Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as coseismal.

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  • adjective During an earthquake
  • adjective coseismal

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  • adjective being where earthquake waves arrive simultaneously

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Examples

  • "Such abrupt changes of sedimentary environment were caused by coseismic crustal movements," Kim and his team wrote in their study.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2012

  • No coseismic offset in the position of the glacier surface is observed; instead, modest tsunamis associated with the glacial earthquakes implicate glacier calving in the seismogenic process.

    RealClimate 2009

  • No coseismic offset in the position of the glacier surface is observed; instead, modest tsunamis associated with the glacial earthquakes implicate glacier calving in the seismogenic process.

    RealClimate 2009

  • S cientifically - study seismicity properties of earthquake sequences cumulative coseismic deformation maximum earthquakes

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Moecher and Steltenpohl document an example of an exhumed deep crustal fault, provide evidence for precise determination of the depth for earthquake rupture, and explore potential mechanisms for how deep crustal coseismic rupture occurs.

    EurekAlert! - Breaking News 2009

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