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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun factor of how
seismic a region is. How prone it is to earthquakes.
Etymologies
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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
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Forty years later, engineers now know what kind of seismicity to expect in Oregon.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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