1.2.1.7 Earthquake

Use this domain for words related to earthquakes. In some languages earthquakes are thought of as moving somewhere. In Amele (PNG) they say "mim nen" which means 'the earthquake came down (from above)'. In Northern Embera an earthquake is a "house-shaking". They say "a house-shaking went."

Louw Nida Codes: 
14J Movement of the Earth x
  • What words refer to earthquakes?
    earthquake, quake, tremor, temblor, shock, seismic, upheaval
  • What do earthquakes do?
    rock (house, ground), shake (house, ground), crack (ground), knock down (things), cause (buildings) to collapse, ground splits, earth shifts
  • Where do earthquakes occur?
    earthquake fault, fault line, epicenter, fissure
  • What words refer to a large wave caused by an earthquake?
    tidal wave, tsunami,