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Recent Examples of microearthquake
Earthquakes like the one recorded on the Alabama-Georgia border are known as microearthquakes and are not usually felt by people.
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Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 5 May 2023
Earthquakes with magnitude of 2.0 or less are called microearthquakes.
—Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2017
Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 5 May 2023
Earthquakes with magnitude of 2.0 or less are called microearthquakes.
—Don Behm, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microearthquake
Noun
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And there’s a similar volcanic microseism that’s already well documented in Japan.—
Caroline Delbert,
Popular Mechanics,
21 Feb. 2022
Noun
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At some point, everyone faces upheaval; a layoff, a health scare, a collapsing industry, or simply the gnawing sense that the old way isn’t working anymore.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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This event triggered a massive upheaval in the global financial markets and signaled the intensification of the 2008 financial crisis.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Microearthquake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microearthquake. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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