seaquake

English

Etymology

sea +‎ quake

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪk

Noun

seaquake (plural seaquakes)

  1. A hydrostatic pressure disturbance caused by an earthquake or volcano in the seabed.[1]

Translations

  1. ↑ Underwater Disturbances, Science and the Sea. Washington, U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office (link)
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