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moonquake

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A seismic event occurring on the moon; the lunar equivalent of an earthquake.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From moon + quake, after the pattern of earthquake.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: llunatrèmol — lunar seismic event
  • Dutch: maanbeving — lunar seismic event
  • Finnish: kuunjäristys — lunar seismic event
  • French: tremblement de lune — lunar seismic event
  • German: Mondbeben — lunar seismic event
  • Hungarian: holdrengés — lunar seismic event
  • Irish: crith gealaí — lunar seismic event
  • Italian: lunamoto — lunar seismic event
  • Italian: terremoto lunare — lunar seismic event
  • Japanese: 月震 — lunar seismic event
  • Malay: gempa bulan — lunar seismic event
  • Polish: trzęsienie księżyca — lunar seismic event
  • Portuguese: lunamoto — lunar seismic event
  • Portuguese: lunomoto — lunar seismic event
  • Portuguese: luamoto — lunar seismic event
  • Russian: лунотрясе́ние (lunotrjasénije) — lunar seismic event
  • Spanish: lunamoto — lunar seismic event
  • Swahili: tetemeko la mwezi — lunar seismic event
  • Swedish: månskalv — lunar seismic event
  • Swedish: månbävning — lunar seismic event