 in return to the Bulls For LaVine, the last few weeks of upheaval have offered perspective.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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During his decades-long career in finance, Carney steered governments through major global crises and periods of upheaval.—
Max Saltman,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Microseism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microseism. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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