Environment Ontology

Last uploaded: February 16, 2024
Preferred Name

earthquake

Synonyms

quake

temblor

tremor

Definitions

Elastic strain, gravity, chemical reactions, or even the motion of massive bodies can produce earthquakes. An earthquake is a process during which energy is released in an astronomical body's crust, causing the displacement of crustal parts and the generation of seismic waves.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000677

comment

Elastic strain, gravity, chemical reactions, or even the motion of massive bodies can produce earthquakes.

definition

An earthquake is a process during which energy is released in an astronomical body's crust, causing the displacement of crustal parts and the generation of seismic waves.

has_exact_synonym

quake

has_related_synonym

temblor

tremor

in_subset

environmental_hazards

label

earthquake

prefixIRI

ENVO:01000677

prefLabel

earthquake

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_03000010

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