Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The frequency or magnitude of earthquake activity in a given area.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The ratio between the number of earthquakes in a region and the area of the region.
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- noun factor of how
seismic a region is. How prone it is to earthquakes.
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Examples
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Now, here is the whole world and the seismicity, meaning: who is likely to experience earthquake activity?
CNN Transcript - Special Event: The Seattle Earthquake - February 28, 2001 2001
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Forty years later, engineers now know what kind of seismicity to expect in Oregon.
Daily Vanguard RSS 2010
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The other kind of seismicity associated with the volcano occurs after the initial shaking, but before the eruption, "when you have fluids and gases moving through the edifice and cracks and fault zones [and] you get this characteristic ringing and a resonance," said study team member Philip Benson of the University College London.
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The other kind of seismicity associated with the volcano occurs after the initial shaking, but before the eruption, "when you have fluids and gases moving through the edifice and cracks and fault zones [and] you get this characteristic ringing and a resonance," said study team member Philip Benson of the University College London.
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The other kind of seismicity associated with the volcano occurs after the initial shaking, but before the eruption, "when you have fluids and gases moving through the edifice and cracks and fault zones [and] you get this characteristic ringing and a resonance," said study team member Philip Benson of the University College London.
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Unfortunately, many U.S. reactors were built decades ago when we knew less about flooding, seismicity and other threats.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein: Nuclear Safety and the East Coast Earthquake Sen. Dianne Feinstein 2011
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Unfortunately, many U.S. reactors were built decades ago when we knew less about flooding, seismicity and other threats.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein: Nuclear Safety and the East Coast Earthquake Sen. Dianne Feinstein 2011
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Unfortunately, many U.S. reactors were built decades ago when we knew less about flooding, seismicity and other threats.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein: Nuclear Safety and the East Coast Earthquake Sen. Dianne Feinstein 2011
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Unfortunately, many U.S. reactors were built decades ago when we knew less about flooding, seismicity and other threats.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein: Nuclear Safety and the East Coast Earthquake Sen. Dianne Feinstein 2011
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Unfortunately, many U.S. reactors were built decades ago when we knew less about flooding, seismicity and other threats.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein: Nuclear Safety and the East Coast Earthquake Sen. Dianne Feinstein 2011
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"the geology of Mayotte is virtually the same as the geology of the Comoros, the rest of the island chain which is independent of France. The island resulted from the rifting of Madagascar away from Africa as well as "hotspot" mantle plume activity, and is also impacted by seismicity and deformation associated with the East African Rift. However, because Mayotte is a part of France its geology is significantly more researched than that of other islands in the chain."
April 30, 2022