If there is an earthquake on another planet is it still an earth quake?

Answer 1

"NOPE" except where the speaker is a stand-up comedian....:-)

An earthquake is the result from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves.

At the Earth's surface, earthquakes may manifest themselves by a shaking or displacement of the ground. Sometimes, they cause tsunamis, which may lead to loss of life and destruction of property. An earthquake is caused by tectonic plates getting stuck and putting a strain on the ground. The strain becomes so great that rocks give way by breaking and sliding along fault planes.

Earthquakes may occur naturally or as a result of human activities. Smaller earthquakes can also be caused by volcanic activity, landslides, mine blasts, and nuclear tests. In its most generic sense, the word earthquake is used to describe any seismic event—whether a natural phenomenon or an event caused by humans—that generates seismic waves.

An earthquake's point of initial ground rupture is called its focus or hypocenter. The term epicenter means the point at ground level directly above this.

with all this bieng said a quake in mars would be termed ........... "marsquake" .........

Answer 2

The flooding in New Orleans was the fault of the poor design of the levies that were constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers. They were solely to blame, because they said that they would stand up to a category 3 hurricane, which was exactly what Katrina was when it hit the city. The flooding did not happen until almost 24 hours after the storm passed. People are prone to live where disasters are infrequent because they can make their lives there. And in truth, there is no place on the planet that has not at some time been touched by a natural disaster. The US Plains have tornadoes, the coasts have hurricanes, the Pacific basin has earthquakes and volcanoes, the Southwest has droughts, the mountains & North have blizzards, and the deep south is currently enduring a month-long roasting. No place has perfectly stable environments, and it falls on us to prepare for what comes our way, or suffer when it occurs. There is no reason to blame a non-existent entity for disasters. There may be some reasons for revising insurance plans that promise to rebuild homes & structures following such disasters, but that's not a topic for R&S. ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^ ^v^

Answer 3

I've seen plenty of stories in which earthquakes are still called that on other planets and moons. I think they mean the generic "earth," like dirt. Besides, it would be too confusing to talk about "Mars quakes" or "Titan quakes" or "Io quakes", etc.

Answer 4

Yes, earthquake refers to the material which is shaking, not the planet. If it was the planet it would be Earth-quake, which would be refering to the planet by proper name.

earth noune:
1: the fragmental material composing part of the surface of the globe; especially : cultivable soil
3 a : areas of land as distinguished from sea and air b : the solid footing formed of soil : GROUND

Answer 5

The only other planetary body that is being seismically monitored is the Moon. Frequent shaking is recorded on the Moon due to meteorite imapacts and tidal forces. These are called moonquakes. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/15mar_moonquakes.htm

Answer 6

Its not earth as in planet earth. Its earth as in groung or soil shifting. Earth quake.

Answer 7

it would be a planet quake

Answer 8

No. It would simply be a quake.

Answer 9

No, for example, tremors on the Moon are called moonquakes.

Answer 10

If a tree fell in a forest and no one was around does it still make a noise????