seismicity
noun
seis·mic·i·ty
sīz-ˈmi-sə-tē 
sīs-
: the relative frequency and distribution of earthquakes
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And ground-monitoring satellites confirmed what the seismicity suggested: The ground above Svartsengi’s sill had fallen as magma drained.
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Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
The seismicity was clustered around a miniature mountain called Þorbjörn, which is near the Blue Lagoon spa, a geothermal power station and Grindavík, home to 3,500 people.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
Something similar happened in 2013, when seismicity appeared to drop only to pick up after a year.
—Alessio Perrone, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2023
At that time modest seismicity picked up, paired with the slow flexing—uplift and sinking—of the ground.
—Alessio Perrone, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2023
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Robin George Andrews, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2024
The seismicity was clustered around a miniature mountain called Þorbjörn, which is near the Blue Lagoon spa, a geothermal power station and Grindavík, home to 3,500 people.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
Something similar happened in 2013, when seismicity appeared to drop only to pick up after a year.
—Alessio Perrone, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2023
At that time modest seismicity picked up, paired with the slow flexing—uplift and sinking—of the ground.
—Alessio Perrone, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2023
See All Example Sentences for seismicity
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“Seismicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seismicity. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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seismicity
noun
seis·mic·i·ty
sīz-ˈmis-ət-ē
sīs-
: the relative frequency and distribution of earthquakes
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