Definitions
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- noun The event in which an
earthquake happensunderwater , usually in an ocean or lake.
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Examples
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When he opened his mouth, the roar that came out of it seemed to the startled pilgrims to be ten times louder than the roar of the waterquake.
The Eternal Mercenary Sadler, Barry 1980
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A waterquake; an invisible wave traveling many hundreds of miles an hour in all directions.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Peter Neill 2011
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_waterquake_ were taking place; for I had hitherto seen the ocean so calm, that I fancied it would always remain so, and that it was only the earth which was given to shaking and tumbling about.
On the Banks of the Amazon William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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