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Definition of Microearthquake
1. Noun. A very low-intensity earthquake, usually three or less on the Richter scale. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Microearthquake
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Microearthquake
Literary usage of Microearthquake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Scenario for a Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake on the Hayward Fault edited by Francis M. Christie (1997)
"In a map of seismic activity (figure 2-6) between 1969 and 1994, the Hayward
fault is very well delineated by microearthquake activity (shown by yellow ..."
2. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1868)
"SENSITIVITY OF KANSAS microearthquake NETWORK. Anne F. Sheehan and Don W.
Steeples, Kansas Geological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66044. ..."
3. Characterisation of Long-term Geological Changes for Disposal Sites by Nuclear Energy Agency (1996)
"... microearthquake monitoring - Geodetic measurements - Geomorphological studies -
Stress field measurements - GPS measurements For the assessment of the ..."
4. The Seismic Risk in the San Diego Region: Special Focus on the Rose Canyon edited by Glenn Roquemore (1997)
"More recently, microearthquake swarms in 1985 and 1986 occurred below San Diego
Bay, in which the largest event was the October 29, 1986 earthquake (M[_ ..."
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