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Names used include tremor, temblor, and seism. A "microseism" is a faint tremor caused by any of several sources (earthquake, avalanche, large waves, explosions).
Colloquial terms for minor quakes are shakes, rumbles, or bumps.
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∙ 15y agoLots of small earthquakes clustering around an area with no identifiable mainshock is called an 'earthquake swarm'.
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What is rock deformation that is like a piece of miles clay and does not lead to earthquakes called?
if you are talking about deformation, it does cause earthquakes but they are very small
Is the earthquake in Tasmania?
There have been very small earthquakes in Tasmania in the past, but generally, earthquakes are rare
How how do earthquakes happen in Arkansas if Arkansas is not on a plate boundary?
Arkansas is located on a fault line called the New Madrid fault line also many small earthquakes recently have been caused by natural gas drilling.
Who predicts earthquakes?
Nobody. Currently we do not have any means of predicting earthquakes. Scientists who study earthquakes are called seismologists.
What is the study of earthquakes and volcanoes called?
The study of earthquakes: seismologyVolcanoes: volcanologyBoth: geology
What are smaller earthquakes called that immediately follow a major earthquake?
earthquakes that immediately follow a major earthquake are called "aftershocks" as to small earthquakes before large earthquakes are called "foreshocks".
What is the name given to multiple small earthquakes that are now occurring in southern California?
Earthquake swarm
What is rock deformation that is like a piece of miles clay and does not lead to earthquakes called?
if you are talking about deformation, it does cause earthquakes but they are very small
Why do small earthquakes indicate bigger earthquakes to come?
they necessarily don't
What are waves produces by earthquakes called?
The waves produced by earthquakes are called seismic waves.
Are earthquakes always dangerous?
No, there are some earthquakes that are so small you don't even notice them.
Are earthquakes below the surface called tsunamis?
Mo, they are known as earthquakes but the earthquakes cause the tsunamis.
Is the earthquake in Tasmania?
There have been very small earthquakes in Tasmania in the past, but generally, earthquakes are rare
What is the science in which earthquakes are studied called?
Earthquakes science
How how do earthquakes happen in Arkansas if Arkansas is not on a plate boundary?
Arkansas is located on a fault line called the New Madrid fault line also many small earthquakes recently have been caused by natural gas drilling.
In some cells the plasma membrane is folded outward into multiple small projections called?
microvilli
Who predicts earthquakes?
Nobody. Currently we do not have any means of predicting earthquakes. Scientists who study earthquakes are called seismologists.
